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Starting 11 & match stats of Manchester United football club first team League Cup match v opponent Brighton football club, played on Wednesday 16th September 2026 at Old Trafford stadium during the 2026-2027 season.

Scoreboard
Manchester United 2
Shea Lacey 8', Mason Mount 10'
Brighton 3
Charalampos Kostoulas 45'+1, Pascal Groß 65', Maxim de Cuyper 69'
First Previous MATCH (39) Last
Misc match information
4-2-3-1. Karl Darlow make his full MUFC debut. Manchester United suffer a humiliating exit at the 1st hurdle for the 2nd year running. 1st occasion MUFC have been ahead by two goals at home and lost since they were beaten 3-2 by Tottenham in 1976.
The Managers Match details Head to head record
Carrick, Michael Hurzeler, Fabian
Carrick, Michael Hurzeler, Fabian
Wednesday 16th September 2026
League Cup
2026-2027
3rd Round
League Cup Trophy
Venue: Old Trafford (H)
Attendance: 73670
Match 39 of 39 vs Brighton
Brighton
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Brighton
  P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 20 13 2 5 34 22 +12 65.00
A 16 8 2 6 25 16 +9 50.00
N 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 33.33
  39 22 6 11 65 40 +25 56.41
Manchester United Starting 11
Manchester United shirt number Manchester United portraits Manchester United player name Age of Manchester United player Manchester United red cards Manchester United national flag Manchester United substitutes Goal Goal time
Manchester United squad number 12 Manchester United player portrait of Darlow, Karl Darlow, Karl 35 Darlow, Karl national flag
Manchester United squad number 2 Manchester United player portrait of Dalot, Diogo Dalot, Diogo 27 Dalot, Diogo national flag
Manchester United squad number 15 Manchester United player portrait of Yoro, Leny Yoro, Leny 20 Yoro, Leny national flag
Manchester United squad number 26 Manchester United player portrait of Heaven, Ayden Heaven, Ayden 19 Heaven, Ayden national flag
Manchester United squad number 3 Manchester United player portrait of Mazraoui, Noussair Mazraoui, Noussair 28 Mazraoui, Noussair national flag
Manchester United squad number 18 Manchester United player portrait of Tielemans, Youri Tielemans, Youri 29 Tielemans, Youri national flag
Manchester United squad number 17 Manchester United player portrait of Santos, Andrey Santos, Andrey 22 Santos, Andrey national flag
Manchester United squad number 31 Manchester United player portrait of Lacey, Shea Lacey, Shea 19 Lacey, Shea national flag Goal 8'
Manchester United squad number 7 Manchester United player portrait of Mount, Mason Mount, Mason 27 Mount, Mason national flag Goal 10'
Manchester United squad number 9 Manchester United player portrait of Rashford, Marcus Rashford, Marcus 28 Rashford, Marcus national flag
Manchester United squad number 30 Manchester United player portrait of Šeško, Benjamin Šeško, Benjamin 23 Šeško, Benjamin national flag
Manchester United squad number 37 Manchester United player portrait of Mainoo, Kobbie Mainoo, Kobbie 21 Mainoo, Kobbie national flag ON for Santos 66'
Manchester United squad number 19 Manchester United player portrait of Mbeumo, Bryan Mbeumo, Bryan 27 Mbeumo, Bryan national flag ON for Lacey 66'
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of Zirkzee, Joshua Zirkzee, Joshua 25 Zirkzee, Joshua national flag ON for Šeško 66'
Manchester United squad number 8 Manchester United player portrait of Fernandes, Bruno Fernandes, Bruno 32 Fernandes, Bruno national flag ON for Mount 73'
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of Cunha, Matheus Cunha, Matheus 27 Cunha, Matheus national flag ON for Rashford 80'
Manchester United match shirt
Image used with kind permission from https://www.unitedkits.com/
Manchester United shirt worn for game v Brighton played on Wednesday 16th September 2026 at Old Trafford stadium during the 2026-2027 season.

EVERY GAME VS Brighton

No Date WDL F-A Competition
1. 16/01/1909 W 1-0 FA Cup
2. 06/10/1979 W 2-0 Div 1
3. 15/03/1980 D 0-0 Div 1
4. 22/11/1980 W 4-1 Div 1
5. 03/01/1981 D 2-2 FA Cup
6. 07/01/1981 W 2-0 FA Cup
7. 10/01/1981 W 2-1 Div 1
8. 28/11/1981 W 2-0 Div 1
9. 24/04/1982 W 1-0 Div 1
10. 06/11/1982 L 0-1 Div 1
11. 19/03/1983 D 1-1 Div 1
12. 21/05/1983 D 2-2 FA Cup
13. 26/05/1983 W 4-0 FA Cup
14. 23/09/1992 D 1-1 League Cup
15. 07/10/1992 W 1-0 League Cup
16. 23/01/1993 W 1-0 FA Cup
17. 25/11/2017 W 1-0 Premiership
18. 17/03/2018 W 2-0 FA Cup
19. 04/05/2018 L 0-1 Premiership
20. 19/08/2018 L 2-3 Premiership
21. 19/01/2019 W 2-1 Premiership
22. 10/11/2019 W 3-1 Premiership
23. 30/06/2020 W 3-0 Premiership
24. 26/09/2020 W 3-2 Premiership
25. 30/09/2020 W 3-0 League Cup
26. 04/04/2021 W 2-1 Premiership
27. 15/02/2022 W 2-0 Premiership
28. 07/05/2022 L 0-4 Premiership
29. 07/08/2022 L 1-2 Premiership
30. 23/04/2023 D 0-0 FA Cup
31. 04/05/2023 L 0-1 Premiership
32. 16/09/2023 L 1-3 Premiership
33. 19/05/2024 W 2-0 Premiership
34. 24/08/2024 L 1-2 Premiership
35. 19/01/2025 L 1-3 Premiership
36. 25/10/2025 W 4-2 Premiership
37. 11/01/2026 L 1-2 FA Cup
38. 24/05/2026 W 3-0 Premiership
39. 16/09/2026 L 2-3 League Cup

 

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