Manchester United 2-3 Brighton & Hove Albion · Carabao Cup
Manchester United lost to Brighton & Hove Albion 2-3 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion met in the Carabao Cup at Old Trafford in Manchester on Wednesday, 16 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Manchester United: S. Lacey 8'; M. Mount 10'. Brighton & Hove Albion: C. Kostoulas 45'; P. Groß 65'; M. De Cuyper 69'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 50% to 50%. Manchester United had 12 shots with 4 on target, Brighton & Hove Albion 18 with 5 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 4 to Manchester United and 3 to Brighton & Hove Albion. Manchester United conceded 5 fouls, Brighton & Hove Albion 14. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (0 for Manchester United, 4 for Brighton & Hove Albion).
Line-ups
Manchester United started in a 4-2-3-1: Karl Darlow, Diogo Dalot, Leny Yoro, Ayden Heaven, Noussair Mazraoui, Youri Tielemans, Andrey Santos, Shea Lacey, Mason Mount, Marcus Rashford, Benjamin Šeško.
Brighton & Hove Albion started in a 4-3-3: Jason Steele, Costinha, Luka Vušković, Pascal Struijk, Jaouen Hadjam, Chema Andrés, Olivier Boscagli, Pascal Groß, Matt O'Riley, Charalampos Kostoulas, Malick Yalcouyé.
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Minute by minute
- 8'Goal! Manchester United 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion. S. Lacey (Manchester United) scores, assisted by Y. Tielemans.
- 10'Goal! Manchester United 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion. M. Mount (Manchester United) scores.
- 45+1'Goal! Manchester United 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion. C. Kostoulas (Brighton & Hove Albion) scores, assisted by J. Hadjam.
- 45'Half-time. Manchester United 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion.
- 65'Goal! Manchester United 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion. P. Groß (Brighton & Hove Albion) scores, assisted by L. Vušković.
- 69'Goal! Manchester United 2-3 Brighton & Hove Albion. M. De Cuyper (Brighton & Hove Albion) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Manchester United 2-3 Brighton & Hove Albion.
Full commentary (59 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion.
- 5'Attempt saved. O. Boscagli (Brighton & Hove Albion), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.
- 8'Goal! Manchester United 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion. S. Lacey (Manchester United) scores, assisted by Y. Tielemans.
- 9'Attempt saved. M. Rashford (Manchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 10'Goal! Manchester United 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion. M. Mount (Manchester United) scores.
- 12'Attempt missed. M. Rashford (Manchester United), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 24'Attempt blocked. C. Andrés (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 24'Corner, Brighton & Hove Albion.
- 27'Corner, Brighton & Hove Albion.
- 28'Offside, Brighton & Hove Albion.
- 33'Attempt missed. O. Boscagli (Brighton & Hove Albion), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 34'Corner, Manchester United.
- 36'Attempt missed. M. Yalcouyé (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 38'Offside, Brighton & Hove Albion.
- 40'Attempt missed. P. Groß (Brighton & Hove Albion), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 40'Attempt missed. M. O'Riley (Brighton & Hove Albion), left-footed shot. xG 0.36.
- 40'Attempt blocked. M. O'Riley (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 43'Yellow card for C. Andrés (Brighton & Hove Albion) for foul.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Goal! Manchester United 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion. C. Kostoulas (Brighton & Hove Albion) scores, assisted by J. Hadjam.
- 45'Half-time. Manchester United 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 51'Attempt missed. Y. Tielemans (Manchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 54'Attempt missed. M. Mount (Manchester United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.
- 57'Attempt missed. L. Vušković (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 59'Yellow card for J. Hadjam (Brighton & Hove Albion) for foul.
- 62'Corner, Manchester United.
- 63'Attempt missed. Y. Tielemans (Manchester United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 65'Goal! Manchester United 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion. P. Groß (Brighton & Hove Albion) scores, assisted by L. Vušković.
- 66'Substitution, Brighton & Hove Albion: D. Gómez comes on for M. O'Riley.
- 66'Substitution, Brighton & Hove Albion: M. De Cuyper comes on for M. Yalcouyé.
- 66'Substitution, Manchester United: B. Mbeumo comes on for S. Lacey.
- 66'Substitution, Manchester United: K. Mainoo comes on for A. Santos.
- 66'Substitution, Manchester United: J. Zirkzee comes on for B. Šeško.
- 67'Attempt missed. C. Kostoulas (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 69'Goal! Manchester United 2-3 Brighton & Hove Albion. M. De Cuyper (Brighton & Hove Albion) scores.
- 69'Attempt blocked. C. Kostoulas (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 72'Attempt blocked. L. Vušković (Brighton & Hove Albion), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
- 73'Substitution, Manchester United: B. Fernandes comes on for M. Mount.
- 74'Substitution, Brighton & Hove Albion: Y. Ayari comes on for O. Boscagli.
- 74'Substitution, Brighton & Hove Albion: F. Kadıoğlu comes on for J. Hadjam.
- 76'Attempt blocked. Y. Tielemans (Manchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 77'Corner, Manchester United.
- 77'Attempt saved. M. Rashford (Manchester United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.17.
- 77'Corner, Manchester United.
- 79'Attempt missed. P. Groß (Brighton & Hove Albion), header. xG 0.09.
- 80'Substitution, Manchester United: M. Cunha comes on for M. Rashford.
- 80'Attempt missed. M. De Cuyper (Brighton & Hove Albion), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 81'Attempt blocked. C. Kostoulas (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 82'Substitution, Brighton & Hove Albion: G. Rutter comes on for C. Kostoulas.
- 84'Attempt saved. D. Gómez (Brighton & Hove Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 85'Yellow card for Y. Ayari (Brighton & Hove Albion) for foul.
- 89'Attempt missed. Y. Tielemans (Manchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 89'Attempt missed. J. Zirkzee (Manchester United), header. xG 0.04.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Corner, Brighton & Hove Albion.
- 90+1'Yellow card for M. De Cuyper (Brighton & Hove Albion) for time wasting.
- 90+3'Attempt missed. B. Fernandes (Manchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90'Full-time. Manchester United 2-3 Brighton & Hove Albion.