Updated 16 September 2026, after full time.
Man Utd 2-3 Brighton in the Carabao Cup at Old Trafford, Manchester on 16 September 2026. Scorers: Mason Mount, S. Lacey for Man Utd; Pascal Groß, Charalampos Kostoulas, Maxim De Cuyper for Brighton. In their last 6 meetings, Man Utd have won 3, Brighton 3, with 0 draws.
Man Utd 2-3 Brighton was the final score in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday 16 September 2026 at Old Trafford. Scorers: Mason Mount, S. Lacey for Man Utd; Pascal Groß, Charalampos Kostoulas, Maxim De Cuyper for Brighton. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Man Utd vs Brighton was played at Old Trafford in Manchester on Wednesday 16 September 2026, the home ground of Man Utd, which holds 74,879 people. It finished Man Utd 2-3 Brighton in the Carabao Cup, with kick-off at 20:00 UK time.
Man Utd have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 5 and conceding 12, with results reading D L L L W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 3-2 win at home to Roma in the Champions League on 3 November.
Brighton have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 6 and conceding 4, with results reading L D W W W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-0 win at home to Brentford in the Premier League on 8 November.
Across the last 6 meetings Man Utd have won 3, Brighton have won 3 and 0 were drawn, with Man Utd scoring 12 goals to Brighton's 9. The most recent was Brighton & Hove Albion 0-3 Manchester United on 24 May 2026 in the Premier League.
Matheus Cunha leads Man Utd with 15 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 1.5 a game, the most of any Man Utd player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Man Utd player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Georginio Rutter leads Brighton with 10 shots on target across their last 10 games, 1.0 a game, the most of any Brighton player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Brighton player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Farai Hallam refereed Man Utd vs Brighton, averaging 21.5 fouls and 3.5 yellow cards per game across 4 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2026 | Premier League | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester United | 0-3 |
| 11 Jan 2026 | FA Cup | Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-2 |
| 25 Oct 2025 | Premier League | Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion | 4-2 |
| 19 Jan 2025 | Premier League | Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-3 |
| 24 Aug 2024 | Premier League | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester United | 2-1 |
| 19 May 2024 | Premier League | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester United | 0-2 |
| Stat | Man Utd | Brighton |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 50% | 50% |
| Shots | 12 | 18 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 5 |
| Corners | 4 | 3 |
| Fouls | 5 | 14 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 4 |
| Tackles | 26 | 20 |
| Passes | 527 | 532 |
Man Utd: S. Lacey 8', M. Mount 10'. Brighton: C. Kostoulas 45+1', P. Groß 65', M. Cuyper 69'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.1 | 17 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.7 | 16 of 20 |
| Shots | 18.6 | 1 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 5 of 20 |
| Fouls | 11.1 | 12 of 20 |
| Tackles | 16.9 | 8 of 20 |
| Passes | 524 | 4 of 20 |
| Corners | 6.1 | 2 of 20 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2.7 | 1 of 20 |
| Goals against | 0.7 | 2 of 20 |
| Shots | 16.6 | 2 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 5.1 | 3 of 20 |
| Fouls | 12.3 | 7 of 20 |
| Tackles | 15 | 14 of 20 |
| Passes | 502.3 | 6 of 20 |
| Corners | 4.9 | 8 of 20 |