The referee for Brighton vs Manchester United has been officially announced as Craig Pawson. This is United’s final league game of the season- they’re currently 8th with 57 points while Brighton are 10th with 48 points.
Has Pawson refereed Brighton v Man Utd before?
Yes, he’s in fact been in charge of this fixture twice- in 2017/18, when Brighton won 1-0 and in the FA Cup semifinal in 2022/23, when Man Utd won 7-6 on penalties (game ended 0-0 after extra time)
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Man U vs Arsenal (Crowd attendance of 73,600 at Old Trafford on 12 May, 2024).
A 1-0 win for Arsenal, but very few notable chances on either side apart from the goal, which explains the low xG overall.
United had 14 shots, but only 2 of those 14 were on target.
xG Man Utd 0.58-1.59 Arsenal shots map (Actual score MUFC 0-1 AFC)
0-1 Trossard goal vs Man Utd xG 0.80
MUFC vs Arsenal 0-1 Match Stats for comparison
(MU stats on left; AFC stats on right)
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Crystal Palace v Manchester United (Official crowd attendance of 25,190 on 6 May, 2024). Another poor performance from United as they crashed to a 4-0 defeat on Bank Holiday Monday.
xG Crystal Palace 1.85-0.34 Man United shots map (Actual score PAL 4-0 MUN)
1-0 Olise first goal vs Man Utd xG 0.12
2-0 Mateta goal vs Man United xG 0.05
0-3 Mitchell goal vs Man U xG 0.85
4-0 Olise second goal vs MU xG 0.04
More possession for Man Utd, but none of their shots were really clear cut opportunities on xG.
CPFC vs Man United 4-0 Match Stats for comparison
(CPFC on left; MUN on right)