Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
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Who won: Man Utd 4-2
Manchester United beat Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2 on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at Old Trafford. Goals for Man Utd: Matheus Cunha (24'), Casemiro (34') and Bryan Mbeumo (61', 90'+6'). Goals for Brighton: Danny Welbeck (74') and Charalambos Kostoulas (90'+2').
Every player rated
Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0Team stats
Player of the game
Bryan Mbeumo
MAN · 2 G
Deserved to win
Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way
Play by play
- Match ends, Manchester United 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
- Second Half ends, Manchester United 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
- 90'+8'

Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Stefanos Tzimas.
D. Welbeck
- GOAL90'+6'

Goal! Left footed shot
B. Mbeumo · ast A. Heaven
Goal! Manchester United 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayden Heaven.
MAN 4 - 2 BHA - 90'+6'

Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a through ball.
B. Fernandes
- 90'+5'BHA

Foul
Foul by Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+5'

Free kick won
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4'

Yellow card
Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
F. Kadioglu
- 90'+4'

Foul
Foul by Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+4'

Free kick won
Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- GOAL90'+2'

Goal! Header
C. Kostoulas · ast J. Milner
Goal! Manchester United 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Milner with a cross following a corner.
MAN 3 - 2 BHA - 90'+2'

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ayden Heaven.
- 90'+2'

Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefanos Tzimas.
C. Kostoulas
- 90'
Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 89'

Header just wide
Attempt missed. Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Milner with a cross following a corner.
S. Tzimas
- 88'

Corner awarded
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Senne Lammens.
- 88'

Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Senne Lammens (Manchester United). Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
F. Kadioglu
- 87'
SubSubbed on for M. Wieffer
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Stefanos Tzimas replaces Mats Wieffer.
S. Tzimas
- 86'


Foul
Foul by Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 86'

Free kick won
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86'

Free kick won
Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84'

Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kobbie Mainoo.
- 82'

Free kick won
Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82'

Foul
Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 82'
SubSubbed on for B. Sesko
Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Benjamin Sesko.
J. Zirkzee

