Watch the Manchester Utd v Brighton live stream from Old Trafford tonight, with this Carabao Cup third round tie kicking off at 20.00 BST. TV channel details, information and streaming news.
| Live Streaming | Date | Kick off Time | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United v Brighton | 16 September 2026 | 20.00 BST | ITV1 |
Man Utd v Brighton Live Streaming Information
Man Utd v Brighton is free to air on ITV1, shown as STV in Scotland, and is also on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football, with the game carried in 4K on Sky Sports Ultra HDR. Kick off at Old Trafford is 20.00 BST on Wednesday 16 September 2026, with the fourth round draw taking place straight after the final whistle.
Sunday’s Manchester derby ended with United beaten 1-0 by a City side that had been down to 10 men since the 23rd minute.
Erling Haaland’s second-half goal was allowed to stand despite Enzo Fernandez being offside and involved in the move.
United have a reasonable grievance there and rather less of one about the hour they spent a man up without threatening, forcing Gianluigi Donnarumma into a single meaningful save deep in stoppage time.
One win from four league games has already left them well adrift of Arsenal and Manchester City, and they are yet to keep a clean sheet. Fulham away comes next on Sunday, and this is the tie in between.
It is also their first outing in this competition since last season’s second round exit to fourth-tier Grimsby Town under Ruben Amorim, a result that still rankles. United are among the most successful clubs in the League Cup’s history and rarely go out this early two years running.
Matthijs de Ligt, Manuel Ugarte, Amad Diallo, Tom Heaton and Carlos Baleba are all injured, the last of those having arrived from Brighton in the summer. Luke Shaw is a doubt and will be checked before kick off after sitting out the derby, and Michael Carrick is expected to freshen things up with Andrey Santos pushing for a midfield recall and Benjamin Sesko in line to lead the line.
Brighton could hardly be in better shape. Fourth in the table, they have been the division’s most prolific side so far and are scoring at a rate they have rarely matched in the top flight.
Sunday brought a 5-0 win at Coventry with five different scorers, one of the biggest league wins in the club’s history, and Bart Verbruggen still had enough to do at the other end to keep a clean sheet.
The treatment room is crowded, with Yankuba Minteh, Kaoru Mitoma, Jack Hinshelwood, Zadok Yohanna, Mats Wieffer, Stefanos Tzimas and Evan Ferguson all unavailable. Georginio Rutter, Femi Azeez and Michael Svoboda missed the Coventry game and face late fitness calls.
Pascal Gross has a long record of scoring against United and was involved in three of the goals at Coventry. Brighton have had much the better of the recent meetings between the clubs, including at Old Trafford, which sits oddly alongside a League Cup record that has rarely taken them beyond the fourth round.
