Northampton Town vs Chelsea U21 Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H
FT · HT 3–03 – 0
Kamarai Swyer 19′Michael Jacobs 23′E. List 28′ (pen)
Player of the matchMichael JacobsNHT · 1 goal · 1 assist · 90′ · 3 key passes · 9 final-3rd passes · 4 recoveries
8.2- Possession
- 41%59%
- Shots · on target in brackets
- 16 (8)10 (3)
- Corners
- 41
EFL TrophyMatchday 2Sixfields StadiumRef D. Drysdale
This meeting
Events
NHT 3–0 CHE- Full time 3–0
- Isaac Silvafor Harrison McMahon
- Max Dychefor Kamarai Swyer
- Sam Rak-Sakyifor Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli
- Mathis Ebouefor Leo Cardoso
- Sam Hoskinsfor Jack Vale
- Frankie Runhamfor Jesse Derry
- Sol Gordonfor Kobe Barbour
- Jack Perkinsfor E. List
- Cameron McGeehanfor Terry Taylor
- Dean Campbellfor Tyrese Fornah
- Half-time 3–0
- E. List3–0Penalty goal
- Michael Jacobs2–0Goal · right foot
- Kamarai Swyer1–0Goal · right foot · assist Michael Jacobs
Table
EFL Trophy 2025/2026 · current| # | Team | P | W-D-L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3-0-0 | 6:1 | +5 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2-0-1 | 3:2 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1-0-2 | 5:6 | -1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0-0-3 | 1:6 | -5 | 0 |
Season comparison
as the teams came into the match- Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
- 1.93Goals per game (both sides)4.07
- 60%Over 1.5100%
- 33%Over 2.580%
- 13%Over 3.567%
- 20%Both teams scored53%
- 40%Clean sheets27%
- 53%Failed to score20%
- Northampton Town at home v Chelsea U21 away
- 7Played9
- 3Won5
- 2Drawn0
- 2Lost4
- 7-3Goals (for-against)18-20
- 1.57Points per game1.67
- 14%Over 2.589%
- 57%Clean sheets22%
- 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 14 v 15 games
- 5-71st-half goals (for-against)14-8
- 5-122nd-half goals (for-against)20-19
- 50%Goals after half-time59%
- 57%Goal before half-time93%
- 3-6-5Half-time W-D-L8-2-5
Matchday 2
EFL Trophy · the other 9 games- Bristol Rovers
4–4
Tottenham U21 - Plymouth Argyle
2–0
Cheltenham Town - Swindon Town
3–2
Reading - Gillingham
4–1
Fulham U21 - Wycombe Wanderers
1–2
Colchester United - Barnet
2–2
Luton Town - Bromley
3–3
Crystal Palace U21 - Newport County
1–2
Arsenal U21 - Cambridge United
6–0
Brighton U21
What stands out
- 3–0half-time
The match stood at 3–0 at half-time before a goalless second half (3–0 full time).
- 16–10shots
Northampton Town recorded 16 shots (8 on target) against 10 (3 on target) for Chelsea U21.
Team stats
40 figures- 41%Possession59%
- 16Shots10
- 8Shots on target3
- 3Big chances0
- 4Corners1
- 362Passes535
- 15Fouls9
All 40 stats
- Attack
- 4Accurate crosses3
- 126Attacks83
- 1Big chances missed0
- 13Crosses7
- 46Dangerous attacks26
- 15Dribble attempts17
- 1Hit woodwork0
- 4Offsides2
- 50%Shot accuracy30%
- 2Shots blocked1
- 13Shots inside box7
- 6Shots off target6
- 3Shots outside box3
- 8Successful dribbles8
- Passing
- 35Accurate long passes15
- 289Accurate passes462
- 75%Forward passes %81%
- 13Key passes7
- 48%Long pass accuracy37%
- 73Long passes41
- 80%Pass accuracy86%
- 67Passes in final third36
- Defence
- 52Ball recoveries50
- 42Duels won48
- 6Goal kicks10
- 10Interceptions7
- 3Saves5
- 14Tackles17
- Discipline
- 8Free kicks15
- Other
- 1Penalties0
- 119Possession lost121
- 5Substitutions5
- 22Throw-ins20
Lineups
Starting XIs · ratings at full time- 347.5Ross Fitzsimons
- 26.9Jack Burroughs
- 67.1Jordan Willis
- 187.4Michael Forbes
- 167.5Joe Wormleighton
- 178.2Michael JacobsG A
- 236.9Terry Taylor↓46′
- 107.3E. ListG ↓46′
- 276.5Jack Vale↓61′
- 117.2Kamarai SwyerG ↓78′
- 146.6Tyrese Fornah↓46′
- 356.8Ted Curd
- 526.4Kian Best
- 636.8Kaiden Wilson
- 666.0Olutayo Subuloye
- 436.4Richard Olise
- 486.6Harrison McMahon↓87′
- 896.6Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli↓62′
- 556.4Jesse Derry↓55′
- 546.5Leo Cardoso↓62′
- 536.3Kobe Barbour↓55′
- 736.7Chizaram Ezenwata
- 4Dean CampbellMF · ↑46′7.0
- 7Sam HoskinsFW · ↑61′6.8
- 8Cameron McGeehanMF · ↑46′6.6
- 21Jack PerkinsMF · ↑46′6.6
- 35Max DycheDF · ↑78′6.4
- 3C. McCarthyDF
- 20Theo AveryGK
SubstitutesCoaches: K. Nolan · Jack MesureG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off
- 36Sam Rak-SakyiMF · ↑62′6.7
- 57Sol GordonMF · ↑55′6.3
- 65Frankie RunhamMF · ↑55′
- 72Mathis EbouéFW
- 93Isaac Badu Pecixe Da SilvaDF
- 64Justin OsagieDF
- 70Hudson SandsGK
Top ratings
XI avg 7.19 v 6.50
Michael JacobsNHT8.2- RFRoss FitzsimonsNHT7.5
- JWJoe WormleightonNHT7.5
Michael ForbesNHT7.4- ELE. ListNHT7.3
Head-to-head
1 meeting on record since 20230-1-0Northampton Town W-D-L · goals 2:2
0 NHT1 draws0 CHE- Northampton Town2–2Chelsea U21EFL Trophy
Referee
D. Drysdale- Cards / match
- 3.50this match 0 (-3.50)
- Yellows / match
- 3.39
- Reds / match
- 0.11
- Penalties / match
- 0.2017% of matches
- Fouls / match
- 20.9this match 24
1.48Home 1.48 vs Away 1.91 yellows/match · +0.43 away · 4–7 red · 2 coach cards1.91
41%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 27%32%
home winsaway wins- With Northampton Town
- 2-2-1 in 5 · 1.6 yellows/game
Match info
- Competition
- EFL Trophy
- Season
- 2025/2026 · Matchday 2 of 6
- Stage
- Southern Group Stage
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
- Capacity
- 7,798 · grass
- Weather
- 14 °C · scattered clouds · humidity 53%
- Referee
- D. Drysdale
- NHT coach
- K. Nolan
- CHE coach
- Jack Mesure
Match summary
Northampton Town beat Chelsea U21 3-0 in the EFL Trophy, Southern Group Stage.
Kamarai Swyer (19'), Michael Jacobs (23') and E. List (28') scored the goals for Northampton Town.
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Player leaders
this matchShots
- Kamarai SwyerNHT3 (2)
- Chizaram EzenwataCHE3
- E. ListNHT2 (1)
Big chances created
- Michael JacobsNHT1
- Jack ValeNHT1
Passes
- Kaiden WilsonCHE93/100
- Olutayo SubuloyeCHE75/89
- Harrison McMahonCHE61/65
Progressive passes
- Kaiden WilsonCHE93 (93%)
- Olutayo SubuloyeCHE81 (91%)
- Michael ForbesNHT54 (82%)
Final-third passes
- Michael ForbesNHT10
- Michael JacobsNHT9
- Jordan WillisNHT8
Key passes
- Michael JacobsNHT3
- Kian BestCHE3
- Joe WormleightonNHT2
Ball recoveries
- Harrison McMahonCHE14
- Jack BurroughsNHT9
- Ted CurdCHE9
Duels won
- Joe WormleightonNHT9/14
- Michael ForbesNHT8/13
- Richard OliseCHE7/11
Dribbles
- Joe WormleightonNHT3/3
- Kamarai SwyerNHT2/4
- Richard OliseCHE2/2
Tackles
- Richard OliseCHE3
- Joe WormleightonNHT2
- Michael ForbesNHT2
Clearances
- Kaiden WilsonCHE7
- Olutayo SubuloyeCHE6
- Ross FitzsimonsNHT3
Saves
- Ted CurdCHE5
- Ross FitzsimonsNHT3
Form
last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off- 3-0W26 Jul
- 1-3L2 Aug
- 0-0D9 Aug
- 0-1L12 Aug
- 0-2L16 Aug
- 0-1L19 Aug
- 2-0W23 Aug
- 1-0W30 Aug
- 1-0W13 Sep
- 0-2L20 Sep
4-1-5goals 8:91.30pts/game
Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below
- 4-1W4 Apr
- 0-2L7 Apr
- 4-2W14 Apr
- 4-0W26 Apr
- 0-6L2 May
- 3-1W18 Aug
- 5-0W22 Aug
- 1-3L26 Aug
- 2-1W29 Aug
- 2-4L20 Sep
6-0-4goals 25:201.80pts/game
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