Manchester United have a tricky assignment in the EFL Cup third round as they host Brighton and Hove Albion at Old Trafford.
United will be looking to bounce back after a controversial derby loss to Manchester City last Sunday.
The build-up to this game has been dominated by the fallout from Erling Haaland’s contentious winner in that game, and by the shock decision from 15-year-old JJ Gabriel to request to cancel his registration with the club’s academy.
101GreatGoals exclusively reported on Tuesday that Gabriel, who was expected to be involved against Brighton, will join Real Madrid when he turns 16 next month.
He is, unsurprisingly, not involved tonight.
United will aim to put both distractions to one side by returning to winning ways, but they will are unlikely to have an easy task against a Brighton side that thumped Coventry City 5-0 last time out.
101GreatGoals has the full team news for what should be an entertaining cup tie.
Manchester United team news
United make eight changes from their derby defeat as Karl Darlow starts in goal and Mason Mount comes into midfield.
Youri Tielemans is skipper for the day with Bruno Fernandes among the packed bench.
Manchester United XI: Karl Darlow; Diogo Dalot, Leny Yoro, Ayden Heaven, Noussair Mazraoui; Andrey Santos, Youri Tielemans; Shea Lacey, Mason Mount, Marcus Rashford; Benjamin Šeško
Brighton team news
Brighton make six changes from the starting XI that dismantled Coventry 5-0, with Fabian Hürzeler overhauling his side for the cup trip to Old Trafford. There are full debuts for Costinha, Chema Andres and ex-Leeds man Pascal Struijk.
Brighton XI: Jason Steele, Costinha, Luka Vuskovic, Pascal Struijk, Olivier Boscagli, Pascal Groß, Jaouen Hadjam, Matt O’Riley, Malick Yalcouye, Chema Andrés, Charalampos Kostoulas
Recent Form & Stats for Manchester United v Brighton
- Manchester United have won just one of their opening four Premier League matches this season.
- United have conceded seven goals and kept no clean sheets in the league so far.
- Brighton have scored 13 goals in their opening four Premier League fixtures.
- Brighton’s 5-0 win over Coventry was their joint-second biggest Premier League victory.
- Brighton have won seven of their last 11 meetings with Manchester United in all competitions.
- Pascal Gross has scored seven career goals against Manchester United, his highest total against any opponent.
Recent Results : Manchester United
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Premier League
Manchester United
MUN
L 0 – 1 2026-09-13
Manchester City
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UEFA Champions League
Manchester United
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W 4 – 0 2026-09-10
Sabah FA
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Everton
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D 2 – 2 2026-09-06
Manchester United
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Premier League
Manchester United
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W 5 – 2 2026-08-30
Ipswich
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Hull City
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L 2 – 0 2026-08-22
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Recent Results : Brighton
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Coventry
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W 0 – 5 2026-09-13
Brighton
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Premier League
Brighton
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D 1 – 1 2026-09-05
Leeds
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Chelsea
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L 4 – 3 2026-08-30
Brighton
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Premier League
Brighton
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W 4 – 0 2026-08-23
Aston Villa
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Premier League
Brighton
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L 0 – 3 2026-05-24
Manchester United
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Where to Watch Manchester United v Brighton: TV and online streams
Kick-off on Wednesday is at 20:00 BST (17:00 ET / 12:00 PT). In the UK, live TV coverage is on ITV1, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Ultra.
Streaming is via ITV’s website and ITVX app, which is available on a vast variety of devices for viewing on the go.
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