Manchester United 4–2 Brighton & Hove Albion

Manchester United

4–2

25 Oct 2025

Brighton & Hove Albion

Europa League Sat 25 Oct, 17:30London Old Trafford, Manchester Anthony Taylor 73,987 attendance

Timeline

24' Matheus Cunha assist Casemiro
34' Casemiro assist Luke Shaw
41' Carlos Baleba Yellow Card
59' James Milner for Carlos Baleba
59' Tom Watson for Maxim De Cuyper
60' Diego Gómez for Yasin Ayari
61' Bryan Mbeumo assist Benjamin Sesko
65' Ayden Heaven for Luke Shaw
70' Patrick Dorgu for Amad Diallo
70' Kobbie Mainoo for Casemiro
72' Patrick Dorgu Yellow Card
74' Danny Welbeck Goal - Free-kick
79' Charalambos Kostoulas for Georginio Rutter
81' Benjamin Sesko Yellow Card
81' Manuel Ugarte for Matheus Cunha
82' Joshua Zirkzee for Benjamin Sesko
87' Stefanos Tzimas for Mats Wieffer
90'+2' Charalambos Kostoulas assist James Milner
90'+4' Ferdi Kadioglu Yellow Card
90'+6' Bryan Mbeumo assist Ayden Heaven

Match stats

43.6% Possession 56.4%

13 Shots 17

9 On target 5

4 Fouls 13

2 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

2 Offsides 2

3 Saves 5

361 Accurate passes 485

Lineups

Manchester United 3-4-2-1

31 Lammens

23 Shaw 4 de Ligt 15 Yoro

2 Dalot 8 Fernandes 18 Casemiro 16 Diallo

10 Cunha 30 Sesko

19 Mbeumo

Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2-3-1

1 Verbruggen

29 De Cuyper 5 Dunk 6 van Hecke 27 Wieffer

26 Ayari 17 Baleba

11 Minteh 10 Rutter 24 Kadioglu

18 Welbeck

Manchester United 3-4-2-1

31 Senne Lammens G
4 Matthijs de Ligt CD
23 Luke Shaw ▼ CD-L
15 Leny Yoro CD-R
8 Bruno Fernandes CM-L
18 Casemiro ▼ CM-R
2 Diogo Dalot LM
16 Amad Diallo ▼ RM
30 Benjamin Sesko ▼ F
10 Matheus Cunha ▼ CF-L
19 Bryan Mbeumo CF-R

Came on

26 Ayden Heaven ▲ SUB
37 Kobbie Mainoo ▲ SUB
11 Joshua Zirkzee ▲ SUB
13 Patrick Dorgu ▲ SUB
25 Manuel Ugarte ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (4)

3 Noussair Mazraoui SUB
7 Mason Mount SUB
1 Altay Bayindir SUB
12 Tyrell Malacia SUB

Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2-3-1

1 Bart Verbruggen G
5 Lewis Dunk CD-L
6 Jan Paul van Hecke CD-R
29 Maxim De Cuyper ▼ LB
27 Mats Wieffer ▼ RB
10 Georginio Rutter ▼ AM
26 Yasin Ayari ▼ LM
17 Carlos Baleba ▼ RM
18 Danny Welbeck F
11 Yankuba Minteh AM-L
24 Ferdi Kadioglu AM-R

Came on

25 Diego Gómez ▲ SUB
14 Tom Watson ▲ SUB
20 James Milner ▲ SUB
19 Charalambos Kostoulas ▲ SUB
9 Stefanos Tzimas ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (4)

21 Olivier Boscagli SUB
23 Jason Steele SUB
42 Diego Coppola SUB
58 Nehemiah Oriola SUB

Commentary

Match ends, Manchester United 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
90'+8' Second Half ends, Manchester United 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
90'+8' Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Stefanos Tzimas.
90'+6' Goal! Manchester United 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayden Heaven.
90'+6' Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a through ball.
90'+5' Foul by Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion).
90'+5' Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4' Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4' Foul by Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion).
90'+4' Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2' Goal! Manchester United 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Milner with a cross following a corner.
90'+2' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ayden Heaven.

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90'+2' Attempt blocked. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefanos Tzimas.
90' Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
89' Attempt missed. Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Milner with a cross following a corner.
88' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Senne Lammens.
88' Attempt saved. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Senne Lammens (Manchester United). Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
87' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Stefanos Tzimas replaces Mats Wieffer.
86' Foul by Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
86' Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86' Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86' Foul by Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
84' Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kobbie Mainoo.
82' Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82' Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
82' Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Benjamin Sesko.
81' Substitution, Manchester United. Manuel Ugarte replaces Matheus Cunha.
81' Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81' Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81' Foul by Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United).
79' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Georginio Rutter.
78' Attempt missed. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
76' Attempt blocked. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
75' Attempt saved. Tom Watson (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Senne Lammens (Manchester United). Assisted by Mats Wieffer.
74' Goal! Manchester United 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
72' Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72' Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72' Foul by Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United).
71' Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
71' Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
70' Substitution, Manchester United. Kobbie Mainoo replaces Casemiro.
70' Substitution, Manchester United. Patrick Dorgu replaces Amad Diallo.
69' Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
69' Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67' Handball by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
65' Substitution, Manchester United. Ayden Heaven replaces Luke Shaw.
64' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
61' Goal! Manchester United 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko.
60' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Diego Gómez replaces Yasin Ayari.
59' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tom Watson replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
59' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner replaces Carlos Baleba.
56' Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56' Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
56' Attempt saved. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion).
51' Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke with a cross.
51' Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51' Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
50' Offside, Manchester United. Diogo Dalot is caught offside.
48' Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
47' Attempt missed. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.
46' Offside, Manchester United. Matheus Cunha is caught offside.
46' Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46' Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
45' Second Half begins Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
45'+2' First Half ends, Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
45'+1' Attempt missed. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
45' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
44' Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
41' Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41' Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
41' Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38' Attempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
38' Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross following a corner.
37' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Bruno Fernandes.
37' Attempt blocked. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
35' Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ferdi Kadioglu is caught offside.
34' Goal! Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Shaw.
31' Foul by Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion).
31' Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Matheus Cunha.
26' Foul by Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
26' Amad Diallo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24' Goal! Manchester United 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Casemiro.
20' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
17' Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
17' Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16' Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
15' Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Senne Lammens (Manchester United). Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
10' Attempt missed. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yankuba Minteh following a set piece situation.
10' Attempt blocked. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
9' Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9' Foul by Leny Yoro (Manchester United).
7' Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh is caught offside.
1' Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Manchester United W W L W L

L at Manchester City 3-0 Premier League
W Chelsea 2-1 Premier League
L at Brentford 3-1 Premier League
W Sunderland 2-0 Premier League
W at Liverpool 2-1 Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion W D W W D

D Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Premier League
W at Barnsley 6-0 Carabao Cup
W at Chelsea 3-1 Premier League
D at Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Premier League
W Newcastle United 2-1 Premier League

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