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

Match Details

Referee Craig Pawson
Assistant 1 Marc Perry
Assistant 2 Nicholas Hopton

5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 15.0 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

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
#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' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Manchester United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Manchester United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Manchester United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' Lisandro Martinez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brighton & Hove Albion FC tonight.
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
30' 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.
32' The England forward Danny Welbeck breaks the deadlock on 32 minutes. 1-0!
37' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Scott McTominay suffering a number of foals already.
42' 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.
46' A change in the Manchester United FC ranks — Mason Mount exits the field as Joshua Zirkzee enters on 46.
51' It’s high time Fabian Hürzeler made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
56' 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.
60' A stunning finish from Amad Diallo — that came from absolutely nowhere!
65' Time for substitution for Manchester United FC. Marcus Rashford is replaced by Alejandro Garnacho.
70' The energy levels are beginning to show. Erik ten Hag might look to freshen things up shortly.
73' Fresh legs for Brighton & Hove Albion FC! Carlos Baleba comes on to replace James Milner.
76' It’s gonna be a card for Amad Diallo.
78' Kobbie Mainoo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 78.
79' A tactical swap from Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Julio Enciso on, Danny Welbeck off on 79 minutes.
84' It is a cagey affair so far. Brighton & Hove Albion FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Manchester United FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
89' The referee shows Brighton & Hove Albion FC player a card on 89.
89' Another change for Brighton & Hove Albion FC made on 89 minute. Billy Gilmour leaves to be changed by Yasin Ayari.
90' Georginio Rutter is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yankubah Minteh at the 90 minute mark.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Brighton & Hove Albion FC players.

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
Paul Pogba	2
Lewis Dunk	2
Mason Greenwood	2
Joao Pedro	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

2.92 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.25 Manchester United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC63% Draw19% Manchester United FC18%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 4.17

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Manchester United FC

37%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Manchester United FC

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC53% Draw33% Manchester United FC14%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

3 – 1

7.7%

2 – 0

6.8%

1 – 1

6.4%

3 – 0

6.4%

4 – 1

5.6%

2 – 2

3 – 2

4.8%

4 – 0

4.6%

1 – 0

4.4%

4 – 2

3.6%

1 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Manchester United FC covers
-2.5	32%	—	68%
-2	32%	19%	49%
-1.5	51%	—	49%
-1	51%	19%	30%
-0.5	70%	—	30%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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