Manchester United FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

Manchester United FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sun 4 Apr 2021 · 18:30 UTC Old Trafford HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'

Y 42' Pascal Gross

Edinson Cavani 63' Y

Y 66' Ben White

Mason Greenwood 89' Y

Overview

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Manchester United FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at Old Trafford.

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

Match Details

Referee Peter Bankes
Referee Darren Cann
Referee Daniel Robathan
Referee Chris Kavanagh
Referee Mike Dean

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2019-11-10 Manchester United FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2019-01-19 Manchester United FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Apr	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–1	W
21 Mar	Leicester City FC	A	1–3	L
18 Mar	AC Milan	A	1–0	W
14 Mar	West Ham United FC	H	1–0	W
11 Mar	AC Milan	H	1–1	D
07 Mar	Manchester City FC	A	2–0	W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Apr	Manchester United FC	A	1–2	L
20 Mar	Newcastle United FC	H	3–0	W
14 Mar	Southampton FC	A	2–1	W
06 Mar	Leicester City FC	H	1–2	L
27 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–1	L
22 Feb	Crystal Palace FC	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Manchester United FC		Brighton & Hove Albion FC
#12	Position	#3
5	Points	10
5	Played	5
1 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	3 / 1 / 1
8	Scored	16
8	Conceded	5
+0	GD	+11
1.00	PPG	2.00
20%	Win %	60%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season

60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Manchester United FC are 12th (5 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 3rd (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester United FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

2/–

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester United FC

Bruno Fernandes	3 G	1 A
Bryan Mbeumo	2 G

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

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Manchester United FC to score. At the same time, Brighton & Hove Albion FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' England international Mason Greenwood has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
13' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Danny Welbeck makes no mistake. 0-1!
18' The home supporters are growing impatient. Manchester United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
23' It looks like no one’s ball. Brighton & Hove Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
28' Over 28 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
33' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
38' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
42' Pascal Gross was booked on 42.
47' 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.
52' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be considering his options from the bench.
57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marcus Rashford made 411 appearances and scored 118 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
62' The England forward Marcus Rashford breaks the deadlock on 62 minutes. 1-1!
63' Controversy at the stadium! Edinson Cavani argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
63' Alexis Mac Allister is replacing Leandro Trossard for the Brighton & Hove Albion FC side.
66' Poor challenge from Ben White. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
71' Neal Maupay has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
72' Daniel James gets the nod from Manchester United FC. He replaces Marcus Rashford and will look to change the dynamic.
77' Manchester United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
82' Donny van de Beek is ready to make an impact after coming on for Edinson Cavani at the 82 minute mark.
83' What composure from Mason Greenwood! The England international strokes it home. 2-1.
84' Time for substitution for Manchester United FC. Paul Pogba is replaced by Scott McTominay.
87' The whistle greets Jakub Moder as he departs to be replaced by Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
88' Brighton & Hove Albion FC make a change. Adam Lallana trudges off to be replaced by Andi Zeqiri on 88 minutes.
89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mason Greenwood.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Manchester United FC 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC.

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Harry Maguire C
29
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
17
Fred
10
Marcus Rashford ↓ Daniel James 72'
6
Paul Pogba ↓ Scott McTominay 84'
2
Victor Nilsson-Lindelof
23
Luke Shaw
26
Dean Henderson
7
Edinson Cavani ↓ Donny van de Beek 82'
18
Bruno Fernandes
11
Mason Greenwood

Bench

Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

18
Danny Welbeck
14
Adam Lallana ↓ Andi Zeqiri 88'
5
Lewis Dunk C
13
Pascal Gross
8
Yves Bissouma
9
Neal Maupay
34
Joel Veltman
11
Leandro Trossard ↓ Alexis Mac Allister 63'
3
Ben White
15
Jakub Moder ↓ Alireza Jahanbakhsh 87'
26
Robert Sanchez

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

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

Manchester United FC Form

2021-04-04 Manchester United FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-03-21 Leicester City FC 3–1 Manchester United FC L 2021-03-18 AC Milan 0–1 Manchester United FC W 2021-03-14 Manchester United FC 1–0 West Ham United FC W 2021-03-11 Manchester United FC 1–1 AC Milan D 2021-03-07 Manchester City FC 0–2 Manchester United FC W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2021-04-04 Manchester United FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2021-03-20 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Newcastle United FC W 2021-03-14 Southampton FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-03-06 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Leicester City FC L 2021-02-27 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2021-02-22 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Crystal Palace FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.64 Manchester United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.23 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Manchester United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 79% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester United FC40% Draw21% Brighton & Hove Albion FC39%

Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

60%

Manchester United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester United FC24% Draw38% Brighton & Hove Albion FC38%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 3

6.1%

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 3

4.9%

0 – 1

4.2%

0 – 3

3.8%

3 – 2

3.6%

1 – 4

3.4%

3 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap	Manchester United FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	14%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	19%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	15%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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