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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Manchester United FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2025-26
Sun 24 May 2026 · 15:00 UTC Amex Stadium 31,729 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 33' Patrick Dorgu
0–2 44' Bryan Mbeumo
0–3 48' Bruno Fernandes

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Sam Barrott (England)
  • Assistant 1 Simon Bennett
  • Assistant 2 Blake Antrobus (England)

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 May Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 3–0 W
17 May Nottingham Forest FC H 3–2 W
09 May Sunderland AFC A 0–0 D
03 May Liverpool FC H 3–2 W
27 Apr Brentford FC H 2–1 W
18 Apr Chelsea FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Manchester United FC
#15 Position #10
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 15th (0 pts). Manchester United FC are 10th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Brighton & Hove Albion FC is hosting Manchester United FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Maxim De Cuyper needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Amex Stadium. Manchester United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Manchester United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' Brighton & Hove Albion FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Brighton & Hove Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 33' Magnificent from Patrick Dorgu! That is 7 goals in 190 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 43' It’s high time Michael Carrick made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 44' Bryan Mbeumo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 45' Kobbie Mainoo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
  • 48' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bruno Fernandes makes it 0-3.
  • 53' Manchester United FC come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brighton & Hove Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 63' Pascal Gross, a Germany , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 68' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Brighton & Hove Albion FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 73' Brighton & Hove Albion FC currently sit 7 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 78' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bart Verbruggen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
  • 83' Mats Wieffer is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester United FC so far.
  • 88' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • It finishes all square. Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Manchester United FC share the spoils 0-3.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.63 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Manchester United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Manchester United FC or Draw 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Brighton & Hove Albion FC26% Draw37% Manchester United FC37%
Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 1.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 44%
56%
± 2.5 19%
81%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Manchester United FC
74%
Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Manchester United FC
63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Brighton & Hove Albion FC15% Draw63% Manchester United FC22%
Actual: Manchester United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
25.2%
0 – 1
17.8%
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
12.6%
0 – 2
7.8%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
4.1%
2 – 1
3.8%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
1.8%
1 – 3
1.6%
3 – 0
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers Push Manchester United FC covers
-2.5 1% 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% 94%
-1 6% 17% 77%
-0.5 23% 77%
+0.5 63% 37%
+1 63% 24% 13%
+1.5 87% 13%
+2 87% 10% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
43%
Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
54%

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