Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester United, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueMan United end disappointing season with win at Brighton
Diogo Dalot and Rasmus Hojlund gave Manchester United a scarcely-deserved 2-0 win at Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 5': Attempt missed. Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 5': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Foul by Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 11': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kobbie Mainoo.
- 11': Delay in match because of an injury Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Attempt saved. Valentín Barco (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Baleba.
- 15': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 17': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 17': Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Attempt saved. Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 21': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 22': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Manchester United).
- 22': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Sofyan Amrabat (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Attempt missed. Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 24': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 24': Sofyan Amrabat (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a fast break.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
- 28': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Casemiro.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentín Barco with a cross.
- 29': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
- 32': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 33': Foul by Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 33': Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 36': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United).
- 37': Attempt blocked. Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 37': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Sofyan Amrabat.
- 39': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 39': Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 42': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jason Steele.
- 45'+1': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 45'+1': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester United 0.
- 46': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Carlos Baleba.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 50': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakub Moder.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 50': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Casemiro.
- 51': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Adingra.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 52': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Adam Webster.
- 53': Foul by Valentín Barco (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 53': Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kobbie Mainoo.
- 55': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Simon Adingra.
- 56': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Julio Enciso replaces Adam Lallana.
- 59': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
- 59': Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Substitution, Manchester United. Jonny Evans replaces Lisandro Martínez.
- 60': Substitution, Manchester United. Rasmus Højlund replaces Bruno Fernandes.
- 61': Offside, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho is caught offside.
- 62': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
- 63': Attempt missed. Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
- 64': Attempt missed. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rasmus Højlund.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
- 69': Substitution, Manchester United. Raphaël Varane replaces Sofyan Amrabat.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester United 1. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 75': Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Amad Diallo.
- 75': Substitution, Manchester United. Christian Eriksen replaces Kobbie Mainoo.
- 77': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
- 77': Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 79': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 80': Raphaël Varane (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces Valentín Barco.
- 81': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ansu Fati replaces Simon Adingra.
- 81': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Billy Gilmour replaces Carlos Baleba.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Casemiro.
- 84': Ansu Fati (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Jonny Evans (Manchester United).
- 85': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Marcus Rashford.
- 85': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United).
- 87': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 87': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Billy Gilmour (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester United 2. Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
- 90': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Igor Julio.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ansu Fati (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Ansu Fati (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
- 90'+4': Casemiro (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester United 2.
- 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester United 2.
Statistics
 MAN |
BHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.2 | Possession | 54.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 399 | Accurate Passes | 495 |
| 462 | Passes | 548 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 7 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 21 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 14 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,662
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,662
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 3 | +4 | 7 |
Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Jason Steele (GK) |
| 3 | Igor Julio |
| 4 | Adam Webster |
| 19 | Valentín Barco |
| 15 | Jakub Moder |
| 14 | Adam Lallana |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 20 | Carlos Baleba |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
| 9 | João Pedro |
| 24 | Simon Adingra |
Manchester United (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | André Onana (GK) |
| 6 | Lisandro Martínez |
| 18 | Casemiro  |
| 20 | Diogo Dalot |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 4 | Sofyan Amrabat |
| 37 | Kobbie Mainoo |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 39 | Scott McTominay |
| 17 | Alejandro Garnacho |
| 16 | Amad |
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