Manchester United 1-3 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 16 September 2023

Result

Manchester United 1-3 Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League · Saturday 16 September 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Manchester United 1-3 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report

Manchester United were beaten by Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 in the Premier League on Saturday 16 September 2023. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Danny Welbeck opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Manchester United's goal came from Hannibal (73'). Brighton & Hove Albion scored through Danny Welbeck (20'), Pascal Groß (53') and João Pedro (71').

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

Going into the game Manchester United were 11th on 6 points from 4 and Brighton & Hove Albion 6th on 9 points from 4. Manchester United went on to finish that season 8th with 60 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 11th with 48.

Manchester United lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to João Pedro of Brighton & Hove Albion (7.9), ahead of Pascal Groß (7.7).

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

4'Yellow card · Tariq LampteyBrighton & Hove Albion
20'Goal · Danny WelbeckBrighton & Hove Albion · 0-1
24'Yellow card · Jan Paul van HeckeBrighton & Hove Albion
45+3'Yellow card · Bruno FernandesManchester United
53'Goal · Pascal GroßBrighton & Hove Albion · 0-2
71'Goal · João PedroBrighton & Hove Albion · 0-3
73'Goal · HannibalManchester United · 1-3
90+2'Yellow card · HannibalManchester United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester United 6, draws 0, Brighton & Hove Albion 4.

Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 4 May 2023
Manchester United 1-2 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 7 Aug 2022
Brighton & Hove Albion 4-0 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 7 May 2022
Manchester United 2-0 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 15 Feb 2022
Manchester United 2-1 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 4 Apr 2021
Brighton & Hove Albion 2-3 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 26 Sep 2020

Team news

Unavailable

Jakub ModerBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)
Amad DialloManchester United · injury (Knee Injury)
Mason MountManchester United · injury (Unknown Injury)
Tom HeatonManchester United · injury (Calf Injury)
Julio EncisoBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Meniscus Tear)
Raphaël VaraneManchester United · injury (Unknown Injury)
Kobbie MainooManchester United · injury (Ankle Injury)
Luke ShawManchester United · injury (Muscle Injury)
O. OffiahBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Ill)
AntonyManchester United · suspension (Special Leave)
Jadon SanchoManchester United · suspension (Suspended)
Sofyan AmrabatManchester United · injury (Unknown Injury)
Steven AlzateBrighton & Hove Albion · other (Doubtful)
Tyrell MalaciaManchester United · injury (Knee Injury)
J. SarmientoBrighton & Hove Albion · other (Doubtful)

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

André Onana, Diogo Dalot, Victor Lindelöf, Lisandro Martínez, Sergio Reguilón, Scott McTominay, Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Rasmus Højlund

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

Jason Steele, Joël Veltman, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Tariq Lamptey, Pascal Groß, Mahmoud Dahoud, Simon Adingra, Adam Lallana, Kaoru Mitoma, Danny Welbeck