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Grimsby Town v Manchester United

2–2
HT 2–0
Wednesday 27th August 2025 · Blundell Park · Att: 8,647

Manchester United drew 2–2 with Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on Wednesday 27th August 2025 in the League Cup. Bryan Mbeumo (75') and Harry Maguire (89') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 22' Charles Vernam Assist: Darragh Burns 1–0
  3. 30' Tyrell Warren Assist: Charles Vernam 2–0
  4. 36' Tyler Fredricson
  5. Half Time 2–0
  6. 46' Bruno Fernandes for Fredricson
  7. 46' Bryan Mbeumo for Dorgu
  8. 46' Matthijs de Ligt for Ugarte
  9. 64' Mason Mount for Heaven
  10. 75' Bryan Mbeumo Assist: Kobbie Mainoo 2–1
  11. 82' Joshua Zirkzee for Diallo
  12. 87' Evan Khouri
  13. 87' Joshua Zirkzee
  14. 88' Cameron McJannet
  15. 89' Harry Maguire Assist: Mason Mount 2–2
  16. Full Time 2–2

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player
2 Diogo Dalot
5 Harry Maguire 89'
10 Matheus Cunha
13 Patrick Dorgu
16 Amad Diallo
24 Andre Onana
25 Manuel Ugarte
26 Ayden Heaven
30 Benjamin Sesko
33 Tyler Fredricson
37 Kobbie Mainoo
Substitutes
Bruno Fernandes
46' for Fredricson
Bryan Mbeumo
46' for Dorgu
75'
Matthijs de Ligt
46' for Ugarte
Mason Mount
64' for Heaven
Joshua Zirkzee
82' for Diallo

Grimsby Town Lineup

4-1-4-1
Starting XI
1 Christy Pym G
3 Jayden Sweeney LB
4 Kieran Green CM-R
5 Harvey Rodgers RB
8 Evan Khouri CM-L
17 Cameron McJannett CD-L
18 Darragh Burns RM
20 George McEachran DM
21 Tyrell Warren CD-R
22 Cameron Gardner F
30 Charles Vernam LM
Substitutes
9 Jaze Kabia on
10 Jude Soonsup-Bell
14 Justin Amaluzor
15 Géza Dávid Turi on
16 Reece Staunton on
23 Henry Brown on
29 Clarke Oduor on
32 Danny Rose
41 Sebastian Auton

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC
Ruben Amorim
Manchester United
OPP
David Artell
Grimsby Town

Match Information

Man Utd
3-4-2-1
Formation
Grimsby Town
4-1-4-1
Man Utd Grimsby Town
70%
Possession
30%
3.1
Expected Goals (xG)
1.8
28
Shots
10
9
Shots on Target
4
19
Shots Inside Box
8
9
Shots Outside Box
2
4
Big Chances
2
4
Corners
6
8
Fouls
10
1
Offsides
5
2
Saves
7
7.00
Avg Player Rating
6.80
24.1
Avg Age
25.9

United vs Grimsby Town History

Meeting 38 of 38
38
Played
16
Won
7
Drawn
15
Lost
66
Goals For
66
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 17th November 1894.
28 Dec 1946 D 0–0 D1 11 Oct 1947 L 3–4 D1 17 Mar 1948 D 1–1 D1
27 Aug 2025 D 2–2 This match
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 181224 382666.7
Away 204511 284020.0
All 38 meetings with Grimsby Town →

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 →