Brighton vs Man United

24 May 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Samuel Barrott

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

  • Patrick Dorgu 33’
  • Bryan Mbeumo 44’
  • Bruno Fernandes 48’

Match summary

Man United won comfortably, 3-0 away at Brighton. Man United led 2-0 at half-time.

Patrick Dorgu put Man United ahead with a header in the 33rd minute, set up by Bruno Fernandes, Bryan Mbeumo made it 0-2 in the 44th minute, set up by Amad Diallo Traore, and Bruno Fernandes made it 0-3 in the 48th minute, set up by Patrick Dorgu.

The chances backed that up: Man United created 2.33 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Brighton's 0.70 from 13.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%
13 Shots 11
2 Shots on target 7
0 Corners 3
97 Attacks 69
56 Dangerous attacks 43
484 Passes 450
86% Pass accuracy 83%
17 Tackles 18
11 Fouls 8
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Brighton Man United
Kick-off
33’
Patrick DorguHeader0-1 (Man United)
44’
Bryan MbeumoLeft foot shot0-2 (Man United)
45+3’
Kobbie MainooFoul
Half-time0-2
Yankuba MintehMaxim De Cuyper
46’
48’
Bruno FernandesRight foot shot0-3 (Man United)
Second half underway
50’
VAR review
52’
Patrick DorguShot on target
53’
Amad Diallo TraoreShot on target
56’
Patrick DorguShot on target
Carlos BalebaJames Milner
59’
Charalampos KostoulasDanny Welbeck
59’
Solly MarchDiego Gómez
59’
60’
Amad Diallo TraoreShot on target
62’
S. LaceyPatrick Dorgu
74’
T. FletcherMason Mount
Georginio RutterJack Hinshelwood
74’
74’
Leny YoroNoussair Mazraoui
74’
Joshua ZirkzeeBryan Mbeumo
82’
Tyrell MalaciaLuke Shaw
Pascal GroßShot on target
87’
Solly MarchShot on target
87’
Full-time0-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.70 2.33 33’ Patrick Dorgu (Man United), 0-1 33’ 44’ Bryan Mbeumo (Man United), 0-2 44’ 48’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), 0-3 48’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.70 2.33 33’ Patrick Dorgu (Man United), 0-1 Dorgu 33’ 44’ Bryan Mbeumo (Man United), 0-2 Mbeumo 44’ 48’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), 0-3 Fernandes 48’
Brighton 0.70 xGMan United 2.33 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man United attacking Brighton attacking 
44’ Bryan Mbeumo (Man United), open play, 0.92 xG, goal 33’ Patrick Dorgu (Man United), from a corner, 0.39 xG, goal 52’ Patrick Dorgu (Man United), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 48’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 54’ Kobbie Mainoo (Man United), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 40’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 60’ Amad Diallo Traore (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 87’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+5’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 56’ Patrick Dorgu (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 64’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 79’ Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 58’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 87’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+6’ Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Amad Diallo Traore (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 9’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Luke Shaw (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Shea Lacey (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Kobbie Mainoo (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Bryan Mbeumo (Man United), open play, 0.92 xG, goal 33’ Patrick Dorgu (Man United), from a corner, 0.39 xG, goal 52’ Patrick Dorgu (Man United), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 48’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 54’ Kobbie Mainoo (Man United), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 40’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 60’ Amad Diallo Traore (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 87’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+5’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 56’ Patrick Dorgu (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 64’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 79’ Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 58’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 87’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+6’ Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Amad Diallo Traore (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 9’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Luke Shaw (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Shea Lacey (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Kobbie Mainoo (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
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Lineups

Brighton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Verbruggen
Wieffer
Hecke
Dunk
Kadıoğlu
Groß
Milner 59’
Gómez 59’
Hinshelwood 74’
Cuyper 46’
Welbeck 59’
Man United 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Lammens
Shaw 82’
Martínez
Maguire
Mazraoui 74’
Mainoo
Mount 74’
Dorgu 62’
Fernandes
Diallo
Mbeumo 74’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bart Verbruggen GK900 0.000.000
Mats Wieffer DEF900 0.000.000
Jan Paul van Hecke DEF900 0.000.000
Lewis Dunk DEF900 0.000.000
Ferdi Kadioglu DEF901 0.030.000
Pascal Groß MID902 0.160.000
James Milner MID620 0.000.000
Diego Gómez MID623 0.180.000
Jack Hinshelwood MID770 0.000.021
Maxim De Cuyper MID491 0.020.153
Danny Welbeck FWD620 0.000.000
Yankuba Minteh Sub410 0.000.051
Carlos Baleba Sub281 0.030.112
Charalampos Kostoulas Sub283 0.140.142
Solly March Sub281 0.060.000
Georginio Rutter Sub131 0.090.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 50% Avg odds 1.87
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.08
Man United win 27% Avg odds 3.49

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brighton DWLWL
Man United WWWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Man United 4-2 Brighton, 25 Oct 25 All Brighton vs Man United meetings, next on 02 Jan 27

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.