Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Manchester United FC, FA Cup 2022-23 SEMI FINALS

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FA Cup · 2022-23

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

6 – 7

6 – 7 pen

Full Time

Manchester United FC

Sun 23 Apr 2023 · 15:30 UTC Wembley HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 36' Casemiro

Y 53' Luke Shaw

Kaoru Mitoma 90' Y

Y 97' Victor Nilsson-Lindelof

Overview

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Manchester United FC — FA Cup at Wembley.

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Manchester United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Robert Jones
Referee Matthew Wilkes
Referee Marc Perry
Referee Ian Hussin
Referee Craig Pawson
Referee Michael Oliver

3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-23 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 6–7 Manchester United FC 2022-08-07 Manchester United FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 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

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Apr	Manchester United FC	H	6–7	L
15 Apr	Chelsea FC	A	2–1	W
08 Apr	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–2	L
04 Apr	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–0	W
01 Apr	Brentford FC	H	3–3	D
19 Mar	Grimsby Town FC	H	5–0	W

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Apr	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	7–6	W
20 Apr	Sevilla FC	A	0–3	L
16 Apr	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–0	W
13 Apr	Sevilla FC	H	2–2	D
08 Apr	Everton FC	H	2–0	W
05 Apr	Brentford FC	H	1–0	W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season

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' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pervis Estupinan made 364 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' England international Adam Webster has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Manchester United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Brighton & Hove Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' The travelling Manchester United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Manchester United FC's shape.
35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marcel Sabitzer, as he is very good at scoring at Wembley with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
36' Casemiro catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 36.
41' Manchester United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
46' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
51' Marcus Rashford is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brighton & Hove Albion FC tonight.
53' Luke Shaw picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
58' Brighton & Hove Albion FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
62' Manchester United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fred is hanging Christian Eriksen on the field on 62 minute.
67' Brighton & Hove Albion FC make a change. Julio Enciso trudges off to be replaced by Joel Veltman on 67 minutes.
72' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
75' Another substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to replace Danny Welbeck by Deniz Undav on 75 minute.
80' With 0 assists to his name this season, Victor Nilsson-Lindelof is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
85' The whistle greets Anthony Martial as he departs to be replaced by Jadon Sancho.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Kaoru Mitoma is booked for Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Yellow card on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 6-7 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Antony ↓ Marcel Sabitzer 91'
29
Aaron Wan-Bissaka ↓ Tyrell Malacia 101'
14
Christian Eriksen ↓ Fred 62'
1
David De Gea
10
Marcus Rashford
9
Anthony Martial ↓ Jadon Sancho 85'
2
Victor Nilsson-Lindelof
23
Luke Shaw
20
Diogo Dalot
18
Casemiro
8
Bruno Fernandes ↓ Wout Weghorst 101'

Bench

31
Jack Butland
17
Fred ↑ 62'
12
Tyrell Malacia ↑ 101'
27
Wout Weghorst ↑ 101'
25
Jadon Sancho ↑ 85'
15
Marcel Sabitzer ↑ 91'
33
Brandon Williams
28
Facundo Pellistri
36
Anthony Elanga

Coach Erik ten Hag

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

2023-04-23 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 6–7 Manchester United FC L 2023-04-15 Chelsea FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2023-04-08 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2023-04-04 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2023-04-01 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–3 Brentford FC D 2023-03-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5–0 Grimsby Town FC W

Manchester United FC Form

2023-04-23 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 6–7 Manchester United FC W 2023-04-20 Sevilla FC 3–0 Manchester United FC L 2023-04-16 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester United FC W 2023-04-13 Manchester United FC 2–2 Sevilla FC D 2023-04-08 Manchester United FC 2–0 Everton FC W 2023-04-05 Manchester United FC 1–0 Brentford FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.49 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.21 Manchester United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC42% Draw23% Manchester United FC35%

Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes81% 0% No19%

Avg goals/match: 4.7

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	95%	5%
± 2.5	83%	17%
± 3.5	68%	32%
± 4.5	50%	50%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Manchester United FC

58%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Manchester United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC36% Draw35% Manchester United FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–7 not predicted

6 – 7

Actual

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 1

6.2%

1 – 1

5.7%

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

2 – 3

4.8%

3 – 3

1 – 3

4 – 2

3.4%

4 – 1

3.1%

2 – 0

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Manchester United FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	13%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	17%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	15%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	10%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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