Manchester United v Brighton and Hove Albion, 16 September 2026
| Score | 3-2 to Brighton and Hove Albion |
| Referee | Farai Hallam |
| Competition | League Cup 3rd round |
| Venue | Old Trafford |
| Attendance | 73,670 |
View Manchester United v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head
Kick-off: 8.00pm
2 Manchester United
Manager: Michael Carrick
Goals:
| Shea Lacey | 8 |
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| Mason Mount | 10 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Karl Darlow
Defender
Leny Yoro
Defender/Midfielder
Diogo Dalot
Defender/Midfielder
Ayden Heaven
Defender/Midfielder
Noussair Mazraoui
Midfielder
Andrey Santos
Midfielder
Mason Mount
Midfielder
Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward
Shea Lacey
Midfielder/Forward
Marcus Rashford
Forward
Benjamin Seško
Substitutions:
| Kobbie Mainoo for Andrey Santos | 66 |
| Bryan Mbeumo for Shea Lacey | 66 |
| Joshua Zirkzee for Benjamin Seško | 66 |
| Bruno Fernandes for Mason Mount | 73 |
| Matheus Cunha for Marcus Rashford | 80 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Senne Lammens
Defender
Harry Amass
Defender
Harry Maguire
Midfielder
Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder
Tyler Fletcher
Midfielder
Kobbie Mainoo
Midfielder/Forward
Matheus Cunha
Midfielder/Forward
Bryan Mbeumo
Forward
Joshua Zirkzee
Comments:
This was the first time that Manchester United had lost in their last 551 home games in all competitions when they led at half time since 7 May 1984 versus Ipswich Town in League Division One (won 498, drawn 52). . This was the first time the Red Devils had lost a game at Old Trafford in all competitions after leading by two or more goals since a 3-2 loss to Tottenham Hotspur in League Division One on 4 September 1976.3 Brighton and Hove Albion
Manager: Fabian Hürzeler
Goals:
| Charalampos Kostoulas | 45+1 |
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| Pascal Gross | 65 |
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| Maxim De Cuyper | 69 |
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Starting lineup:
Jason Steele
Goalkeeper
Olivier Boscagli
Defender
Costinha
Defender
Jaouen Hadjam
Defender
Luka Vušković
Defender
Chema Andrés
Defender/Midfielder
Pascal Struijk
Defender/Midfielder
Pascal Gross
Midfielder
Matt O'Riley
Midfielder
Malick Yalcouyé
Midfielder
Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward
Substitutions:
| Maxim De Cuyper for Malick Yalcouyé | 66 |
| Diego Gómez for Matt O'Riley | 66 |
| Yasin Ayari for Olivier Boscagli | 74 |
| Ferdi Kadioğlu for Jaouen Hadjam | 74 |
| Georginio Rutter for Charalampos Kostoulas | 82 |
Cards:
| Chema Andrés | 43 | Y |
| Jaouen Hadjam | 59 | Y |
| Yasin Ayari | 85 | Y |
| Maxim De Cuyper | 90+1 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Bart Verbruggen
Defender
Lewis Dunk
Defender/Midfielder
Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder
Ferdi Kadioğlu
Midfielder
Diego Gómez
Midfielder/Forward
Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward
Ibrahim Osman
Forward
Promise David
Forward
Georginio Rutter