Man United vs. Brighton: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 39

Brighton wins: 11

Draws: 5

Man Utd wins: 23

Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion have locked horns a total of 39 times across all competitions over the years, with the Red Devils dominating this fixture with 23 victories compared to the Seagulls' 11.

Only five matches between these two teams have ended as a draw, while none of their 18 Premier League meetings have finished level, with Man United winning 10 and Brighton winning eight.

You have to go back 116 years for the very first encounter between these two clubs, with Man United securing a narrow 1-0 victory in the first round of the 1909 FA Cup, before going on to win the prestigious competition for the first time in their history.

Man United won seven and drew two of their first nine meetings with Brighton before the Seagulls celebrated their first triumph over the Red Devils in November 1982, a 1-0 top-flight win courtesy of a goal from Peter Ward.

Brighton's relegation from the top tier that same season and subsequent struggles to return meant they only faced Man United five times in cup competitions during a 34-year period, and the Seagulls failed to prevail on each occasion.

Brighton played out a 2-2 draw with Man United in the 1983 FA Cup final, but were thumped 4-0 in the replay, while they drew 1-1 in an EFL Cup second-round first-leg tie in September 1992 before losing the reverse fixture 1-0 a month later; the Seagulls were also beaten 1-0 by the Red Devils in the fourth round of the 1993 FA Cup.

Seventeen years later, Brighton faced Man United for the first time as a Premier League club, but an own goal from Lewis Dunk helped the Red Devils win 1-0 at Old Trafford, before strikes from Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic sealed a 2-0 win for Jose Mourinho's side in the 2018 FA Cup quarter-finals.

Brighton got their revenge just two months later, with Pascal Gross scoring the only goal in a 1-0 home win in the Premier League, before coming out on top at the Amex again at the start of the 2018-19 campaign, winning 3-2 thanks to goals from Gross, Glenn Murray and Shane Duffy.

Man United would go on to win the next seven meetings in all competitions, including six Premier League triumphs in which they scored at least two goals, but the tables soon turned in Brighton's favour as they enjoyed a run of six wins in seven Premier League encounters, including three in a row at Old Trafford.

A memorable 4-0 home victory in May 2022 under Graham Potter and a 3-1 away victory in September 2023 under Roberto De Zerbi were two standout results for the Seagulls, who also completed the double over the Red Devils in the 2024-25 campaign under current boss Fabian Hurzeler, with a 2-1 home success followed by a 3-1 triumph at Old Trafford.

Man United eventually got their own back with a thrilling 4-2 victory over Brighton at Old Trafford in October 2025, but the Seagulls returned to the Theatre of Dreams for an FA Cup third-round clash in January 2026, and the visitors walked away with a deserved 2-1 victory.

The Red Devils got revenge on the final day of the 2025-26 season, though, recording a commanding 3-0 victory at the Amex Stadium, with Fernandes registering his 21st assist to break the Premier League record.

However, Brighton came from two goals behind to record a 3-2 win in the last meeting between the two sides in the third round of the League Cup in September 2026.