Manchester United Beat Brighton to Secure Third Straight Premier League Win

Manchester United made it three Premier League victories in a row with an entertaining 4–2 win over Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford. Under Rúben Amorim, United looked dominant for most of the match, storming into a 3–0 lead thanks to goals from Matheus Cunha, Casemiro, and a brace from Bryan Mbeumo.
Despite their commanding advantage, the Red Devils endured a nervy finish. Former United forward Danny Welbeck pulled one back for Brighton with a superb free-kick, and substitute Charalampos Kostoulas made it 3–2 in stoppage time to briefly raise the visitors’ hopes of a stunning comeback.
But just when the tension peaked, Mbeumo stepped up again. Deep into added time, the Cameroonian forward smashed home his second of the night with a thunderous strike off the crossbar to seal all three points for United and spark celebrations around Old Trafford.
2025-26, England - Premier League
Manchester United - Brighton 4:2 (2:0)
Goals: Cunha, 24 (1:0); Casimiro, 34 (2:0); Mbeumo, 61 (3:0); Welbeck, 74 (3:1); Mbeumo, 90 (4:1); Kostoulas, 90 (4:2)
Manchester United: Lammens; Dalot; de Ligt; Yoro; Shaw L. (Heaven, 65); Fernandes B.; Casimiro (Mainoo, 70); Mbeumo; Cunha (Ugarte, 82); Diallo (Dorgu, 70); Sesko (Zirkzee, 82)
Substitution: Heaven (from 65); Dorgu (from 70); Mainoo (from 70); Ugarte (from 82); Zirkzee (from 82)
Bench: Bayındır; Malacia; Mazraoui; Mount
Yellow Cards: Dorgu 72; Sesko 81
Brighton: Verbruggen; Dunk; van Hecke; De Cuyper (Watson, 59); Baleba (Milner, 59); Ayari (Gomez D., 60); Wieffer (Tzimas, 87); Minteh; Kadioglu; Rutter (Kostoulas, 79); Welbeck
Substitution: Watson (from 59); Milner (from 59); Gomez D. (from 60); Kostoulas (from 79); Tzimas (from 87)
Bench: Steele; Boscagli; Coppola
Yellow Cards: Baleba 41; Kadioglu 90
