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

2 – 3

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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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Manchester United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

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
#15	Position	#10
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 15th (0 pts). Manchester United FC are 10th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Brighton & Hove Albion FC gets underway.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' Harry Maguire, a England , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester United FC that had 409 games and scored 674 goals.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
22' That is a Yellow card for Manchester United FC. Bruno Fernandes will be fuming at that decision.
27' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Neal Maupay, as he is very good at scoring at The American Express Community Stadium with 10 goals in the last 10 games.
37' Brighton & Hove Albion FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' A stunning finish from Neal Maupay — that came from absolutely nowhere!
41' The referee shows Manchester United FC player a Yellow card on 41.
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' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
53' Manchester United FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
55' The deadlock is broken! Marcus Rashford gets on the scoresheet on 55 minutes.
60' It is a cagey affair so far. Brighton & Hove Albion FC in their trying to find a way past Manchester United FC's compact .
65' The crowd applauds Paul Pogba as he leaves the pitch. Fred steps in for Manchester United FC.
70' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
74' Ben White has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card 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 come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lewis Dunk.
83' Manchester United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eric Bailly is hanging Mason Greenwood on the field on 83 minute.
88' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Brighton & Hove Albion FC winning 100% of all matches.
90' The Manchester United FC manager makes a substitution. Anthony Martial departs to be replaced by Donny van de Beek.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Manchester United FC to claim maximum points.

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

0.72 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.22 Manchester United FC xG

I would bet for: Manchester United FC or Draw 76% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC24% Draw32% Manchester United FC44%

Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 1.94

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	83%	17%
± 1.5	58%	42%
± 2.5	31%	69%
± 3.5	14%	86%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Manchester United FC

76%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Manchester United FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC15% Draw55% Manchester United FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

0 – 0

16.7%

0 – 1

16.2%

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 2

10.2%

1 – 0

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 1

4.4%

0 – 3

4.1%

2 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

3.2%

2 – 2

2.9%

0 – 4

1.3%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Manchester United FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	14%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	25%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	14%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✓

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