Manchester United v Brighton and Hove Albion, 25 October 2025

Score4-2 to Manchester United
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueOld Trafford
Attendance73,987

View Manchester United v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 17 Manchester United won: 9 Drawn: 0 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 8 Manchester United scored: 28 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 26 . Brighton and Hove Albion failed in their attempt to become the first team to win on four consecutive league visits to Old Trafford since Manchester City in April 1972 (five).

4 Manchester United

Manager: Ruben Amorim

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Matheus Cunha 24 G
Casemiro 34 G
Bryan Mbeumo 61 G
Bryan Mbeumo 90+6 G

Goals:

Danny Welbeck 74 G
Charalampos Kostoulas 90+2 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Senne Lammens
Defender Matthijs de Ligt
Defender Luke Shaw
Defender Leny Yoro
Defender/Midfielder Diogo Dalot
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Casemiro
Midfielder/Forward Amad Diallo
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Cunha
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Mbeumo
Forward Benjamin Seško

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Maxim De Cuyper Defender/Midfielder
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Mats Wieffer Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Yasin Ayari Midfielder/Forward
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder/Forward
Georginio Rutter Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Ayden Heaven for Luke Shaw 65
Patrick Dorgu for Amad Diallo 70
Kobbie Mainoo for Casemiro 70
Manuel Ugarte for Matheus Cunha 81
Joshua Zirkzee for Benjamin Seško 82

Substitutions:

James Milner for Carlos Baleba 59
Tom Watson for Maxim De Cuyper 59
Diego Gómez for Yasin Ayari 60
Charalampos Kostoulas for Georginio Rutter 79
Stefanos Tzimas for Mats Wieffer 87

Cards:

Patrick Dorgu 72 Y
Benjamin Seško 81 Y

Cards:

Carlos Baleba 41 Y
Ferdi Kadioğlu 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir
Defender/Midfielder Patrick Dorgu
Defender/Midfielder Ayden Heaven
Defender/Midfielder Tyrell Malacia
Defender/Midfielder Noussair Mazraoui
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder Manuel Ugarte
Forward Joshua Zirkzee

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Diego Coppola
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder/Forward Nehemiah Oriola
Midfielder/Forward Tom Watson
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Stefanos Tzimas

Comments:

League position: 4th . This was the first time that Manchester United had led by three or more goals in a home game in the Premier League under Ruben Amorim since his first game at Old Trafford (a 4-0 win over Everton in December 2024). . Bruno Fernandes had now become the 52nd player to make 300 appearances for United in all competitions. . They had now conceded 500 goals in their 638 home games in the Premier League (scored 1,315).

Comments:

League position: 13th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now lost eight of their last 23 games in the Premier League played in October (won four). . The Seagulls had now conceded two or more goals in 11 of their last 19 games in the Premier League. . They had now scored 51 goals in their 28 games in the Premier League in 2025 (conceded 46).

4 Manchester United

Manager: Ruben Amorim

Goals:

Matheus Cunha 24 G
Casemiro 34 G
Bryan Mbeumo 61 G
Bryan Mbeumo 90+6 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Senne Lammens
Defender Matthijs de Ligt
Defender Luke Shaw
Defender Leny Yoro
Defender/Midfielder Diogo Dalot
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Casemiro
Midfielder/Forward Amad Diallo
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Cunha
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Mbeumo
Forward Benjamin Seško

Substitutions:

Ayden Heaven for Luke Shaw 65
Patrick Dorgu for Amad Diallo 70
Kobbie Mainoo for Casemiro 70
Manuel Ugarte for Matheus Cunha 81
Joshua Zirkzee for Benjamin Seško 82

Cards:

Patrick Dorgu 72 Y
Benjamin Seško 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir
Defender/Midfielder Patrick Dorgu
Defender/Midfielder Ayden Heaven
Defender/Midfielder Tyrell Malacia
Defender/Midfielder Noussair Mazraoui
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder Manuel Ugarte
Forward Joshua Zirkzee

Comments:

League position: 4th . This was the first time that Manchester United had led by three or more goals in a home game in the Premier League under Ruben Amorim since his first game at Old Trafford (a 4-0 win over Everton in December 2024). . Bruno Fernandes had now become the 52nd player to make 300 appearances for United in all competitions. . They had now conceded 500 goals in their 638 home games in the Premier League (scored 1,315).

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Danny Welbeck 74 G
Charalampos Kostoulas 90+2 G

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Maxim De Cuyper Defender/Midfielder
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Mats Wieffer Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Yasin Ayari Midfielder/Forward
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder/Forward
Georginio Rutter Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

James Milner for Carlos Baleba 59
Tom Watson for Maxim De Cuyper 59
Diego Gómez for Yasin Ayari 60
Charalampos Kostoulas for Georginio Rutter 79
Stefanos Tzimas for Mats Wieffer 87

Cards:

Carlos Baleba 41 Y
Ferdi Kadioğlu 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Olivier Boscagli
Defender Diego Coppola
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder/Forward Nehemiah Oriola
Midfielder/Forward Tom Watson
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Stefanos Tzimas

Comments:

League position: 13th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now lost eight of their last 23 games in the Premier League played in October (won four). . The Seagulls had now conceded two or more goals in 11 of their last 19 games in the Premier League. . They had now scored 51 goals in their 28 games in the Premier League in 2025 (conceded 46).