FA Cup semifinal: Manchester United overcomes Brighton in penalties to secure final spot vs City

Not the way it would have wanted to, but Manchester United found a way past Brighton into the FA Cup final, where it will square off against its bitter rival - Manchester City.

Lindelof steps up. If he scores, United wins.

He posts into the right top corner and United is through to the FA CUP FINAL!!

March for Brighton.

He skies it. The pressure finally gets to someone and he has blazed it wide.

Weghorst with the crunch penalty and he converts.

All level again.

Webster too goes to De Gea’s left and the keeper had gone the other way.

Advantage Brighton.

Sabitzer with the crucial penalty.

Sanchez got a hand on to it. But it somehow squirms its way in. United survives.

5-5 and we are into sudden death.

Lewis Dunk with the fifth for Brighton.

He too puts it to the right bottom corner.

Brighton leading 5-4.

Rashford steps up for United.

He takes his time, stutters and shoots it past Sanzhez.

4-4 now. Nerves all around.

Estupinan with the fourth for Brighton.

He sends De Gea the wrong way and scores.

4-3 now for Brighton.

Sancho next for United.

He slots it in the left top corner.

3-3 the tally now.

Undav went left. De Gea also goes left. But again the power beats the keeper.

3-2 in favour of Brighton.

Dalot with the second for United.

He goes right and Sanchez guessed right. But he can’t get there.

2-2.

Gross next for Brighton.

He takes his time and posts it on the right top corner.

Brighton leading 2-1.

Casemiro for United first.

He puts it in the bottom right corner.

BRI 1-1 MUN

Brighton up first.

Mac Allister steps up and he slots it in.

Nothing to separate these two sides, even after 120 minutes of end-to-end action.

The game now heads into penalties.

United wins a corner. Sabitzer’s delivery though is a disappointing one, ending up as goalkick

Mitoma is through on goal, but his touch is weak and De Gea can swoop in to make a save.

He has hurt himself in the process, but is soon back on his feet.

Sancho finds Rashford with a gem of a long ball.

The forward takes a touch, cuts in before launching a shot, which had Sanchez. But the shot swings narrowly wide. CLOSE!!

Lindelof pings one long to Rashford, who is impeded by a Brighton defender.

VAR takes a look, but doesn’t deem it a foul.

United works its way through the left flank. There are demands for a corner, but the referee ignores it and the game moves on.

March evades Fred and has a shot on goal. De Gea makes a good save there.

Rashford shoots from outside the box and it takes a deflection off a defender. Sanchez was scrambling to make a save there.

And we have half-time in extra time.

Bruno is taken off and in comes Weghorst.

United bursts through on a counter attack. But no one attacks Fred’s cross on the back post as another chance goes begging for United.

Sancho and Dalot combine down the right wing and the former finds Sabitzer inside the box. His header though is marginally wide.

he FA Cup semifinal between Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion at the Wembley Stadium is being officiated by referee Craig Pawson.

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Brighton cuts through United defence. Undav’s touch though betrays him as Dalot comes swooping in to make a vital clearance.

Mac Allister attempts a long ranger, but it is a wayward one as it flies past the United post.

Brighton kicks off the extra time as a place in the FA Cup final awaits either of these sides.

Thirty more minutes for us to find out who will go up against Manchester CIity in the FA Cup final.

United played a much better second half as it overpowered Brighton in the midfield.

But it didn’t do enough to force a goal and we are into extra time.

Brighton with a corner. But it can’t make De Gea work there.

Mitoma slips past Wan Bissakka and finds Welbeck inside the box. Shaw blocks the shot before clearing the lines. Three minutes added on.

Rashford needs some time to get back on his feet after a fifty-fifty challenge.

Sancho has time to to go for a shot inside the box, but he can only scoop it wide.

March manages to get a shot through Fred’s legs. De Gea has to drop fast and low to get a palm on it. He recovers quickly to prevent Gross from poking in the rebound.

Another foul from Webster. This time on Martial. The Brighton defender escapes a warning, again.

Brighton is reasserting itself in the game with some sharp passing.

Welbeck and Lindelof have a coming together and it is the former who has come off the worst from it.

Another United attack and another wasteful final ball. Brighton living a charmed life here.

Brighton has gone into a shell in the second half.

United though will be looking to make its domination count with a goal, before this game drifts into extra-time.

Freekick for United after a foul on Rashford.

Fernandes can only smash it straight onto the wall. United continues with its onslaught on Brighton defence.

Fred comes in for Eriksen as Ten Hag looks to shuffle things around.

United has grown into this game in the second half. Sanchez forced into making a couple of saves in a few minutes.

Bruno and Antony combine down the right. The Brazilian though ignores his overlapping captain and goes for a shot, which ends as a tame one.

Bruno is furious at his teammate.

Enciso gets a clean shot on goal after a corner and De Gea had to be at his sharpest to save that.

Brighton’s momentum on the rise at Wembley.

United getting more and more aggressive with its pressing, but it has no effect on Brighton’s ability to retain possession.

Brighton putting United defence under continued pressure.

But the seagulls can’t get a shot on target as United emerged unscathed.

Antony breaks free on a counter attack. He sprints past a defender and slides it on to the far post, but there is no one attacking the ball for him there. Early chance wasted for United.

Manchester United ended the first half on a high note. Ten Hag will be hoping his side continues where it left off.

Bruno with the best chance of the first half.

Casemiro finds him at the edge of the box. But his shot is sliced wide off the post.

Eriksen too gets a chance to shoot, but it is an easy enough save for Sanchez.

And soon, the referee brings action to a halt. It is half time and it is still 0-0.

Brighton is progressing the ball up the field with uncanny ease.

Ten Hag will not be happy with the way his side has let Brighton run the game so far.

Bruno claims for a freekick, appealing that Estupinan had rammed into him. This game is devolving into a battle of attrition.

Neither side has displayed their A-Game yet.

Casemiro hunts down Mac Allister and tackles him low and hard from the back. The referee has no choice, other than to book him.

Caicedo tackles Martial from behind, gifting United a freekick from a promising area.

Eriksen’s delivery is read well by Brighton defence as United can’t make the set piece count.

March wins Brighton a corner down the right. But United clear its lines well enough.

Mitoma delivers a cross from the left and it needed a calm Dalot to clear the danger.

Bruno Fernandes is still down. He is seen clutching his right ankle. Sabitzer and Fred are shown warming up.

Next up, Rashford goes down after coming second best in an aerial challenge with Pascal Gross.

Game slows down with both team players’ needing medical attention.

Welbeck clatters into Bruno, gifting his former side a freekick.

Bruno is involved again for United. He has been a bright spark so far.

United has pushed Brighton back to an extent, earning a foothold in the game.

First shot of the day and it comes from Bruno. He finds himself in a pocket of space and his right-footed shot needed saving from Sanchez.

Positive football from United.

Brighton is playing its way from the back with ease.

United’s forward line is unable to put the opposite defence under any sort of pressure.

Bruno Fernandes is yet to get involved in the game so far. United dearly missed him in its defeat at Seville.

United swings through on a counter, but Antony’s cross was a weak one.

United struggling to progress the ball up the field. Brighton’s press has worked to perfection so far this game.

Mitoma wins Brighton a freekick just outside the box. Mac Allister forces a save off De Gea.

Brighton not letting United settle into the game easily.

Casemiro is constantly swarmed by onrushing midfielders every time he gets the ball.

Manchester United’s hunt for a second domestic title meets its biggest challenge yet as it squares off against an in-form Brighton.

The Red Devils come on the back of a morale-sapping 3-0 defeat at Sevilla, which resulted in elimination from Europa League.

Brighton has four wins, a draw and a defeat in its last six games in all competitions.

Manchester United has three wins, one draw and two defeats in its last six games in all competitions.

Sanchez; Gross, Webster, Dunk, Estupinan; Caicecdo, Mac Allister, Enciso, Mitoma, March, Welbeck

De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Shaw, Dalot, Casemiro, Eriksen, Antony, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial.

When and where will Manchester United vs Brighton be played?

The FA Cup semifinal between Manchester City and Sheffield United will be played at the Wembley Stadium.The match is scheduled for a 9:30 pm kick-off IST.

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The FA Cup semifinal, Manchester United vs Brighton, will be live telecast on the Sony Ten Network.

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The FA Cup semifinal between Manchester City and Sheffield United will be live streamed on Sony LIV.

United has dominated its contests with Brighton over the years, with 19 wins in 29 games.

But Brighton will look much closer to the past, having won the last two games against the Manchester side, including a 4-0 win last season.

Manchester United can ill afford to dwell too much on its shocking 3-0 defeat to Sevilla, which resulted in elimination from Europa League, as it heads to Wembley to face off against an in-form Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday for a spot in the FA Cup final.

The Sevilla defeat was a crushing blow for United’s hopes for a first European title in more than five years. Erik ten Hag would be particularly worried about how his team capitulated defensively, with goalkeeper David de Gea and skipper Harry Maguire at fault for two of the three goals.

With no Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane to call upon, Ten Hag would be forced to stick with Maguire at the back, against a free-flowing Brighton side, which has been one of the most exciting sides in Premier League this season.

Led by a sizzling wing duo of Kauro Mitoma and Solly March, Brighton’s attack will pose serious questions to a floundering United defence.

The Red Devils though will welcome back its leader-in-spirit Bruno Fernandes, who had to sit out of the Sevilla game due to suspension.

Marcus Rashford too will be expected to start as Ten Hag looks add one more title in his first year at the club, having won the League Cup earlier this year.