CRAWLEY. Brighton & Hove Albion snatched a late win Manchester United 1-0 after A. Mac scored a penalty (90′). Brighton & Hove Albion capitalized on its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Broadfield Stadium stadium in Crawley on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Andre Marriner with the support of Neil Davies and Natalie Aspinall. The 4th official was Chris Kavanagh. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.1 degrees Celsius or 53.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 23 Total 16
- 6 On Target 5
- 16 Off Target 11
- 6 Shots blocked 5
- 119 Attack 87
- 54 Dangerous attack 36
- 70 Ball safe 83
- 15 Free Kicks 10
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 6
Fouls
- 10 Total 14
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Brighton & Hove Albion was in firm control of the ball 60% while Manchester United was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Brighton & Hove Albion was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Brighton & Hove Albion won the match.
Brighton & Hove Albion shot 23 times, 6 on target, 16 off target. Talking about the opposition, Manchester United shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Brighton & Hove Albion received 4 yellow cards (Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk, Levi Colwill and Moisés Caicedo). Talking about the opposition, Manchester United received 4 yellow cards (Casemiro, Diogo Dalot, Antony and Luke Shaw).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Brighton & Hove Albion will have 55 points to sit in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Manchester United will stay with 63 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion will play away against Arsenal on the 14th of May with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).
Manchester United will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 13th of May with a 12-4 head to head in favor of Manchester United (4 draws).
Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation
Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Roberto De Zerbi decided to play with the following team: Jason Steele , Moisés Caicedo , Adam Webster , Lewis Dunk , Pervis Estupiñán , Billy Gilmour , Alexis Mac Allister , Facundo Buonanotte , Julio Enciso , Kaoru Mitoma and Danny Welbeck .
The home team had on the bench: Cameron Peupion, Odeluga Offiah, Levi Colwill , Andrew Moran, Solly March , Yasin Ayari, Deniz Undav , Robert Sánchez and Jan Paul van Hecke.
Substitutions
Brighton & Hove Albion made 3 changes: Facundo Buonanotte for Solly March (62′), Billy Gilmour for Levi Colwill (75′) and Billy Gilmour for Deniz Undav (75′).
Best player: Jason Steele
The player that probably impressed the most for Brighton & Hove Albion was the goalkeeper: Jason Steele. His rating is 7.85. He performed 5 saves.
Manchester United – Formation
Manchester United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Erik ten Hag played with: David De Gea , Aaron Wan-Bissaka , Victor Lindelöf , Luke Shaw , Diogo Dalot , Fred , Casemiro , Bruno Fernandes , Antony , Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford .
They had on the bench: Marcel Sabitzer , Facundo Pellistri, Tyrell Malacia, Jack Butland, Jadon Sancho , Wout Weghorst, Christian Eriksen, Harry Maguire and Brandon Williams.
Substitutions
Manchester United made 3 changes: Antony for Jadon Sancho (76′), Fred for Marcel Sabitzer (76′) and Anthony Martial for Wout Weghorst (84′).
Best player: Bruno Fernandes
The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester United was Bruno Fernandes.
His rating is with 46 passes (82% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.