MANCHESTER. Brighton & Hove Albion bested Manchester United to win 2-1. P. Gross was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Brighton & Hove Albion to strike first with a goal of P. Gross at the 30′. Then P. Gross scored again for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 39′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, A. Mac Allister reduced the distance for Manchester United an own goal (68′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Manchester United was truly superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Paul Tierney assisted by Constantine Hatzidakis and Neil Davies. The 4th official was Michael Salisbury. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.1 degrees Celsius or 70.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 17 Total 15
- 5 On Target 4
- 12 Off Target 11
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 95 Attack 84
- 64 Dangerous attack 43
- 97 Ball safe 93
- 14 Free Kicks 10
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 12
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Manchester United had a strong ball possession 63% while Brighton & Hove Albion was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester United was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Brighton & Hove Albion succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Manchester United shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Manchester United received 4 yellow cards (S. McTominay, L. Martinez, H. Maguire and L. Shaw). On the opposite side, Brighton & Hove Albion received 1 yellow card (L. Trossard).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Manchester United stays with 0 points to occupy the 13th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Brighton & Hove Albion has 3 points (6th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester United will host Fulham on the 28th of May with a 19-2 head to head in favor of Manchester United (3 draws).
Brighton & Hove Albion will play away agasint Aston Villa on the 28th of May with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Aston Villa (4 draws).
Manchester United – Formation
Manchester United
53'
90'
Manchester United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Erik ten Hag decided to play with the following team: David De Gea , Diogo Dalot , Harry Maguire , Lisandro Martínez , Luke Shaw , Scott McTominay , Fred , Bruno Fernandes , Jadon Sancho , Christian Eriksen and Marcus Rashford .
The home team had on the bench: Cristiano Ronaldo , James Garner, Tom Heaton, Donny van de Beek , Tyrell Malacia, Alejandro Garnacho, Raphaël Varane, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Anthony Elanga.
Substitutions
Manchester United made 5 changes: Fred for C. Ronaldo (53′), S. McTominay for D. van de Beek (78′), J. Sancho for A. Elanga (90′), L. Shaw for T. Malacia (90′) and B. Fernandes for A. Garnacho (90′).
Best player: Bruno Fernandes
The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester United was Bruno Fernandes.
His rating is with 62 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 7 crosses.
Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation
Brighton & Hove Albion
30', 39'
Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Graham Potter played with: Robert Sánchez , Joël Veltman , Lewis Dunk , Adam Webster , Pascal Groß , Alexis Mac Allister , Moisés Caicedo , Leandro Trossard , Solly March , Adam Lallana and Danny Welbeck .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jan Paul van Hecke, Kaoru Mitoma, Enock Mwepu , Jeremy Sarmiento, Jason Steele, Neal Maupay, Levi Colwill, Deniz Undav and Tariq Lamptey .
Substitutions
Brighton & Hove Albion made 4 changes: L. Trossard for T. Lamptey (75′), A. Lallana for E. Mwepu (76′), D. Welbeck for D. Undav (90′) and S. March for L. Colwill (90′).
Best player: Danny Welbeck
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Danny Welbeck even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 23 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 14.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- West Ham United – Manchester City – 0-2
- Manchester United – Brighton & Hove Albion – 1-2
- Leicester City – Brentford – 2-2
