Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2022-23 English Premier League
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Erik ten Hag era suffers disastrous start as Brighton stun Man United
Erik ten Hag's introduction to the Premier League got off to a nightmare start on Sunday as Manchester United lost 2-1 to Brighton & Hove Albion.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
- 4': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 4': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Offside, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford tries a through ball, but Bruno Fernandes is caught offside.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 7': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 11': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
- 12': Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 14': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 20': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo with a cross.
- 21': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 21': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 24': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 24': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 24': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Robert Sánchez tries a through ball, but Danny Welbeck is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
- 25': Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 28': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Christian Eriksen.
- 29': Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Goal! Manchester United 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 35': Attempt missed. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 36': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
- 36': Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Lallana with a cross.
- 39': Attempt saved. Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
- 39': Goal! Manchester United 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
- 45': Attempt saved. Luke Shaw (Manchester United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+1': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45'+1': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United).
- 45'+1': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester United 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
- 47': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 46': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross.
- 52': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
- 53': Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Substitution, Manchester United. Cristiano Ronaldo replaces Fred.
- 54': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 54': Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 56': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
- 56': Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 60': Offside, Manchester United. Diogo Dalot tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 61': Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
- 63': Attempt saved. Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
- 65': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
- 67': Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 67': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
- 68': Attempt saved. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 68': Own Goal by Alexis Mac Allister, Brighton and Hove Albion. Manchester United 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 69': VAR Decision: Goal Brighton and Hove Albion - Manchester United 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion (Robert Sánchez).
- 70': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 71': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Solly March.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross.
- 72': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Solly March.
- 73': Attempt saved. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
- 73': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
- 74': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 76': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Enock Mwepu replaces Adam Lallana.
- 76': Attempt missed. Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luke Shaw.
- 78': Substitution, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek replaces Scott McTominay.
- 79': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 83': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Enock Mwepu.
- 85': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 86': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 87': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Adam Webster.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 90': Substitution, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Bruno Fernandes.
- 90': Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Elanga replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 90': Substitution, Manchester United. Tyrell Malacia replaces Luke Shaw.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Levi Colwill replaces Solly March.
- 90'+2': Foul by Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United).
- 90'+2': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Offside, Manchester United. Lisandro Martínez tries a through ball, but Anthony Elanga is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Deniz Undav replaces Danny Welbeck.
- 90'+6': Foul by Deniz Undav (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+6': Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Manchester United 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester United 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
Statistics
 BHA |
MAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 37.1 | Possession | 62.9 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 229 | Accurate Passes | 452 |
| 326 | Passes | 548 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 12 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 14 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 24 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,711
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,711
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 34 | +56 | 77 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 34 | +41 | 74 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 32 | +44 | 73 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 34 | +21 | 66 |
Line-Ups
Manchester United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 6 | Lisandro Martínez  |
| 5 | Harry Maguire |
| 23 | Luke Shaw |
| 20 | Diogo Dalot |
| 17 | Fred |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 39 | Scott McTominay |
| 14 | Christian Eriksen |
| 10 | Marcus Rashford |
| 25 | Jadon Sancho |
Brighton & Hove Albion (3-3-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 4 | Adam Webster |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 14 | Adam Lallana |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 11 | Leandro Trossard |
| 7 | Solly March |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
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