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

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

Match Details

Referee Peter Bankes
Assistant 1 Edward Smart (England)
Assistant 2 Nicholas Greenhalgh (England)

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

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
#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' KICK OFF: Brighton & Hove Albion FC gets underway.
5' What composure from Yankubah Minteh! The Gambia international strokes it home. 0-1.
10' Pervis Estupinan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' Netherlands international Jan Paul van Hecke has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' Noussair Mazraoui needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
21' The referee has no hesitation. Carlos Baleba is booked for Brighton & Hove Albion FC — card on 21.
23' The deadlock is broken! Bruno Fernandes gets on the scoresheet on 23 minutes.
28' It’s high time Ruben Amorim made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
33' Manchester United FC currently sit 13 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tariq Lamptey made 409 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
43' Yankubah Minteh is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
48' Manchester United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Brighton & Hove Albion FC backline.
53' Diogo Dalot is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester United FC so far.
58' 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 Carlos Baleba suffering a number of foals already.
60' What a moment for Kaoru Mitoma! That strike on 60 puts his side firmly in control.
61' The referee shows Manchester United FC player a card on 61.
65' Another change for Manchester United FC made on 65 minute. Kobbie Mainoo leaves to be changed by Alejandro Garnacho.
69' Brighton & Hove Albion FC make a change. Yankubah Minteh trudges off to be replaced by Solly March on 69 minutes.
74' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
76' The deadlock is broken! Georginio Rutter gets on the scoresheet on 76 minutes.
81' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
84' Manchester United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Antony is hanging Noussair Mazraoui on the field on 84 minute.
89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
90' It’s a booking for Manchester United FC player. Matthijs de Ligt gets a card.
90' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Carlos Baleba is replaced by Diego Gomez.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Brighton & Hove Albion FC to claim maximum points.

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
Paul Pogba	2
Lewis Dunk	2
Mason Greenwood	2
Joao Pedro	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

2 / 4

0.54 Manchester United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester United FC20% Draw33% Brighton & Hove Albion FC47%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes30% 0% No70%

Avg goals/match: 1.68

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	79%	21%
± 1.5	50%	50%
± 2.5	24%	76%
± 3.5	10%	90%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw

53%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

80%

Manchester United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester United FC11% Draw58% Brighton & Hove Albion FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

21.1%

0 – 1

19.9%

1 – 1

12.3%

0 – 2

11.4%

1 – 0

8.7%

1 – 2

6.6%

0 – 3

4.3%

2 – 1

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

2.5%

2 – 2

1.9%

0 – 4

1.2%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap	Manchester United FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	12%	84%
-0.5	16%	—	84%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	27%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	14%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

58% ✗

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