Brighton & Hove Albion defeats Manchester United 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Brighton & Hove Albion prevails over Manchester United 3-1.

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John Ross
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Brighton & Hove Albion defeats Manchester United 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

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MANCHESTER. Brighton & Hove Albion overcomes Manchester United 3-1. Brighton & Hove Albion was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Danny Welbeck (20′), Pascal Groß (53′) and João Pedro (71′). Manchester United reduced the distance with a goal (73′) by Hannibal Mejbri, but there was not much to do for them. Brighton & Hove Albion capitalized on its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jarred Gillett assisted by Neil Davies and Darren Cann. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.04 degrees Celsius or 62.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Manchester United

1 - 3

Team 1

Brighton & Hove Albion

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 14 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 8
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 6 Shots blocked 0
  • 115 Attack 82
  • 53 Dangerous attack 37
  • 74 Ball safe 91
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 1
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Brighton & Hove Albion had a superior ball possession 56% while Manchester United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester United was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Brighton & Hove Albion succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Manchester United shot 14 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 10 times, 8 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Manchester United received 2 yellow cards (Hannibal Mejbri and Bruno Fernandes). On the opposite side, Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards (Jan Paul van Hecke and Tariq Lamptey).

Match Timeline

4'
Tariq Lamptey- Yellow
20'
Danny Welbeck(goal)Simon Adingra
24'
Jan Paul van Hecke- Yellow
Rasmus Højlund(VAR)
40'
Bruno Fernandes- Yellow
45'
53'
Pascal Groß(goal)Tariq Lamptey
64'
Ansu Fati- sub ->Adam Lallana
Anthony Martial- sub ->Rasmus Winther Højlund
64'
64'
64'
João Pedro- sub ->Danny Welbeck
71'
João Pedro(goal)Tariq Lamptey
73'
77'
Billy Gilmour- sub ->Mahmoud Dahoud
77'
James Milner- sub ->Tariq Lamptey
Alejandro Garnacho- sub ->Sergio Reguilón
85'
85'
Evan Ferguson- sub ->Simon Adingra
85'
Aaron Wan-Bissaka- sub ->Lisandro Martínez
85'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Arsenal
80
35
Manchester City
79
34
Liverpool
75
35
Aston Villa
67
35
Tottenham Hotspur
60
34
Manchester United
54
34
Newcastle United
53
34
Chelsea
51
34
West Ham United
49
35
AFC Bournemouth
48
35
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
35
Brighton & Hove Albion
44
34
Fulham
43
35
Crystal Palace
40
35
Everton
36
35
Brentford
35
35
Nottingham Forest
26
35
Luton Town
25
35
Burnley
24
35
Sheffield United
16
35

After playing this match, Manchester United will stay with 6 points like Brentford, Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest to remain in the 13th place. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion will have 12 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester United will play away with Sheffield United on the 22nd of October with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Manchester United (1 draw).

Brighton & Hove Albion will play away agasint Manchester City on the 21st of October with a 11-1 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (2 draws).

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United
G
André Onana 24.Cameroon
7.0
D
Victor Lindelöf  2.Sweden
6.8
D
Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal
7.0
D
Lisandro Martínez  6.Argentina
6.4
85'
D
Sergio Reguilón 15.Spain
6.8
85'
M
Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal
7.0
45'
M
Marcus Rashford 10.England
7.9
M
Christian Eriksen 14.Denmark
7.0
M
Casimiro 18.Brazil
7.0
64'
M
Scott McTominay 39.Scotland
6.4
85'
F
Rasmus Højlund 11.Denmark
6.4
64'
Substitutes
G
Altay Bayındır 1.Turkey
D
Harry Maguire 5.England
D
Aaron Wan-Bissaka 29.England
6.8
85'
D
Jonny Evans 35.Northern Ireland
M
Facundo Pellistri 28.Uruguay
6.7
85'
M
Hannibal 46.Tunisia
7.3
64' 90' Goals73'
M
D. Gore 44.England
F
Alejandro Garnacho 17.Argentina
6.3
85'
F
Anthony Martial 9.France
6.7
64'

Manchester United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Erik ten Hag decided to play with the following team: André Onana (7.0), Diogo Dalot (7.0), Victor Lindelöf (6.8), Lisandro Martínez (6.4), Sergio Reguilón (6.8), Scott McTominay (6.4), Casemiro (7.0), Christian Eriksen (7.0), Bruno Fernandes (7.0), Marcus Rashford (7.9) and Rasmus Winther Højlund (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka (6.8), Jonny Evans, Altay Bayindir, Facundo Pellistri (6.7), Hannibal Mejbri (7.3), Alejandro Garnacho (6.3), Anthony Martial (6.7) and Daniel Gore.

Substitutions

Manchester United made 5 changes: Casemiro for Hannibal Mejbri (64′), Rasmus Winther Højlund for Anthony Martial (64′), Sergio Reguilón for Alejandro Garnacho (85′), Scott McTominay for Facundo Pellistri (85′) and Lisandro Martínez for Aaron Wan-Bissaka (85′).

Best player: Marcus Rashford​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Marcus Rashford.

His rating is (7.9) with 24 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Brighton & Hove Albion
G
Jason Steele 23.England
7.0
D
Lewis Dunk 5.England
7.3
D
Jan Paul van Hecke 29.Netherlands
7.0
24'
D
Pervis Estupiñán 30.Ecuador
D
Joël Veltman 34.Netherlands
7.3
D
Tariq Lamptey 2.Ghana
7.5
77' 4'
M
Solomon March 7.England
M
Pascal Groß 13.Germany
7.8
Goals53'
M
Kaoru Mitoma  22.Japan
6.0
M
Adam Lallana 14.England
6.7
64'
M
Simon Adingra 24.Ivory Coast
7.3
85'
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 8.Germany
6.8
77'
F
Danny Welbeck 18.England
7.9
64' Goals20'
Substitutes
G
Bart Verbruggen 1.Netherlands
D
Igor 3.Brazil
D
Adam Webster 4.England
M
Billy Gilmour 11.Scotland
7.0
77'
M
Carlos Baleba 20.Cameroon
M
James Milner 6.England
6.6
77'
F
João Pedro 9.Brazil
8.1
64' Goals71'
F
Evan Ferguson 28.Republic of Ireland
6.7
85'
F
Ansu Fati 31.Spain
6.4
64'

Also Brighton & Hove Albion adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Roberto De Zerbi played with: Solly March, Pervis Estupiñán, Jason Steele (7.0), Joël Veltman (7.3), Jan Paul van Hecke (7.0), Lewis Dunk (7.3), Tariq Lamptey (7.5), Pascal Groß (7.8), Mahmoud Dahoud (6.8), Simon Adingra (7.3) and Adam Lallana (6.7), Kaoru Mitoma (6.0), Danny Welbeck (7.9).

They had on the bench: Bart Verbruggen, João Pedro (8.1), Billy Gilmour (7.0), Igor Júlio, Evan Ferguson (6.7), Adam Webster, Carlos Baleba, James Milner (6.6) and Ansu Fati (6.4).

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 5 changes: Danny Welbeck for João Pedro (64′), Adam Lallana for Ansu Fati (64′), Simon Adingra for Evan Ferguson (85′), Mahmoud Dahoud for Billy Gilmour (77′) and Tariq Lamptey for James Milner (77′).

Best player: João Pedro​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was João Pedro.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 20 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 64′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​