Brighton v Swansea result

Full-time · Brighton 2–0 Swansea

League Cup · Wed, 22 Sep 2021 19:30 BST · American Express Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Brighton 2–0 Swansea — Brighton won this League Cup match.

Next for Brighton: FK Jablonec v Brighton, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Swansea: QPR v Swansea, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

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

Brighton 2–0 Swansea (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 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 1.25

Goals

against 1 / 1.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 3.6

Corners

against 7 / 4 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.5 / 3.4

Shots on target

against 4 / 3.8 · 0 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.17 / 1.2

Cards

against 2 / 2.2 · 0 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 September 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 September 2021. 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	Swansea for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 7 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	3.6 for · 4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	12 for · 13.17 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11 for · 9.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3.4 for · 3.8 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.33 for · 10.17 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	8.8 for · 12.4 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.17 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.2 for · 2.2 against n 5 Last 5

Brighton

Brighton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2021. 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
E. Mwepu n 8	58	2.3 6/3	1.2 5/1	—
J. Veltman n 8	84.4	1.9 6/3	1.9 6/4	—
D. Burn n 8	71.1	1.9 6/4	0.3 2/0	—
Marc Cucurella n 8	86.9	1.7 8/3	1.2 6/3	—
Alireza Jahanbakhsh n 8	54	1.7 4/4	1.3 5/1	—

Brighton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Zeqiri n 8	26.9	2.1 3/1	1.3 3/0
N. Maupay n 8	84.4	1.9 8/4	0.8 4/2
Leandro Trossard n 8	77.5	1.9 7/3	0.7 4/1
Alireza Jahanbakhsh n 8	54	1.7 5/2	1 3/1
E. Mwepu n 8	58	1.6 5/2	0.4 2/0

Brighton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Groß n 8	90.8	0.1 1/0	0.5 4/0
Leandro Trossard n 8	77.5	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
D. Welbeck n 8	67.6	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
Marc Cucurella n 8	86.9	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
N. Maupay n 8	84.4	0.4 3/0	0 0/0

Brighton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Mwepu n 8	58	3.5 6/5
Y. Bissouma n 8	89.4	3.4 8/7
A. Mac Allister n 8	46.3	2.9 6/4
S. March n 8	65.8	2.6 6/6
D. Burn n 8	71.1	2.5 6/6

Brighton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Robert Sánchez n 8	81.5	1.9 5/2

Swansea

Swansea — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2021. 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
K. Joseph n 8	37.1	3 6/2	1.5 3/1	—
M. Whittaker n 8	41.4	2.2 4/2	0.8 1/1	—
Ryan Manning n 8	75.5	2.1 8/4	3.1 7/6	—
F. Downes n 8	84.4	1.7 7/3	1.7 6/4	—
J. Fulton n 8	79.8	1.4 6/4	1.3 4/2	—

Swansea — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Piroe n 8	69.4	3.1 7/6	1.9 7/3
M. Whittaker n 8	41.4	3 4/2	1.6 3/1
K. Joseph n 8	37.1	2.1 6/1	0.6 2/0
M. Obafemi n 8	27	2.1 3/1	0.4 1/0
L. Cullen n 8	61.9	1.5 6/2	0.7 3/1

Swansea — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Whittaker n 8	41.4	1.1 2/1	0 0/0
J. Piroe n 8	69.4	0.8 5/0	0 0/0
K. Joseph n 8	37.1	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Y. Dhanda n 8	48.8	0 0/0	0.5 1/1
B. Cabango n 8	74.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Swansea — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Bennett n 8	83.6	1.9 6/4
E. Laird n 8	65.6	1.7 6/2
F. Downes n 8	84.4	1.6 6/4
Ryan Manning n 8	75.5	1.6 7/2
B. Cabango n 8	74.4	1.5 6/3

Swansea — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 September 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Benda n 8	90	3.1 6/4
B. Hamer n 8	84.4	1.7 4/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Brighton		Swansea
53%	Possession	47%
7	Shots	8
3	Shots on target	3
4	Shots off target	3
0	Blocked shots	2
6	Shots inside the box	7
3	Corners	4
3	Offsides	1
8	Fouls	13
0	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	1
459	Passes	403
85%	Pass accuracy	79%

Brighton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Jason Steele	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
E. Turns	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	7.3
H. Roberts	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
D. Burn	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.9
T. Richards	90	0	0	2	0	0	2	7
S. Alzate	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
M. Leonard	90	0	0	0	0	0	6	7.5
J. Moder	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	6.7
A. Connolly	76	2	0	3	2	0	0	7.6
A. Mac Allister	69	0	2	0	0	2	0	7.7
T. Lamptey	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
P. Groß sub	45	0	0	1	0	2	1	7.2
J. Sarmiento sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Locadia sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Swansea player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Benda	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
R. Williams	90	1	1	0	3	Y	6.9
B. Cooper	90	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
J. Latibeaudiere	90	1	0	0	2	0	6.5
J. Fulton	90	0	0	1	4	0	7
J. Bidwell	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
M. Whittaker	90	1	1	1	1	0	6.2
L. Cullen	90	2	1	1	1	0	6.9
K. Smith	64	1	0	1	1	0	6.7
L. Walsh	63	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
B. Cabango	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
Ryan Manning sub	45	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
F. Downes sub	27	0	0	0	0	Y	6.6
Y. Dhanda sub	26	0	0	0	2	0	6.7

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

Recent form

BrightonWWLWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 1.4 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

SwanseaWLDDD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Brighton 2 · 0 draws · Swansea 0 · 3 goals/game

2018-02-24 Brighton 4–1 Swansea
2017-11-04 Swansea 0–1 Brighton

Goals per game

Brighton scored1.4

Swansea scored1.6

Brighton conceded0.6

Swansea conceded1.4

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Brighton and Swansea?: In their last 2 meetings, Brighton won 2, Swansea won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Brighton and Swansea?: Recent form — Brighton 4W 0D 1L; Swansea 1W 3D 1L.

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