Man United vs Brighton 2022-23 English Premier League
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Erik ten Hag era suffers disastrous start as Brighton stun Man United
Erik ten Hag's introduction to the Premier League got off to a nightmare start on Sunday as Manchester United lost 2-1 to Brighton & Hove Albion.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 25': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Goal! Manchester United 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 39': Goal! Manchester United 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
- 45'+2': Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester United 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
- 53': Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Substitution, Manchester United. Cristiano Ronaldo replaces Fred.
- 68': Own Goal by Alexis Mac Allister, Brighton and Hove Albion. Manchester United 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 69': VAR Decision: Goal Brighton and Hove Albion - Manchester United 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion (Robert Sánchez).
- 74': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 76': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Enock Mwepu replaces Adam Lallana.
- 78': Substitution, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek replaces Scott McTominay.
- 90': Substitution, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Bruno Fernandes.
- 90': Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Elanga replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 90': Substitution, Manchester United. Tyrell Malacia replaces Luke Shaw.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Levi Colwill replaces Solly March.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Deniz Undav replaces Danny Welbeck.
Game Information
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,711
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +56 | Arsenal | 34 | 77 | 5 |
| +43 | Liverpool | 33 | 74 | 3 |
| +44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 8 |
Statistics
 BHA |
MAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 37.1 | Possession | 62.9 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 229 | Accurate Passes | 452 |
| 326 | Passes | 548 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 12 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 14 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 24 | Clearances | 10 |
Manchester United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 6 | Lisandro Martínez  |
| 5 | Harry Maguire |
| 23 | Luke Shaw |
| 20 | Diogo Dalot |
| 17 | Fred |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 39 | Scott McTominay |
| 14 | Christian Eriksen |
| 10 | Marcus Rashford |
| 25 | Jadon Sancho |
Brighton & Hove Albion (3-3-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 4 | Adam Webster |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 14 | Adam Lallana |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 11 | Leandro Trossard |
| 7 | Solly March |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
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