Manchester United vs Brighton

Manchester United

4 - 2

Brighton

🕒 Sat, 25 Oct 2025 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Taylor 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 9

Regular Season Table

Manchester United 3 · Brighton 8

Referee Stats

Anthony Taylor

31 matches · 3.39 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.39
Reds avg	0.03
Penalties avg	0.26
Over 4.5 cards	32%
Home wins	45%
Draws	23%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-17).
Brighton controlled possession (56%).
Manchester United had the sharper finishing (9-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-3-3

Goals For / Against

39 / 24

Avg: 2.05 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 2.21

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Brighton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 26

Avg: 1.16 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.05

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

2.21

PPG

1.05

2.05

1.16

1.26

1.37

58%

O2.5

42%

68%

BTTS

53%

79%

Score 1st

32%

League-position context

Manchester United rank3rd

Brighton rank8th

Manchester United points71

Brighton points53

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.

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.

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

Manchester United last 5 home

W W W L W

Points12/15

Weighted index87

Goals12-8

Record4-0-1

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.

Brighton last 5 away

L L D W W

Points7/15

Weighted index27

Goals6-6

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 0%

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Manchester United score at home89%

Manchester United clean sheet at home21%

Brighton score away74%

Brighton clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first79%

Manchester United win after scoring first80%

Brighton score first32%

Brighton win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 0% · Brighton 46%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 25.5' · Brighton 45.5'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home2.05 vs 1.53

Manchester United concede at home1.26 vs 1.22

Brighton score away1.16 vs 1.22

Brighton concede away1.37 vs 1.53

Manchester United score 34% above league average, while Brighton score 5% below league average.

Defensive side: Manchester United are 3% above league average at home, and Brighton are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

0-15 7

16-30 6

31-45 6

46-60 6

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 7

61-75 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

Brighton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

46-60 5

61-75 5

31-45 4

16-30 3

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

16-30 5

31-45 5

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

442

568

Passes Accurate

361

485

Passes %

82%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Matheus Cunha

Normal Goal · Assist: Casemiro

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Casemiro

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Shaw

41'

41' C. Baleba

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ M. De Cuyper

1st substitution · For: T. Watson

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ C. Baleba

2nd substitution · For: J. Milner

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ Y. Ayari

3rd substitution · For: D. Gómez

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

B. Mbeumo

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Šeško

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ L. Shaw

1st substitution · For: A. Heaven

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ A. Diallo

2nd substitution · For: P. Dorgu

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Casemiro

3rd substitution · For: K. Mainoo

72'

72' P. Dorgu

74' ⚽

⚽

74' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

D. Welbeck

Normal Goal

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ G. Rutter

4th substitution · For: C. Kostoulas

81'

81' B. Šeško

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Matheus Cunha

4th substitution · For: M. Ugarte

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ B. Šeško

5th substitution · For: J. Zirkzee

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ M. Wieffer

5th substitution · For: S. Tzimas

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

B. Mbeumo

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Heaven

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 4-2

C. Kostoulas

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Milner

90+4'

90+4' F. Kadıoğlu

Manchester United vs Brighton 4-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester United beat Brighton 4-2 on Saturday, 25 October 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Anthony Taylor. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: Manchester United took the lead at 24' when Matheus Cunha scored, with the assist credited to Casemiro, making the score 1-0. Manchester United extended the lead at 34' when Casemiro scored, with the assist credited to L. Shaw, making the score 2-0. C. Baleba received a yellow card for Brighton at 41'.

Second half: Brighton made their 1st substitution at 59', with M. De Cuyper replacing T. Watson. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 59', with C. Baleba replacing J. Milner. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 60', with Y. Ayari replacing D. Gómez. Manchester United extended the lead at 61' when B. Mbeumo scored, with the assist credited to B. Šeško, making the score 3-0. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 65', with L. Shaw replacing A. Heaven. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 70', with A. Diallo replacing P. Dorgu. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 70', with Casemiro replacing K. Mainoo. P. Dorgu received a yellow card for Manchester United at 72'. Brighton reduced the deficit at 74' when D. Welbeck scored, making the score 3-1. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 79', with G. Rutter replacing C. Kostoulas. B. Šeško received a yellow card for Manchester United at 81'. Manchester United made their 4th substitution at 81', with Matheus Cunha replacing M. Ugarte. Manchester United made their 5th substitution at 82', with B. Šeško replacing J. Zirkzee. Brighton made their 5th substitution at 87', with M. Wieffer replacing S. Tzimas. Manchester United added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when B. Mbeumo scored, with the assist credited to A. Heaven, making the score 4-1. Brighton scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when C. Kostoulas scored, with the assist credited to J. Milner, making the score 4-2. F. Kadıoğlu received a yellow card for Brighton at 90+4'.

Manchester United used 5 substitutions while Brighton used 5 substitutions. Manchester United got 2 yellow cards, while Brighton got 2 yellow cards.