Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Manchester United FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

2 – 1

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Manchester United FC

Sat 24 Aug 2024 · 11:30 UTC Amex Stadium 31,537 HT 45' · FT 45'

Danny Welbeck 32' 1–0

1–1 60' Amad Diallo

Joao Pedro 90+5' 2–1

Y 76' Amad Diallo

Y 78' Kobbie Mainoo

Jan Paul van Hecke 89' Y

Overview

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Manchester United FC — Premier League at Amex Stadium.

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Manchester United FC 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Craig Pawson
Assistant 1 Marc Perry
Assistant 2 Nicholas Hopton

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 20.3 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

2024-08-24 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester United FC 2024-05-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Manchester United FC 2023-09-16 Manchester United FC 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2023-05-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Manchester United FC 2023-04-23 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 6–7 Manchester United FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Aug	Manchester United FC	H	2–1	W
17 Aug	Everton FC	A	3–0	W
19 May	Manchester United FC	H	0–2	L
15 May	Chelsea FC	H	1–2	L
11 May	Newcastle United FC	A	1–1	D
05 May	Aston Villa FC	H	1–0	W

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Aug	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	1–2	L
16 Aug	Fulham FC	H	1–0	W
25 May	Manchester City FC	A	2–1	W
19 May	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	2–0	W
15 May	Newcastle United FC	H	3–2	W
12 May	Arsenal FC	H	0–1	L

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' That's the starting whistle at Amex Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Manchester United FC.
5' Marcus Rashford needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 24 Yellow cards this season.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester United FC that had 411 games and scored 678 goals.
15' England international James Milner has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
32' GOAL! Danny Welbeck fires home to make it 1-0!
37' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
42' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Fabian Hürzeler will be considering his options from the bench.
46' It is a substitution in Manchester United FC team. Mason Mount is replaced by Joshua Zirkzee on 46 minute.
51' The 21-year-old Jack Hinshelwood has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
56' Brighton & Hove Albion 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.
60' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Amad Diallo makes it 1-1.
65' A tactical swap from Manchester United FC — Alejandro Garnacho on, Marcus Rashford off on 65 minutes.
70' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Manchester United FC backline.
73' A tactical swap from Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Carlos Baleba on, James Milner off on 73 minutes.
76' Poor challenge from Amad Diallo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
78' Kobbie Mainoo was booked on 78.
79' Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Julio Enciso is hanging Danny Welbeck on the field on 79 minute.
84' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
89' The referee shows Brighton & Hove Albion FC player a card on 89.
89' The whistle greets Billy Gilmour as he departs to be replaced by Yasin Ayari.
90' A change in the Brighton & Hove Albion FC ranks — Yankubah Minteh exits the field as Georginio Rutter enters on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Brighton & Hove Albion FC take all three points.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

18
Danny Welbeck ↓ Julio Enciso 79'
6
James Milner ↓ Carlos Baleba 73'
23
Jason Steele
5
Lewis Dunk
34
Joel Veltman
29
Jan Paul van Hecke
9
Joao Pedro
11
Billy Gilmour ↓ Yasin Ayari 89'
22
Kaoru Mitoma ↓ Simon Adingra 90'
41
Jack Hinshelwood
17
Yankubah Minteh ↓ Georginio Rutter 90'

Bench

4
Adam Webster
14
Georginio Rutter ↑ 90'
3
Igor Julio
2
Tariq Lamptey
26
Yasin Ayari ↑ 89'
10
Julio Enciso ↑ 79'
24
Simon Adingra ↑ 90'
39
Carl Rushworth
20
Carlos Baleba ↑ 73'

Coach Fabian Hürzeler

Manchester United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

5
Harry Maguire ↓ Matthijs de Ligt 79'
10
Marcus Rashford ↓ Alejandro Garnacho 65'
20
Diogo Dalot
7
Mason Mount ↓ Joshua Zirkzee 46'
24
Andre Onana
3
Noussair Mazraoui
18
Casemiro
8
Bruno Fernandes ↓ Scott McTominay 79'
6
Lisandro Martinez
16
Amad Diallo ↓ Antony 90'
37
Kobbie Mainoo

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

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

2024-08-24 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester United FC W 2024-08-17 Everton FC 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2024-05-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Manchester United FC L 2024-05-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Chelsea FC L 2024-05-11 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2024-05-05 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC W

Manchester United FC Form

2024-08-24 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester United FC L 2024-08-16 Manchester United FC 1–0 Fulham FC W 2024-05-25 Manchester City FC 1–2 Manchester United FC W 2024-05-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Manchester United FC W 2024-05-15 Manchester United FC 3–2 Newcastle United FC W 2024-05-12 Manchester United FC 0–1 Arsenal FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.93 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Manchester United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC60% Draw20% Manchester United FC20%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

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

80%

Draw or Manchester United FC

40%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Manchester United FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC51% Draw33% Manchester United FC16%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

3 – 1

7.4%

1 – 1

6.1%

2 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

5.5%

4 – 1

5.4%

3 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

5.3%

4 – 2

3.9%

1 – 2

3.9%

4 – 0

3.8%

1 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Manchester United FC covers
-2.5	29%	—	71%
-2	29%	18%	53%
-1.5	47%	—	53%
-1	47%	19%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	9%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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