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

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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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

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
#10	Position	#15
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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Manchester United FC have kicked off against Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Manchester United FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Edinson Cavani is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Manchester United FC tonight.
13' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Danny Welbeck makes no mistake. 0-1!
18' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
23' Brighton & Hove Albion FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
28' Brighton & Hove Albion FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
33' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be considering his options from the bench.
38' It’s high time Graham Potter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pascal Gross on 42.
47' The energy levels are beginning to show. Graham Potter might look to freshen things up shortly.
52' Manchester United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
57' Brighton & Hove Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 57.
62' Marcus Rashford makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Manchester United FC are in front.
63' Edinson Cavani catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 63.
63' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Leandro Trossard is replaced by Alexis Mac Allister.
66' That is a Yellow card for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Ben White will be fuming at that decision.
71' Robert Sanchez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
72' It is a substitution in Manchester United FC team. Marcus Rashford is replaced by Daniel James on 72 minute.
77' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
82' Donny van de Beek is replacing Edinson Cavani for the Manchester United FC side.
83' Mason Greenwood does the damage! The net is bulging and Manchester United FC surge ahead!
84' A change in the Manchester United FC ranks — Paul Pogba exits the field as Scott McTominay enters on 84.
87' Alireza Jahanbakhsh gets the nod from Brighton & Hove Albion FC. He replaces Jakub Moder and will look to change the dynamic.
88' Another substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to replace Adam Lallana by Andi Zeqiri on 88 minute.
89' Mason Greenwood was booked on 89.
It finishes all square. Manchester United FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC share the spoils 2-1.

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
Paul Pogba	2
Lewis Dunk	2
Mason Greenwood	2
Joao Pedro	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

1 / 4

0.98 Manchester United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.49 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester United FC52% Draw33% Brighton & Hove Albion FC15%

Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes26% 0% No74%

Avg goals/match: 1.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	74%	26%
± 1.5	44%	56%
± 2.5	19%	81%
± 3.5	7%	93%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

48%

Manchester United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester United FC27% Draw62% Brighton & Hove Albion FC11%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

25.6%

1 – 0

21.2%

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 0

10.4%

0 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 2

2.6%

0 – 2

2.4%

3 – 1

1.9%

2 – 2

1.5%

4 – 0

0.8%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap	Manchester United FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	13%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	27%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	13%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

62% ✗

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

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