Carabao Cup · 2026/27

Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion — Carabao Cup

Final score, key moments and the story of the tie.

UK kick-off times · GMT / BSTUpdated twice daily · Last fixture check: 14 Nov 2026, 18:00 GMT

Result and match summary

Full time

Manchester United 2–3 Brighton & Hove Albion. Full time. Brighton & Hove Albion go through. Carabao Cup third round, Wed 16 Sep 2026, 20:00 BST. Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester, England.

Manchester United

2–3

Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion go through

Kick-off (UK time): Wed 16 Sep 2026 · 20:00 BST
Round: Third round
Ground: Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Final whistle: 16 Sep 2026, 21:54 BST

Score by half

Goals scored in each half. Penalty shoot-outs are shown separately.
Period	Manchester United	Brighton & Hove Albion
First half	2	1
Second half	0	2

UK TV coverage for this match

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Match details checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:07 GMT

Attendance and match officials

Attendance73670

RefereeFarai Hallam

Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion highlights

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Key match events

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:07 GMT27 events

0'
Kick-off
8'
Goal
Manchester United
Shea Lacey ScorerYouri Tielemans Assist
10'
Goal
Manchester United
Mason Mount Scorer
16'
End Delay
Brighton & Hove Albion
16'
End Delay
Manchester United
21'
End Delay
Manchester United
21'
End Delay
Brighton & Hove Albion
43'
Yellow Card
Brighton & Hove Albion
Chema Andrés
45'+1'
Goal
Brighton & Hove Albion
Charalambos Kostoulas ScorerJaouen Hadjam Assist
59'
Yellow Card
Brighton & Hove Albion
Jaouen Hadjam
65'
Goal
Brighton & Hove Albion
Pascal Gross ScorerLuka Vuskovic Assist
66'
Substitution
Manchester United
Joshua Zirkzee OnBenjamin Sesko Off
66'
Substitution
Manchester United
Kobbie Mainoo OnAndrey Santos Off
66'
Substitution
Manchester United
Bryan Mbeumo OnShea Lacey Off
66'
Substitution
Brighton & Hove Albion
Maxim De Cuyper OnMalick Yalcouyé Off
66'
Substitution
Brighton & Hove Albion
Diego Gómez OnMatt O'Riley Off
69'
Goal
Brighton & Hove Albion
Maxim De Cuyper Scorer
73'
Substitution
Manchester United
Bruno Fernandes OnMason Mount Off
74'
End Delay
Brighton & Hove Albion
74'
End Delay
Manchester United
74'
Substitution
Brighton & Hove Albion
Ferdi Kadioglu OnJaouen Hadjam Off
74'
Substitution
Brighton & Hove Albion
Yasin Ayari OnOlivier Boscagli Off
80'
Substitution
Manchester United
Matheus Cunha OnMarcus Rashford Off
82'
Substitution
Brighton & Hove Albion
Georginio Rutter OnCharalambos Kostoulas
85'
Yellow Card
Brighton & Hove Albion
Yasin Ayari
90'+1'
Yellow Card
Brighton & Hove Albion
Maxim De Cuyper
90'+6'
Full time

Match statistics

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:07 GMT

Manchester UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion

49.6%Possession50.4%

12Shots18

4Shots on target5

4Corners3

5Fouls14

0Offsides2

2Saves2

0Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

527Passes532

435Accurate passes440

82.5%Pass accuracy82.7%

10Crosses15

1Accurate crosses5

61Long balls55

23Accurate long balls26

1Blocked shots5

26Tackles20

8Interceptions13

19Clearances15

33.3%Shots on target (%)27.8%

0Penalties scored0

0Penalties taken0

10.0%Cross accuracy33.3%

37.7%Long-ball accuracy47.3%

11Successful tackles12

42.3%Tackle success60.0%

19Effective clearances15

Line-ups & formations

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:07 GMT

Manchester United

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

12
Karl Darlow
Goalkeeper
26
Ayden Heaven
Centre Left Defender
15
Leny Yoro
Centre Right Defender
3
Noussair Mazraoui
Left Back
2
Diogo Dalot
Right Back
7
Mason Mount
Attacking Midfielder · Substituted
17
Andrey Santos
Left Midfielder · Substituted
18
Youri Tielemans
Right Midfielder
30
Benjamin Sesko
Forward · Substituted
9
Marcus Rashford
Attacking Midfielder Left · Substituted
31
Shea Lacey
Attacking Midfielder Right · Substituted

Substitutes

11
Joshua Zirkzee
Substitute · Came on
10
Matheus Cunha
Substitute · Came on
5
Harry Maguire
Substitute
1
Senne Lammens
Substitute
19
Bryan Mbeumo
Substitute · Came on
41
Harry Amass
Substitute
8
Bruno Fernandes
Substitute · Came on
39
Tyler Fletcher
Substitute
37
Kobbie Mainoo
Substitute · Came on

Brighton & Hove Albion

4-3-3

Starting XI

23
Jason Steele
Goalkeeper
4
Pascal Struijk
Centre Left Defender
44
Luka Vuskovic
Centre Right Defender
3
Jaouen Hadjam
Left Back · Substituted
20
Costinha
Right Back
21
Olivier Boscagli
Centre Midfielder · Substituted
13
Pascal Gross
Left Midfielder
14
Chema Andrés
Right Midfielder
19
Charalambos Kostoulas
Forward · Substituted
35
Malick Yalcouyé
Left Forward · Substituted
33
Matt O'Riley
Right Forward · Substituted

Substitutes

24
Ferdi Kadioglu
Substitute · Came on
12
Promise David
Substitute
15
Ibrahim Osman
Substitute
29
Maxim De Cuyper
Substitute · Came on
10
Georginio Rutter
Substitute · Came on
25
Diego Gómez
Substitute · Came on
26
Yasin Ayari
Substitute · Came on
5
Lewis Dunk
Substitute
1
Bart Verbruggen
Substitute

Player statistics

YC: yellow cards. RC: red cards. A dash means the figure is unavailable.
Player	Goals	Assists	Shots	On target	Saves
Karl DarlowGoalkeeper More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 3 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	2
Ayden HeavenCentre Left Defender More statistics Fouls committed 2 Fouls won 3 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 3 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Leny YoroCentre Right Defender More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 3 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Noussair MazraouiLeft Back More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 3 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Diogo DalotRight Back More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 3 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Mason MountAttacking Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 3 Shots faced 0	1	0	2	1	—
Andrey SantosLeft Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Youri TielemansRight Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 3 Shots faced 0	0	1	4	0	—
Benjamin SeskoForward More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Marcus RashfordAttacking Midfielder Left More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 3 Shots faced 0	0	0	3	2	—
Shea LaceyAttacking Midfielder Right More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	1	0	1	1	—
Joshua ZirkzeeSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	1	0	—
Matheus CunhaSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Harry MaguireSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Senne LammensSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0
Bryan MbeumoSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Harry AmassSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Bruno FernandesSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	1	0	—
Tyler FletcherSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Kobbie MainooSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—

Previous meetings

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:07 GMTBefore this fixture · All competitions

24 May 2026 · 2025-26 English Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion0 – 3

Manchester United

11 Jan 2026 · 2025-26 English FA Cup

Manchester United1 – 2

Brighton & Hove Albion

25 Oct 2025 · 2025-26 English Premier League

Manchester United4 – 2

Brighton & Hove Albion

19 Jan 2025 · 2024-25 English Premier League

Manchester United1 – 3

Brighton & Hove Albion

24 Aug 2024 · 2024-25 English Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion2 – 1

Manchester United

Form before this match

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:07 GMT

W: win; D: draw; L: loss. H: home; A: away. Scores are shown home team first.

Manchester United

Manchester City (H)

13 Sept 2026 · Premier League

0 – 1

Sabah FK (H)

10 Sept 2026 · UEFA Champions League

4 – 0

Everton (A)

6 Sept 2026 · Premier League

2 – 2

Ipswich Town (H)

30 Aug 2026 · Premier League

5 – 2

Hull City (A)

22 Aug 2026 · Premier League

2 – 0

Brighton & Hove Albion

Coventry City (A)

13 Sept 2026 · Premier League

0 – 5

Leeds United (H)

5 Sept 2026 · Premier League

1 – 1

Chelsea (A)

30 Aug 2026 · Premier League

4 – 3

Tromso (H)

27 Aug 2026 · UEFA Conference League Qualifying

4 – 0

Aston Villa (H)

23 Aug 2026 · Premier League

4 – 0

Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion: match questions

When and where was Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion?

The listed kick-off is Wed 16 Sep 2026, 20:00 BST. The venue is Old Trafford, Manchester, England. Times are shown for the UK, including GMT or BST.

Where can I watch Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion highlights?

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Are penalties included in the final score?

The main score shows goals in the match, including extra time where played. Penalty shoot-out scores are shown separately. Any aggregate score covers the two legs of a tie.

Match updates

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Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion — Carabao Cup

Result and match summary

Manchester United

Brighton & Hove Albion

Score by half

UK TV coverage for this match

Attendance and match officials

Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion highlights

CRAZY GAME! | Manchester United v Brighton extended highlights

Key match events

Kick-off

Goal

Goal

End Delay

End Delay

End Delay

End Delay

Yellow Card

Goal

Yellow Card

Goal

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Goal

Substitution

End Delay

End Delay

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Yellow Card

Yellow Card

Full time

Match statistics

Line-ups & formations

Manchester United

Starting XI

Substitutes

Brighton & Hove Albion

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player statistics

Previous meetings

Form before this match

Manchester United

Brighton & Hove Albion

Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion: match questions

When and where was Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion?

Where can I watch Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion highlights?

Are penalties included in the final score?

Match updates