Brighton and Hove Albion 2 - 3 Manchester United: Finished | 2020-09-26 | Premier League

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Mat Ryan	0	3	1

Forwards	G	S	FC	FW
Leandro Trossard	0	7	1	0
Neal Maupay 40'	1	3	1	2
Aaron Connolly 75'	0	1	1	1

Midfielders	G	S	FC	FW
Tariq Lamptey	0	0	2	5
Solly March 95'	1	5	1	3
Steven Alzate	0	1	6	2
Adam Lallana 74'	0	0	4	1

Defenders	S	FC	FW
Adam Webster	2	0	1
Lewis Dunk 43'	0	1	1
Ben White	0	1	0

Substitutes	GA	FC	FW
Pascal Groß 74'(Adam Lallana)	0	0	0
Alireza Jahanbakhsh 75'(Aaron Connolly)	1	0	0
Jayson Molumby	0	0	0
Dan Burn	0	0	0
Joël Veltman	0	0	0
Bernardo	0	0	0
Jason Steele	0	-	-

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
David de Gea	0	2	3

Forwards	G	GA	S	FC	FW
Anthony Martial 91'	0	0	0	1	0

Midfielders	G	GA	S	FC	FW
Nemanja Matic	0	0	1	3	1
Bruno Fernandes 100'	1	1	1	2	2
Marcus Rashford 55'	1	0	1	1	2
Mason Greenwood 83'	0	0	1	0	1
Paul Pogba 65'	0	0	0	4	4

Defenders	FC	FW
Aaron Wan-Bissaka	2	1
Luke Shaw	1	3
Nilsson-Lindelöf	0	0
Harry Maguire	1	2

Substitutes	FC	FW
Fred 65'(Paul Pogba)	1	0
Eric Bailly 83'(Mason Greenwood)	0	0
Donny van de Beek 91'(Anthony Martial)	0	0
Scott McTominay	0	0
Timothy Fosu-Mensah	0	0
Jesse Lingard	0	0
Dean Henderson	-	-

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That is all for today's live text coverage. Thanks for joining, goodbye!

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The sides get to do it all over again in four days' time as United are back at the Amex Stadium for an EFL Cup last-16 tie. Brighton travel to Everton for their next Premier League outing in a week's time, while United host Tottenham on their return to top-flight action.

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What will quite possibly go down as the game of the season in the Premier League finishes 3-2 to Man United. A Dunk own goal and Rashford's strike put United ahead after Maupay had opened the scoring from the penalty spot. Albion hit the post five times and equalised in stoppage time through March's header, only for Fernandes to bury a penalty in the 100th minute of the game.

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FULL-TIME: BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION 2-3 MANCHESTER UNITED

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GOOOOOAAAALLLL!!!! BRIGHTON 2-3 MAN UNITED!! Fernandes fires the penalty into the top-right corner, with Ryan diving the wrong way. Brighton will not have a chance to respond as the full-time whistle has sounded.

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Jahanbakhsh, unhappy with the decision to award the late penalty, is cautioned by the referee for something he said.

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PENALTY FOR MAN UNITED?! Maguire's header is cleared off the line by March. The referee blows for full-time but United are claiming the ball hit Maupay's outstretched arm before March headed it clear. The VAR officials are looking at it...

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Webster got a touch to Jahanbakhsh's cross at the near post to help it into the path of March.

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GOOOOOAAAAALLL!!! BRIGHTON 2-2 MAN UNITED!!! The hosts finally have their equaliser in the sixth minute of added time! Jahanbakhsh's cross from the right is crying out to be converted and March does exactly that at the back post, heading into a half-empty net after being left completely alone.

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DE GEA SAVES UNITED! Yet another chance goes begging for Trossard. The Brighton midfielder struggles to get the ball out of his feet and is denied by De Gea when he does finally get the shot away.

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Gross' corner is cleared by Shaw at the near post. Brighton come again and March's drive from the edge of the box is blocked.

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Brighton are remaining patient in their pursuit of an equaliser. Wan-Bissaka intercepts the ball from March down the hosts' left but it comes at the expense of a corner...

90'+1'

Van de Beek is brought on with time pretty much up at the Amex Stadium. Martial is the player to make way.

90'

Five minutes have been added on at the end of the game. This one is not quite over just yet!

89'

Gross' deep free-kick is glanced wide by Jahanbakhsh. It would not have counted anyway as Alzate is adjudged to have fouled a United player in the box.

87'

Martial heads a Brighton corner out of play but it is awarded as a goal-kick, much to the dismay of Dunk. Solskjaer is about to make another substitution.

86'

You will not see many - if any - better performances from a losing side this season than Brighton's today. That is if it stays this way, of course - there is still time for the hosts to gran a deserved point.

85'

BIG CHANCE! The chances keep on coming for Brighton. The hosts are playing some lovely football and this latest attack should end in a goal. White's cross is met by March but the wing-back blazes a volley over the bar from a glorious position.

83'

Bailly is being readied to come on for United. Do Brighton have one more big chance left in them?

83'

Defender Bailly is on for attacker Greenwood, meaning a switch to a back five for United.

83'

Dunk drags back Rashford's shirt to stop the United forward from breaking clear, earning himself a yellow card in the process.

82'

BLOCK! March brings the ball under control towards the back post. He thumps it goalwards and Wan-Bissaka puts his body on the line to deflect it behind for a corner. Fernandes gets to the set-piece first.

80'

Albion should be a few goals in front, never mind trailing by a goal with 10 minutes to go. United are really holding on now - Solskjaer could do with making another change.

79'

Brighton and Hove Albion have hit the woodwork five times today - the most any team has done in a single Premier League game since records began in 2003-04.

77'

OFF THE BAR! THIS IS INCREDIBLE!! Brighton hit the frame of the goal for a FIFTH time! Trossard is left completely free down the left and takes Jahanbakhsh's cross-field pass in his stride. He has just De Gea to beat but thumps the ball against the crossbar.

75'

Connolly makes way for Jahanbakhsh in the second of those Brighton changes.

74'

Gross is on for Lallana as part of a double change for Brighton.

74'

White shoves Shaw off the ball to halt a United counter. The referee reaches into his pocket to show the Brighton defender a yellow card.

72'

Trossard's cross loops into the air. De Gea fails to get his hands to it but Lallana is penalised for jumping into the United goalkeeper. The hosts are starting to build some pressure again.

70'

Rashford makes a run in behind Lamptey but White intercepts the pass. From the next attack, White pokes the ball away from Martial with a challenge that he had to time perfectly.

69'

SAVE! March wriggles away from a couple of United players and feeds it to Maupay, who also makes the most of some slack United defending. There is a shot at the end of the run but the ball is fired pretty much right at De Gea at his near post.

67'

United could do with taking some sting out of the game. The visitors are somehow 2-1 up and have around 25 minutes to see out.

65'

Solskjaer turns to his bench for the first time today by bringing on Fred for Pogba to shore up his midfield.

64'

Wing-back March has acres of space down Brighton's left. His low cross is cut out by Lindelof for a corner.

63'

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has now been directly involved in a goal in seven of his eight Premier League away appearances (six goals, three assists).

61'

There has been barely been a chance to breathe in this second half - what a game! Brighton have now hit the frame of the goal four times for those keeping count.

58'

PENALTY SHOUT! Maguire and Connolly tangle in the penalty area. The Brighton forward wants a spot-kick but the referee waves away the appeals. Connolly's pace is causing United all sorts of problems.

56'

That really was a fine goal from Rashford. He was desperate to get on his left foot and, despite delaying the shot, he picked his spot superbly.

55'

Fernandes played an early pass to Rashford, who was left one-on-one with White and got the better of that exchange.

55'

GOOOOOAAAALLL!!! BRIGHTON 1-2 MAN UNITED!! INCREDIBLE GOAL FROM RASHFORD! The United forward cuts inside White from the left, sends his opponent to the ground for a second time and eventually fires a left-footed drive into the top-right corner, via a deflection off Dunk. This will not go down as a second Dunk own goal, though, as the initial shot was on target.

51'

Shaw creates some space for himself down the left. His cross flicks up but Rashford is unable to get on the end of it and Brighton clear.

50'

That is a huge call from the officials and a real let off for United early in the second half. Pogba's yellow card has also been rescinded.

49'

PENALTY DECISION OVERTURNED! The VAR officials have advised the referee to go and check the incident over on the pitchside monitor. After a few looks, Chris Kavanagh overturns his initial decision, adjudging that Connolly initiated the contact from Pogba.

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United looked pretty poor in that first half and can consider themselves fortunate to be level at the midway point. Solskjaer may be tempted to turn to Van de Beek - on target as a second-half substitute last weekend - at the interval, while Potter has the likes of Gross and Jahanbakhsh among his subs.

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Brighton and United go into the interval locked at 1-1 at the end of an entertaining first half. Brighton had already hit the frame of the goal three times when they took the lead thanks to Maupay's coolly-dispatched penalty - awarded for a Fernandes challenge on Lamptey - but United equalised 194 seconds later through a Dunk own goal.

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PENALTY TO BRIGHTON! Connolly steps across Pogba to initiative some contact. Pogba catches his opponent and the referee Chris Kavanagh points to the spot for the second time today.

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HALF-TIME: BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION 1-1 MANCHESTER UNITED

46'

RESTART! Brighton get us back under way at the Amex Stadium, where the two sides remain unchanged from the first half. Maguire's equaliser for United has now been credited as a Dunk own goal.

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Two minutes have been added on at the end of a lively first half. Brighton swing a free-kick into the box but Alzate is penalised for a shove on Maguire.

44'

Potter must be hugely frustrated - his side worked so hard to take the lead and all of a sudden it is now 1-1. Credit to United for not letting their heads drop.

43'

GOOOOAAAALLL!!! BRIGHTON 1-1 MAN UTD!!! Just like that, United are on level terms through their first attempt on target. Fernandes floats a left-sided free-kick to the back post, Matic plays it back across the face of goal and a mixture of Maguire and Dunk help it over the line.

42'

Trossard bundles Shaw off the ball to pick up a yellow card and concede a free-kick in a dangerous zone.

41'

Matic catches Connolly in the face with his hand when attempting to hold off his opponent. He is the second player to be cautioned today.

40'

GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!!!! BRIGHTON 1-0 MAN UNITED!!! As cheeky as you like from Maupay. He beats De Gea with a Panenka down the middle to give Brighton a deserved lead.

38'

PENALTY TO BRIGHTON! The hosts work the ball to Lamptey inside the box and the speedy full-back gets to it ahead of Fernandes, who clips his opponent. It is quite clearly a penalty and the referee Chris Kavanagh points to the spot.

36'

That Webster header against the crossbar has been credited as a save from De Gea. The Spanish goalkeeper deserves praise for getting the smallest of touches to the ball.

35'

Trossard's deep delivery skims off Maguire's head and ends inches wide of the target. Brighton look seriously dangerous when they get the ball into the penalty area.

33'

GOAL DISALLOWED! Martial squeezes past a couple of opponents and plays in Rashford. The ball is squared for Greenwood to round off an impressive team move, but Rashford was clearly offside and the flag cuts short United's celebrations.

31'

Brighton and Hove Albion are the first side to hit the woodwork 3+ times in the first half of a Premier League game since Swansea City in March 2017 (v Burnley).

30'

OFF THE BAR! Brighton have now hit both posts and the crossbar! March's free-kick is overhit but Maupay hooks it back towards the penalty spot. Webster loops a header on target and it hits the top of the crossbar, with De Gea getting a touch to it.

28'

Wan-Bissaka fails to get any of the ball when lunging in on March and Brighton have another free-kick. March will swing this into the middle...

27'

Brighton look very well drilled and deserve to be in front. Solskjaer's side win a free-kick in a good crossing position, but Fernandes' flat delivery is headed clear by a home player.

25'

Brighton win another corner. De Gea punches it half clear and it drops to Connolly in a right-sided position. He drives the ball through the six-yard box as United survive another scare.

23'

United's bench are unhappy as they feel a challenge on Matic went unpunished just before Fernandes lunged in on Maupay.

22'

Fernandes is rightly booked for a sloppy challenge on Maupay.

20'

Fernandes sends in a delightful cross from the left. Martial throws himself towards the ball but it goes straight out of play for a goal-kick. United are growing into the contest.

18'

WIDE! Greenwood has his first sight of goal but drags a shot wide from 12 yards. That came as a result of some sloppy play from Brighton at the back.

16'

United have yet to manage a shot of any sort. Solskjaer's side are struggling to get the ball into their attacking players, with Martial having just four touches so far.

15'

Manchester United have won their last four Premier League away games by an aggregate score of 10-0. The last Premier League team to win five consecutive away games without conceding was United themselves in December 2011.

13'

Lamptey carries the ball into a central zone and knocks it around Matic. The United midfielder fouls the youngster to concede a free-kick around 45 yards from goal, which is floated into the middle and cleared by Maguire.

11'

Brighton have looked a lot better than United when getting the ball into the final third. The visitors have not really got going thus far.

10'

OFF THE POST! Trossard uses his right foot to set himself for a shot and fires a left-footed drive against the post from 22 yards in a real scare for United. That is a brilliant effort from the midfielder.

8'

Lindelof reads the danger well to cut out Trossard's right-sided delivery, which was aimed towards Connolly in the middle.

7'

Rashford makes another run in behind but once again the intended throughball - this time from Fernandes - is cut out.

6'

Lallana's corner is a pretty disappointing one, with Shaw getting to it first. It is a blustery day on England's south coast, so questions will likely be asked of both goalkeepers today.

5'

Brighton are pretty much playing with five across the back at the moment. The hosts finally manage to get forward, however, and Connolly's low pass is cut out by Lindelof for the first corner of the contest.

3'

Rashford makes a smart run in behind but Dunk cuts out Pogba's pass at full stretch. Incidentally, United are unbeaten in nine league games with Martial, Rashford and Greenwood in their starting line-up.

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KICK-OFF! Man Utd get us up and running at the Amex Stadium. The visitors are seeking their first points of the season, while Brighton are looking to make it back-to-back league victories.

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The two teams are making their way onto the pitch and kick-off is now just a couple of minutes away. This game will be played behind closed doors, as will every other Premier League fixture for the foreseeable future.

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United show three changes from their opening game defeat against Crystal Palace. Wan-Bissaka is in for Fosu-Mensah at right-back, while Matic is preferred to McTominay alongside Pogba in the engine room, meaning only a place on the bench for Van de Beek. The other alteration comes in attack as Greenwood replaces Daniel James, who is not in the squad today.

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Potter has made one change to Brighton's starting line-up on the back of their victory against Newcastle, with Lallana coming into the side in place of the suspended Yves Bissouma. Lallana hobbled off against Chelsea on his Albion debut but was brought on as a late substitute last time out in the league. Young midfielder Molumby is on the bench and could make his Premier League debut today.

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Subs: Jesse Lingard, Donny van de Beek, Scott McTominay, Dean Henderson, Fred, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Eric Bailly.

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MAN UTD XI (4-2-3-1): David de Gea; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire (c), Luke Shaw; Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic; Mason Greenwood, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford; Anthony Martial.

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Subs: Bernardo, Jason Steele, Pascal Gross, Jayson Molumby, Joel Veltman, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Dan Burn.

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BRIGHTON XI (3-4-2-1): Mat Ryan; Ben White, Lewis Dunk (c), Adam Webster; Tariq Lamptey, Adam Lallana, Steven Alzate, Solly March; Leandro Trossard, Neal Maupay; Aaron Connolly.

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Brighton and Hove Albion have won three of their last four home league meetings with Manchester United, although they did lose this exact fixture 3-0 last season. United have won their last three encounters with Brighton overall - only against Leicester City (four) are they on a longer winning run against of the current top-flight sides.

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United beat Luton Town 3-0 on Tuesday to set up that meeting with Brighton, but they suffered a disappointing 3-1 loss to Crystal Palace in their first Premier League game of the season. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are now under a bit of pressure to get their first win on the board here at a ground they have not always had their own way at.

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Brighton cruised to a 3-0 victory at Newcastle United last weekend to get off the mark with their first points of the campaign, having lost 3-1 to Chelsea in their opening fixture here. Graham Potter's men were also in action in midweek, seeing off Preston North End 2-0 in the EFL Cup to set up a last-16 tie with today's opponents in four days' time.

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