Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2018/2019 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Manchester United extend winning run, close gap on top four
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer extended his winning start at Manchester United to eight games in all competitions as Brighton were beaten 2-1 at Old Trafford.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Ander Herrera (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 4': Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Young.
- 4': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Solly March.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ander Herrera.
- 7': Attempt saved. Jürgen Locadia (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 8': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
- 9': Davy Pröpper (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
- 9': Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Martín Montoya (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 10': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 10': Attempt missed. Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jesse Lingard.
- 13': Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Foul by Ashley Young (Manchester United).
- 13': Jürgen Locadia (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jürgen Locadia.
- 15': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß tries a through ball, but Glenn Murray is caught offside.
- 16': Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 16': Phil Jones (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 17': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 19': Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 21': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 22': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ashley Young following a corner.
- 23': Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Jesse Lingard (Manchester United).
- 25': Penalty Manchester United. Paul Pogba draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 25': Penalty conceded by Gaëtan Bong (Brighton and Hove Albion) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 26': Delay in match Davy Pröpper (Brighton and Hove Albion) because of an injury.
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Goal! Manchester United 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 29': Foul by Phil Jones (Manchester United).
- 29': Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Lewis Dunk tries a through ball, but Glenn Murray is caught offside.
- 31': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
- 34': Ashley Young (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 34': Attempt saved. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Lindelöf.
- 35': Offside, Manchester United. Nemanja Matic tries a through ball, but Anthony Martial is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt missed. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Solly March with a through ball.
- 36': Delay in match Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) because of an injury.
- 36': Delay in match Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) because of an injury.
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jesse Lingard.
- 41': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Manchester United).
- 41': Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Attempt saved. Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
- 42': Goal! Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 44': Foul by Martín Montoya (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 44': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jürgen Locadia.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
- 49': Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 50': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
- 50': Foul by Ander Herrera (Manchester United).
- 50': Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Attempt missed. Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross.
- 57': Attempt missed. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nemanja Matic.
- 58': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
- 59': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nemanja Matic following a corner.
- 59': Foul by Anthony Martial (Manchester United).
- 59': Martín Montoya (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 60': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Florin Andone replaces Glenn Murray.
- 61': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Anthony Knockaert replaces Solly March.
- 61': Ander Herrera (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Florin Andone (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 63': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Gaëtan Bong.
- 64': Attempt missed. Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Foul by Jesse Lingard (Manchester United).
- 65': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Attempt saved. Ander Herrera (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
- 72': Goal! Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Davy Pröpper with a cross.
- 75': Substitution, Manchester United. Juan Mata replaces Jesse Lingard.
- 77': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 82': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Beram Kayal replaces Pascal Groß.
- 83': Substitution, Manchester United. Romelu Lukaku replaces Anthony Martial.
- 85': Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
- 86': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by David De Gea.
- 87': Delay in match Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) because of an injury.
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 90'+1': Ander Herrera (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Gaëtan Bong (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+2': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
- 90'+3': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
- 90'+3': Martín Montoya (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Manchester United. Matteo Darmian replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 90'+5': Florin Andone (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Ashley Young (Manchester United).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
Statistics
 BHA |
MAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 44 | Possession | 56 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 310 | Accurate Passes | 431 |
| 391 | Passes | 507 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 23 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 41 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 17 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 18 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 74,532
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 74,532
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Manchester United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 4 | Phil Jones |
| 2 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 20 | Diogo Dalot |
| 18 | Ashley Young |
| 31 | Nemanja Matic |
| 6 | Paul Pogba |
| 21 | Ander Herrera |
| 10 | Marcus Rashford |
| 11 | Anthony Martial |
| 14 | Jesse Lingard |
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 27 | David Button (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 4 | Shane Duffy |
| 3 | Gaëtan Bong |
| 22 | Martín Montoya |
| 24 | Davy Propper |
| 13 | Pascal Gross |
| 6 | Dale Stephens |
| 9 | Jürgen Locadia |
| 20 | Solly March |
| 17 | Glenn Murray |
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