Manchester United FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2022-23

Manchester United FC

1 – 2

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sun 7 Aug 2022 · 13:00 UTC Old Trafford HT 45' · FT 45'

Scott McTominay 25' Y

Scott McTominay 26' Y

Lisandro Martinez 45' Y

Harry Maguire 53' Y

Y 53' Leandro Trossard

Luke Shaw 74' 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 Michael Salisbury
Referee John Brooks
Referee Neil Davies
Referee Tim Wood
Referee Paul Tierney
Referee Constantine Hatzidakis

3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

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

2022-08-07 Manchester United FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2022-05-07 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–0 Manchester United FC 2022-02-15 Manchester United FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2021-04-04 Manchester United FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-09-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–3 Manchester United FC

Recent Form

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Aug	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	1–2	L
22 May	Crystal Palace FC	A	0–1	L
07 May	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	0–4	L
02 May	Brentford FC	H	3–0	W
28 Apr	Chelsea FC	H	1–1	D
23 Apr	Arsenal FC	A	1–3	L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Aug	Manchester United FC	A	2–1	W
22 May	West Ham United FC	H	3–1	W
15 May	Leeds United FC	A	1–1	D
07 May	Manchester United FC	H	4–0	W
30 Apr	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	3–0	W
24 Apr	Southampton FC	H	2–2	D

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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Manchester United FC is hosting Brighton & Hove Albion FC for another epic battle.
5' Manchester United 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.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' 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.
20' Brighton & Hove Albion FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
25' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Scott McTominay.
26' Controversy at the stadium! Scott McTominay argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
30' Against the run of play, Pascal Gross has scored! This game has turned on its head.
35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
39' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Pascal Gross makes no mistake. 0-2!
44' The travelling Brighton & Hove Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
45' Lisandro Martinez was booked on 45.
50' 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.
53' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Harry Maguire.
53' Cristiano Ronaldo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fred on 53 minute.
58' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
63' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
68' The deadlock is broken! Alexis Mac Allister gets on the scoresheet on 68 minutes.
73' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Manchester United FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
74' Controversy at the stadium! Luke Shaw argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
76' Tariq Lamptey is replacing Leandro Trossard for the Brighton & Hove Albion FC side.
78' Donny van de Beek has so much to prove this time. He replaces Scott McTominay on 78 minute.
83' It is a cagey affair so far. Manchester United FC in their trying to find a way past Brighton & Hove Albion FC's compact .
88' David De Gea is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester United FC so far.
90' Another change for Manchester United FC made on 90 minute. Jadon Sancho leaves to be changed by Anthony Elanga.
Another three points for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Harry Maguire
14
Christian Eriksen
1
David De Gea
17
Fred ↓ Cristiano Ronaldo 53'
10
Marcus Rashford
23
Luke Shaw ↓ Tyrell Malacia 90'
39
Scott McTominay ↓ Donny van de Beek 78'
20
Diogo Dalot
25
Jadon Sancho ↓ Anthony Elanga 90'
8
Bruno Fernandes ↓ Alejandro Garnacho 90'
6
Lisandro Martinez

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

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

2022-08-07 Manchester United FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2022-05-22 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Manchester United FC L 2022-05-07 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–0 Manchester United FC L 2022-05-02 Manchester United FC 3–0 Brentford FC W 2022-04-28 Manchester United FC 1–1 Chelsea FC D 2022-04-23 Arsenal FC 3–1 Manchester United FC L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2022-08-07 Manchester United FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2022-05-22 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–1 West Ham United FC W 2022-05-15 Leeds United FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2022-05-07 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–0 Manchester United FC W 2022-04-30 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2022-04-24 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–2 Southampton FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.35 Manchester United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.6 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester United FC22% Draw22% Brighton & Hove Albion FC56%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.95

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw

44%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

78%

Manchester United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester United FC17% Draw36% Brighton & Hove Albion FC47%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

7.6%

1 – 3

7.3%

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 3

5.6%

2 – 3

4.9%

1 – 4

4.8%

0 – 1

4.7%

2 – 1

4.5%

0 – 4

3.6%

2 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap	Manchester United FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	5%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	10%	82%
-0.5	18%	—	82%
+0.5	37%	—	63%
+1	37%	20%	43%
+1.5	57%	—	43%
+2	57%	18%	25%
+2.5	75%	—	25%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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