Man United vs Brighton

4 April 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Marcus Rashford 62’
  • Mason Greenwood 83’
  • Danny Welbeck 13’

Match summary

Man United came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Brighton. Brighton led 1-0 at half-time.

Danny Welbeck put Brighton ahead with a header in the 13th minute, Marcus Rashford equalised in the 62nd minute, set up by Bruno Fernandes, and Mason Greenwood won it with a header in the 83rd minute, set up by Paul Pogba.

There was little between the sides on chances: Man United created 1.76 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Brighton 1.83 from 5.

Match stats

Man United Brighton
15 Shots 5
7 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.73 xG 1.41
1.73 Non-penalty xG 1.41
11 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Man United Brighton
Kick-off
13’
Danny Welbeck0-1 (Brighton)
Half-time0-1
Marcus Rashford
Assist: Bruno Fernandes
1-1 (Man United)
62’
Mason Greenwood
Assist: Paul Pogba
2-1 (Man United)
83’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Man United
  • Mason Greenwood
  • Edinson Cavani
Brighton
  • Ben White
  • Pascal Groß

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 1.76 1.83 13’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 0-1 13’ 62’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), 1-1 62’ 83’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), 2-1 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.76 1.83 13’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 0-1 Welbeck 13’ 62’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), 1-1 Rashford 62’ 83’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), 2-1 Greenwood 83’
Man United 1.76 xGBrighton 1.83 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Man United attacking 
13’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 13’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 76’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 83’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 19’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.34 xG, saved 60’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 62’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 38’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 46’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 8’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), set piece, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 65’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Ben White (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 4’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 80’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 55’ Harry Maguire (Man United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 13’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 13’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 76’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 83’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 19’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.34 xG, saved 60’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 62’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 38’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 46’ Jakub Moder (Brighton), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 65’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 8’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), set piece, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 83’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Ben White (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Harry Maguire (Man United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 76’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Dean Henderson GK900 0.000.000
Aaron Wan-Bissaka DEF900 0.000.082
Victor Lindelöf DEF900 0.000.000
Harry Maguire DEF901 0.010.000
Luke Shaw DEF900 0.000.011
Fred MID901 0.020.000
Paul Pogba MID8612 0.120.712
Mason Greenwood MID9015 1.010.021
Bruno Fernandes MID9014 0.320.414
Marcus Rashford MID7412 0.280.011
Edinson Cavani FWD840 0.000.000
Daniel James Sub160 0.000.441
Donny van de Beek Sub60 0.000.000
Scott McTominay Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man United win 58% Avg odds 1.66
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.91
Brighton win 18% Avg odds 5.39

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.