BRIGHTON, England — Alexis Mac Allister converted a penalty in the ninth minute of stoppage time to earn Brighton a 1-0 win over Manchester United and boost the team’s chances of European qualification in the Premier League on Thursday.
In the last of the allotted five minutes of added-on time, United defender Luke Shaw patted the ball away with his raised hand as a corner was swung in from the right.
The referee awarded the spot kick after being told to look at the incident on the pitchside monitor, and Mac Allister kept his cool to fire into the top-left corner in virtually the last kick of the game.
Brighton earned partial revenge for its loss to United in a penalty shootout in the FA Cup semifinals 12 days earlier and moved into sixth place, eight points behind fourth-place United having played one game less in the race for Champions League qualification.
United stayed two points behind third-place Newcastle.
The end of the match brought back memories of a meeting between Brighton and United at the Amex Stadium in 2020, which was decided by a converted penalty from United’s Bruno Fernandes in the 10th minute of stoppage time.
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