Manchester United 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 4 April 2021

Result

Manchester United 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League · Sunday 4 April 2021, 18:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Manchester United 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report

Manchester United beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 4 April 2021. The half-time score was 0-1.

Danny Welbeck opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Manchester United's goals came from Marcus Rashford (62') and Mason Greenwood (83'). Brighton & Hove Albion scored through Danny Welbeck (13').

Discipline: Manchester United received 2 yellow cards; Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Manchester United were 2nd on 57 points from 29 and Brighton & Hove Albion 16th on 32 points from 29. Manchester United went on to finish that season 2nd with 74 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 16th with 41.

Manchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Brighton & Hove Albion in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Paul Pogba of Manchester United (8.3), ahead of Bruno Fernandes (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Manchester United wins, 0 draws and 2 for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

13'Goal · Danny WelbeckBrighton & Hove Albion · 0-1
42'Yellow card · Pascal GroßBrighton & Hove Albion
62'Goal · Marcus RashfordManchester United · 1-1
63'Yellow card · Edinson CavaniManchester United
66'Yellow card · Ben WhiteBrighton & Hove Albion
83'Goal · Mason GreenwoodManchester United · 2-1
89'Yellow card · Mason GreenwoodManchester United

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Manchester United 5, draws 0, Brighton & Hove Albion 2.

Brighton & Hove Albion 2-3 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 26 Sep 2020
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-3 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 30 Jun 2020
Manchester United 3-1 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 10 Nov 2019
Manchester United 2-1 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 19 Jan 2019
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-2 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 19 Aug 2018
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 4 May 2018

Team news

Unavailable

Phil JonesManchester United · injury (Knee Injury)
Alex TellesManchester United · injury (Ill)
Pervis EstupiñánBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Muscle Injury)
Aaron ConnollyBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Unknown Injury)
S. MarchBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Knock)
Eric BaillyManchester United · injury (COVID 19)
Timothy Fosu-MensahManchester United · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)
Tariq LampteyBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Anthony MartialManchester United · injury (Ruptured Knee Ligament)
Jadon SanchoManchester United · injury (Torn Muscle Bundle)

Manchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)

Dean Henderson, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelöf, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Paul Pogba, Fred, Mason Greenwood, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Edinson Cavani

Brighton & Hove Albion line-up (3-4-1-2)

Robert Sánchez, Ben White, Lewis Dunk, Joël Veltman, Pascal Groß, Adam Lallana, Yves Bissouma, Jakub Moder, Leandro Trossard, Neal Maupay, Danny Welbeck