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Matches/Premier League 2 Division One/Regular Season - 11
Premier League 2 Division One 2025/26Match Finished

Southampton U21 vs Brighton U21

16 Jan 2026 · 19:00 GMT · Regular Season - 11

Southampton U21

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1:0HT 1–0

Brighton U21

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⚽ Dobson-Ventura 20′
Staplewood Training Ground, SouthamptonReferee: Not suppliedRecorded clock 90′ + 10′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Southampton U21 win 1–0

Match Finished in the regular season - 11 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 1 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES1 – 0
HALF-TIME1 – 0
MATCH COVERAGE

Know what’s in the report

LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Southampton U21Brighton U21

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Southampton U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Not supplied

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Dylan MoodyProfile: Goalkeeper · 17 at kick-off
  2. 5
    Dobson-VenturaProfile: Defender
    Normal Goal 20′
  3. 2
    Hansel Adjei AfriyieProfile: Defender
    Off 60′
  4. 8
    Moses SesayProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Off 90+4′
  5. 29
    KakayProfile: Midfielder
    Yellow Card 61′
  6. 11
    OyekunleProfile: Attacker
  7. 27
    Joachim Kayi SandaProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 55′
  8. 24
    O'Brien-WhitmarshProfile: Midfielder
    Yellow Card 51′
  9. 10
    Romeo AkachukwuProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  10. 21
    MerryProfile: Attacker
    Off 60′
  11. 16
    Sillah DibagaProfile: Attacker

Substitutes5

  1. 4
    Jayden MooreProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    On 90+8′
  2. 6
    Okonola-MatthewsProfile: Defender
    On 90+4′
  3. 7
    CharlesProfile: Midfielder
    On 60′Red Card 90+2′
  4. 14
    Samuel TabaresProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    On 60′
  5. 17
    Thierry Rohart-BrownProfile: Midfielder

Brighton U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Shannon Ruth

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    JensenProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 5
    Noël Bigo AtomProfile: Defender · 21 at kick-off
  3. 2
    Benjamin BarclayProfile: Defender · 29 at kick-off
    Off 46′
  4. 4
    Freddie SimmondsProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  5. 7
    OriolaProfile: Midfielder
  6. 6
    Joe KnightProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 35′
  7. 10
    Shane NtiProfile: Midfielder
    Off 71′
  8. 8
    MiddletonProfile: Midfielder
    Yellow Card 23′
  9. 3
    Sean KeoghProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  10. 11
    Kofi ShawProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Off 63′
  11. 9
    Adam BrettProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    Off 63′

Substitutes5

  1. 12
    Callum MackleyProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    On 46′
  2. 13
    DikeProfile: Goalkeeper
  3. 14
    Tyler SilsbyProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
    On 63′
  4. 15
    Joe BelmontProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    On 63′
  5. 16
    WestProfile: Midfielder
    On 71′
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Normal GoalSouthampton U21

    Dobson-Ventura · Assist: Romeo Akachukwu

  2. Yellow CardBrighton U21

    Middleton

  3. Yellow CardBrighton U21

    Joe Knight

  4. Yellow CardSouthampton U21

    Player not identified

  5. SubstitutionBrighton U21

    Off Benjamin Barclay On Callum Mackley

  6. Yellow CardSouthampton U21

    O'Brien-Whitmarsh

  7. Yellow CardSouthampton U21

    Joachim Kayi Sanda

  8. SubstitutionSouthampton U21

    Off Merry On Charles

  9. SubstitutionSouthampton U21

    Off Hansel Adjei Afriyie On Samuel Tabares

  10. Yellow CardSouthampton U21

    Kakay

  11. SubstitutionBrighton U21

    Off Kofi Shaw On Tyler Silsby

  12. SubstitutionBrighton U21

    Off Adam Brett On Joe Belmont

  13. SubstitutionBrighton U21

    Off Shane Nti On West

  14. Yellow CardSouthampton U21

    Player not identified

  15. Red CardSouthampton U21

    Charles

  16. Red CardSouthampton U21

    Player not identified

  17. SubstitutionSouthampton U21

    Off Moses Sesay On Okonola-Matthews

  18. SubstitutionSouthampton U21

    Off Player not identified On Jayden Moore

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2025/26 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Southampton U21

DSouthampton U21 vs Arsenal U217 Nov 2025 · Regular Season - 91 – 1WTottenham Hotspur U21 vs Southampton U211 Nov 2025 · Regular Season - 81 – 2LLeicester City U21 vs Southampton U2125 Oct 2025 · Regular Season - 73 – 1WSouthampton U21 vs Derby County U213 Oct 2025 · Regular Season - 64 – 1DManchester City U21 vs Southampton U2126 Sept 2025 · Regular Season - 53 – 3

Brighton U21

WBrighton U21 vs Manchester City U219 Nov 2025 · Regular Season - 92 – 0DLeeds United U21 vs Brighton U212 Nov 2025 · Regular Season - 82 – 2LIpswich Town U21 vs Brighton U2124 Oct 2025 · Regular Season - 73 – 1DBrighton U21 vs Middlesbrough U214 Oct 2025 · Regular Season - 61 – 1DWest Ham United U21 vs Brighton U2126 Sept 2025 · Regular Season - 53 – 3
Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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