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

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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 10 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 games · 22 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

6 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 2 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

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
#18	Position	#2
8	Points	22
10	Played	10
1 / 5 / 4	W / D / L	7 / 1 / 2
14	Scored	26
19	Conceded	7
-5	GD	+19
0.80	PPG	2.20
10%	Win %	70%

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

70% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Manchester United FC are 18th (8 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 2nd (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester United FC

Bruno Fernandes	4 G	2 A
Bryan Mbeumo	4 G

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

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Old Trafford. Manchester United FC are looking to make home advantage count against Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
5' Brighton & Hove Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
13' Danny Welbeck doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
18' The 31-year-old Luke Shaw has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
23' The home supporters are growing impatient. Manchester United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
28' Joel Veltman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester United FC so far.
33' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
38' Brighton & Hove Albion FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pascal Gross on 42.
47' Over 47 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alireza Jahanbakhsh, as he is very good at scoring at Old Trafford with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
57' Manchester United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Brighton & Hove Albion FC's shape.
62' Magnificent from Marcus Rashford! That is 118 goals in 422 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
63' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Edinson Cavani on 63 minutes.
63' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Leandro Trossard departs to be replaced by Alexis Mac Allister.
66' Ben White catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 66.
71' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
72' The supporters are chanting for Daniel James. He replaces Marcus Rashford on 72 minute.
77' Aaron Wan-Bissaka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 25 Yellow cards this season.
82' A change in the Manchester United FC ranks — Edinson Cavani exits the field as Donny van de Beek enters on 82.
83' Assisted by Paul Pogba with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mason Greenwood makes no mistake. 2-1!
84' The crowd applauds Paul Pogba as he leaves the pitch. Scott McTominay steps in for Manchester United FC.
87' Brighton & Hove Albion FC ring the changes. Jakub Moder has done his job and it is now time for Alireza Jahanbakhsh to step up.
88' Fresh legs for Brighton & Hove Albion FC! Andi Zeqiri comes on to replace Adam Lallana.
89' Controversy at the stadium! Mason Greenwood argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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
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

3 / 4

1.4 Manchester United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.22 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Manchester United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 79% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester United FC36% Draw21% Brighton & Hove Albion FC43%

Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.62

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

64%

Manchester United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester United FC20% Draw39% Brighton & Hove Albion FC41%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.2%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 2

6.7%

1 – 3

6.6%

2 – 2

6.2%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

5.5%

0 – 3

4.8%

2 – 3

4.6%

0 – 0

1 – 4

3.7%

1 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap	Manchester United FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	13%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	21%	34%
+1.5	66%	—	34%
+2	66%	17%	18%
+2.5	82%	—	18%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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