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League Cup · 3rd Round

Manchester United v Brighton

2–3
HT 2–1
Wednesday 16th September 2026 · Old Trafford · Att: 73,670

Manchester United lost 2–3 to Brighton at Old Trafford on Wednesday 16th September 2026 in the League Cup. Shea Lacey (8') and Mason Mount (10') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 8' Shea Lacey Assist: Youri Tielemans 1–0
  3. 10' Mason Mount 2–0
  4. 43' Chema Andrés
  5. Half Time 2–1
  6. 46' Charalambos Kostoulas Assist: Jaouen Hadjam 2–1
  7. 59' Jaouen Hadjam
  8. 65' Pascal Gross 2–2
  9. 69' Maxim De Cuyper 2–3
  10. 85' Yasin Ayari
  11. 90' Maxim De Cuyper
  12. Full Time 2–3

Starting XI

Player
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded

Managers

MUFC
Michael Carrick
Manchester United
OPP
Fabian Hürzeler
Brighton

Match Information

Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Brighton
4-3-3
Man Utd Brighton
50%
Possession
50%
1.0
Expected Goals (xG)
2.1
12
Shots
18
4
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots Inside Box
14
6
Shots Outside Box
4
1
Big Chances
5
4
Corners
3
5
Fouls
14
0
Offsides
2
2
Saves
2
6.60
Avg Player Rating
7.10
25.8
Avg Age
25.8

United vs Brighton History

Meeting 39 of 39
39
Played
22
Won
6
Drawn
11
Lost
65
Goals For
40
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 16th January 1909.
25 Oct 2025 W 4–2 PL 11 Jan 2026 L 1–2 FAC 24 May 2026 W 3–0 PL
16 Sep 2026 L 2–3 This match
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 201325 342265.0
Away 16826 251650.0
Neutral 3120 6233.3
All 39 meetings with Brighton →

Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →