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Manchester United

MUN

Carabao Cup

16 Sep 2026

2 – 3

Full-time

Old Trafford

Brighton & Hove Albion

BHA

Kostoulas 45'+1' football

Groß 65'

De Cuyper 69' football

Commentary will be available once the match begins.

Timeline

90'+1

YELLOW CARD

M. Cuyper

85'

YELLOW CARD

Y. Ayari

82'

off

G. Rutter

C. Kostoulas

80'

off

M. Cunha

M. Rashford

74'

off

Y. Ayari

O. Boscagli

74'

off

F. Kadioglu

J. Hadjam

73'

off

B. Fernandes

M. Mount

69'

2-3

Goal

M. Cuyper

66'

off

D. Gómez

M. O'Riley

66'

off

M. Cuyper

M. Yalcouyé

66'

off

B. Mbeumo

S. Lacey

66'

off

K. Mainoo

A. Santos

66'

off

J. Zirkzee

B. Sesko

65'

2-2

Goal

P. Groß

59'

YELLOW CARD

J. Hadjam

45'+1'

2-1

Goal

C. Kostoulas

43'

YELLOW CARD

J. Andrés

10'

2-0

Goal

M. Mount

1-0

Goal

S. Lacey

Blog

90'+6'

Second Half ends

Second Half ends, Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 3.

90'+5'

Foul

Foul by Ayden Heaven (Manchester United).

90'+5'

Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+3'

Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.

90'+1'

Yellow Card

Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.

90'+1'

Corner

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.

90'+1'

Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

89'

Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.

89'

Attempt missed. Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Cunha with a cross.

86'

Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

86'

Foul

Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).

85'

Yellow Card

Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

85'

Ayden Heaven (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

85'

Foul

Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).

84'

Attempt saved. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Karl Darlow (Manchester United). Assisted by Pascal Groß with a through ball.

82'

Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Charalampos Kostoulas.

81'

Attempt blocked. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.

80'

Substitution

Substitution, Manchester United. Matheus Cunha replaces Marcus Rashford.

79'

Attempt missed. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß.

79'

Attempt missed. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Costinha with a cross.

78'

Youri Tielemans (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

78'

Foul

Foul by Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion).

77'

Corner

Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Pascal Groß.

77'

Corner

Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jason Steele.

77'

Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jason Steele (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.

76'

Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

74'

Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Olivier Boscagli.

74'

Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ferdi Kadioglu replaces Jaouen Hadjam because of an injury.

74'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

73'

Substitution

Substitution, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes replaces Mason Mount.

73'

Break in play

Delay in match because of an injury Jaouen Hadjam (Brighton and Hove Albion).

72'

Attempt blocked. Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

69'

MUN

2-3

BHA

Goal!

De Cuyper

Goal! Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 3. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.

69'

Attempt blocked. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Diego Gómez.

68'

Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

68'

Foul

Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).

67'

Attempt missed. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß.

67'

Foul by Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion).

63'

Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcus Rashford following a corner.

62'

Corner

Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Pascal Struijk.

59'

Yellow Card

Jaouen Hadjam (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

59'

Shea Lacey (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.

59'

Foul

Foul by Jaouen Hadjam (Brighton and Hove Albion).

57'

Attempt missed. Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Costinha.

54'

Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Manchester United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left following a fast break.

53'

Ayden Heaven (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

53'

Foul

Foul by Matt O'Riley (Brighton and Hove Albion).

52'

Mason Mount (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

52'

Foul

Foul by Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion).

51'

Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ayden Heaven.

48'

Andrey Santos (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

48'

Foul

Foul by Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion).

45'

Second Half begins

Second Half begins Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.

45'+4'

First Half ends

First Half ends, Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.

45'+1'

MUN

2-1

BHA

Goal!

Kostoulas

Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Chema Andrés.

33'

Attempt missed. Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Costinha with a headed pass.

30'

Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

30'

Foul

Foul by Ayden Heaven (Manchester United).

28'

Offside

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Costinha is caught offside.

27'

Corner

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Leny Yoro.

24'

Corner

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Noussair Mazraoui.

24'

Attempt blocked. Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malick Yalcouyé.

21'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

19'

Break in play

Delay in match because of an injury Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United).

17'

Foul

Foul by Pascal Struijk (Brighton and Hove Albion).

17'

Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

16'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

15'

Break in play

Delay in match (Manchester United).

12'

Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.

11'

Shea Lacey (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

11'

Foul

Foul by Jaouen Hadjam (Brighton and Hove Albion).

10'

Goal

Goal! Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Mason Mount (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.

Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Jason Steele (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Goal

Goal! Manchester United 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Shea Lacey (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.

Attempt saved. Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal by Karl Darlow (Manchester United). Assisted by Pascal Struijk.

Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul

Foul by Mason Mount (Manchester United).

Malick Yalcouyé (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul

Foul by Leny Yoro (Manchester United).

Foul

Foul by Malick Yalcouyé (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Youri Tielemans (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Kick-off

First Half begins.

The United team.

The Albion team to face Manchester United.

Lineups announced

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Match News

Albion will head to either the Etihad Stadium or Carrow Road in the next round. 📸 by James Boardman.

Friday 18 September 2026

Date confirmed for Carabao Cup tie Albion travel to the Etihad Stadium to take on Manchester City

21 Max De Cuyper starts the celebrations as the come back is complete

Wednesday 16 September 2026

Gallery: Match action from Old Trafford Victory at Old Trafford as Fabian Hurzeler’s side come back from two goals down to beat Michael Carrick's Manchester United side 3-2 to grab a spot in round four. Club photographer James Boardman captured the action.

Fabian Hurzeler's team showed 'belief' to turn around the scoreline at 2-0 down. 📸 by James Boardman.

Wednesday 16 September 2026

Hurzeler: We're not 'goalscoring kings', but we did show belief The head coach reflects on a fantastic evening in the north west.

Babis Kostoulas netted his third goal of the season, surpassing his tally for the entirety of the 2025/26 campaign. 📸 by James Boardman.

Wednesday 16 September 2026

United 2 Albion 3: 50-year record broken as Albion stun Old Trafford Albion can head into the Carabao Cup fourth round after beating Manchester United 3-2 at Old Trafford.