Manchester United 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report

Premier League · Tuesday 15 February 2022

Result

Manchester United 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League · Tuesday 15 February 2022, 20:15 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Manchester United 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report

Manchester United beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 in the Premier League on Tuesday 15 February 2022. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring in the 51st minute. Manchester United's goals came from Cristiano Ronaldo (51') and Bruno Fernandes (90+7'). Brighton & Hove Albion did not score.

Discipline: Manchester United received 3 yellow cards; Brighton & Hove Albion received 1 yellow card and 1 red card.

Going into the game Manchester United were 5th on 40 points from 24 and Brighton & Hove Albion 9th on 33 points from 23. Manchester United went on to finish that season 6th with 58 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 9th with 51.

Manchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United (8.5), ahead of Diogo Dalot (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Manchester United wins, 0 draws and 2 for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

51'Goal · Cristiano RonaldoManchester United · 1-0
53'Yellow card · Bruno FernandesManchester United
54'Red card · Lewis DunkBrighton & Hove Albion
72'Yellow card · Luke ShawManchester United
85'Yellow card · Alexis Mac AllisterBrighton & Hove Albion
90+5'Yellow card · Scott McTominayManchester United
90+7'Goal · Bruno FernandesManchester United · 2-0

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Manchester United 6, draws 0, Brighton & Hove Albion 2.

Manchester United 2-1 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 4 Apr 2021
Brighton & Hove Albion 2-3 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 26 Sep 2020
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-3 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 30 Jun 2020
Manchester United 3-1 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 10 Nov 2019
Manchester United 2-1 Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · 19 Jan 2019
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-2 Manchester UnitedPremier League · 19 Aug 2018

Team news

Unavailable

Jonny EvansManchester United · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Jensen WeirBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Knee Injury)
Mason MountManchester United · injury (Ankle Injury)
E. MwepuBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Taylor RichardsBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Unknown Injury)
Edinson CavaniManchester United · injury (Groin Problems)
Eric BaillyManchester United · injury (Ankle Injury)
J. SarmientoBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Abdallah SimaBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Groin Injury)
Nemanja MatićManchester United · injury (Shin Injury)
Kaoru MitomaBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Ankle Sprain)
Raphaël VaraneManchester United · injury (Abdominal Problems)
AntonyManchester United · other (Doubtful)
Michal KarbownikBrighton & Hove Albion · other (Doubtful)
Mason GreenwoodManchester United · suspension (Suspended)

Manchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)

David de Gea, Diogo Dalot, Victor Lindelöf, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Scott McTominay, Fred, Anthony Elanga, Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho, Cristiano Ronaldo

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

Robert Sánchez, Joël Veltman, Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk, Marc Cucurella, Pascal Groß, Yves Bissouma, Alexis Mac Allister, Jakub Moder, Leandro Trossard, Neal Maupay