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 will be bidding to help Manchester United make it back-to-back wins at the start of the 2024-25 Premier League campaign when the Red Devils head to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.
Erik ten Hag‘s side opened their new season with a 1-0 success over Fulham; Joshua Zirkzee proved to be the matchwinner, with the Dutchman hitting the winner on his debut for the club.
Rashford played the full 90 minutes against Fulham, and the 26-year-old will be looking to kick on at Old Trafford this season after struggling to show his best form during the 2023-24 campaign.
The forward only managed eight goals in all competitions last term, which saw him left out of the England squad for Euro 2024.
Here, Sports Mole takes a look at how Rashford has performed against Brighton during his professional career, with Man United set to tackle the Seagulls at the Amex this weekend.
Marcus Rashford’s record vs. Brighton & Hove Albion
Played: 16
Won: 11
Drawn: 0
Lost: 5
Goals: 4
Assists: 0
Rashford has faced Brighton on 16 occasions during his professional career and boasts a strong record, winning 11 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 13 times in the Premier League, with a record of eight 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.
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The forward is currently on a run of five 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, but he was a late substitute in a 2-0 success for Ten Hag’s side on the final matchday of the same season.
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 Saturday.
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