Brighton v Manchester United result

Full-time · Brighton 3–2 Manchester United

Premier League · Sun, 19 Aug 2018 16:00 BST

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Brighton · Manchester United

Brighton 3–2 Manchester United — Brighton won this Premier League match.

Next for Brighton: FK Jablonec v Brighton, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Manchester United: Como v Manchester United, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Brighton 3–2 Manchester United · Premier League
Referee: Kevin Friend, England
Head-to-head (last 3): Brighton 1 · draws 0 · Manchester United 2 · 1.33 goals/game
Recent form: Brighton 1W 1D 3L · Manchester United 2W 1D 2L

Brighton 3–2 Manchester United (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.75 / 0.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.88 / 5.67

Corners

against 5 / 4 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

2.63 / 3.83

Shots on target

against 6.13 / 3 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.5 / 1.33

Cards

against 0.63 / 1.33 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 August 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 August 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Brighton for / against	Line	Manchester United for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.88 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.67 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	8.38 for · 16.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.67 for · 10.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	2.63 for · 6.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.83 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.75 for · 6.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	8.67 for · 8.67 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.33 for · 1.33 against n 6 Last 5

Brighton

Brighton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Bernardo n 5	52.8	3.8 4/3	1.4 2/1	—
L. Ulloa n 8	28.9	2.7 5/2	0.8 1/1	—
G. Murray n 8	69.5	1.9 5/5	2.3 6/3	—
Alireza Jahanbakhsh n 6	64.2	1.9 6/2	1.4 3/2	—
B. Kayal n 8	56	1.8 5/3	1 4/1	—

Brighton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Locadia n 6	37.2	2.4 4/2	0.4 1/0
G. Murray n 8	69.5	2.1 6/3	0.5 3/0
Alireza Jahanbakhsh n 6	64.2	2.1 3/2	0.7 2/1
J. Izquierdo n 8	86.1	1.7 7/4	0.7 5/0
S. March n 8	35.8	1.6 2/2	0.6 2/0

Brighton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Locadia n 6	37.2	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
Alireza Jahanbakhsh n 6	64.2	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/0
L. Ulloa n 8	28.9	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
P. Groß n 8	72.1	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
G. Murray n 8	69.5	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Brighton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Stephens n 8	90	3 8/7
D. Pröpper n 8	88	2.8 7/5
S. March n 8	35.8	2.8 5/3
B. Kayal n 8	56	2.2 6/3
Bruno Saltor n 8	63.6	1.8 5/2

Brighton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Ryan n 8	90	4.1 8/8

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Andreas Pereira n 3	41.7	2.9 1/1	0 0/0	—
Ander Herrera n 8	50.9	2.2 6/3	1.8 3/2	—
M. Fellaini n 8	48.4	1.9 3/3	1.4 3/2	—
M. Darmian n 8	66.6	1.5 5/3	0.3 2/0	—
P. Pogba n 8	78.3	1.4 4/3	1.7 6/3	—

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Pogba n 8	78.3	2.9 7/4	0.7 4/1
Jesse Lingard n 8	64.6	2.6 7/5	0.7 2/1
A. Martial n 8	61.9	2.5 7/4	0.4 2/0
M. Rashford n 8	60.5	1.9 4/3	0.7 4/0
R. Lukaku n 8	66	1.7 6/3	1.2 4/2

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Andreas Pereira n 3	41.7	0 0/0	0.7 1/0
A. Sánchez n 8	86.9	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1
P. Pogba n 8	78.3	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
C. Smalling n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Juan Mata n 8	73.1	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Ander Herrera n 8	50.9	3.8 7/5
L. Shaw n 8	65.6	2.7 8/5
P. Pogba n 8	78.3	2.6 7/6
N. Matić n 8	81	2.4 7/5
M. Darmian n 8	66.6	2.4 4/2

Manchester United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David de Gea n 8	90	2.4 7/4
Sergio Romero n 8	88.5	2.4 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Brighton		Manchester United
33%	Possession	67%
6	Shots	9
3	Shots on target	3
3	Shots off target	4
0	Blocked shots	2
5	Shots inside the box	6
3	Corners	5
2	Offsides	2
16	Fouls	13
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	0
283	Passes	572
65%	Pass accuracy	85%

Brighton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Ryan	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Martín Montoya	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.3
S. Duffy	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
G. Bong	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
A. Knockaert	90	0	1	3	0	1	4	0	7.2
D. Stephens	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	6.6
D. Pröpper	90	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	6.8
S. March	90	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	6.5
P. Groß	89	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	7.8
G. Murray	89	1	0	1	1	0	1	Y	6.9
L. Dunk	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
L. Balogun sub	70	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.5
B. Kayal sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
J. Locadia sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David de Gea	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.5
A. Young	90	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.8
E. Bailly	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.1
V. Lindelöf	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
L. Shaw	90	0	2	0	0	3	0	6.8
Fred	90	0	1	0	0	0	0	5.9
P. Pogba	90	1	3	2	2	1	0	6.7
R. Lukaku	90	1	2	1	0	2	0	7.3
A. Martial	60	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6.2
Andreas Pereira	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Juan Mata	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
Jesse Lingard	45	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
M. Rashford	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
M. Fellaini	30	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Brighton v Manchester United — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BrightonDWLLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.4 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Manchester UnitedLDWLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.6 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Brighton 1 · 0 draws · Manchester United 2 · 1.33 goals/game

2018-05-04 Brighton 1–0 Manchester United
2018-03-17 Manchester United 2–0 Brighton
2017-11-25 Manchester United 1–0 Brighton

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Brighton#17 pos36 pts38 pl-25 GD

Manchester United#6 pos66 pts38 pl+11 GD

Goals per game

Brighton scored0.92

Manchester United scored1.71

Brighton conceded1.58

Manchester United conceded1.42

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What is the head-to-head record between Brighton and Manchester United?: In their last 3 meetings, Brighton won 1, Manchester United won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Brighton and Manchester United?: Recent form — Brighton 1W 1D 3L; Manchester United 2W 1D 2L.

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