Manchester United v Brighton and Hove Albion, 11 January 2026

Score2-1 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionFA Cup 3rd round
VenueOld Trafford
Attendance73,888

View Manchester United v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 4.30pm

1 Manchester United

Manager: Darren Fletcher

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Benjamin Seško 85 G

Goals:

Brajan Gruda 12 G
Danny Welbeck 64 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Senne Lammens
Defender Lisandro Martínez
Defender Leny Yoro
Defender/Midfielder Diogo Dalot
Defender/Midfielder Patrick Dorgu
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder Manuel Ugarte
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Cunha
Forward Benjamin Seško

Starting lineup:

Jason Steele Goalkeeper
Olivier Boscagli Defender
Diego Coppola Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Brajan Gruda Midfielder/Forward
Georginio Rutter Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Shea Lacey for Mason Mount 62
Joshua Zirkzee for Kobbie Mainoo 62
Casemiro for Manuel Ugarte 79
Harry Maguire for Lisandro Martínez 79

Substitutions:

Yasin Ayari for Joël Veltman 77
Jan Paul Van Hecke for Diego Gómez 77
Kaoru Mitoma for Danny Welbeck 78
Charalampos Kostoulas for Georginio Rutter 83
Tom Watson for Brajan Gruda 90+2

Cards:

Kobbie Mainoo 60 Y
Shea Lacey 87 Y
Shea Lacey 89 Y
Shea Lacey 89 R
Harry Maguire 90+3 Y

Cards:

Charalampos Kostoulas 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender/Midfielder Ayden Heaven
Defender/Midfielder Tyrell Malacia
Midfielder Casemiro
Midfielder Jack Fletcher
Midfielder Tyler Fletcher
Midfielder/Forward Shea Lacey
Forward Joshua Zirkzee

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Charlie Tasker
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Harry Howell
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Midfielder/Forward Tom Watson
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas

1 Manchester United

Manager: Darren Fletcher

Goals:

Benjamin Seško 85 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Senne Lammens
Defender Lisandro Martínez
Defender Leny Yoro
Defender/Midfielder Diogo Dalot
Defender/Midfielder Patrick Dorgu
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder Manuel Ugarte
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Cunha
Forward Benjamin Seško

Substitutions:

Shea Lacey for Mason Mount 62
Joshua Zirkzee for Kobbie Mainoo 62
Casemiro for Manuel Ugarte 79
Harry Maguire for Lisandro Martínez 79

Cards:

Kobbie Mainoo 60 Y
Shea Lacey 87 Y
Shea Lacey 89 Y
Shea Lacey 89 R
Harry Maguire 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender/Midfielder Ayden Heaven
Defender/Midfielder Tyrell Malacia
Midfielder Casemiro
Midfielder Jack Fletcher
Midfielder Tyler Fletcher
Midfielder/Forward Shea Lacey
Forward Joshua Zirkzee

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Brajan Gruda 12 G
Danny Welbeck 64 G

Starting lineup:

Jason Steele Goalkeeper
Olivier Boscagli Defender
Diego Coppola Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Brajan Gruda Midfielder/Forward
Georginio Rutter Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Yasin Ayari for Joël Veltman 77
Jan Paul Van Hecke for Diego Gómez 77
Kaoru Mitoma for Danny Welbeck 78
Charalampos Kostoulas for Georginio Rutter 83
Tom Watson for Brajan Gruda 90+2

Cards:

Charalampos Kostoulas 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Charlie Tasker
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Harry Howell
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Midfielder/Forward Tom Watson
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas