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 10 games · 22 pts (2026/27)
Manchester United FC 10 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 16.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

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
#2	Position	#18
22	Points	8
10	Played	10
7 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	1 / 5 / 4
26	Scored	14
7	Conceded	19
+19	GD	-5
2.20	PPG	0.80
70%	Win %	10%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

70% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 2nd (22 pts). Manchester United FC are 18th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

6/1

46-60

4/–

61-75

2/1

76+

5/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Manchester United FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/3

46-60

1/5

61-75

3/2

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	4 G	4 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	3 G	2 A
Yasin Ayari	3 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	3 G
Maxim De Cuyper	2 G	3 A

Manchester United FC

Bruno Fernandes	4 G	2 A
Bryan Mbeumo	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' Brighton & Hove Albion FC have kicked off against Manchester United FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Manchester United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
20' Donny van de Beek, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
22' Bruno Fernandes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 22.
27' The travelling Manchester United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
37' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
40' Neal Maupay adds to his 0 season tally! Brighton & Hove Albion FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nemanja Matic on 41.
42' Leandro Trossard was booked on 42.
43' Assisted by Nemanja Matic with the perfectly-timed delivery and Harry Maguire makes no mistake. 1-1!
48' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 48 minutes.
53' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
55' GOAL! Marcus Rashford scores on 55. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes
60' It looks like no one’s ball. Brighton & Hove Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
65' Time for substitution for Manchester United FC. Paul Pogba is replaced by Fred.
70' Manchester United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
74' Ben White picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
75' A change in the Brighton & Hove Albion FC ranks — Aaron Connolly exits the field as Alireza Jahanbakhsh enters on 75.
80' Victor Nilsson-Lindelof is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Brighton & Hove Albion FC so far.
83' Lewis Dunk was booked on 83.
83' Eric Bailly is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mason Greenwood at the 83 minute mark.
88' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
90' Manchester United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Donny van de Beek is hanging Anthony Martial on the field on 90 minute.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alireza Jahanbakhsh on 90 minutes.
It finishes all square. Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Manchester United FC share the spoils 2-3.

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

1.57 Manchester United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC53% Draw21% Manchester United FC26%

Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.38

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	80%	20%
± 3.5	62%	38%
± 4.5	43%	57%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Manchester United FC

47%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Manchester United FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC47% Draw34% Manchester United FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

7.7%

3 – 1

1 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

5.1%

4 – 1

4.9%

3 – 0

4.6%

1 – 2

4.4%

4 – 2

3.9%

1 – 0

3.3%

4 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Manchester United FC covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	18%	57%
-1.5	43%	—	57%
-1	43%	19%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	11%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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