Man United vs Brighton

15 February 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Peter Bankes

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Cristiano Ronaldo 51’
  • Bruno Fernandes 90+7’

Match summary

Man United beat Brighton 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Cristiano Ronaldo put Man United ahead in the 51st minute, set up by Scott McTominay and Bruno Fernandes made it 2-0 in stoppage time, set up by Paul Pogba.

The chances backed that up: Man United created 2.75 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Brighton's 1.26 from 10. Brighton had a player sent off.

Match stats

Man United Brighton
19 Shots 10
7 Shots on Target 3
10 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
2.75 xG 1.26
2.75 Non-penalty xG 1.26
8 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Man United Brighton
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Cristiano Ronaldo
Assist: Scott McTominay
1-0 (Man United)
51’
Bruno Fernandes
Assist: Paul Pogba
2-0 (Man United)
90+7’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Man United
  • Luke Shaw
  • Scott McTominay
  • Bruno Fernandes
Brighton
  • Lewis Dunk
  • Alexis Mac Allister

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.75 1.26 51’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), 1-0 51’ 90+7’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), 2-0 90+7’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.75 1.26 51’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), 1-0 Ronaldo 51’ 90+7’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), 2-0 Fernandes 90+7’
Man United 2.75 xGBrighton 1.26 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Man United attacking 
6’ Jadon Sancho (Man United), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 71’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 90+7’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), set piece, 0.44 xG, goal 90’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 66’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), from a corner, 0.35 xG, saved 40’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 75’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), from a corner, 0.28 xG, off target 39’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 5’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 82’ Harry Maguire (Man United), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 51’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 44’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 56’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 17’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 84’ Alex Telles (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 74’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Scott McTominay (Man United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Anthony Elanga (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Luke Shaw (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Fred (Man United), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 66’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 6’ Jadon Sancho (Man United), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 71’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 90+7’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), set piece, 0.44 xG, goal 90’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 66’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), from a corner, 0.35 xG, saved 40’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 75’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), from a corner, 0.28 xG, off target 39’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 5’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 82’ Harry Maguire (Man United), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 51’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 44’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 56’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 17’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 84’ Alex Telles (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 74’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Scott McTominay (Man United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Anthony Elanga (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Luke Shaw (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Fred (Man United), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David de Gea GK900 0.000.000
Diogo Dalot DEF901 0.020.021
Victor Lindelöf DEF900 0.000.000
Harry Maguire DEF901 0.110.000
Luke Shaw DEF901 0.020.000
Scott McTominay MID9012 0.060.132
Fred MID731 0.020.021
Anthony Elanga MID801 0.020.000
Bruno Fernandes MID9014 1.040.745
Jadon Sancho MID801 0.510.031
Cristiano Ronaldo FWD9015 0.831.103
Paul Pogba Sub1711 0.050.441
Alex Telles Sub101 0.070.000
Marcus Rashford Sub100 0.000.071

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man United win 52% Avg odds 1.84
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.61
Brighton win 21% Avg odds 4.61

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

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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.