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EFL Trophy

18 Aug 2026

0 – 3

Full-time

Sixfields Stadium

Brighton & Hove Albion U21

BHA

Tasker 8'

Doyle 14'

O'Mahony 52' (pen) football

Blog

Line-Ups

Stats

Timeline

90'+2'

off

Y. Ibrahim

S. Nti

81'

off

T. Outen

S. Keogh

81'

off

D. Lane

K. Doyle

72'

off

K. Shaw

N. Oriola

72'

off

T. Ferdinand

F. Simmonds

65'

YELLOW CARD

J. Wormleighton

52'

0-3

Goal

M. O'Mahony

45'

off

C. McCarthy

J. Guthrie

22'

YELLOW CARD

M. O'Mahony

14'

0-2

Goal

K. Doyle

0-1

Goal

C. Tasker

Blog

90'+4'

Second Half ends

Second Half ends, Northampton Town 0, Brighton and Hove Albion U21 3.

90'+4'

Joe Wormleighton (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+4'

Foul

Foul by Josh Robertson (Brighton and Hove Albion U21).

90'+2'

Corner

Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Steven Hall.

90'+2'

Attempt saved. Joe Wormleighton (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Steven Hall (Brighton and Hove Albion U21). Assisted by Max Dyche.

90'+2'

Attempt blocked. Kamarai Swyer (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

90'+2'

MISSED

Harvey Saunders (Northampton Town) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Max Dyche with a cross following a corner.

90'+2'

Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion U21. Younes Ibrahim replaces Shane Nti.

90'+1'

Corner

Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Tate Ferdinand.

90'

Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

89'

Attempt missed. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bobby Ashton with a headed pass.

87'

Conor McCarthy (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

87'

Foul

Foul by Darius Lane (Brighton and Hove Albion U21).

85'

Attempt missed. Max Dyche (Northampton Town) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Perkins with a cross following a corner.

84'

Corner

Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Tate Ferdinand.

82'

Foul

Foul by Tyrese Fornah (Northampton Town).

82'

Mark O'Mahony (Brighton and Hove Albion U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

81'

Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion U21. Theo Outen replaces Sean Keogh.

81'

Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion U21. Darius Lane replaces Kamari Doyle.

80'

Attempt missed. Elliott List (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Hoskins following a fast break.

77'

Attempt missed. Tyrese Fornah (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.

77'

Attempt blocked. Kamarai Swyer (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

77'

Attempt saved. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Steven Hall (Brighton and Hove Albion U21).

75'

Attempt blocked. Max Dyche (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Perkins with a cross.

75'

Attempt blocked. Conor McCarthy (Northampton Town) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Tyrese Fornah with a cross.

75'

Corner

Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Callum Mackley.

74'

Corner

Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Tate Ferdinand.

74'

Attempt blocked. Elliott List (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Perkins with a cross.

73'

Joe Wormleighton (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.

73'

Foul

Foul by Kamari Doyle (Brighton and Hove Albion U21).

72'

Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion U21. Tate Ferdinand replaces Freddie Simmonds.

72'

Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion U21. Kofi Shaw replaces Nehemiah Oriola.

69'

Offside

Offside, Northampton Town. Elliott List is caught offside.

67'

Corner

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion U21. Conceded by Harvey Saunders.

66'

Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

66'

Foul

Foul by Callum Mackley (Brighton and Hove Albion U21).

65'

Yellow Card

Joe Wormleighton (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

65'

Foul

Foul by Joe Wormleighton (Northampton Town).

65'

Kamari Doyle (Brighton and Hove Albion U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

60'

Corner

Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Sean Keogh.

60'

Attempt blocked. Harvey Saunders (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamarai Swyer with a cross.

58'

Attempt blocked. Sean Keogh (Brighton and Hove Albion U21) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shane Nti.

56'

Corner

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion U21. Conceded by Bobby Ashton.

52'

NOT

0-3

BHA

Goal!

O'Mahony

Goal! Northampton Town 0, Brighton and Hove Albion U21 3. Mark O'Mahony (Brighton and Hove Albion U21) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

51'

Penalty Lost

Penalty conceded by Jack Perkins (Northampton Town) after a foul in the penalty area.

51'

Penalty

Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion U21. Josh Robertson draws a foul in the penalty area.

49'

Bobby Ashton (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

49'

Foul

Foul by Charlie Tasker (Brighton and Hove Albion U21).

46'

Foul

Foul by Jack Perkins (Northampton Town).

46'

Kamari Doyle (Brighton and Hove Albion U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'

Second Half begins

Second Half begins Northampton Town 0, Brighton and Hove Albion U21 2.

45'

Substitution

Substitution, Northampton Town. Conor McCarthy replaces Jon Guthrie.

45'+2'

First Half ends

First Half ends, Northampton Town 0, Brighton and Hove Albion U21 2.

45'+1'

Offside

Offside, Northampton Town. Sam Hoskins is caught offside.

45'

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

45'

Bobby Ashton (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

45'

Foul

Foul by Charlie Tasker (Brighton and Hove Albion U21).

42'

Foul

Foul by Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town).

42'

Mark O'Mahony (Brighton and Hove Albion U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

41'

Jack Perkins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

41'

Foul

Foul by Josh Robertson (Brighton and Hove Albion U21).

38'

Foul

Foul by Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town).

38'

Nehemiah Oriola (Brighton and Hove Albion U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

38'

Joe Wormleighton (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

38'

Foul

Foul by Freddie Simmonds (Brighton and Hove Albion U21).

33'

Foul

Foul by Ben Barclay (Brighton and Hove Albion U21).

33'

Kamarai Swyer (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.

31'

Foul

Foul by Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town).

31'

Kamari Doyle (Brighton and Hove Albion U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

28'

Elliott List (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

28'

Foul

Foul by Josh Robertson (Brighton and Hove Albion U21).

28'

Elliott List (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

28'

Foul

Foul by Callum Mackley (Brighton and Hove Albion U21).

24'

Foul

Foul by Max Dyche (Northampton Town).

24'

Mark O'Mahony (Brighton and Hove Albion U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

24'

Bobby Ashton (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

24'

Foul

Foul by Charlie Tasker (Brighton and Hove Albion U21).

22'

Yellow Card

Mark O'Mahony (Brighton and Hove Albion U21) is shown the yellow card.

22'

Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

22'

Foul

Foul by Josh Robertson (Brighton and Hove Albion U21).

22'

Jack Perkins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

22'

Foul

Foul by Shane Nti (Brighton and Hove Albion U21).

17'

Corner

Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Freddie Simmonds.

17'

Corner

Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Steven Hall.

17'

Attempt saved. Kamarai Swyer (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Steven Hall (Brighton and Hove Albion U21). Assisted by Elliott List with a cross.

16'

Foul

Foul by Joe Wormleighton (Northampton Town).

16'

Nehemiah Oriola (Brighton and Hove Albion U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

14'

NOT

0-2

BHA

Goal!

Doyle

Goal! Northampton Town 0, Brighton and Hove Albion U21 2. Kamari Doyle (Brighton and Hove Albion U21) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.

14'

Attempt blocked. Mark O'Mahony (Brighton and Hove Albion U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Tasker with a cross.

12'

Bobby Ashton (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

12'

Foul

Foul by Charlie Tasker (Brighton and Hove Albion U21).

NOT

0-1

BHA

Goal!

Tasker

Goal! Northampton Town 0, Brighton and Hove Albion U21 1. Charlie Tasker (Brighton and Hove Albion U21) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nehemiah Oriola with a cross.

Attempt saved. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Steven Hall (Brighton and Hove Albion U21). Assisted by Bobby Ashton.