By Opta Analyst | Created at 2025-01-19 16:39:34 | Updated at 2025-01-19 19:53:41
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Find the best facts and Opta data as Ruben Amorim’s side fall to a disappointing defeat at Old Trafford with our Man Utd vs Brighton stats page.
Brighton heaped further disappointment on an underwhelming season for Manchester United with an impressive 3-1 win at Old Trafford.
The defeat leaves United mired in the bottom half of the table, 12 points off the top four and on course for their worst ever Premier League campaign. They have lost 10 of their 22 Premier League games this season, the earliest into a league campaign that they have hit double figures for defeats since 1989-90 under Alex Ferguson.
Fabian Hürzeler’s Brighton, meanwhile, boosted their hopes of getting back into Europe with a second successive win following an eight-game winless run.
Yankubah Minteh opened the scoring with the first shot of the game after just five minutes, only for Bruno Fernandes to equalise from the spot after Joshua Zirkzee was fouled in the box.
But in the second half, Brighton took full control, with Minteh turning provider to set up Kaoru Mitoma, before Georginio Rutter pounced on a mistake from André Onana to make it 3-1. Only Bournemouth (11) and Fulham (10) have scored more goals via substitutes in the Premier League this season than Brighton (7).
It was the first time since 6 October that Brighton have scored three goals in a Premier League game, and Hürzeler will hope this win signals a return to form.
Brighton now sit ninth in the table, just four points off the top four.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Man Utd vs Brighton stats from their Premier League meeting at Old Trafford.
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Man Utd vs Brighton: Post-Match Facts
- Manchester United suffered their sixth home Premier League defeat of the season, their most from their opening 12 home matches of a league season since 1893-94 (7).
- Man Utd have conceded the first goal in each of their last five Premier League games at Old Trafford, their joint-longest ever such run in the competition, also doing so five times in a row from August to October 2023.
- Brighton have scored the first goal in eight of their last 10 Premier League games against Manchester United, including each of their last three in a row at Old Trafford.
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