Barnsley v Brighton result

Full-time · Barnsley 0–6 Brighton

League Cup · Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:45 BST

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Barnsley · Brighton

Barnsley 0–6 Brighton — Brighton won this League Cup match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Brighton won 6–0 at Barnsley in the League Cup on Tuesday 23 September.

Brighton have scored 12 goals, the most of the 91 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 3 games, ranked per game).

The goals

Brighton led 3–0 at half-time. The goals — Brighton: D. Gómez (9’, assisted by Thomas Watson; 21’, assisted by Thomas Watson; 33’; 68’, assisted by Daniel Welbeck), Harry Howell (87’, assisted by Thomas Watson) and Yasin Ayari (89’, assisted by Diego Coppola).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Barnsley 0.00, Brighton 0.00, from 6 shots to 16 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Tom Reeves, England showed three yellow cards — against 3.8 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Brighton: Ferdi Kadıoğlu (37’), Carlos Baleba (46’) and S. Tzimas (63’).

What it changes

Barnsley sit 26th on four points from three games with a goal difference of -5 (2025/26 so far). Barnsley have scored four goals, the 33rd-most (shared) of the 91 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 3 games, ranked per game). Barnsley have conceded nine goals, the 14th-most (shared) of the 91 clubs.

Brighton sit 13th on six points from three games with a goal difference of +10 (2025/26 so far). Brighton have conceded two goals, the fifth-fewest (shared) of the 91 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 3 games, ranked per game).

Brighton have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, D. Gómez (Brighton) 18.8, Thomas Watson (Brighton) 8.8 and Harry Howell (Brighton) 5.1 led the match.

Next up

Barnsley next travel to Wigan on 14 November 2026.

Brighton next host Brentford on 8 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Barnsley: Wigan v Barnsley, Saturday 14 November — the preview. Next for Brighton: Brighton v Brentford, Sunday 8 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Barnsley 0–6 Brighton · League Cup
Referee: Tom Reeves, England
Recent form: Barnsley 3W 0D 2L · Brighton 2W 1D 2L

Barnsley 0–6 Brighton (League Cup): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.5 / 2.38

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.43 / 4.25

Corners

against 3.86 / 4.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.57 / 6.25

Shots on target

against 4.29 / 4.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.29 / 1.88

Cards

against 2.43 / 2.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 September 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 20 September 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Barnsley for / against	Line	Brighton for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.38 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.43 for · 3.86 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.25 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.86 for · 12.29 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	15 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.57 for · 4.29 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	6.25 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.43 for · 13 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.5 for · 11.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.29 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.88 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5

Barnsley

Barnsley Defensive

Barnsley — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Barnsley before kick-off, to 20 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Mahoney n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
D. Keillor-Dunn n 8	87.5	0.8 3/2	0.9 5/2	—
A. Phillips n 8	83.9	1.2 7/2	1.1 5/2	—
J. Earl n 8	81.3	1.4 5/3	0.6 3/1	—
Caylan Vickers n 8	82.3	0.8 4/2	0.8 4/2	—
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Barnsley — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Barnsley before kick-off, to 20 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Mahoney n 8	90	0.4 2/1
D. Keillor-Dunn n 8	87.5	0.1 1/0
A. Phillips n 8	83.9	0.4 3/0
J. Earl n 8	81.3	1.4 5/3
Caylan Vickers n 8	82.3	0.8 5/1
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Barnsley Attacking

Barnsley — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Barnsley before kick-off, to 20 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Mahoney n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
D. Keillor-Dunn n 8	87.5	1.8 7/4	1.2 5/3
A. Phillips n 8	83.9	0.9 5/2	0.7 5/0
J. Earl n 8	81.3	0.7 4/1	0.1 1/0
Caylan Vickers n 8	82.3	0.7 4/1	0.5 3/1
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Barnsley — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Barnsley before kick-off, to 20 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Mahoney n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
D. Keillor-Dunn n 8	87.5	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
A. Phillips n 8	83.9	0.3 2/0	0.3 1/1
J. Earl n 8	81.3	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Caylan Vickers n 8	82.3	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
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Brighton

Brighton Goalkeeper

Brighton — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
B. Verbruggen	5	90450 min	91.8 /90	81.6 /90	00 /90

Brighton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Brighton before kick-off, to 20 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Verbruggen n 8	90	2.1 5/3

Brighton Defensive

Brighton — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. van Hecke	5	90450 min	30.6 /90	10.2 /90	40.8 /90	204 /90	20.4 /90	10.2 /90
L. Dunk	5	90450 min	51 /90	20.4 /90	30.6 /90	183.6 /90	20.4 /90	10.2 /90
F. Kadıoğlu	5	52262 min	72.4 /90	00 /90	00 /90	144.8 /90	31 /90	20.7 /90
J. Veltman	4	87348 min	143.6 /90	92.3 /90	00 /90	246.2 /90	10.3 /90	10.3 /90
M. De Cuyper	4	68271 min	62 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90	144.6 /90	62 /90	10.3 /90
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Brighton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Brighton before kick-off, to 20 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Baleba n 8	55.9	1.4 5/2	1 3/2	—
J. van Hecke n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.8 4/2	—
L. Dunk n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.8 4/2	—
B. Verbruggen n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
K. Mitoma n 8	67.6	2 5/2	0.3 2/0	—
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Brighton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Brighton before kick-off, to 20 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Baleba n 8	55.9	2 5/3
J. van Hecke n 8	90	1 6/1
L. Dunk n 8	90	0.8 4/2
K. Mitoma n 8	67.6	1 4/2
Y. Minteh n 8	83.3	1.5 6/4
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Brighton Attacking

Brighton — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
D. Welbeck	5	51254 min	00 /90	00 /90	31.1 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90
G. Rutter	4	60240 min	00 /90	10.4 /90	20.8 /90	20.8 /90	41.5 /90	41.5 /90
S. Tzimas	2	2447 min	23.8 /90	11.9 /90	23.8 /90	23.8 /90	11.9 /90	00 /90
C. Baleba	6	45267 min	00 /90	00 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90	31 /90	10.3 /90
K. Mitoma	5	89443 min	10.2 /90	10.2 /90	51 /90	30.6 /90	71.4 /90	71.4 /90
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Brighton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Brighton before kick-off, to 20 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Baleba n 8	55.9	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
L. Dunk n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
J. van Hecke n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
B. Verbruggen n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Mitoma n 8	67.6	1.5 7/1	1 5/1
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Brighton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Brighton before kick-off, to 20 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Baleba n 8	55.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Dunk n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. van Hecke n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
B. Verbruggen n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Mitoma n 8	67.6	0.5 3/0	0.3 2/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Barnsley		Brighton
40%	Possession	60%
6	Shots	16
0	Shots on target	12
5	Shots off target	2
1	Blocked shots	2
2	Shots inside the box	10
2	Corners	6
0	Offsides	1
7	Fouls	23
0	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	0
367	Passes	564
82%	Pass accuracy	89%

Barnsley Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Rating
M. Mahoney	90	0	0	0	5
M. de Gevigney	90	1	0	1	5.9
Vimal Yoganathan	90	0	1	2	6.5
N. Farrugia	90	1	0	2	6.2
J. Russell	90	1	0	1	6.2
R. Cleary	90	0	0	1	6.2
J. Rooney	81	0	0	2	5.9
D. Keillor-Dunn	66	1	0	0	6.5
J. Shepherd	58	0	0	1	6.7
N. Ogbeta	58	0	0	1	6.3
L. Connell	57	0	1	4	7.2
Jonathan Bland sub	33	1	0	3	6.7
J. Earl sub	32	0	0	0	5.9
Connor Barratt sub	32	0	0	0	5.9
A. Phillips sub	24	0	1	0	6.2
T. Watson sub	9	0	0	1	6.3

Brighton Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Jason Steele	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Diego Coppola	90	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	7.2
O. Boscagli	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.9
J. Milner	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	7.3
D. Welbeck	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	6.6
T. Watson	90	0	3	2	1	3	0	0	7.2
D. Gómez	75	4	0	5	4	2	3	0	10
J. Veltman	65	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7
S. Tzimas	65	0	0	2	2	1	2	Y	6.5
C. Baleba	53	0	0	1	1	1	1	Y	6.9
F. Kadıoğlu	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.2
C. Tasker sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
Y. Ayari sub	37	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	7.6
J. van Hecke sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
C. Kostoulas sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
H. Howell sub	15	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Barnsley v Brighton — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BarnsleyLWWWL

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

BrightonLWWLD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 2.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Goals per game

Barnsley scored1.6

Brighton scored2.2

Barnsley conceded1.4

Brighton conceded1.4

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