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

Match Details

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

7 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

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

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
#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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Manchester United FC has kicked off!
5' It’s high time Graham Potter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
15' Moises Caicedo does the damage! The net is bulging and Brighton & Hove Albion FC surge ahead!
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Manchester United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
25' 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.
30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nemanja Matic made 423 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
45' The referee calls foul for Cristiano Ronaldo. He receives a Yellow card.
46' The Manchester United FC manager makes a substitution. Anthony Elanga departs to be replaced by Fred.
47' Diogo Dalot catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 47.
47' Manchester United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Edinson Cavani is hanging Nemanja Matic on the field on 47 minute.
48' Diogo Dalot catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 48.
49' Cucurella doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
54' Manchester United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
58' Pascal Gross makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are in front.
60' Leandro Trossard doubles the advantage! 4-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
65' Manchester United FC have won 696 goals from 423 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
67' Adam Webster is replacing Alexis Mac Allister for the Brighton & Hove Albion FC side.
70' It is a substitution in Manchester United FC team. Mata is replaced by Harry Maguire on 70 minute.
75' 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.
76' A change in the Brighton & Hove Albion FC ranks — Solomon March exits the field as Tariq Lamptey enters on 76.
81' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester United FC that had 423 games and scored 696 goals.
83' Leandro Trossard makes way for Neal Maupay at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
88' Manchester United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
Game over. The scoreline of 4-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Paul Pogba	2
Lewis Dunk	2
Mason Greenwood	2
Joao Pedro	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

3.46 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.93 Manchester United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Brighton & Hove Albion FC to win 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC73% Draw15% Manchester United FC12%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 4.39

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	42%	58%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

88%

Draw or Manchester United FC

27%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Manchester United FC

85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC64% Draw28% Manchester United FC8%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

8.7%

2 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

7.8%

4 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

4 – 1

6.7%

5 – 0

5.1%

5 – 1

4.7%

1 – 1

4.7%

1 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

3.6%

2 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Manchester United FC covers
-2.5	46%	—	54%
-2	46%	20%	34%
-1.5	66%	—	34%
-1	66%	16%	18%
-0.5	82%	—	18%
+0.5	94%	—	6%
+1	94%	4%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

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