Brighton vs Man United

24 August 2024 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Danny Welbeck 32’
  • João Pedro 90+5’
  • Amad Diallo Traore 60’

Match summary

Brighton saw off Man United 2-1, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Brighton led 1-0 at half-time.

Danny Welbeck put Brighton ahead in the 32nd minute, set up by Kaoru Mitoma, Amad Diallo Traore equalised in the 60th minute, set up by Noussair Mazraoui, and João Pedro won it with a header in stoppage time, set up by Simon Adingra.

The chances backed that up: Brighton created 2.14 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Man United's 1.29 from 11.

Match stats

Brighton Man United
14 Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.14 xG 1.29
2.14 Non-penalty xG 1.29
10 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Brighton Man United
Kick-off
Danny Welbeck
Assist: Kaoru Mitoma1-0 (Brighton)
32’
Half-time1-0
60’
Amad Diallo Traore
Assist: Noussair Mazraoui1-1 (Man United)
João Pedro
Assist: Simon Adingra2-1 (Brighton)
90+5’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Brighton
  • Jan Paul van Hecke
Man United
  • Kobbie Mainoo
  • Amad Diallo Traore

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.14 1.29 32’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-0 32’ 60’ Amad Diallo Traore (Man United), 1-1 60’ 90+5’ João Pedro (Brighton), 2-1 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.14 1.29 32’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-0 Welbeck 32’ 60’ Amad Diallo Traore (Man United), 1-1 Traore 60’ 90+5’ João Pedro (Brighton), 2-1 Pedro 90+5’
Brighton 2.14 xGMan United 1.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man United attacking Brighton attacking 
32’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.87 xG, goal 70’ Alejandro Garnacho (Man United), open play, 0.52 xG, blocked 90+5’ João Pedro (Brighton), from a corner, 0.44 xG, goal 11’ Amad Diallo Traore (Man United), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 58’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), set piece, 0.15 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ James Milner (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 55’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 90+1’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 54’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 70’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 77’ Billy Gilmour (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 60’ Amad Diallo Traore (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 27’ Harry Maguire (Man United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ James Milner (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 37’ Mason Mount (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 18’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 77’ João Pedro (Brighton), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Casemiro (Man United), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Casemiro (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 27’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Casemiro (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Julio Enciso (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ João Pedro (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.87 xG, goal 70’ Alejandro Garnacho (Man United), open play, 0.52 xG, blocked 90+5’ João Pedro (Brighton), from a corner, 0.44 xG, goal 11’ Amad Diallo Traore (Man United), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 58’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), set piece, 0.15 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ James Milner (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 55’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 90+1’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 54’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 77’ Billy Gilmour (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 70’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 60’ Amad Diallo Traore (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 46’ James Milner (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 27’ Harry Maguire (Man United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 37’ Mason Mount (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 18’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Casemiro (Man United), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ João Pedro (Brighton), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 90+1’ Casemiro (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 27’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Casemiro (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Julio Enciso (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ João Pedro (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jason Steele GK900 0.000.000
Joël Veltman DEF900 0.000.092
Jan Paul van Hecke DEF900 0.000.000
Lewis Dunk DEF900 0.000.021
Jack Hinshelwood DEF900 0.000.031
Billy Gilmour MID901 0.080.000
James Milner MID742 0.190.021
Yankuba Minteh MID902 0.120.272
João Pedro MID9013 0.480.141
Kaoru Mitoma MID9010 0.000.871
Danny Welbeck FWD8013 1.140.142
Carlos Baleba Sub160 0.000.000
Julio Enciso Sub101 0.020.000
Georginio Rutter Sub10 0.000.000
Yasin Ayari Sub11 0.050.000
Simon Adingra Sub111 0.050.441

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 40% Avg odds 2.41
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.72
Man United win 34% Avg odds 2.81

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

Form going into the game

Brighton WDLLW
Man United LLWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 0-2 Man United, 19 May 24 Next meeting: Man United 1-3 Brighton, 19 Jan 25  All Brighton vs Man United meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.