Manchester United 2 – 3 Brighton & Hove Albion: Carabao Cup Match Report

Carabao Cup

Manchester United

Full Time

2–3

Wednesday, 16 September 2026 · Old Trafford

Brighton & Hove Albion

⚽ Mason Mount 10'⚽ Shea Lacey 8' ⚽ Maxim De Cuyper 69'⚽ Pascal Groß 65'⚽ Charalampos Kostoulas 45+1'

Match Events

90+1'

Maxim De CuyperBrighton & Hove Albion

85'

Yasin AyariBrighton & Hove Albion

82'

Georginio RutterBrighton & Hove Albion · Charalampos Kostoulas

80'

Matheus CunhaManchester United · Marcus Rashford

74'

Ferdi KadıoğluBrighton & Hove Albion · Jaouen Hadjam

74'

Yasin AyariBrighton & Hove Albion · Olivier Boscagli

73'

Bruno Fernandes Manchester United · Mason Mount

69'

Maxim De CuyperBrighton & Hove Albion

2-3

66'

Joshua ZirkzeeManchester United · Benjamin Sesko

66'

Bryan MbeumoManchester United · Shea Lacey

66'

Kobbie MainooManchester United · Andrey Santos

66'

Diego GómezBrighton & Hove Albion · Matt O'Riley

66'

Maxim De CuyperBrighton & Hove Albion · Malick Yalcouyé

65'

Pascal GroßBrighton & Hove Albion · Luka Vuskovic

2-2

59'

Jaouen HadjamBrighton & Hove Albion

45+1'

Charalampos KostoulasBrighton & Hove Albion · Jaouen Hadjam

2-1

43'

Chema AndrésBrighton & Hove Albion

10'

Mason Mount Manchester United

2-0

Shea LaceyManchester United · Youri Tielemans

1-0

VenueOld TraffordWednesday, 16 September 2026

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RefereeFarai Hallam

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Manchester United Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

12 6.2

Karl Darlow

2 6.2

Diogo Dalot

15 6.3

Leny Yoro

26 6.5

Ayden Heaven

3 6.2

Noussair Mazraoui

18 7.6

Youri Tielemans

17 7

Andrey Santos

31 7.2

Shea Lacey

7 6.9

Mason Mount

9 6.6

Marcus Rashford

30 6.4

Benjamin Sesko

Substitutes 9

#1 Senne Lammens Goalkeeper

#5 Harry Maguire Defender

#8 Bruno Fernandes Midfielder

7.1

#10 Matheus Cunha Attacker

#11 Joshua Zirkzee Attacker

6.3

#19 Bryan Mbeumo Attacker

6.6

#37 Kobbie Mainoo Midfielder

6.6

#39 Tyler Fletcher Midfielder

#41 Harry Amass Defender

Brighton & Hove Albion Starting XI

Formation 3-4-2-1

23 6.7

Jason Steele

44 7.1

Luka Vuskovic

4 6.8

Pascal Struijk

21 6.9

Olivier Boscagli

20 6.1

Costinha

14 6.3

Chema Andrés

13 8.5

Pascal Groß

3 6.7

Jaouen Hadjam

33 6.9

Matt O'Riley

35 6.1

Malick Yalcouyé

19 7.7

Charalampos Kostoulas

Substitutes 9

#1 Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper

#5 Lewis Dunk Defender

#10 Georginio Rutter Attacker

6.8

#12 Promise David Attacker

#15 Ibrahim Osman Attacker

#24 Ferdi Kadıoğlu Defender

6.5

#25 Diego Gómez Midfielder

6.2

#26 Yasin Ayari Midfielder

6.8

#29 Maxim De Cuyper Defender

7.3

Statistics

Match Statistics

Manchester United

Comparison

Brighton & Hove Albion

50% Ball Possession % 50%

12 Shots Total 18

4 Shots On Target 5

7 Shots Off Target 8

1 Shots Blocked 5

6 Shots Insidebox 14

6 Shots Outsidebox 4

10 Goal Attempts 11

1 Big Chances Created 5

1 Big Chances Missed 2

4 Corners 3

0 Offsides 2

5 Fouls 14

0 Yellowcards 4

527 Passes 532

435 Successful Passes 440

83% Successful Passes Percentage 83%

6 Key Passes 15

61 Long Passes 55

23 Successful Long Passes 26

38% Successful Long Passes Percentage 47%

10 Total Crosses 15

1 Accurate Crosses 5

25 Dribble Attempts 21

10 Successful Dribbles 11

40% Successful Dribbles Percentage 52%

26 Tackles 20

8 Interceptions 13

64 Duels Won 49

2 Saves 2

102 Attacks 131

35 Dangerous Attacks 50

16 Free Kicks 5

25 Throwins 14

8 Goal Kicks 8

5 Substitutions 5

1 Injuries 1

1 Assists 2

2 Goals 3

95 Ball Safe 77

11 Tackles Won 12