Overview
- Gruda scored on 12 minutes after Lisandro Martínez cleared a Rutter header off the line.
- Danny Welbeck doubled Brighton’s lead in the second half from a Gruda assist.
- Benjamin Sesko pulled one back with a late header from a Bruno Fernandes corner, but Shea Lacey was sent off during the closing stages.
- Brighton’s compact defending contained United despite long spells of home pressure.
- The loss prolongs United’s slump since Amorim’s exit under Fletcher, follows an earlier League Cup elimination, and is their first FA Cup defeat to Brighton.