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Remontada Brighton vs Manchester United in EFL Cup

EFL Cup Wed 16/9·22:00
Manchester United
2-3 FT
Brighton
  • Lacey8'
  • Mount10'
  • Kostoulas45+1'
  • Gross65'
  • de Cuyper69'
Old Trafford73,670 spectatorsReferee: Farai Hallam
Historic remontada
Difficulty
86

Brighton trailed by 2 goals, then came back to win

  1. 10'Trailed by 2 goals
  2. 65'Equaliser
  3. 69'Winner

Why they came back

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 10 to the final whistle: Brighton had 17 shots (4 on target), Manchester United only 10.

Changes by coach F. Hürzeler

de Cuyper came on for M. Yalcouyé (66') and scored, Gomez came on for O'Riley (66').

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, only 14% of fans backed Brighton to win. Almost nobody saw it coming.

The match in one curve

Ahead by 2 goalsAhead by one goalLevelBehind by one goalBehind by 2 goals0153045607590HT8'45+1'65'69'Substitution 66'Substitution 66'Substitution 74'Substitution 74'Substitution 82'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadBrighton goal Manchester United goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Brighton chances, below: Manchester United. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
BrightonManchester Un…04590

Match story

  1. 8'

    Lacey opened the scoring for Manchester United, assisted by Tielemans, putting Manchester United ahead 1-0.

  2. 10'

    Mount extended the lead for Manchester United, putting Manchester United ahead 2-0.

  3. 45+1'

    Kostoulas pulled one back for Brighton, assisted by Hadjam, Manchester United still lead 2-1.

  4. 65'

    Gross equalised for Brighton, assisted by Vušković, to make it 2-2.

  5. 69'

    de Cuyper completed the turnaround for Brighton, putting Brighton ahead 3-2.

The match in numbers

Manchester UnitedBrighton
50%Possession50%
1.04Chance quality (xG)2.15
12Shots18
4On target5
1Big chances5
4Corners3
527Passes532

Top players

1
GrossBrighton · Central Midfield
8.7
2
LaceyManchester United · Right Forward
7.8
3
KostoulasBrighton · Centre Forward
7.6
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Man Utd 75%Draw 11%Brighton 14%
from 20,756 votes

Line-ups

Brighton4-3-3
5.9 Darlow 5.8 Mazraoui 6.4 A. Heaven 6.3 Yoro 6.2 Dalot 7.2 Andrey 7.5 Tielemans 6.8 Rashford 7.4 Mount 7.8 Lacey 6.4 Šeško 5.9 Steele 6.6 Hadjam 7.0 Struijk 7.4 Vušković 5.5 Costinha 8.7 Gross 6.5 Boscagli 6.1 Andrés 6.3 M. Yalcouyé 7.6 Kostoulas 6.7 O'Riley
Manchester United4-2-3-1
Manchester United coach: Carrick Brighton coach: F. Hürzeler

Match events

Manchester UnitedBrighton
  1. LaceyGoal · assist: Tielemans
    8'
  2. MountGoal
    10'
  3. AndrésYellow card
    43'
  4. KostoulasGoal · assist: Hadjam
    45+1'
  5. HadjamYellow card
    59'
  6. GrossGoal · assist: Vušković
    65'
  7. MbeumoSubstitution · for Lacey
    66'
  8. ZirkzeeSubstitution · for Šeško
    66'
  9. MainooSubstitution · for Andrey
    66'
  10. de CuyperSubstitution · for M. Yalcouyé
    66'
  11. GomezSubstitution · for O'Riley
    66'
  12. de CuyperGoal
    69'
  13. FernandesSubstitution · for Mount
    73'
  14. KadiogluSubstitution · for Hadjam
    74'
  15. AyariSubstitution · for Boscagli
    74'
  16. CunhaSubstitution · for Rashford
    80'
  17. RutterSubstitution · for Kostoulas
    82'
  18. AyariYellow card
    85'
  19. de CuyperYellow card
    90+1'