Values are shown with team names exactly as supplied in the event statistics; the difference alone does not establish cause.
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Blocked ShotsBrighton and Hove Albion 5 · Manchester United 1 Scoring sequence5 scoring events · 8 to 69 Shots insideboxBrighton and Hove Albion 14 · Manchester United 6
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EFL Cup · 2026-2027
Final · Sep 16, 2026 · Old Trafford England
Postgame analysis
The clearest statistical differences
Shea Lacey opened the supplied scoring feed; Maxim De Cuyper recorded its final scoring event.
Values are shown with team names exactly as supplied in the event statistics; the difference alone does not establish cause.
Game statistics
440Passes accurate435
14Shots insidebox6
4Shots outsidebox6
5Blocked Shots1
5Free Kicks14
5Shots on Goal4
2Goalkeeper Saves2
8Shots off Goal7
532Total passes527
18Total Shots12
3Corner Kicks4
2Offsides0
4Yellow Cards0
14Fouls5
0Red Cards0
58Ball Possession42
Timeline
Card · 
Brighton and Hove AlbionMaxim De Cuyper Yellow Card
Brighton and Hove AlbionMaxim De Cuyper Yellow CardCard · Brighton and Hove AlbionYasin Ayari Yellow Card
Brighton and Hove AlbionYasin Ayari Yellow Cardsubst · Brighton and Hove AlbionCharalampos Kostoulas Substitution 5
Brighton and Hove AlbionCharalampos Kostoulas Substitution 5subst · 
Manchester UnitedMarcus Rashford Substitution 5
Manchester UnitedMarcus Rashford Substitution 5subst · Brighton and Hove AlbionOlivier Boscagli Substitution 4
Brighton and Hove AlbionOlivier Boscagli Substitution 4subst · Brighton and Hove AlbionJaouen Hadjam Substitution 3
Brighton and Hove AlbionJaouen Hadjam Substitution 3subst · Manchester UnitedMason Mount Substitution 4
Manchester UnitedMason Mount Substitution 4Goal · Brighton and Hove AlbionMaxim De Cuyper Normal Goal
Brighton and Hove AlbionMaxim De Cuyper Normal Goalsubst · Brighton and Hove AlbionMatt O'Riley Substitution 2
Brighton and Hove AlbionMatt O'Riley Substitution 2subst · Brighton and Hove AlbionMalick Yalcouyé Substitution 1
Brighton and Hove AlbionMalick Yalcouyé Substitution 1subst · Manchester UnitedShea Lacey Substitution 3
Manchester UnitedShea Lacey Substitution 3subst · Manchester UnitedAndrey Santos Substitution 2
Manchester UnitedAndrey Santos Substitution 2subst · Manchester UnitedBenjamin Šeško Substitution 1
Manchester UnitedBenjamin Šeško Substitution 1Goal · Brighton and Hove AlbionPascal Groß Normal Goal
Brighton and Hove AlbionPascal Groß Normal GoalCard · Brighton and Hove AlbionJaouen Hadjam Yellow Card
Brighton and Hove AlbionJaouen Hadjam Yellow CardGoal · Brighton and Hove AlbionCharalampos Kostoulas Normal Goal
Brighton and Hove AlbionCharalampos Kostoulas Normal GoalCard · Brighton and Hove AlbionChema Andrés Yellow Card
Brighton and Hove AlbionChema Andrés Yellow CardGoal · Manchester UnitedMason Mount Normal Goal
Manchester UnitedMason Mount Normal GoalGoal · Manchester UnitedShea Lacey Normal Goal
Manchester UnitedShea Lacey Normal GoalLineups
Brighton and Hove Albion
Starting lineup
23Jason SteeleGoalkeeper20João Pedro Loureiro da CostaDefender13Pascal GroßCentral Midfield14Chema AndrésCentral Midfield33Matt O'RileyCentral Midfield35Malick YalcouyéCentral Midfield19Charalampos KostoulasAttacker21Olivier BoscagliCentre-Back3Jaouen HadjamLeft-Back4Pascal StruijkCentre-Back44Luka VuškovićCentre-Back
Manchester United
Starting lineup
Final result
Brighton and Hove Albion wins
3Final2
Brighton and Hove Albion won by 1.
- Date
- Sep 16, 2026
- Venue
- Old Trafford
