English FA Cup

FT Sunday, January 11, 2026
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Man United knocked out of FA Cup by Brighton after Danny Welbeck strike

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.

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Highlights

00:31 Darren Fletcher: We still have Champions League qualification to play for Watch on ESPN 01:25 Is the Manchester United job 'attractive' for Amorim's successor? Watch on ESPN 02:18 What went wrong for Man United vs. Brighton? Watch on ESPN 01:39 Dalot: Dealing with managerial change a 'difficult' situation Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BHA leads series 3-2

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Senne LammensG
  2. 6Lisandro MartínezCD-L
  3. 15Leny YoroCD-R
  4. 13Patrick DorguLB
  5. 2Diogo DalotRB
  6. 8Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 37Kobbie MainooLM
  8. 25Manuel UgarteRM
  9. 30Benjamin SeskoF
  10. 10Matheus CunhaAM-L
  11. 7Mason MountAM-R

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Jason SteeleG
  2. 21Olivier BoscagliCD-L
  3. 42Diego CoppolaCD-R
  4. 24Ferdi KadiogluLB
  5. 34Joël VeltmanRB
  6. 10Georginio RutterAM
  7. 30Pascal GrossLM
  8. 13Jack HinshelwoodRM
  9. 18Danny WelbeckF
  10. 25Diego GómezAM-L
  11. 8Brajan GrudaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 60' Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 62' Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Kobbie Mainoo.
  4. 62' Substitution, Manchester United. Shea Lacey replaces Mason Mount.
  5. 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.
  6. 77' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jan Paul van Hecke replaces Diego Gómez because of an injury.
  7. 77' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Joël Veltman.
  8. 78' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Danny Welbeck.
  9. 79' Substitution, Manchester United. Casemiro replaces Manuel Ugarte.
  10. 79' Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Maguire replaces Lisandro Martínez.
  11. 83' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Georginio Rutter.
  12. 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.
  13. 87' Shea Lacey (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 89' Second yellow card to Shea Lacey (Manchester United).
  15. 90'+2' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tom Watson replaces Brajan Gruda.
  16. 90'+3' Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 90'+3' Harry Maguire (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.

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