Manchester United vs Brighton

League Cup · 2026 · Round of 32
16 September 2026 at 19:00 UTC · Old Trafford →Sir Matt Busby Way, Manchester

Manchester United

2:3

Full time

Brighton

• Shea Lacey 8′
• Mason Mount 9′

• Charalampos Kostoulas 45+1′
• Pascal Groß 65′
• Maxim De Cuyper 69′

Half-time2–1

Regulation2–3

Referee: F. Hallam

Brighton beat Manchester United 3–2 in the League Cup on 16 September 2026.

Match events

EVENTS

8′

Shea LaceyGoal · Assist: Youri Tielemans

9′

Mason MountGoal

43′

Chema AndrésYellow cardFoul

45+1′

Charalampos KostoulasGoal · Assist: Jaouen Hadjam

59′

Jaouen HadjamYellow cardFoul

65′

Pascal GroßGoal · Assist: Luka Vuskovic

66′

On: Joshua ZirkzeeOff: Benjamin ŠeškoSubstitution

66′

On: Kobbie MainooOff: Andrey SantosSubstitution

66′

On: Bryan MbeumoOff: Shea LaceySubstitution

66′

On: Maxim De CuyperOff: Malick YalcouyéSubstitution

66′

On: Diego GomezOff: Matt O'RileySubstitution

69′

Maxim De CuyperGoal

73′

On: Bruno FernandesOff: Mason MountSubstitution

74′

On: Ferdi KadıoğluOff: Jaouen HadjamSubstitution

74′

On: Yasin AyariOff: Olivier BoscagliSubstitution

80′

On: Matheus CunhaOff: Marcus RashfordSubstitution

82′

On: Georginio RutterOff: Charalampos KostoulasSubstitution

85′

Yasin AyariYellow cardFoul

90+1′

Maxim De CuyperYellow cardTime Wasting

Symbol key

• Goal
• Yellow card
• Red card
• Second yellow / red
• Substitution
• Penalty scored
• Penalty missed
• Own goal
• Goal disallowed
• VAR review

Match stats

Full match1st half2nd half

FULL MATCH

42%Ball Possession58%

1Blocked Shots5

4Corner Kicks3

5Fouls14

14Free Kicks5

2Goalkeeper Saves2

0Offsides2

434Passes accurate442

0Red Cards0

6Shots insidebox14

7Shots off Goal8

4Shots on Goal5

6Shots outsidebox4

12Total Shots18

527Total passes535

0Yellow Cards4

Lineups

Formations

Manchester United

4-2-3-1

12

K. Darlow

3

N. Mazraoui

26

A. Heaven

15

L. Yoro

2

Diogo Dalot

17

Andrey Santos

18

Y. Tielemans

9

M. Rashford

7

M. Mount

31

S. Lacey

30

B. Šeško

Coach: M. Carrick →

Substitutes

1 · S. Lammens0 min recordedG

5 · H. Maguire0 min recordedD

8 · Bruno FernandesOn 73′ · 17 minM

10 · Matheus CunhaOn 80′ · 10 minF

11 · J. ZirkzeeOn 66′ · 24 minF

19 · B. MbeumoOn 66′ · 24 minF

37 · K. MainooOn 66′ · 24 minM

39 · T. Fletcher0 min recordedM

41 · H. Amass0 min recordedD

Brighton

3-4-2-1

23

J. Steele

21

O. Boscagli

4

P. Struijk

44

L. Vušković

3

J. Hadjam

13

P. Groß

14

José María Andrés Baixauli

20

Costinha

35

M. Yalcouyé

33

M. O'Riley

19

C. Kostoulas

Coach: Fabian Hurzeler →

Substitutes

1 · B. Verbruggen0 min recordedG

5 · L. Dunk0 min recordedD

10 · G. RutterOn 82′ · 8 minF

12 · P. David0 min recordedF

15 · I. Osman0 min recordedF

24 · F. KadıoğluOn 74′ · 16 minD

25 · D. GómezOn 66′ · 24 minM

26 · Y. AyariOn 74′ · 16 minM

29 · M. De CuyperOn 66′ · 24 minD