Brighton v Southampton result

Full-time · Brighton 0–1 Southampton

League Cup · Tue, 28 Aug 2018 19:45 BST · American Express Stadium

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Brighton 0–1 Southampton — Southampton won this League Cup match.

Next for Brighton: FK Jablonec v Brighton, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Southampton: West Ham v Southampton, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Brighton 0–1 Southampton · League Cup
Venue: American Express Stadium · Falmer, East Sussex
Head-to-head (last 2): Brighton 0 · draws 2 · Southampton 0 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Brighton 1W 0D 4L · Southampton 1W 1D 3L

Brighton 0–1 Southampton (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 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 0.75

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.5 / 5.57

Corners

against 5.63 / 5.71 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

2.38 / 4.86

Shots on target

against 5.88 / 4.71 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.25 / 3.57

Cards

against 0.5 / 1.29 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 August 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 August 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Brighton for / against	Line	Southampton for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.75 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.5 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.57 for · 5.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	6.75 for · 16.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.86 for · 12 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	2.38 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.86 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.88 for · 6.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.86 for · 10 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.25 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	3.57 for · 1.29 against n 7 Last 5

Brighton

Brighton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 August 2018. 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
Bernardo n 5	52.8	3.8 4/3	1.4 2/1	—
G. Murray n 8	72.3	3.3 6/6	1.4 5/2	—
L. Ulloa n 8	28.9	2.7 5/2	0.8 1/1	—
Y. Bissouma n 3	66.7	2.3 3/2	1.8 2/1	Mohamed Elyounoussi
Alireza Jahanbakhsh n 7	57	1.8 6/2	1.4 3/2	Mohamed Elyounoussi

Brighton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Y. Bissouma n 3	66.7	2.7 3/2	0 0/0
J. Locadia n 8	29.9	2.3 4/2	0.4 1/0
Alireza Jahanbakhsh n 7	57	2 3/2	0.7 2/1
A. Knockaert n 8	88.3	1.7 7/5	0.3 2/0
J. Izquierdo n 8	86.1	1.7 7/4	0.7 5/0

Brighton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Locadia n 8	29.9	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
Alireza Jahanbakhsh n 7	57	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/0
P. Groß n 8	66.1	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
L. Ulloa n 8	28.9	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
G. Murray n 8	72.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Brighton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Stephens n 8	90	3.1 8/7
S. March n 8	44.6	3 6/4
D. Pröpper n 8	88	2.6 7/4
Y. Bissouma n 3	66.7	2.3 2/1
B. Kayal n 8	45.6	2.2 5/2

Brighton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Ryan n 8	90	4 7/7

Southampton

Southampton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 August 2018. 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
P. Højbjerg n 8	79.1	2 8/3	1.1 5/2	—
M. Lemina n 8	78.8	1.9 7/4	0.7 4/1	—
Mohamed Elyounoussi n 8	72.3	1.9 7/2	2.2 7/3	Alireza Jahanbakhsh
D. Ings n 8	53.8	1.9 6/3	1 5/0	—
S. Long n 8	47.3	1.7 5/2	2.6 6/3	—

Southampton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Austin n 8	58.8	3.8 7/5	1.7 4/1
D. Ings n 8	53.8	3.6 6/5	1.7 4/4
Mohamed Elyounoussi n 8	72.3	3.3 8/8	1.7 6/5
N. Redmond n 8	63	2.3 6/4	0.4 1/1
M. Lemina n 8	78.8	1.7 4/4	0.4 2/1

Southampton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Gabbiadini n 8	20.4	1.1 2/0	0 0/0
Dušan Tadić n 8	75.9	0.4 3/0	0.4 3/0
D. Ings n 8	53.8	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
M. Lemina n 8	78.8	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
S. Armstrong n 8	40.6	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Southampton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Oriol Romeu n 8	77.9	2.5 6/5
P. Højbjerg n 8	79.1	2.1 8/3
M. Lemina n 8	78.8	2 7/4
R. Bertrand n 8	88.9	1.9 8/6
W. Hoedt n 8	90	1.8 7/5

Southampton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 August 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. McCarthy n 8	90	3.6 7/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Brighton		Southampton
43%	Possession	57%
15	Shots	17
5	Shots on target	10
6	Shots off target	5
4	Blocked shots	2
6	Shots inside the box	10
1	Corners	2
2	Offsides	1
8	Fouls	7
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
7	Saves	5
436	Passes	548
79%	Pass accuracy	82%

Brighton player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Button	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
W. Collar	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.8
B. Barclay	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
Bernardo	90	0	0	0	2	0	7.5
M. Suttner	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Alireza Jahanbakhsh	90	3	1	0	0	0	6.1
Y. Bissouma	90	1	0	3	4	Y	7.5
Viktor Gyökeres	90	4	3	1	0	0	7.1
J. Locadia	90	2	1	1	0	0	6.5
B. Kayal	89	1	0	3	2	0	7.1
P. Groß	63	2	0	0	2	0	6.8
D. Pröpper sub	27	2	0	0	1	0	6.6
A. Connolly sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Southampton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Gunn	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.1
J. Stephens	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Bednarek	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.4
Maya Yoshida	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.2
M. Targett	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.4
J. Ward-Prowse	90	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	6.8
Mohamed Elyounoussi	90	0	0	2	2	3	1	0	7.4
S. Davis	90	0	0	0	0	4	0	Y	6.8
S. Armstrong	81	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	6.6
M. Gabbiadini	81	0	0	4	2	0	1	0	7.1
Oriol Romeu	70	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
S. Gallagher	20	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	7.2
N. Redmond	9	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	7.3
C. Austin	9	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	7.2

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

Recent form

BrightonLLLWL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 0.8 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

SouthamptonWLDLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Brighton 0 · 2 draws · Southampton 0 · 2 goals/game

2018-01-31 Southampton 1–1 Brighton
2017-10-29 Brighton 1–1 Southampton

Goals per game

Brighton scored0.8

Southampton scored0.6

Brighton conceded2.4

Southampton conceded1

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What is the head-to-head record between Brighton and Southampton?: In their last 2 meetings, Brighton won 0, Southampton won 0 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
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