Grimsby Town 2-2 Manchester United · Carabao Cup
Grimsby Town drew 2-2 with Manchester United in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Grimsby Town and Manchester United met in the Carabao Cup at Blundell Park in Cleethorpes on Wednesday, 27 August 2025.
Goalscorers
Grimsby Town: C. Vernam 22'; T. Warren 30'. Manchester United: B. Mbeumo 75'; H. Maguire 89'.
How the match went
Manchester United saw more of the ball, 70% of it. Grimsby Town had 10 shots with 4 on target, Manchester United 28 with 9 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 6 to Grimsby Town and 4 to Manchester United. Grimsby Town conceded 10 fouls, Manchester United 8. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Grimsby Town, 2 for Manchester United).
Line-ups
Grimsby Town started in a 4-1-4-1: Christy Pym, Harvey Rodgers, Tyrell Warren, Cameron McJannett, Jayden Sweeney, George James McEachran, Darragh Burns, Kieran Green, Evan Khouri, Charles Vernam, Cameron Gardner.
Manchester United started in a 3-4-2-1: André Onana, Tyler Fredricson, Harry Maguire, Ayden Heaven, Diogo Dalot, Kobbie Mainoo, Manuel Ugarte, Patrick Dorgu, Amad Diallo, Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Šeško.
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Minute by minute
- 22'Goal! Grimsby Town 1-0 Manchester United. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town) scores, assisted by D. Burns.
- 30'Goal! Grimsby Town 2-0 Manchester United. T. Warren (Grimsby Town) scores, assisted by C. Vernam.
- 75'Goal! Grimsby Town 2-1 Manchester United. B. Mbeumo (Manchester United) scores, assisted by K. Mainoo.
- 89'Goal! Grimsby Town 2-2 Manchester United. H. Maguire (Manchester United) scores, assisted by M. Mount.
Full commentary (54 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Grimsby Town vs Manchester United.
- 7'Attempt blocked. M. Cunha (Manchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 7'Attempt blocked. B. Šeško (Manchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 12'Attempt saved. C. Gardner (Grimsby Town), header. xG 0.05.
- 13'Attempt blocked. M. Cunha (Manchester United), header. xG 0.01.
- 16'Attempt missed. T. Warren (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 22'Goal! Grimsby Town 1-0 Manchester United. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town) scores, assisted by D. Burns.
- 25'Attempt saved. A. Diallo (Manchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 27'Attempt blocked. B. Šeško (Manchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 29'Attempt blocked. C. Gardner (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 30'Goal! Grimsby Town 2-0 Manchester United. T. Warren (Grimsby Town) scores, assisted by C. Vernam.
- 32'Attempt saved. B. Šeško (Manchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 36'Yellow card for T. Fredricson (Manchester United).
- 37'Attempt blocked. G. McEachran (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 41'Attempt saved. A. Diallo (Manchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.30.
- 42'Attempt saved. B. Šeško (Manchester United), header. xG 0.14.
- 44'Attempt blocked. M. Cunha (Manchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 45'Attempt blocked. M. Ugarte (Manchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Manchester United: B. Mbeumo comes on for P. Dorgu.
- 46'Substitution, Manchester United: B. Fernandes comes on for T. Fredricson.
- 46'Substitution, Manchester United: M. de Ligt comes on for M. Ugarte.
- 46'Attempt blocked. M. Cunha (Manchester United), header. xG 0.02.
- 50'Attempt blocked. D. Burns (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.43.
- 51'Attempt missed. A. Diallo (Manchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 51'Attempt missed. E. Khouri (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 57'Attempt missed. A. Heaven (Manchester United), header from a set piece. xG 0.17.
- 58'Attempt saved. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town), header. xG 0.03.
- 60'Attempt blocked. M. Cunha (Manchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 63'Attempt saved. B. Fernandes (Manchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 63'Attempt blocked. B. Mbeumo (Manchester United), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
- 64'Substitution, Manchester United: M. Mount comes on for A. Heaven.
- 64'Substitution, Grimsby Town: G. D. Turi comes on for K. Green.
- 64'Substitution, Grimsby Town: H. Brown comes on for C. Vernam.
- 68'Attempt missed. M. de Ligt (Manchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 70'Attempt blocked. B. Mbeumo (Manchester United), header. xG 0.08.
- 71'Attempt missed. K. Mainoo (Manchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 73'Substitution, Grimsby Town: C. Oduor comes on for G. McEachran.
- 73'Substitution, Grimsby Town: J. Kabia comes on for C. Gardner.
- 74'Attempt blocked. H. Brown (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 75'Goal! Grimsby Town 2-1 Manchester United. B. Mbeumo (Manchester United) scores, assisted by K. Mainoo.
- 79'Substitution, Grimsby Town: R. Staunton comes on for H. Rodgers.
- 82'Substitution, Manchester United: J. Zirkzee comes on for A. Diallo.
- 85'Attempt blocked. M. de Ligt (Manchester United), header. xG 0.18.
- 86'Attempt saved. M. Cunha (Manchester United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 86'Attempt saved. H. Maguire (Manchester United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.38.
- 87'Yellow card for E. Khouri (Grimsby Town).
- 87'Yellow card for J. Zirkzee (Manchester United).
- 88'Yellow card for C. McJannett (Grimsby Town).
- 89'Goal! Grimsby Town 2-2 Manchester United. H. Maguire (Manchester United) scores, assisted by M. Mount.
- 90+5'Attempt missed. B. Šeško (Manchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.72.
- 90+5'Attempt blocked. B. Šeško (Manchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.24.
- 90+5'Attempt blocked. M. de Ligt (Manchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 90+5'Attempt blocked. B. Fernandes (Manchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.