Match summary
Derby County U21 had gone 13 matches without a win before this one.
Brighton U21 vs Derby County U21Result, Lineups & H2H
Brighton U21
3–1
FTSep 19, 2025
Derby County U21
- Mills31'
- Belmont67'
- Robertson86'
- Wheeldon11'
American Express Elite Football Performance Centre, Lancing
Brighton U21 vs Derby County U21 in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Brighton U212W 0D 3L
Brighton U21Derby County U21
6Pointsof 151
9Goals scored4
6Goals conceded11
2Clean sheets1
0Scored in a row1
1Without a win13
1Conceded in a row4
Head to head2 meetings · Sep 2023 – Oct 2024
- Brighton U21 wins
- 2
- Draws
- 0
- Derby County U21 wins
- 0
4goals per meeting
100%both teams scored
100%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 43 earlier results
Brighton U21Derby County U21
#7Position#28
6Points3 v 3 games0
+7Goal difference-6
2.67Scored per gameleague avg 1.881
0.33Conceded per game3
#7Form table position#27
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Brighton U21Derby County U21
- Goal · Brighton U21 · Josh Robertson3-186'
- Substitution · Brighton U21 · Josh Robertson · InOut: Yussif Owusu84'
- 79'Substitution · Derby County U21 · Jerome Richards · InOut: Niall McAndrew
- 71'Substitution · Derby County U21 · Luke Banks · InOut: Jack Perry
- Goal · Brighton U21 · Joe Belmont2-167'
- Substitution · Brighton U21 · Ben Barclay · InOut: Noel Bigo Atom65'
- Substitution · Brighton U21 · Sean Keogh · InOut: Harry Mills65'
- 59'Substitution · Derby County U21 · Johnson Osong · InOut: Cameron Wilson
- 51'Yellow Card · Derby County U21 · Rio Canoville
- Substitution · Brighton U21 · Zane Albarus · InOut: H. Howell46'
- Substitution · Brighton U21 · Nehemiah Oriola · InOut: Joe Knight46'
- Yellow Card · Brighton U21 · Joe Knight33'
- Goal · Brighton U21 · Harry Mills1-131'
- 27'Yellow Card · Derby County U21 · J. Wähling
- 11'Goal · Derby County U21 · Lennon Wheeldon0-1
- Yellow Card · Brighton U21 · Harry Mills2'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Brighton U21Derby County U21
50%Ball Possession50%
11Shots Total7
4Shots On Target1
3Corners9
2Yellow Cards2
79Attacks74
27Dangerous Attacks46
7Shots Off Target6
3Goals1
5Substitutions3
0Red Cards0
Team Lineups
Lineups
Manager: S. Ruth
Starting XI
-
SJ
Sebastian Jensen6.1
-
CM
Callum Mackley7.7
-
FS
Freddie Simmonds7.3
-
NA
Noel Bigo Atom7.5
-
HM
Harry Mills8.0
-
HH
H. Howell6.4
-
YO
Yussif Owusu7.5
-
JK
Joe Knight6.3
-
TS
Tyler Silsby7.2
-
SN
Shane Nti8.9
-
JB
Joe Belmont7.9
Substitutes
-
ZA
Zane Albarus6.7
-
NO
Nehemiah Oriola7.0
-
BB
Ben Barclay6.6
-
SK
Sean Keogh6.5
-
JR
Josh RobertsonManager: K. Briggs
Starting XI
-
HP
Henry James Popple-
JP
Jack Perry6.5
-
RC
Rio Canoville6.0
-
AO
Adisa Osayande6.0
-
FT
Freddie Turley6.6
-
CA
Cruz Anthony Allen5.6
-
JW
Jamie Jonathan Wähling-
NM
Niall McAndrew7.3
-
LW
Lennon Wheeldon7.0
-
CW
Cameron Wilson-
JO
Justin OguntoluSubstitutes
-
JR
Jerome Richards6.0
-
CD
Cristiano Dzialuk-
JO
Johnson Osong6.1
-
MT
Marcel Tola-
LB
Luke BanksPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shane Nti FW | 8.9 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 27 | - | 1/6 |
Harry Mills DF | 8.0 | 65' | 1 | 0 | 0/3 | 32 | - | 3/6 |
Joe Belmont FW | 7.9 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 14 | - | 2/7 |
Callum Mackley DF | 7.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 65 | - | 7/8 |
Noel Bigo Atom DF | 7.5 | 65' | 0 | 0 | - | 43 | - | 3/5 |
Yussif Owusu MF | 7.5 | 84' | 0 | 0 | - | 27 | - | 4/8 |
Freddie Simmonds DF | 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 68 | - | 2/3 |
Tyler Silsby MF | 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 27 | - | 6/9 |
Shots Total0 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total27 Accurate16 Accuracy0% Key Passes0 Long Balls2 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles0 Tackles Won0 Interceptions1 Clearances0 Ball Recovery0 Duels Total9 Won6 Lost3 Won %67% Aerials Won0 Ground Won0 Possession Touches51 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls0 Fouls Drawn4 Chances Created0 Crosses0/0 | ||||||||
Nehemiah Oriola | 7.0 | 45' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 10 | - | 1/4 |
Zane Albarus | 6.7 | 44' | 0 | 0 | - | 16 | - | 3/4 |
Ben Barclay | 6.6 | 25' | 0 | 0 | - | 17 | - | 2/2 |
Sean Keogh | 6.5 | 25' | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | - | 2/5 |
H. Howell MF | 6.4 | 46' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 16 | - | 5/11 |
Joe Knight MF | 6.3 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 35 | - | 2/6 |
Sebastian Jensen GK | 6.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 25 | - | - |
Josh Robertson | - | 6' | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 4 | - | 2/3 |
Shots Total1 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total4 Accurate4 Accuracy0% Key Passes0 Long Balls0 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles0 Tackles Won0 Interceptions1 Clearances0 Ball Recovery0 Duels Total3 Won2 Lost1 Won %67% Aerials Won0 Ground Won0 Possession Touches11 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls1 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/0 | ||||||||
Matchday 4 — Premier League 2 Division One
- 19 Sept 2025Everton U212-3Aston Villa U21
- 19 Sept 2025Fulham U212-0West Brom U21
- 19 Sept 2025Southampton U212-1Burnley U21
- 24 Apr 2026Tottenham U211-0Leicester U21
- 19 Sept 2025West Ham United U213-0Birmingham City U21
- 20 Sept 2025Arsenal U213-2Wolves U21
- 20 Sept 2025Chelsea U212-4Ipswich Town U21
- 21 Sept 2025Liverpool U211-2Manchester United U21
- 22 Sept 2025Stoke City U212-1Nottingham Forest U21
- 22 Sept 2025Crystal Palace U213-2Leeds United U21