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Premier League | Gameweek 5

Sep 16, 2023 at 3pm UK

Old Trafford

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Marcus Rashford's record vs. Brighton & Hove Albion

By Matt Law, Football Editor | 14 September 2023

Sports Mole looks at Marcus Rashford's record against Brighton & Hove Albion ahead of Manchester United's clash with the Seagulls in the Premier League.

Marcus Rashford's record vs. Brighton & Hove Albion

Played: 15
Won: 10
Drawn: 0
Lost: 5
Goals: 4
Assists: 0

Rashford has faced Brighton on 15 occasions during his professional career and boasts a strong record, winning 10 times, scoring four goals in the process, but he has also been on the end of five losses to the Seagulls.

The forward has taken on the club 12 times in the Premier League, with a record of seven wins and five defeats, while he has also faced them twice in the FA Cup and once in the EFL Cup.

Rashford has a perfect cup record against Brighton, helping Man United triumph in the sixth round of the 2017-18 FA Cup and in the semi-finals of the 2022-23 competition last season.

The Red Devils also beat Brighton 3-0 in the fourth round of the EFL Cup, with the England international playing 21 minutes of the contest.

Rashford's first of four goals against Brighton came at Old Trafford in 2019, while he has netted twice more against the Seagulls at Old Trafford in both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 campaigns.

Manchester United's Marcus Rashford celebrates scoring their first goal against Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on April 4, 2021 © Reuters

The forward is currently on a run of four matches without a goal against Brighton, though, drawing a blank in a 2-0 victory for the Red Devils at Old Trafford during the 2021-22 season.

Man United actually lost twice to Brighton in the league in 2022-23, with Rashford playing the full match on both occasions.

Indeed, the Seagulls recorded a 2-1 victory at Old Trafford on the opening weekend of the 2022-23 campaign before winning 1-0 in the reverse fixture.

Rashford also could not stop his side from losing 3-1 to Brighton at Old Trafford in the early stages of the 2023-24 Premier League campaign.

All four of Rashford's goals against Brighton have come in the Premier League, and Man United will be looking to their academy product for inspiration on Sunday.