Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Manchester United FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

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Manchester United FC

Sat 26 Sep 2020 · 11:30 UTC The American Express Community Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+12'

Y 22' Bruno Fernandes

Y 41' Nemanja Matic

Leandro Trossard 42' Y

Ben White 74' Y

Lewis Dunk 83' Y

Alireza Jahanbakhsh 90' Y

Overview

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Manchester United FC — Premier League at The American Express Community Stadium.

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Manchester United FC 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Simon Hooper
Referee Graham Scott
Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
Referee Chris Kavanagh
Referee

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Manchester City FC	5	15
2	Arsenal FC	5	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Leeds United FC	5	9
6	Liverpool FC	5	9
7	Everton FC	5	9
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Newcastle United FC	5	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	7
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Manchester United FC	5	5
13	Nottingham Forest FC	5	5
14	Sunderland AFC	5	4
15	Crystal Palace FC	5	4
16	Aston Villa FC	5	4
17	AFC Bournemouth	5	3
18	Coventry City FC	5	3
19	Fulham FC	5	2
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2

Head-to-Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 18 games · Avg 3.9 goals Manchester United FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–3 Manchester United FC 2020-06-30 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–3 Manchester United FC 2019-11-10 Manchester United FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2019-01-19 Manchester United FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2018-08-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–2 Manchester United FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	Manchester United FC	H	2–3	L
20 Sep	Newcastle United FC	A	3–0	W
14 Sep	Chelsea FC	H	1–3	L
26 Jul	Burnley FC	A	2–1	W
20 Jul	Newcastle United FC	H	0–0	D
16 Jul	Southampton FC	A	1–1	D

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	3–2	W
19 Sep	Crystal Palace FC	H	1–3	L
16 Aug	Sevilla FC	A	1–2	L
10 Aug	FC København	H	1–0	W
05 Aug	LASK Linz	H	2–1	W
26 Jul	Leicester City FC	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

Brighton & Hove Albion FC		Manchester United FC
#3	Position	#12
10	Points	5
5	Played	5
3 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 2
16	Scored	8
5	Conceded	8
+11	GD	+0
2.00	PPG	1.00
60%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 3rd (10 pts). Manchester United FC are 12th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

5/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

2/1

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Manchester United FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

2/–

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	3 G	3 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	2 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	2 G
Malick Yalcouye	2 G
Maxim De Cuyper	1 G	2 A

Manchester United FC

Bruno Fernandes	3 G	1 A
Bryan Mbeumo	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Manchester United FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Brighton & Hove Albion FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
10' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Manchester United FC's shape.
15' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Manchester United FC backline.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
22' The referee has no hesitation. Bruno Fernandes is booked for Manchester United FC — Yellow card on 22.
27' Luke Shaw has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
32' It is a cagey affair so far. Brighton & Hove Albion FC in their trying to find a way past Manchester United FC's compact .
37' The 38-year-old Adam Lallana has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
40' Brilliant from the forward! Neal Maupay makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 40.
41' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nemanja Matic.
42' It’s a booking for Brighton & Hove Albion FC player. Leandro Trossard gets a Yellow card.
43' What an equalizer from Harry Maguire!
48' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer might look to freshen things up shortly.
53' Supporters expect more eagerness from Donny van de Beek, as he is very good at scoring at The American Express Community Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
55' Brilliant from the forward! Marcus Rashford makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 55.
60' Manchester United FC have won 678 goals from 411 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
65' The Manchester United FC manager makes a substitution. Paul Pogba departs to be replaced by Fred.
70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
74' Ben White is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
75' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC bench stirs into life. Aaron Connolly is withdrawn and Alireza Jahanbakhsh gets his opportunity.
80' Manchester United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lewis Dunk on 83.
83' Mason Greenwood makes way for Eric Bailly at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Manchester United FC.
88' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
90' Another change for Manchester United FC made on 90 minute. Anthony Martial leaves to be changed by Donny van de Beek.
90' Brighton & Hove Albion FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Adam Webster
14
Adam Lallana ↓ Pascal Gross 75'
1
Maty Ryan
5
Lewis Dunk C
20
Solomon March
7
Aaron Connolly ↓ Alireza Jahanbakhsh 75'
9
Neal Maupay
17
Steven Alzate
11
Leandro Trossard
3
Ben White
2
Tariq Lamptey

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Harry Maguire C
29
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
1
David De Gea
10
Marcus Rashford
6
Paul Pogba ↓ Fred 65'
9
Anthony Martial ↓ Donny van de Beek 90'
31
Nemanja Matic
2
Victor Nilsson-Lindelof
23
Luke Shaw
18
Bruno Fernandes
11
Mason Greenwood ↓ Eric Bailly 83'

Bench

Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Pascal Gross	6
Bruno Fernandes	6
Marcus Rashford	4
Danny Welbeck	3
Mason Greenwood	2
Joao Pedro	2
Paul Pogba	2
Lewis Dunk	2

Head to Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2020-09-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–3 Manchester United FC L 2020-09-20 Newcastle United FC 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2020-09-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Chelsea FC L 2020-07-26 Burnley FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2020-07-20 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Newcastle United FC D 2020-07-16 Southampton FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D

Manchester United FC Form

2020-09-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–3 Manchester United FC W 2020-09-19 Manchester United FC 1–3 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-08-16 Sevilla FC 2–1 Manchester United FC L 2020-08-10 Manchester United FC 1–0 FC København W 2020-08-05 Manchester United FC 2–1 LASK Linz W 2020-07-26 Leicester City FC 0–2 Manchester United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.81 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.77 Manchester United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC50% Draw21% Manchester United FC29%

Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.58

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	66%	34%
± 4.5	47%	53%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Manchester United FC

50%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Manchester United FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC45% Draw34% Manchester United FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.1%

3 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 1

5.8%

3 – 2

5.7%

4 – 1

4.6%

1 – 2

4.5%

2 – 0

4.2%

4 – 2

3 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

Actual

3 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Manchester United FC covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	17%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	19%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	12%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.