Brighton & Hove Albion defeated Manchester United 3-2 in this EFL Cup fixture played on 2026-09-16. The shot count was 12 for Manchester United and 18 for Brighton & Hove Albion. Possession finished at 50.0 percent against 50.0 percent. Expected goals were 1.31 for the home side and 1.87 for the visitors. The starting shapes were 4-2-3-1 and 4-3-3. The final score, attacking indicators, discipline, goalkeeper data and visual comparison are detailed below. The figures provide a factual account of the completed match and do not turn the recap into a prediction. The Football dashboard retains the interactive filters, team histories and season views for deeper analysis.
Read it this way: PSxG conceded is how dangerous the shots on target were, Goals conceded is how many actually went in, Goals saved is the gap between the two (higher is better, a minus means he should have saved more), and Save % is the share of on-target shots kept out.
Manchester United GK
PSxG conceded3.00
Goals conceded3
Goals saved0.00
Save %40.0%
Brighton & Hove Albion GK
PSxG conceded2.00
Goals conceded2
Goals saved0.00
Save %50.0%
Both keepers had a routine night, with little to separate them.
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Attack vs DefensexG, shots & goals — Home/Away per competition
Form Index & ReboundL5 momentum bar with rebound state per team
Goal Geolocation MapWhere the team scores & concedes — pitch heat
Cards IntelligenceYellow/Red filtered by referee & formation
Corner MasteryDistribution per opponent & tactical context
Top Scorers Cross-RefSquad ranked vs opponent & double-scorer combos
Referee TendencyTeam output under each referee they played for
Goalkeeper WeaknessWhere the keeper concedes — by zone & foot
