Northampton Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion U21, 2026-27 EFL Trophy, Group Stage

· English EFL Trophy

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8': Charlie Tasker
14': Kamari Doyle
52': Mark O’Mahony (P)

About

Northampton Town are hosting Brighton & Hove Albion U21 at Sixfields Stadium, Northampton, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Match Commentary

8': Charlie Tasker (Brighton & Hove Albion U21) Goal at 8'
14': Kamari Doyle (Brighton & Hove Albion U21) Goal at 14'
22': Mark O’Mahony (Brighton & Hove Albion U21) Yellow Card at 22'
45': Conor McCarthy (Northampton Town) Substitution at 45'
52': Mark O’Mahony (Brighton & Hove Albion U21) Penalty - Scored at 52'
65': Joe Wormleighton (Northampton Town) Yellow Card at 65'
72': Kofi Shaw (Brighton & Hove Albion U21) Substitution at 72'
72': Tate Ferdinand (Brighton & Hove Albion U21) Substitution at 72'
81': Darius Lane (Brighton & Hove Albion U21) Substitution at 81'
81': Theo Angelo Ronald Outen (Brighton & Hove Albion U21) Substitution at 81'
90'+2': Younes Ibrahim (Brighton & Hove Albion U21) Substitution at 90'+2'

Statistics

BHA		NHT
15	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	0
63.2	Possession	36.8
5	SHOTS	15
3	ON GOAL	4
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
527	Accurate Passes	266
603	Passes	330
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	6
12	Effective Tackles	10
20	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
26	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: Sixfields Stadium
Location: Northampton, England
Attendance: 1,026

EFL Trophy Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	1	+3	3
2	Cambridge United	0	0	0
3	Gillingham	0	0	0
4	Northampton Town	1	-3	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Northampton Town (4-3-3)

No.	Name
34	Ross Fitzsimons (GK)
5	Jon Guthrie
35	Max Dyche
42	Bobby Ashton
16	Joe Wormleighton
14	Tyrese Fornah
21	Jack Perkins
11	Kamarai Simon-Swyer
32	Harvey Saunders
10	Elliott List
7	Sam Hoskins

Northampton Town Substitutes:

Logan Briggs, Matthew Warhurst, Raffaello Oliveti, Conor McCarthy, Zach Jeacock, Mataeo Moon-Arnaez, Taila Chonya.

Brighton & Hove Albion U21 (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
61	Steven Hall (GK)
48	Ben Barclay
41	Freddie Simmonds
51	Callum Mackley
37	Kamari Doyle
43	Josh Robertson
42	Sean Keogh
47	Charlie Tasker
39	Mark O’Mahony
49	Nehemiah Oriola
50	Shane Nti

Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Substitutes:

Darius Lane, Tate Ferdinand, Theo Angelo Ronald Outen, Younes Ibrahim, Michael Dike, Tyler Silsby, Kofi Shaw.

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