Head to head

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester United head to head

Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester United have met 26 times in the English top flight since 1979/80. Brighton & Hove Albion have won 9, Manchester United 15, and 2 were drawn. 18 of those were in the Premier League: Brighton 8 wins, Man United 10, 0 draws. The last meeting was Brighton 0–3 Man United on May 24, 2026, and the first Man United 2–0 Brighton on October 6, 1979.

Brighton v Man United

All top-flight meetings · since 1979/80

Brighton & Hove Albion crest

Brighton

9

Brighton wins

2

Draws

15

Man United wins

Manchester United crest

Man United

26 meetings · goals Brighton 30–43 Man United

The scoreline grid

Every top-flight meeting from Brighton & Hove Albion's side: Brighton goals along the bottom, Man United goals up the side. Select a square to see those meetings.

Man United goals
5
4
11
3
211
2
43
1
1
2122
0
13
1
0
1
2
3
4
5
Brighton goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

2

3+

Home and away

VenuePBrighton W–D–LGoals
At Brighton136–1–615–19
At Man United133–1–915–24

Every meeting

Biggest wins

Brighton & Hove Albion

January 19, 2025Man United 1–3 BrightonHT 1–12-goal win
September 16, 2023Man United 1–3 BrightonHT 0–12-goal win

Manchester United

November 22, 1980Brighton 1–4 Man United3-goal win
May 24, 2026Brighton 0–3 Man UnitedHT 0–23-goal win
June 30, 2020Brighton 0–3 Man UnitedHT 0–23-goal win

Highest-scoring meetings

October 25, 2025Man United 4–2 BrightonHT 2–06 goals
September 26, 2020Brighton 2–3 Man UnitedHT 1–15 goals
August 19, 2018Brighton 3–2 Man UnitedHT 3–15 goals

Most common results

Runs

Brighton & Hove Albion's longest winning run in this fixture is 4 and Manchester United's is 6. The longest unbeaten runs are 4 for Brighton & Hove Albion and 6 for Manchester United.