Manchester United 4-2 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 25 October 2025

Result

Manchester United 4-2 Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League · Saturday 25 October 2025, 16:30 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Manchester United 4-2 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report

Manchester United defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 25 October 2025. The half-time score was 2-0.

Matheus Cunha opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Manchester United's goals came from Matheus Cunha (24'), Casemiro (34'), Bryan Mbeumo (61') and Bryan Mbeumo (90+6'). Brighton & Hove Albion scored through Danny Welbeck (74') and Charalampos Kostoulas (90+2').

Discipline: Manchester United received 2 yellow cards; Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Manchester United were 9th on 13 points from 8 and Brighton & Hove Albion 10th on 12 points from 8. Manchester United went on to finish that season 3rd with 71 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 8th with 53.

Manchester United lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Bryan Mbeumo of Manchester United (9.2), ahead of Matheus Cunha (8.1).

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 24'Goal · Matheus CunhaManchester United · 1-0
  • 34'Goal · CasemiroManchester United · 2-0
  • 41'Yellow card · Carlos BalebaBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 61'Goal · Bryan MbeumoManchester United · 3-0
  • 72'Yellow card · Patrick DorguManchester United
  • 74'Goal · Danny WelbeckBrighton & Hove Albion · 3-1
  • 81'Yellow card · Benjamin SeskoManchester United
  • 90+2'Goal · Charalampos KostoulasBrighton & Hove Albion · 3-2
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Ferdi KadıoğluBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 90+6'Goal · Bryan MbeumoManchester United · 4-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester United 4, draws 0, Brighton & Hove Albion 6.

Team news

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  • Adam WebsterBrighton & Hove Albion · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)

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

Senne Lammens, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Luke Shaw, Amad Diallo, Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes, Diogo Dalot, Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesko

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

Bart Verbruggen, Mats Wieffer, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, Maxim De Cuyper, Carlos Baleba, Yasin Ayari, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Georginio Rutter, Yankuba Minteh, Danny Welbeck