Manchester United 2-3 Brighton — EFL Cup, 16 Sep 2026
Brighton beat Manchester United 3-2 in the EFL Cup Round of 32 on 16 September 2026 at Old Trafford, Manchester. Shea Lacey, Mason Mount, Charalampos Kostoulas, Pascal Groß 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
- 1-08'assist: Youri Tielemans
- 2-010'
- 43'Foul
- 2-145+1'
- Half-time2-1
- 59'Foul
- 2-265'assist: Luka Vušković
- 66'
- 66'
- 66'
- 66'
- 66'
- 2-369'
- 73'
- 74'
- 74'
- 80'
- 82'
- 85'Foul
- 90+1'Time Wasting
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Manchester United
- 7.3Youri TielemansM
- 7.2S. LaceyM
- 7.2M. MountM
- 6.5Matheus CunhaF
- 6.4Kobbie MainooM
- 6.4Bryan MbeumoF
- 6.3Bruno FernandesM
- 6.2L. YoroD
- 6.2Andrey SantosM
- 6.1J. ZirkzeeF
- 6.1A. HeavenD
- 6.0Noussair MazraouiD
- 6.0Benjamin ŠeškoF
- 5.9Diogo DalotD
- 5.8Marcus RashfordM
- 5.7Karl DarlowG
- 6.6Senne LammensG
- 6.6H. MaguireD
- 6.6H. AmassD
- 6.6T. FletcherM
Brighton
- 8.2Pascal GroßM
- 7.8Charalampos KostoulasF
- 7.0Maxim De CuyperD
- 6.8Luka VuškovićD
- 6.7G. RutterF
- 6.7P. StruijkD
- 6.6Jaouen HadjamM
- 6.5José María Andrés BaixauliM
- 6.4Matthew O'RileyM
- 6.3O. BoscagliD
- 6.3CostinhaM
- 6.2M. YalcouyéM
- 6.2Ferdi KadıoğluD
- 6.1Jason SteeleG
- 6.0Yasin AyariM
- 5.9Diego GómezM
- 6.6L. DunkD
- 6.6Promise DavidF
- 6.6Ibrahim OsmanF
- 6.6Bart VerbruggenG
Line-ups
Brighton3-4-2-1
Manchester United4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Manchester UnitedM. Carrick
Substitutes
- 10Matheus Cunha80'F6.5
- 8Bruno Fernandes73'M6.3
- 5H. MaguireD6.6
- 19Bryan Mbeumo66'F6.4
- 11J. ZirkzeeF6.1
- 1Senne LammensG6.6
- 37Kobbie Mainoo66'M6.4
- 41H. AmassD6.6
- 39T. FletcherM6.6
BrightonF. Hürzeler
Substitutes
- 24Ferdi Kadıoğlu74'D6.2
- 5L. DunkD6.6
- 10G. RutterF6.7
- 1Bart VerbruggenG6.6
- 29Maxim De Cuyper69'90+1'66'D7.0
- 26Yasin Ayari85'74'M6.0
- 25Diego Gómez66'M5.9
- 15Ibrahim OsmanF6.6
- 12Promise DavidF6.6
Team statistics
42%Possession58%
12Total shots18
4Shots on target5
7Shots off target8
1Blocked shots5
4Corners3
0Offsides2
5Fouls14
0Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves2
527Total passes532
435Accurate passes440
Manchester United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youri Tielemans | 90 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7.3 |
| S. Lacey | 66 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| M. Mount | 73 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Matheus Cunha | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Kobbie Mainoo | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.4 |
| Bryan Mbeumo | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Bruno Fernandes | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| L. Yoro | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Andrey Santos | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| J. Zirkzee | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| A. Heaven | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Noussair Mazraoui | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Benjamin Šeško | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Diogo Dalot | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Marcus Rashford | 80 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5.8 |
| Karl Darlow | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Senne Lammens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| H. Maguire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| H. Amass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| T. Fletcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Groß | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | 82 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Luka Vušković | 90 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.8 |
| G. Rutter | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.7 |
| P. Struijk | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Jaouen Hadjam | 74 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.6 |
| José María Andrés Baixauli | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Matthew O'Riley | 66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.4 |
| O. Boscagli | 74 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Costinha | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6.3 |
| M. Yalcouyé | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Jason Steele | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Yasin Ayari | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Diego Gómez | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 |
| L. Dunk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Promise David | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ibrahim Osman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Bart Verbruggen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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