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Manchester United FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Manchester United FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Sat 16 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Old Trafford 73,592 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 20' Danny Welbeck
0–2 53' Pascal Gross
0–3 71' Joao Pedro
Hannibal Mejbri 73' 1–3
Y 4' Tariq Lamptey
Y 24' Jan Paul van Hecke
Bruno Fernandes 45' Y
Hannibal Mejbri 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Assistant 1 Neil Davies
  • Assistant 2 Darren Cann
4 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 8.5 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

10
8
Manchester United FC 18 games · Avg 3.9 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-16 Manchester United FC 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2023-05-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Manchester United FC 2023-04-23 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 6–7 Manchester United FC 2022-08-07 Manchester United FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2022-05-07 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–0 Manchester United FC

Recent Form

Manchester United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–3 L
03 Sep Arsenal FC A 1–3 L
26 Aug Nottingham Forest FC H 3–2 W
19 Aug Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–2 L
14 Aug Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
03 Jun Manchester City FC H 2–1 W
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Manchester United FC A 3–1 W
02 Sep Newcastle United FC H 3–1 W
26 Aug West Ham United FC H 1–3 L
19 Aug Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 4–1 W
12 Aug Luton Town FC H 4–1 W
28 May Aston Villa FC A 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Old Trafford!
  • 4' Tariq Lamptey picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 9' Over 9 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 14' Manchester United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Brighton & Hove Albion FC backline.
  • 19' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' The deadlock is broken! Danny Welbeck gets on the scoresheet on 20 minutes.
  • 24' The referee has no hesitation. Jan Paul van Hecke is booked for Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Yellow card on 24.
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' Rasmus Hojlund needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' That is a Yellow card for Manchester United FC. Bruno Fernandes will be fuming at that decision.
  • 50' 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.
  • 53' A goal from the Germany international Pascal Gross! He fires home on 53 to make it 0-2!
  • 58' Simon Adingra has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 63' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 64' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Danny Welbeck is replaced by Joao Pedro.
  • 69' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jan Paul van Hecke suffering a number of foals already.
  • 71' What a strike from Joao Pedro! The score is 0-3.
  • 73' Hannibal Mejbri is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 77' James Milner has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tariq Lamptey on 77 minute.
  • 82' The energy levels are beginning to show. Roberto De Zerbi might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 84' The crowd applauds Simon Adingra as he leaves the pitch. Evan Ferguson steps in for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
  • 85' The whistle greets Lisandro Martinez as he departs to be replaced by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
  • 86' Facundo Pellistri is replacing Scott McTominay for the Manchester United FC side.
  • 90' Manchester United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Brighton & Hove Albion FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

4-1-2-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-09-16 Manchester United FC 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2023-05-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Manchester United FC 2023-04-23 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 6–7 Manchester United FC 2022-08-07 Manchester United FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2022-05-07 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–0 Manchester United FC

Manchester United FC Form

2023-09-16 Manchester United FC 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2023-09-03 Arsenal FC 3–1 Manchester United FC L 2023-08-26 Manchester United FC 3–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2023-08-19 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–0 Manchester United FC L 2023-08-14 Manchester United FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2023-06-03 Manchester United FC 2–1 Manchester City FC W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2023-09-16 Manchester United FC 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2023-09-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–1 Newcastle United FC W 2023-08-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 West Ham United FC L 2023-08-19 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2023-08-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–1 Luton Town FC W 2023-05-28 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.48 Manchester United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.13 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester United FC20% Draw20% Brighton & Hove Albion FC60%
Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 4.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 66%
34%
± 4.5 47%
53%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw
40%
Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
80%
Manchester United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester United FC16% Draw32% Brighton & Hove Albion FC52%
Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 2
7.2%
1 – 4
5.7%
2 – 3
5.4%
1 – 1
5.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 3
5.1%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 4
4.2%
0 – 4
3.9%
1 – 5
3.6%
2 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap Manchester United FC covers Push Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 4% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 9% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 31% — 69%
+1 31% 18% 50%
+1.5 50% — 50%
+2 50% 18% 32%
+2.5 68% — 32%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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