English Carabao Cup

FT Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Brighton & Hove Albion WWLDW 3
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Manchester United LWDWL 2
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BHA123
MAN202
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Match Report

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Man United collapse in Carabao Cup exit as Brighton advance

Manchester United surrendered a two-goal advantage in a shambolic 3-2 Carabao Cup collapse to Brighton & Hove Albion as loud boos rang around Old Trafford and pressure on boss Michael Carrick went up a notch.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
5
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
2
50.4
Possession
49.6
18
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
440
Accurate Passes
435
532
Passes
527
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
1
15
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.1
55
Long Balls
61
26
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
1
12
Effective Tackles
11
20
Tackles
26
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
13
Interceptions
8
15
Effective Clearances
19
15
Clearances
19

Highlights

01:10 Ogden: Carrick probably isn't good enough to manage Man United Watch on ESPN 01:14 Carrick: We haven't had a great week, but it's about what happens next Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BHA leads series 3-2

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Karl DarlowG
  2. 26Ayden HeavenCD-L
  3. 15Leny YoroCD-R
  4. 3Noussair MazraouiLB
  5. 2Diogo DalotRB
  6. 7Mason MountAM
  7. 17Andrey SantosLM
  8. 18Youri TielemansRM
  9. 30Benjamin SeskoF
  10. 9Marcus RashfordAM-L
  11. 31Shea LaceyAM-R

BHA · 4-3-3

  1. 23Jason SteeleG
  2. 4Pascal StruijkCD-L
  3. 44Luka VuskovicCD-R
  4. 3Jaouen HadjamLB
  5. 20CostinhaRB
  6. 21Olivier BoscagliCM
  7. 13Pascal GrossLM
  8. 14Chema AndrésRM
  9. 19Charalambos KostoulasF
  10. 35Malick YalcouyéLF
  11. 33Matt O'RileyRF

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Manchester United 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Shea Lacey (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  2. 10' Goal! Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Mason Mount (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  3. 15' Delay in match (Manchester United).
  4. 15' Delay in match (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  5. 16' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 16' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  7. 19' Delay in match because of an injury Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United).
  8. 19'
  9. 21' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  10. 21'
  11. 43' Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 45'+1' Goal! Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jaouen Hadjam with a through ball following a fast break.
  13. 59' Jaouen Hadjam (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 65' Goal! Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luka Vuskovic with a headed pass.
  15. 66' Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Benjamin Sesko.
  16. 66' Substitution, Manchester United. Kobbie Mainoo replaces Andrey Santos.
  17. 66' Substitution, Manchester United. Bryan Mbeumo replaces Shea Lacey.
  18. 66' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Malick Yalcouyé.
  19. 66' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Diego Gómez replaces Matt O'Riley.
  20. 69' Goal! Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 3. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  21. 73' Delay in match because of an injury Jaouen Hadjam (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  22. 73'
  23. 73' Substitution, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes replaces Mason Mount.
  24. 74' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  25. 74'
  26. 74' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ferdi Kadioglu replaces Jaouen Hadjam because of an injury.
  27. 74' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Olivier Boscagli.
  28. 80' Substitution, Manchester United. Matheus Cunha replaces Marcus Rashford.
  29. 82' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Charalampos Kostoulas.
  30. 85' Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  31. 90'+1' Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.

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