Manchester United 4:2 Brighton

Manchester United beat Brighton 4:2 in the Premier League Regular Season 9 at Old Trafford on 25 October 2025, with the half time score at 2:0; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Manchester United

4 : 2

HT 2 : 0

Brighton

25 October 2025
Kickoff: 16:30 UTC
Venue: Old Trafford | Manchester
Referee: A. Taylor

Form and Table

Manchester United 3rd 71 pts WinWinDrawWinWin
Brighton 8th 53 pts LossLossWinLossWin

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Manchester United

L. Martinez Questionable | Calf Injury
L. Martinez Questionable | Calf Injury
B. Fernandes Questionable | Thigh Injury
K. Mainoo Questionable | Calf Injury
M. Mount Questionable | Injury
B. Fernandes Questionable | Thigh Injury
K. Mainoo Questionable | Calf Injury
M. Mount Questionable | Injury

Brighton

S. March Questionable | Knee Injury
D. Gomez Questionable | Injury
J. Sarmiento Questionable | Inactive
Y. Minteh Questionable | Thigh Injury
Y. Ayari Questionable | Injury
K. Mitoma Questionable | Ankle Injury
K. Mitoma Questionable | Ankle Injury
G. Rutter Questionable | Head Injury

Match Events

Manchester United: M. CunhaGoal | Assist: Casemiro
24'
Manchester United: CasemiroGoal | Assist: L. Shaw
34'
41'
Brighton: Carlos BalebaYellow Card | Foul
59'
Brighton: J. MilnerSubstitution | Off: C. Baleba
59'
Brighton: T. WatsonSubstitution | Off: M. De Cuyper
60'
Brighton: D. GomezSubstitution | Off: Y. Ayari
Manchester United: B. MbeumoGoal | Assist: B. Sesko
61'
Manchester United: A. HeavenSubstitution | Off: L. Shaw
65'
Manchester United: K. MainooSubstitution | Off: Casemiro
70'
Manchester United: P. DorguSubstitution | Off: A. Diallo
70'
Manchester United: Patrick DorguYellow Card | Foul
72'
74'
Brighton: D. WelbeckGoal
79'
Brighton: C. KostoulasSubstitution | Off: G. Rutter
Manchester United: Benjamin ŠeškoYellow Card | Foul
81'
Manchester United: M. UgarteSubstitution | Off: M. Cunha
81'
Manchester United: J. ZirkzeeSubstitution | Off: B. Sesko
82'
87'
Brighton: S. TzimasSubstitution | Off: M. Wieffer
90'
Brighton: C. KostoulasGoal | Assist: J. Milner
Manchester United: B. MbeumoGoal | Assist: A. Heaven
90'
90+4'
Brighton: Ferdi KadıoğluYellow Card | Foul

Match Stats

Manchester United
Brighton

44% Ball Possession 56%

1.29 Expected Goals 1.12

13 Total Shots 17

9 Shots on Goal 5

3 Shots off Goal 8

1 Blocked Shots 4

7 Shots Inside Box 10

6 Shots Outside Box 7

1 Corner Kicks 6

2 Offsides 2

4 Fouls 13

2 Yellow Cards 2

Red Cards

3 Goalkeeper Saves 5

442 Total Passes 568

361 Accurate Passes 485

82% Pass Accuracy 85%

-0.96 Goals Prevented -0.96

Lineups

Manchester United

Formation: 3-4-2-1

S. Lammens

L. Shaw M. de Ligt L. Yoro

D. Dalot B. Fernandes Casemiro A. Diallo

M. Cunha B. Mbeumo

B. Sesko

Substitutes

1 | A. Bayindir | G
7 | M. Mount | M
3 | N. Mazraoui | D
11 | J. Zirkzee | F
37 | K. Mainoo | M
13 | P. Dorgu | D
12 | T. Malacia | D
25 | M. Ugarte | M
26 | A. Heaven | D

Coach: Michael Carrick

Brighton

Formation: 4-2-3-1

B. Verbruggen

M. De Cuyper L. Dunk J. P. van Hecke M. Wieffer

Y. Ayari C. Baleba

Y. Minteh G. Rutter F. Kadioglu

D. Welbeck

Substitutes

23 | J. Steele | G
20 | J. Milner | M
21 | O. Boscagli | D
42 | D. Coppola | D
25 | D. Gomez | M
19 | C. Kostoulas | F
14 | T. Watson | F
9 | S. Tzimas | F
58 | N. Oriola | F

Coach: Fabian Hurzeler

Player Ratings: Top 5

Manchester United
Player	Minutes	Rating
Bryan Mbeumo	90	9.9
Matheus Cunha	81	8.9
Casemiro	70	8.5
Bruno Fernandes	90	7.2
Manuel Ugarte	9	6.9

Brighton
Player	Minutes	Rating
Danny Welbeck	90	7.7
Charalampos Kostoulas	11	7.3
James Milner	31	7.0
Tom Watson	31	6.6
Maxim De Cuyper	59	6.6

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC