Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2025-26 English FA Cup, Third Round

· English FA Cup

Manchester United

85': Benjamin Sesko
89': Shea Lacey

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Brighton & Hove Albion

12': Brajan Gruda
64': Danny Welbeck

Man United knocked out of FA Cup by Brighton after Danny Welbeck strike

Danny Welbeck of Brighton & Hove Albion [1296x729]

Manchester United were eliminated from the FA Cup after a 2-1 third-round defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday, with their former player Danny Welbeck among the goals.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt saved. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jason Steele (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Matheus Cunha with a through ball.
3': Attempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
5': Foul by Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion).
5': Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
6': Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jason Steele (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Kobbie Mainoo.
7': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jason Steele.
8': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Patrick Dorgu.
9': Attempt blocked. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brajan Gruda with a cross.
9': Attempt blocked. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joël Veltman.
11': Offside, Manchester United. Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
12': Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck with a cross.
12': Goal! Manchester United 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
13': Foul by Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United).
13': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Senne Lammens (Manchester United).
14': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter is caught offside.
15': Foul by Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion).
15': Mason Mount (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Attempt saved. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jason Steele (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Lisandro Martínez.
17': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
19': Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
19': Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kobbie Mainoo with a cross.
21': Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by Leny Yoro (Manchester United).
22': Attempt missed. Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
23': Offside, Manchester United. Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
23': Foul by Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion).
23': Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
25': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Diego Coppola.
27': Attempt blocked. Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kobbie Mainoo.
29': Foul by Olivier Boscagli (Brighton and Hove Albion).
29': Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ferdi Kadioglu is caught offside.
33': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
33': Attempt saved. Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jason Steele (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Patrick Dorgu.
34': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
37': Offside, Manchester United. Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
38': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
40': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brajan Gruda.
40': Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
41': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
43': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
43': Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Diego Coppola.
44': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a fast break.
45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester United 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
45': Second Half begins Manchester United 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
46': Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
46': Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Diego Coppola.
51': Attempt blocked. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
51': Attempt blocked. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brajan Gruda.
52': Foul by Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion).
52': Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a set piece situation.
53': Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Foul by Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United).
54': Attempt missed. Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
55': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Manchester United).
56': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman is caught offside.
57': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United).
57': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Attempt missed. Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
60': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60': Foul by Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United).
60': Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
61': Mason Mount (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Offside, Manchester United. Diogo Dalot is caught offside.
62': Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Kobbie Mainoo.
62': Substitution, Manchester United. Shea Lacey replaces Mason Mount.
64': Goal! Manchester United 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Brajan Gruda.
66': Offside, Manchester United. Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
69': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shea Lacey with a cross.
70': Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United).
73': Attempt missed. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Brajan Gruda.
74': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
74': Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Attempt saved. Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jason Steele (Brighton and Hove Albion).
75': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
77': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jan Paul van Hecke replaces Diego Gómez because of an injury.
77': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Joël Veltman.
78': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Danny Welbeck.
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Substitution, Manchester United. Casemiro replaces Manuel Ugarte.
79': Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Maguire replaces Lisandro Martínez.
80': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
80': Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Attempt missed. Shea Lacey (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Casemiro.
81': Attempt saved. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jason Steele (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Joshua Zirkzee.
83': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Georginio Rutter.
85': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Diego Coppola.
85': Goal! Manchester United 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
86': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas is caught offside.
87': Foul by Shea Lacey (Manchester United).
87': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Shea Lacey (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Manchester United).
89': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Shea Lacey (Manchester United).
89': Second yellow card to Shea Lacey (Manchester United).
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tom Watson replaces Brajan Gruda.
90'+3': Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
90'+5': Leny Yoro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jason Steele (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Manchester United 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
0': Match ends, Manchester United 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,888

Line-Ups

Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Senne Lammens (GK)
6	Lisandro Martínez
15	Leny Yoro
13	Patrick Dorgu
2	Diogo Dalot
8	Bruno Fernandes
37	Kobbie Mainoo
25	Manuel Ugarte
30	Benjamin Sesko
10	Matheus Cunha
7	Mason Mount

Manchester United Substitutes:

Ayden Heaven, Altay Bayindir, Tyrell Malacia, Casemiro, Harry Maguire, Jack Fletcher, Shea Lacey, Joshua Zirkzee, Tyler Fletcher.

Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Jason Steele (GK)
21	Olivier Boscagli
42	Diego Coppola
24	Ferdi Kadioglu
34	Joël Veltman
10	Georginio Rutter
30	Pascal Groß
13	Jack Hinshelwood
18	Danny Welbeck
25	Diego Gómez
8	Brajan Gruda

Brighton & Hove Albion Substitutes:

Charlie Tasker, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Charalambos Kostoulas, Yasin Ayari, Bart Verbruggen, Harry Howell, Tom Watson, Kaoru Mitoma.

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