EFL Cup 25/26, Round 3 · 23 Sep 2025

Barnsley 0–6 Brighton & Hove Albion

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Brighton & Hove Albion favourites at 71%.

Brighton & Hove Albion won and made the better chances: 1.4 xG to 0.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Diego Gómez, 80.1 in 75′.

Well above their usual level: Diego Gómez +21.3, Joël Veltman +9.2.

Well below it: Ferdi Kadıoğlu −12.3, Danny Welbeck −10.1.

Each side's last five results before this match.

26 Aug 2025	W 2–1	v Rotherham United EFL Cup
13 Aug 2025	D 2–2	v Fleetwood Town EFL Cup

20 Sep 2025	D 2–2	v Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
13 Sep 2025	L 1–2	at Bournemouth Premier League
31 Aug 2025	W 2–1	v Manchester City Premier League
27 Aug 2025	W 6–0	at Oxford United EFL Cup
24 Aug 2025	L 0–2	at Everton Premier League

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Adam Phillips Midfielder	24	0.09	65.6	–
Luca Connell Midfielder	57	–	55.6	–
Vimal Yoganathan Midfielder	90	–	46.6	–
Jack Shepherd Defender	58	–	43.3	–
Jon Russell Midfielder	90	0.05	42.3	–
Jake Rooney Defender	81	–	42.3	–
Jonathan Bland Midfielder	33	0.04	41.2	–
Reyes Cleary Midfielder	90	–	40.8	–
Neil Farrugia Forward	90	0.01	40.3	–
Josh Earl Defender	32	–	38.9	–
Davis Keillor-Dunn Forward	66	0.01	38.2	–
Nathanael Ogbeta Defender	58	–	33.2	–
Murphy Cooper Goalkeeper	90	–	22.9	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Harry Howell Midfielder	15	1	0	0.13	88.4	–
Diego Gómez Midfielder	75	4	0	0.66	80.1	+21.3
James Milner Midfielder	90	0	0	–	55.0	−0.3
Yasin Ayari Midfielder	37	1	0	0.05	53.8	–
Joël Veltman Defender	65	0	0	–	53.3	+9.2
Jason Steele Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	52.2	–
Carlos Baleba Midfielder	53	0	0	0.17	50.6	+6.4
Olivier Boscagli Defender	90	0	0	–	49.2	–
Charalampos Kostoulas Forward	25	0	0	–	45.3	–
Diego Coppola Defender	90	0	1	0.06	44.7	–
Danny Welbeck Forward	90	0	1	–	41.6	−10.1
Charlie Tasker Midfielder	45	0	0	–	39.5	–
Stefanos Tzimas Forward	65	0	0	0.15	36.7	–
Tom Watson Forward	90	0	3	0.13	36.4	–
Jan Paul van Hecke Defender	25	0	0	–	36.2	–
Ferdi Kadıoğlu Defender	45	0	0	–	32.4	−12.3