Manchester United FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Manchester United FC

1 – 3

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sun 19 Jan 2025 · 14:00 UTC Old Trafford 73,758 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 5' Yankubah Minteh

Bruno Fernandes pen 23' 1–1

1–2 60' Kaoru Mitoma

1–3 76' Georginio Rutter

Y 21' Carlos Baleba

Y 43' Yankubah Minteh

Manuel Ugarte 61' Y

Matthijs de Ligt 90' Y

Leny Yoro 90' Y

Y 90' Solly March

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
Assistant 1 Edward Smart (England)
Assistant 2 Nicholas Greenhalgh (England)

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

2025-01-19 Manchester United FC 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2024-08-24 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester United FC 2024-05-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Manchester United FC 2023-09-16 Manchester United FC 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2023-05-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Manchester United FC

Recent Form

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Jan	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	1–3	L
16 Jan	Southampton FC	H	3–1	W
12 Jan	Arsenal FC	A	5–3	W
05 Jan	Liverpool FC	A	2–2	D
30 Dec	Newcastle United FC	H	0–2	L
26 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Jan	Manchester United FC	A	3–1	W
16 Jan	Ipswich Town FC	A	2–0	W
11 Jan	Norwich City FC	A	4–0	W
04 Jan	Arsenal FC	H	1–1	D
30 Dec	Aston Villa FC	A	2–2	D
27 Dec	Brentford FC	H	0–0	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' KICK OFF: Manchester United FC gets underway.
5' Yankubah Minteh adds to his 0 season tally! Brighton & Hove Albion FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
10' The 27-year-old Diogo Dalot has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Brighton & Hove Albion FC come into this ranked 10 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
21' It’s a booking for Brighton & Hove Albion FC player. Carlos Baleba gets a card.
23' What an equalizer from Bruno Fernandes!
28' 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.
33' 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.
38' Over 38 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
43' Poor challenge from Yankubah Minteh. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
48' It looks surprising Brighton & Hove Albion FC does not make any changes. Bart Verbruggen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
58' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
60' What a strike from Kaoru Mitoma! The score is 1-2.
61' It’s gonna be a card for Manuel Ugarte.
65' Fresh legs for Manchester United FC! Alejandro Garnacho comes on to replace Kobbie Mainoo.
69' A change in the Brighton & Hove Albion FC ranks — Yankubah Minteh exits the field as Solly March enters on 69.
74' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
76' GOAL! Georginio Rutter scores on 76.
81' A quiet spell here at Old Trafford. Manchester United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
84' The Manchester United FC manager makes a substitution. Noussair Mazraoui departs to be replaced by Antony.
89' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester United FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Matthijs de Ligt on 90 minutes.
90' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC bench stirs into life. Carlos Baleba is withdrawn and Diego Gomez gets his opportunity.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

5
Harry Maguire
20
Diogo Dalot
24
Andre Onana
4
Matthijs de Ligt
3
Noussair Mazraoui ↓ Antony 84'
8
Bruno Fernandes
11
Joshua Zirkzee ↓ Rasmus Hojlund 84'
16
Amad Diallo
25
Manuel Ugarte ↓ Toby Collyer 65'
15
Leny Yoro
37
Kobbie Mainoo ↓ Alejandro Garnacho 65'

Bench

Coach Ruben Amorim

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

4
Adam Webster
23
Jason Steele
14
Georginio Rutter ↑ 69'
2
Tariq Lamptey ↑ 84'
10
Julio Enciso ↑ 90'
7
Solly March ↑ 69'
11
Simon Adingra
25
Diego Gomez ↑ 90'
44
Ruairi McConville

Coach Fabian Hürzeler

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

2025-01-19 Manchester United FC 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2025-01-16 Manchester United FC 3–1 Southampton FC W 2025-01-12 Arsenal FC 3–5 Manchester United FC W 2025-01-05 Liverpool FC 2–2 Manchester United FC D 2024-12-30 Manchester United FC 0–2 Newcastle United FC L 2024-12-26 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 Manchester United FC L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2025-01-19 Manchester United FC 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-01-16 Ipswich Town FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-01-11 Norwich City FC 0–4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-01-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Arsenal FC D 2024-12-30 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2024-12-27 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Brentford FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.2 Manchester United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.88 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester United FC18% Draw20% Brighton & Hove Albion FC62%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 4.08

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw

38%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

82%

Manchester United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester United FC13% Draw34% Brighton & Hove Albion FC53%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.3%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 2

7.2%

0 – 3

6.7%

1 – 1

6.6%

1 – 4

5.6%

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 1

4.8%

0 – 4

4.7%

2 – 3

4.7%

2 – 1

3.5%

2 – 4

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap	Manchester United FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	8%	87%
-0.5	13%	—	87%
+0.5	30%	—	70%
+1	30%	19%	51%
+1.5	49%	—	51%
+2	49%	19%	32%
+2.5	68%	—	32%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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