Skip to content
GioScore

Brighton U21 vs Arsenal U21 Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 0–12 – 2

Younes Ibrahim 48′Bailey Palmer 62′25th

20thJames Scanlon 23′Evan Mooney 88′

YI

Player of the matchYounes IbrahimBRI · 1 goal · 1 assist · 96′ played · 3 shots · 3 duels won · 36/39 passes

8.6
Possession
50%50%
Shots · on target in brackets
13 (7)11 (4)
Corners
56
Table · 1 v 2 pts
25th → 23rd20th → 19th

Premier League 2 Division OneMatchday 2Ref M. Norton

Events

BRI 2–2 ARS · 1–0 yellow
  1. Full time 2–2
  2. Evan Mooney2–2Goal · assist Louis Zečević-John
  3. Liam Crutchettfor Sean Keogh
  4. Liam Crutchettfor Tate Ferdinand
  5. +Sebastian Ademolafor Tyler Silsby · injury
  6. Evan Mooneyfor Archie Stevens
  7. Brayden Clarkefor Habeeb Ogunneye
  8. Demiane Agustienfor Ife Ibrahim
  9. Ben BarclayYellow card
  10. Louis Zečević-Johnfor James Scanlon
  11. Jaden Dixonfor Elijah Upson
  12. Valentin Josephfor George Munday
  13. Bailey Palmer2–1Goal · assist Younes Ibrahim
  14. Younes Ibrahim1–1Goal · assist Bailey Palmer
  15. Bailey Palmerfor Nehemiah Oriola
  16. Half-time 0–1
  17. James Scanlon0–1Goal · assist Ife Ibrahim

Top ratings

XI avg 7.18 v 6.96
  1. YIYounes IbrahimBRI8.6
  2. BPBailey PalmerBRI8.4
  3. James ScanlonARS7.6
  4. SNShane NtiBRI7.6
  5. TSTyler SilsbyBRI7.6

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Younes IbrahimBRI3
  2. Bailey PalmerBRI3
  3. Evan MooneyARS2

Passes

  1. Tate FerdinandBRI78/79
  2. Shane NtiBRI51/55
  3. Josh OgunnaikeARS44/49

Duels won

  1. Sean KeoghBRI7/12
  2. Ceadach O'NeillARS7/13
  3. Shane NtiBRI6/11

Clearances

  1. Elijah UpsonARS5
  2. Theo JulienneARS3
  3. Marli SalmonARS3

Saves

  1. Khari RansonARS5
  2. Steven HallBRI2

Head-to-head

3 meetings on record since 2023

0-1-2Brighton U21 W-D-L · goals 4:8

0 BRI1 draws2 ARS
Goals per meeting
4
Over 2.5 goals
33%
Both teams scored
67%
Won by the host
67%
  1. Arsenal U211–0Brighton U21Premier League 2 Division One
  2. Arsenal U211–1Brighton U21Premier League 2 Division One
  3. Arsenal U216–3Brighton U21Premier League 2 Division One

Referee

M. Norton
Cards / match
3.03this match 1 (-2.03)
Yellows / match
2.89this match 1
Reds / match
0.14
Penalties / match
0.2521% of matches
Fouls / match
17.1this match 27

1.51Home 1.51 vs Away 1.38 yellows/match · 6–5 red1.38

46%Results in 80 recent matches · draw 26%28%

home winsaway wins
Analysed latest 80 of 83 career matches.

What stands out

  • 23rdfrom 25th

    Brighton U21 moved from 25th to 23rd in the Premier League 2 Division One table with this result.0 → 1 points after 2 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 19thfrom 20th

    Arsenal U21 moved from 20th to 19th in the Premier League 2 Division One table with this result.1 → 2 points after 2 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Brighton U214-2-3-17.18 avg rating 6.964-2-3-1Arsenal U21
  1. 16.2Steven Hall96′
  1. 26.7Callum Mackley96′
  2. 48Ben BarclayYC 96′
  3. 57.0Tate Ferdinand↓84′
  4. 37.5Sean Keogh↓84′
  1. 87.6Shane Nti96′
  2. 6Theo Outen96′
  1. 77.6Tyler Silsby↓84′+
  2. 108.6Younes IbrahimG A 96′
  3. 117.0Nehemiah Oriola↓46′
  1. 96.5George Munday↓63′
  1. 17.0Khari Ranson96′
  1. 37.1Josh Ogunnaike96′
  2. 56.8Elijah Upson↓64′
  3. 46.9Marli Salmon96′
  4. 26.3Habeeb Ogunneye↓74′
  1. 67.2Ife IbrahimA ↓74′
  2. 87.1Theo Julienne96′
  1. 117.6James ScanlonG ↓64′
  2. 106.7Ceadach O'Neill96′
  3. 76.7Archie Stevens↓74′
  1. 97.2Andre Harriman-Annous96′
  1. 14Sebastian AdemolaDF · ↑84′
  2. 15Valentin JosephFW · ↑63′6.5
  3. 16Liam CrutchettDF · ↑84′
  4. 17Bailey PalmerMF · G A ↑46′8.4
  5. 12Isaiah AlakiuDF
  6. 13Michael DikeGK
  7. 18Adam BrettFW

SubstitutesCoaches: Shannon Ruth · David HorsemanG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 14Jaden DixonDF · ↑64′6.7
  2. 15Brayden ClarkeDF · ↑74′6.3
  3. 16Demiane AgustienMF · ↑74′5.8
  4. 17Evan MooneyFW · G ↑74′7.1
  5. 18Louis Zečević-JohnFW · A ↑64′7.7
  6. 12Marcell WashingtonDF
  7. 13Jack PorterGK

Table after full time

Premier League 2 Division One 2026/2027
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Manchester United U2122-0-09:1+861st
17Ipswich Town U2121-0-14:6-2317th
18Nottingham Forest U2121-0-13:6-3318th
19Arsenal U2120-2-03:30220th ▲1
20Birmingham City U2110-1-03:30119th ▼1
21West Brom U2120-1-17:8-1121st
22West Ham United U2120-1-14:5-1122nd
23Brighton U2120-1-13:4-1125th ▲2
24Stoke City U2120-1-12:3-1123rd ▼1
25Everton U2120-1-12:3-1124th ▼1
31Newcastle United U2120-0-21:7-6026th ▼5
Brighton U21
25th → 23rd0 → 1 pts
Arsenal U21
20th → 19th1 → 2 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Brighton U2110d restBRI +1d rest9d restArsenal U21
  1. 5-0W22 Mar
  2. 0-0D3 Apr
  3. 2-1W24 Apr
  4. 3-0W4 May
  5. 3-1W8 May
  6. 1-0W16 May
  7. 1-2L28 Jul
  8. 2-0W14 Aug
  9. 3-0W18 Aug
  10. 1-2L21 Aug

7-1-2goals 21:62.20pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 0-1L27 Feb
  2. 2-2D6 Mar
  3. 1-5L13 Mar
  4. 1-3L23 Mar
  5. 1-0W4 Apr
  6. 0-2L13 Apr
  7. 1-3L25 Apr
  8. 1-1D17 Jul
  9. 1-5L18 Aug
  10. 1-1D22 Aug

1-3-6goals 9:230.60pts/game

  1. AAston Villa U211–2
  2. ANorthampton Town3–0
  3. HMillwall U212–0
  4. AWorthing1–2
  5. HManchester United U211–0

latest 5

  1. HCrystal Palace U211–1
  2. ABarnet1–5
  3. ABoreham Wood1–1
  4. AManchester City U211–3
  5. ACrystal Palace U210–2
Show older matches
  1. ATottenham U213–1
  2. HWest Ham United U213–0
  3. AIpswich Town U212–1
  4. HAston Villa U210–0
  5. HEverton U215–0

older

  1. HWest Brom U211–0
  2. ASunderland U211–3
  3. HLeicester U211–5
  4. ANorwich City U212–2
  5. HIpswich Town U210–1

Match info

Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 2 of 21
Kick-off
Referee
M. Norton
BRI coach
Shannon Ruth
ARS coach
David Horseman

Match summary

Brighton U21 and Arsenal U21 drew 2-2 in the Premier League 2 Division One, Regular Season.

Across 3 previous meetings on record, Brighton U21 won 0 and Arsenal U21 won 2, with 1 draw (4 goals per game).

Goals came from Younes Ibrahim (48') and Bailey Palmer (62') for Brighton U21 and James Scanlon (23') and Evan Mooney (88') for Arsenal U21.

Brighton U21 — live results and scheduleArsenal U21 — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Team stats

25 figures
Brighton U21full timeArsenal U21
  1. 50%Possession50%
  2. 13Shots11
  3. 7Shots on target4
  4. 0Big chances1
  5. 5Corners6
  6. 558Passes376
  7. 15Fouls12
  8. 1Yellow cards0
All 25 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 64Attacks42
  3. 43Dangerous attacks34
  4. 0Hit woodwork2
  5. 0Offsides2
  6. 54%Shot accuracy36%
  7. 3Shots blocked3
  8. 8Shots inside box7
  9. 3Shots off target4
  10. 5Shots outside box4
  11. 7Successful dribbles2
  12. Defence
  13. 45Duels won42
  14. 6Goal kicks4
  15. 6Interceptions14
  16. 2Saves5
  17. Discipline
  18. 13Free kicks14
  19. Other
  20. 4Substitutions6
  21. 15Throw-ins24

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Brighton U21all competitionsArsenal U21
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3.2Goals per game (both sides)2.87
  3. 87%Over 1.567%
  4. 73%Over 2.547%
  5. 33%Over 3.547%
  6. 53%Both teams scored53%
  7. 47%Clean sheets33%
  8. 7%Failed to score20%
  9. Brighton U21 at home v Arsenal U21 away
  10. 7Played8
  11. 5Won2
  12. 1Drawn2
  13. 1Lost4
  14. 17-6Goals (for-against)14-17
  15. 2.29Points per game1
  16. 57%Over 2.575%
  17. 71%Clean sheets13%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 14-101st-half goals (for-against)6-11
  20. 19-52nd-half goals (for-against)13-13
  21. 58%Goals after half-time68%
  22. 80%Goal before half-time60%
  23. 7-5-3Half-time W-D-L4-6-5
How we calculate this

Matchday 2

Premier League 2 Division One · the other 10 games
  1. Ipswich Town U214–1Blackburn Rovers U21
  2. Nottingham Forest U212–1Manchester City U21
  3. Everton U211–2Southampton U21
  4. Burnley U211–3Reading U21
  5. Aston Villa U210–2Crystal Palace U21
  6. Norwich City U210–0Stoke City U21
  7. Liverpool U212–1Leeds United U21
  8. Derby County U214–4West Brom U21
  9. Chelsea U215–4West Ham United U21
  10. Brentford U215–1Sunderland U21
Premier League 2 Division One fixtures and results →

Updated