Manchester United 1-2 Brighton — FA Cup, 11 Jan 2026
Brighton beat Manchester United 2-1 in the FA Cup Round of 64 on 11 January 2026 at Old Trafford, Manchester. Brajan Gruda, Daniel Welbeck, Benjamin Šeško got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Manchester United have won 2 and Brighton 3.
· kickoff·Old Trafford · Manchester·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-112'
- Half-time0-1
- 60'Foul
- 62'
- 62'
- 0-264'assist: Brajan Gruda
- 77'
- 77'
- 78'
- 79'
- 79'
- 83'
- 1-285'assist: B. Fernandes
- 87'Foul
- 89'Argument
- 89'Argument
- 90+2'
- 90+3'Argument
- 90+3'Argument
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Manchester United
- 7.6Lisandro MartínezD
- 7.3Benjamin ŠeškoF
- 7.3Bruno FernandesM
- 7.3Manuel UgarteM
- 7.0Joshua ZirkzeeF
- 7.0CasemiroM
- 6.9Patrick DorguD
- 6.7Diogo DalotD
- 6.6Kobbie MainooM
- 6.6Harry MaguireD
- 6.5Senne LammensG
- 6.3Leny YoroD
- 6.3Mason MountM
- 6.3Matheus CunhaM
- 6.0Shea LaceyF
Brighton
- 8.9Jason SteeleG
- 8.2Brajan GrudaM
- 8.0Daniel WelbeckF
- 7.3Pascal GroßM
- 7.2Joël VeltmanD
- 7.2Ferdi KadıoğluD
- 6.9Olivier BoscagliD
- 6.7Charalampos KostoulasF
- 6.7Jan van HeckeD
- 6.7Diego CoppolaD
- 6.3Georginio RutterM
- 6.3Kaoru MitomaM
- 6.3Yasin AyariM
- 6.3Jack HinshelwoodM
- 6.2Diego GómezM
Line-ups
Brighton4-2-3-1
Manchester United4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Manchester UnitedMichael Carrick
Substitutes
- 18Casemiro79'M7.0
- 5H. Maguire79'D6.6
- 12T. MalaciaD
- 1Altay BayindirG
- 11J. Zirkzee62'F7.0
- 38J. FletcherM
- 26A. HeavenD
- 39T. FletcherM
- 61S. Lacey62'F6.0
BrightonFabian Hurzeler
Substitutes
- 5L. DunkD
- 6Jan van Hecke77'D6.7
- 22Kaoru Mitoma78'M6.3
- 1Bart VerbruggenG
- 26Yasin Ayari77'M6.3
- 51Charlie TaskerD
- 14Thomas Watson90+2'F
- 19Charalampos Kostoulas90+3'83'F6.7
- 53H. HowellM
Team statistics
60%Possession40%
1.73Expected goals (xG)1.59
19Total shots13
8Shots on target4
8Shots off target5
3Blocked shots4
6Corners1
5Offsides4
11Fouls15
4Yellow cards1
1Red cards0
1Goalkeeper saves7
524Total passes361
445Accurate passes294
85%Pass accuracy81%
Manchester United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisandro Martínez | 79 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Benjamin Šeško | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Bruno Fernandes | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Manuel Ugarte | 79 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | – | 7.3 |
| Joshua Zirkzee | 28 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Casemiro | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Patrick Dorgu | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Diogo Dalot | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Kobbie Mainoo | 62 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Harry Maguire | 11 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Senne Lammens | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Leny Yoro | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Mason Mount | 62 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Matheus Cunha | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6.3 |
| Shea Lacey | 27 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.0 |
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Steele | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.9 |
| Brajan Gruda | 89 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8.2 |
| Daniel Welbeck | 78 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 8.0 |
| Pascal Groß | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Joël Veltman | 77 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Olivier Boscagli | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Jan van Hecke | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Diego Coppola | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Georginio Rutter | 83 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Yasin Ayari | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jack Hinshelwood | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Diego Gómez | 77 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
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