EFL Cup | Round of 32 | 2026-09-17 04:00 JST
2 – 3
45+1' C. Kostoulas 65' P. Groß 69' M. De Cuyper
Match summary Manchester United took on Brighton & Hove Albion in the EFL Cup Round of 32 on September 17. Brighton & Hove Albion came from behind to beat Manchester United 3-2. Brighton & Hove Albion trailed 2-1 at half-time but scored 2 in the second half to turn the game around.
Scorers: Manchester United – S. Lacey and M. Mount; Brighton & Hove Albion – M. De Cuyper, C. Kostoulas and P. Groß. Assists: Manchester United – Y. Tielemans; Brighton & Hove Albion – L. Vušković and J. Hadjam.
Brighton & Hove Albion controlled the game with 58% possession and 18 shots (12 for their opponents). Brighton & Hove Albion scored 3 from 5 shots on target. Yellow cards: Manchester United 0, Brighton & Hove Albion 4.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 12 Darlow 3 Mazr aou 26 Heaven 15 Yoro 2 Dalot 17 Santos 18 Tielema 9 Rashfor 7 Mount 31 Lacey 30 Šeško
3-4-2-1 23 Steele 21 Boscagl 4 Struijk 44 Vuškovi 3 Hadjam 13 Groß 14 Baix aul 20 Cost inh 35 Yalcouy 33 O' 19 Kostoul
View as table Manchester United Stat Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2-3-1 Formation 3-4-2-1 42% Possession 58% 12 Shots 18 4 Shots on target 5 7 Shots off target 8 1 Blocked shots 5 6 Shots inside the box 14 6 Shots outside the box 4 4 Corner kicks 3 0 Offsides 2 5 Fouls 14 527 Passes 535 434 Accurate passes 442 2 Goalkeeper saves 2 0 Yellow cards 4 0 Red cards 0
Referee: F. Hallam
Player stats Manchester United Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK K. Darlow 0 0 0 0 0 28(65%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.73 90 0 0 DF Diogo Dalot 0 0 0 2 0 37(82%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.88 90 0 3 3(2) DF L. Yoro 0 0 0 1(100%) 3 0 61(88%) 0 0 0 1 0 6.24 90 0 1 9(5) DF A. Heaven 0 0 0 1 0 55(83%) 0 0 0 2 3 6.07 90 1 1 10(6) DF N. Mazraoui 0 0 0 0(0%) 6 0 34(77%) 0 0 0 0 2 6.04 90 0 0 17(9) FW J. Zirkzee 1 0 0 0(0%) 0 0 5(56%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 24 0 0 5(1) FW Matheus Cunha 0 0 0 2(100%) 0 0 6(100%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.52 10 1 0 2(2) FW B. Mbeumo 0 0 0 0 0 8(67%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.36 24 1 0 1(0) MF K. Mainoo 0 0 0 1(100%) 0 0 24(96%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.4 24 0 0 2(2) DF H. Maguire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK S. Lammens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF H. Amass 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF Bruno Fernandes 1 0 0 0 0 17(94%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.3 17 2 0 MF T. Fletcher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF Andrey Santos 0 0 0 1(100%) 2 0 47(87%) 0 0 0 0 2 6.21 66 0 2 11(10) MF Y. Tielemans 4 0 0 2(67%) 4 1 51(91%) 1 0 0 1 2 7.31 90 1 0 15(11) MF S. Lacey 1 1 1 2(40%) 3 0 15(83%) 0 0 0 0 2 7.21 66 0 1 10(7) MF M. Mount 2 1 1 0(0%) 3 0 20(80%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.15 73 0 0 11(4) MF M. Rashford 3 2 0 3(60%) 1 0 17(77%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.76 80 1 0 8(4) FW B. Šeško 0 0 0 0(0%) 0 0 9(60%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.03 66 0 0 8(4)
Brighton & Hove Albion Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) MF M. Yalcouyé 1 0 0 1(25%) 0 0 17(81%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.17 66 1 0 11(3) MF Y. Ayari 0 0 0 1(100%) 2 0 12(100%) 0 1 0 1 0 6.04 16 0 0 4(3) FW P. David 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF M. De Cuyper 2 1 1 0 0 13(93%) 0 1 0 0 0 7 24 0 1 DF L. Dunk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF D. Gómez 1 1 0 1 0 9(53%) 0 0 0 2 0 5.93 24 1 0 7(3) DF F. Kadıoğlu 0 0 0 1 0 9(90%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.15 16 0 0 2(1) FW I. Osman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW G. Rutter 0 0 0 2(67%) 2 0 0(0%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.73 8 0 1 6(4) GK B. Verbruggen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF L. Vušković 2 0 0 2 1 56(80%) 1 0 0 1 1 6.85 90 1 2 8(5) DF P. Struijk 0 0 0 2 0 58(95%) 0 0 0 1 0 6.7 90 1 2 5(3) MF M. O'Riley 2 0 0 3(75%) 1 1 22(81%) 0 0 0 1 0 6.41 66 0 2 11(4) FW C. Kostoulas 4 1 1 0(0%) 0 2 17(85%) 0 0 0 2 1 7.78 82 2 0 16(3) MF J. Hadjam 0 0 0 0(0%) 3 0 23(88%) 1 1 0 2 1 6.62 74 1 1 9(4) MF P. Groß 3 1 1 1(100%) 0 0 58(89%) 0 0 0 0 0 8.2 90 5 0 7(2) MF Costinha 0 0 0 2(100%) 0 0 42(78%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.26 90 3 2 8(3) DF O. Boscagli 2 1 0 0(0%) 2 0 43(78%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.35 74 0 0 6(3) MF José María Andrés Baixauli 1 0 0 1 1 35(83%) 0 1 0 3 1 6.52 90 0 2 12(4) GK J. Steele 0 0 0 0 0 28(70%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.14 90 0 0
Lineups Manchester United Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 12 K. Darlow Starter DF 2 Diogo Dalot Starter DF 15 L. Yoro Starter DF 26 A. Heaven Starter DF 3 N. Mazraoui Starter MF 18 Y. Tielemans Starter MF 17 Andrey Santos Starter MF 31 S. Lacey Starter MF 7 M. Mount Starter MF 9 M. Rashford Starter FW 30 B. Šeško Bench MF 8 Bruno Fernandes Bench MF 37 K. Mainoo Bench FW 19 B. Mbeumo Bench FW 10 Matheus Cunha Bench FW 11 J. Zirkzee
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench MF 39 T. Fletcher Bench DF 41 H. Amass Bench GK 1 S. Lammens Bench DF 5 H. Maguire
Brighton & Hove Albion Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 23 J. Steele Starter DF 44 L. Vušković Starter DF 4 P. Struijk Starter DF 21 O. Boscagli Starter MF 20 Costinha Starter MF 14 José María Andrés Baixauli Starter MF 13 P. Groß Starter MF 3 J. Hadjam Starter MF 33 M. O'Riley Starter MF 35 M. Yalcouyé Starter FW 19 C. Kostoulas Bench DF 29 M. De Cuyper Bench MF 25 D. Gómez Bench DF 24 F. Kadıoğlu Bench FW 10 G. Rutter Bench MF 26 Y. Ayari
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench FW 12 P. David Bench DF 5 L. Dunk Bench FW 15 I. Osman Bench GK 1 B. Verbruggen
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 8' Manchester United ⚽ Goal S. Lacey 1-0 1H 9' Manchester United ⚽ Goal M. Mount 2-0 1H 43' Brighton & Hove Albion 🟨 Yellow card José María Andrés Baixauli 1H 45+1' Brighton & Hove Albion ⚽ Goal C. Kostoulas 2-1 2H 14' Brighton & Hove Albion 🟨 Yellow card J. Hadjam 2H 20' Brighton & Hove Albion ⚽ Goal P. Groß 2-2 2H 21' Manchester United 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Šeško → IN J. Zirkzee 2H 21' Manchester United 🔄 Substitution OUT Andrey Santos → IN K. Mainoo 2H 21' Manchester United 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Lacey → IN B. Mbeumo 2H 21' Brighton & Hove Albion 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Yalcouyé → IN M. De Cuyper 2H 21' Brighton & Hove Albion 🔄 Substitution OUT M. O'Riley → IN D. Gómez 2H 24' Brighton & Hove Albion ⚽ Goal M. De Cuyper 2-3 2H 28' Manchester United 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Mount → IN Bruno Fernandes 2H 29' Brighton & Hove Albion 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Hadjam → IN F. Kadıoğlu 2H 29' Brighton & Hove Albion 🔄 Substitution OUT O. Boscagli → IN Y. Ayari 2H 35' Manchester United 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Rashford → IN Matheus Cunha 2H 37' Brighton & Hove Albion 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Kostoulas → IN G. Rutter 2H 40' Brighton & Hove Albion 🟨 Yellow card Y. Ayari 2H 45+1' Brighton & Hove Albion 🟨 Yellow card M. De Cuyper
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