Manchester United v Brighton result

Full-time · Manchester United 2–0 Brighton

Premier League · Tue, 15 Feb 2022 20:15 GMT · Old Trafford

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Manchester United · Brighton · Head-to-head

Manchester United 2–0 Brighton — Manchester United won this Premier League match.

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

The numbers

Result: Manchester United 2–0 Brighton · Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford · Manchester
Referee: P. Bankes
Head-to-head (last 6): Manchester United 6 · draws 0 · Brighton 0 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester United 2W 3D 0L · Brighton 1W 3D 1L

Manchester United 2–0 Brighton (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 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.5

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.29 / 6.43

Corners

against 4.29 / 5.14 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5.71 / 5.14

Shots on target

against 5 / 3.43 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.71 / 0.86

Cards

against 1 / 2.71 · 0 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

3.76 yellows

Referee · P. Bankes

1.76 home / 2 away

over 17 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 February 2022. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 February 2022. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester United for / against	Line	Brighton for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.29 for · 4.29 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6.43 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	17.71 for · 12 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14.86 for · 10.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	5.71 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5.14 for · 3.43 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.86 for · 8.57 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	9.71 for · 9.71 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.71 for · 1 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	0.86 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: P. Bankes — 3.76 yellow cards a game, 0.18 red cards, 21.59 fouls over 17 matches (1.76 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 1.76Away 2

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 February 2022. 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
P. Pogba n 8	68.8	3.1 7/6	2.6 6/5	—
L. Shaw n 8	89.4	1.9 7/5	1 4/2	—
S. McTominay n 8	89.9	1.5 5/4	1.6 6/3	—
M. Rashford n 8	60.8	1.5 5/2	1.3 4/1	—
N. Matić n 8	59.1	1.5 5/2	0.4 2/0	—

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Cristiano Ronaldo n 8	82.8	3 8/5	1.1 5/2
M. Greenwood n 8	67.6	2.5 6/3	1.7 5/3
Bruno Fernandes n 8	85.6	2.2 7/5	0.9 6/1
A. Elanga n 8	38.8	2 4/2	0.9 3/0
M. Rashford n 8	60.8	1.9 6/3	1.3 5/2

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Bruno Fernandes n 8	85.6	0.3 1/1	0.4 2/1
M. Rashford n 8	60.8	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Fred n 8	65.8	0 0/0	0.5 3/0
E. Cavani n 8	60.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
S. McTominay n 8	89.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. van de Beek n 8	31.8	5 6/2
Alex Telles n 8	90	3.5 7/6
Fred n 8	65.8	3.1 7/5
S. McTominay n 8	89.9	2.5 7/6
A. Wan-Bissaka n 8	89.3	2.4 6/6

Manchester United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David de Gea n 8	90	4.1 8/5
D. Henderson n 8	91	3 8/5

Brighton

Brighton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 February 2022. 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
M. Caicedo n 8	79.5	2.7 7/6	1.8 7/4	—
S. March n 8	54	2.1 5/4	0.8 4/0	—
Y. Bissouma n 8	70.5	1.8 6/3	1.3 3/2	—
N. Maupay n 8	86	1.7 7/5	1.3 5/1	—
S. Alzate n 8	46.6	1.7 5/1	0.7 2/1	—

Brighton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Ferguson n 3	21.3	2.8 1/1	0 0/0
D. Welbeck n 8	37.8	2.7 7/2	1.8 5/1
A. Mac Allister n 8	80.4	1.7 6/4	1.1 4/3
Leandro Trossard n 8	72.1	1.7 6/3	0.9 5/1
N. Maupay n 8	86	1.4 7/3	0.8 4/2

Brighton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Ferguson n 3	21.3	0 0/0	1.4 1/0
E. Mwepu n 8	67.6	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/1
N. Maupay n 8	86	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
D. Welbeck n 8	37.8	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
A. Mac Allister n 8	80.4	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0

Brighton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Y. Bissouma n 8	70.5	3.7 8/5
Marc Cucurella n 8	86.9	3.4 7/7
A. Mac Allister n 8	80.4	2.7 7/4
J. Moder n 8	72.5	2.5 5/4
E. Mwepu n 8	67.6	2.5 7/4

Brighton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 February 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Robert Sánchez n 8	90	3.2 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David de Gea	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
Diogo Dalot	90	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	7.6
V. Lindelöf	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
H. Maguire	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.6
L. Shaw	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.9
S. McTominay	90	0	1	2	0	2	5	Y	7.3
Bruno Fernandes	90	1	0	3	3	5	1	Y	8.3
Cristiano Ronaldo	90	1	0	3	2	3	0	0	7.5
J. Sancho	80	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
A. Elanga	79	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.6
Fred	73	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.9
P. Pogba sub	17	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
M. Rashford sub	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Alex Telles sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Brighton player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Robert Sánchez	90	0	0	0	0	0	7
J. Veltman	90	0	0	1	2	0	7
A. Webster	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Marc Cucurella	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
Y. Bissouma	90	2	0	0	4	0	7.5
A. Mac Allister	90	2	1	1	2	Y	6.6
J. Moder	90	3	2	1	1	0	6.6
N. Maupay	70	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
P. Groß	60	1	0	2	0	0	7.2
Leandro Trossard	60	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
L. Dunk	54	0	0	0	0	R	5.9
T. Lamptey sub	30	0	0	1	3	0	6.9
S. Alzate sub	30	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
D. Welbeck sub	20	1	0	1	0	0	6.2

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

Recent form

Manchester UnitedWWDDD

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 1.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

BrightonDDDLW

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Manchester United 6 · 0 draws · Brighton 0 · 3.5 goals/game

2021-04-04 Manchester United 2–1 Brighton
2020-09-30 Brighton 0–3 Manchester United
2020-09-26 Brighton 2–3 Manchester United
2020-06-30 Brighton 0–3 Manchester United
2019-11-10 Manchester United 3–1 Brighton
2019-01-19 Manchester United 2–1 Brighton

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester United#6 pos58 pts38 pl0 GD

Brighton#9 pos51 pts38 pl-2 GD

Goals per game

Manchester United scored1.5

Brighton scored1.11

Manchester United conceded1.5

Brighton conceded1.16

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester United and Brighton?: In their last 6 meetings, Manchester United won 6, Brighton won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester United and Brighton?: Recent form — Manchester United 2W 3D 0L; Brighton 1W 3D 1L.

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