Brighton vs Manchester United

0 - 3

🕒 Sun, 24 May 2026 16:00 Europe/London 📍 American Express Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Samuel Barrott 🔁 Regular Season - 38 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 38

Regular Season Table

Brighton 8 · Manchester United 3

Referee Stats

Samuel Barrott

24 matches · 3.71 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.71
Reds avg	0.04
Penalties avg	0.50
Over 4.5 cards	25%
Home wins	38%
Draws	38%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-11).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
Manchester United had the sharper finishing (2-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Brighton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 20

Avg: 1.58 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Manchester United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-8-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 26

Avg: 1.58 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.74

PPG

1.53

1.58

1.05

1.37

58%

O2.5

68%

58%

BTTS

74%

47%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Brighton rank8th

Manchester United rank3rd

Brighton points53

Manchester United points71

Brighton: #8 · 53 pts · GD +6

25 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Manchester United: #3 · 71 pts · GD +19

7 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

18-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Brighton last 5 home

L W W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals8-5

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Manchester United last 5 away

W D W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index67

Goals7-4

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 16%

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Brighton score at home79%

Brighton clean sheet at home26%

Manchester United score away89%

Manchester United clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Brighton score first47%

Brighton win after scoring first56%

Manchester United score first47%

Manchester United win after scoring first56%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Brighton 57% · Manchester United 33%

Avg first goal minute: Brighton 26.8' · Manchester United 27.3'

Vs league average

Brighton score at home1.58 vs 1.53

Brighton concede at home1.05 vs 1.22

Manchester United score away1.58 vs 1.22

Manchester United concede away1.37 vs 1.53

Brighton score 3% above league average, while Manchester United score 29% above league average.

Defensive side: Brighton are 14% below league average at home, and Manchester United are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Brighton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

61-75 5

46-60 3

31-45 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

Manchester United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 4

16-30 2

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

463

447

Passes Accurate

397

369

Passes %

86%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

P. Dorgu

Normal Goal · Assist: Bruno Fernandes

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

B. Mbeumo

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Diallo

45+3'

45+3' K. Mainoo

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. De Cuyper

1st substitution · For: Y. Minteh

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

Bruno Fernandes

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Dorgu

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ D. Welbeck

2nd substitution · For: C. Kostoulas

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ D. Gómez

3rd substitution · For: S. March

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ J. Milner

4th substitution · For: C. Baleba

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ P. Dorgu

1st substitution · For: S. Lacey

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ B. Mbeumo

2nd substitution · For: J. Zirkzee

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ M. Mount

3rd substitution · For: T. Fletcher

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ N. Mazraoui

4th substitution · For: L. Yoro

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ J. Hinshelwood

5th substitution · For: G. Rutter

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ L. Shaw

5th substitution · For: T. Malacia

Brighton vs Manchester United 0-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester United beat Brighton 3-0 on Sunday, 24 May 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Samuel Barrott. It was played at American Express Stadium.

First half: Manchester United took the lead at 33' when P. Dorgu scored, with the assist credited to Bruno Fernandes, making the score 0-1. Manchester United extended the lead at 44' when B. Mbeumo scored, with the assist credited to A. Diallo, making the score 0-2. K. Mainoo received a yellow card for Manchester United at 45+3'.

Second half: Brighton made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. De Cuyper replacing Y. Minteh. Manchester United extended the lead at 48' when Bruno Fernandes scored, with the assist credited to P. Dorgu, making the score 0-3. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 59', with D. Welbeck replacing C. Kostoulas. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 59', with D. Gómez replacing S. March. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 59', with J. Milner replacing C. Baleba. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 62', with P. Dorgu replacing S. Lacey. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 74', with B. Mbeumo replacing J. Zirkzee. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 74', with M. Mount replacing T. Fletcher. Manchester United made their 4th substitution at 74', with N. Mazraoui replacing L. Yoro. Brighton made their 5th substitution at 74', with J. Hinshelwood replacing G. Rutter. Manchester United made their 5th substitution at 82', with L. Shaw replacing T. Malacia.

Brighton used 5 substitutions while Manchester United used 5 substitutions. Manchester United got 1 yellow card.