Match Centre: Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Player of the match Brajan Gruda 8.3
GolVolt rating 8.5GolVolt rating
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Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Keeper Steele: 7 saves, plenty of chances.
- Dramaweight 50% Settled by 88′.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 4.5 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Keeper Steele: 7 saves, Gruda: a goal and an assist.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 9.8 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% A lot was at stake before kick-off. Stakes: 8.6 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Plenty of chances. Quality of play: 9.1 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 8.5more watchable than 85% of FA Cup matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
3 goals7 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 12' Goal: Brajan GrudaBrighton & Hove Albion0:1
- Half-time · 0:1
- 60' Kobbie Mainooyellow card
- 60' Fabian Hürzeleryellow card
- 62' 2 substitutionsLacey for MountZirkzee for Mainoo
- 64' Goal: Danny Welbeckassist: Gruda0:2
- 77' 2 substitutionsAyari for Veltmanvan Hecke for Gómez
- 78' SubstitutionMitoma for Welbeck
- 79' Brighton & Hove Albionyellow card
- 79' 2 substitutionsCasimiro for UgarteMaguire for Martínez
- 83' SubstitutionKostoulas for Rutter
- 85' Goal: Benjamin Seskoassist: Fernandes1:2
- 87' S. Laceyyellow card
- 89' S. Laceysecond yellow, sent off
- 90+2' SubstitutionWatson for Gruda
- 90+3' Charalampos Kostoulasyellow card
- 90+3' Harry Maguireyellow card
- Full-time · 1:2
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Lineups and ratings
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Starting XIs · provider ratings
Manchester United
Brighton & Hove Albion
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Manchester United
- 1 Altay Bayındır GK —
- 5 Harry Maguire DEF on
- 12 Tyrell Malacia DEF —
- 26 Ayden Heaven DEF —
- 18 Casimiro MID on
- 38 Jack Fletcher MID —
- 39 T. Fletcher MID —
- 11 Joshua Zirkzee ATT on
- 61 S. Lacey ATT on
Brighton & Hove Albion
- 1 Bart Verbruggen GK —
- 5 Lewis Dunk DEF —
- 6 Jan Paul van Hecke DEF on
- 51 Charlie Tasker DEF —
- 22 Kaoru Mitoma MID on
- 26 Yasin Ayari MID on
- 53 H. Howell MID —
- 14 Tom Watson ATT on
- 19 Charalampos Kostoulas ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Old Trafford, Manchester
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Brighton & Hove Albion Brajan Gruda
- 2. place · Manchester United Bruno Fernandes
- 3. place · Brighton & Hove Albion Jason Steele
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