Manchester United v Brighton and Hove Albion, 04 April 2021

Score2-1 to Manchester United
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueOld Trafford

View Manchester United v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 7.30pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 8 Manchester United won: 6 Drawn: 0 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 2 Manchester United scored: 16 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 9 Manchester United had now won the last six meetings in all competitions.

2 Manchester United

Manager: Ole Gunnar Solskjær

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Marcus Rashford 62 G
Mason Greenwood 83 G

Goals:

Danny Welbeck 13 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Luke Shaw
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Fred
Midfielder Paul Pogba
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford
Forward Edinson Cavani
Forward Mason Greenwood

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Ben White Defender
Jakub Moder Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Leandro Trossard Midfielder
Adam Lallana Midfielder/Forward
Neal Maupay Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Dan James for Marcus Rashford 72
Donny van de Beek for Edinson Cavani 82
Scott McTominay for Paul Pogba 84

Substitutions:

Alexis Mac Allister for Leandro Trossard 63
Alireza Jahanbakhsh for Jakub Moder 87
Andi Zeqiri for Adam Lallana 88

Cards:

Edinson Cavani 65 Y
Mason Greenwood 89 Y

Cards:

Pascal Gross 42 Y
Ben White 66 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David De Gea
Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender Axel Tuanzebe
Defender Brandon Williams
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Scott McTominay
Midfielder Donny van de Beek
Midfielder/Forward Amad Diallo
Midfielder/Forward Dan James

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender/Midfielder Steven Alzate
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Michał Karbownik
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder Davy Pröpper
Midfielder/Forward José Izquierdo
Forward Andi Zeqiri

Comments:

League position: 2nd Manchester United had now taken 25 points from losing positions so far in this Premier League season; nine more points than any other team currently in the division. They had now won eight games after going behind so far in this Premier League season; only Newcastle United (ten in 2001-02) and the Red Devils (nine in 2012-13) had won more such games in a season in the competition. United failed in their attempt to keep clean sheets in five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2017.

Comments:

League position: 16th Brighton and Hove Albion failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2018. Albion had now scored one goal in each of seven of their last 13 games in the Premier League. With the 50th league goal of his career, Danny Welbeck became the first former Manchester United player to score three goals in the Premier League against the Red Devils after leaving the club.

2 Manchester United

Manager: Ole Gunnar Solskjær

Goals:

Marcus Rashford 62 G
Mason Greenwood 83 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Luke Shaw
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Fred
Midfielder Paul Pogba
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford
Forward Edinson Cavani
Forward Mason Greenwood

Substitutions:

Dan James for Marcus Rashford 72
Donny van de Beek for Edinson Cavani 82
Scott McTominay for Paul Pogba 84

Cards:

Edinson Cavani 65 Y
Mason Greenwood 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David De Gea
Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender Axel Tuanzebe
Defender Brandon Williams
Defender/Midfielder Nemanja Matić
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Scott McTominay
Midfielder Donny van de Beek
Midfielder/Forward Amad Diallo
Midfielder/Forward Dan James

Comments:

League position: 2nd Manchester United had now taken 25 points from losing positions so far in this Premier League season; nine more points than any other team currently in the division. They had now won eight games after going behind so far in this Premier League season; only Newcastle United (ten in 2001-02) and the Red Devils (nine in 2012-13) had won more such games in a season in the competition. United failed in their attempt to keep clean sheets in five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2017.

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Danny Welbeck 13 G

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Ben White Defender
Jakub Moder Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Leandro Trossard Midfielder
Adam Lallana Midfielder/Forward
Neal Maupay Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Alexis Mac Allister for Leandro Trossard 63
Alireza Jahanbakhsh for Jakub Moder 87
Andi Zeqiri for Adam Lallana 88

Cards:

Pascal Gross 42 Y
Ben White 66 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender/Midfielder Steven Alzate
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Defender/Midfielder Michał Karbownik
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder Davy Pröpper
Midfielder/Forward José Izquierdo
Forward Andi Zeqiri

Comments:

League position: 16th Brighton and Hove Albion failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2018. Albion had now scored one goal in each of seven of their last 13 games in the Premier League. With the 50th league goal of his career, Danny Welbeck became the first former Manchester United player to score three goals in the Premier League against the Red Devils after leaving the club.