Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Manchester United FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2021-22

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

4 – 0

Full Time

Manchester United FC

Sat 7 May 2022 · 16:30 UTC The American Express Community Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Cristiano Ronaldo

Y 47' Diogo Dalot

Y 48' Diogo Dalot

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 Andy Madley
Referee John Brooks
Referee Darren Cann
Referee Chris Kavanagh
Referee
Referee Adrian Holmes

5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game

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

2022-05-07 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–0 Manchester United FC 2022-02-15 Manchester United FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2021-04-04 Manchester United FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-09-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–3 Manchester United FC 2020-06-30 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–3 Manchester United FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 May	Manchester United FC	H	4–0	W
30 Apr	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	3–0	W
24 Apr	Southampton FC	H	2–2	D
20 Apr	Manchester City FC	A	0–3	L
16 Apr	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–0	W
09 Apr	Arsenal FC	A	2–1	W

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 May	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	0–4	L
02 May	Brentford FC	H	3–0	W
28 Apr	Chelsea FC	H	1–1	D
23 Apr	Arsenal FC	A	1–3	L
19 Apr	Liverpool FC	A	0–4	L
16 Apr	Norwich City FC	H	3–2	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' It’s Showtime! The match between Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Manchester United FC is underway.
5' It’s high time Graham Potter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ralf Rangnick will be considering his options from the bench.
15' Brilliant from the ! Moises Caicedo makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 15.
20' Manchester United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' A quiet spell here at The American Express Community Stadium. Brighton & Hove Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
30' 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.
35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Solomon March is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
40' Yves Bissouma, a Mali defensive midfielder, has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
45' That is a Yellow card for Manchester United FC. Cristiano Ronaldo will be fuming at that decision.
46' Fred is replacing Anthony Elanga for the Manchester United FC side.
47' The referee has no hesitation. Diogo Dalot is booked for Manchester United FC — Yellow card on 47.
47' Edinson Cavani gets the nod from Manchester United FC. He replaces Nemanja Matic and will look to change the dynamic.
48' Poor challenge from Diogo Dalot. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
49' A goal from the Spain international Cucurella! He fires home on 49 to make it 2-0!
54' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
58' What composure from Pascal Gross! The Germany international strokes it home. 3-0.
60' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Leandro Trossard makes no mistake. 4-0!
65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brighton & Hove Albion FC that had 339 games and scored 459 goals.
67' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Alexis Mac Allister departs to be replaced by Adam Webster.
70' Time for substitution for Manchester United FC. Mata is replaced by Harry Maguire.
75' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Manchester United FC backline.
76' Tariq Lamptey is ready to make an impact after coming on for Solomon March at the 76 minute mark.
81' The 32-year-old Victor Nilsson-Lindelof has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
83' The supporters are chanting for Neal Maupay. He replaces Leandro Trossard on 83 minute.
88' Anthony Elanga has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 412 appearances.
Brighton & Hove Albion FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

18
Danny Welbeck
5
Lewis Dunk
20
Solomon March ↓ Tariq Lamptey 76'
13
Pascal Gross
8
Yves Bissouma
34
Joel Veltman
3
Cucurella
11
Leandro Trossard ↓ Neal Maupay 83'
10
Alexis Mac Allister ↓ Adam Webster 67'
1
Robert Sanchez
25
Moises Caicedo

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ralf Rangnick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2022-05-07 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–0 Manchester United FC W 2022-04-30 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2022-04-24 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–2 Southampton FC D 2022-04-20 Manchester City FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2022-04-16 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2022-04-09 Arsenal FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W

Manchester United FC Form

2022-05-07 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–0 Manchester United FC L 2022-05-02 Manchester United FC 3–0 Brentford FC W 2022-04-28 Manchester United FC 1–1 Chelsea FC D 2022-04-23 Arsenal FC 3–1 Manchester United FC L 2022-04-19 Liverpool FC 4–0 Manchester United FC L 2022-04-16 Manchester United FC 3–2 Norwich City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

3.47 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Manchester United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Brighton & Hove Albion FC to win 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC71% Draw16% Manchester United FC13%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 4.6

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	65%	35%
± 4.5	46%	54%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Manchester United FC

29%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Manchester United FC

84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC61% Draw29% Manchester United FC10%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 1

7.8%

3 – 0

7.2%

2 – 1

4 – 1

6.7%

2 – 0

6.5%

4 – 0

Actual

5 – 1

4.7%

1 – 1

4.7%

3 – 2

4.4%

5 – 0

4.2%

2 – 2

3.8%

4 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Manchester United FC covers
-2.5	43%	—	57%
-2	43%	19%	38%
-1.5	62%	—	38%
-1	62%	17%	21%
-0.5	79%	—	21%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	5%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

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