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Matches/Premier League 2 Division One/Regular Season - 14
Premier League 2 Division One 2025/26Match Finished

Brighton U21 vs Sunderland U21

6 Feb 2026 · 19:00 GMT · Regular Season - 14

Brighton U21

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Sunderland U21

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⚽ Geragusian 43′⚽ Marcus Neill 81′
Elite Football Performance Centre, LancingReferee: I. SearleRecorded clock 90′ + 6′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Sunderland U21 win 2–0

Match Finished in the regular season - 14 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 2 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES0 – 2
HALF-TIME0 – 1
MATCH COVERAGE

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

Team statistics

Brighton U21Sunderland 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

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. 4
    Callum MackleyProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    Off 46′
  3. 5
    Benjamin BarclayProfile: Defender · 29 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 80′
  4. 3
    Noël Bigo AtomProfile: Defender · 21 at kick-off
    Off 68′
  5. 2
    Charlie TaskerProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  6. 8
    Shane NtiProfile: Midfielder
    Yellow Card 32′
  7. 6
    MiddletonProfile: Midfielder
    Off 62′
  8. 11
    MillsProfile: Midfielder
  9. 7
    OriolaProfile: Midfielder
  10. 9
    Adam BrettProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
  11. 10
    Tyler SilsbyProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
    Off 76′

Substitutes5

  1. 13
    DikeProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 12
    LaneProfile: Midfielder
    On 46′
  3. 14
    WestProfile: Midfielder
    On 62′
  4. 15
    Charlie PenmanProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
    On 68′
  5. 16
    Joe BelmontProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    On 76′

Sunderland U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Graeme Murty

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    CowanProfile: Goalkeeper
    Yellow Card 90′
  2. 2
    WalshProfile: Attacker
    Off 46′
  3. 5
    KindonProfile: Defender
  4. 6
    Finlay HolcroftProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  5. 3
    Bayley HesterProfile: Defender
  6. 4
    HuntProfile: Midfielder
    Off 76′
  7. 8
    Jenson JonesProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 86′
  8. 7
    ScottProfile: Defender
    Off 46′
  9. 10
    ProctorProfile: Midfielder
    Off 76′
  10. 11
    Jack WhittakerProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  11. 9
    GeragusianProfile: Attacker
    Normal Goal 43′

Substitutes5

  1. 13
    MetcalfProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 12
    Alex LienardProfile: Defender
    On 46′
  3. 14
    LenzProfile: Midfielder
    On 76′
  4. 15
    Marcus NeillProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
    On 76′Normal Goal 81′Yellow Card 89′
  5. 16
    DinsdaleProfile: Midfielder
    On 46′
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. Yellow CardBrighton U21

    Shane Nti

  2. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Geragusian · Assist: Jenson Jones

  3. SubstitutionBrighton U21

    Off Callum Mackley On Lane

  4. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Walsh On Alex Lienard

  5. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Scott On Dinsdale

  6. SubstitutionBrighton U21

    Off Middleton On West

  7. SubstitutionBrighton U21

    Off Noël Bigo Atom On Charlie Penman

  8. SubstitutionBrighton U21

    Off Tyler Silsby On Joe Belmont

  9. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Hunt On Lenz

  10. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Proctor On Marcus Neill

  11. Yellow CardBrighton U21

    Benjamin Barclay

  12. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Marcus Neill

  13. Yellow CardSunderland U21

    Jenson Jones

  14. Yellow CardSunderland U21

    Marcus Neill

  15. Yellow CardSunderland U21

    Cowan

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.

Brighton U21

LBrighton U21 vs Liverpool U2130 Jan 2026 · Regular Season - 130 – 1DManchester United U21 vs Brighton U2126 Jan 2026 · Regular Season - 121 – 1LSouthampton U21 vs Brighton U2116 Jan 2026 · Regular Season - 111 – 0WBrighton U21 vs Manchester City U219 Nov 2025 · Regular Season - 92 – 0DLeeds United U21 vs Brighton U212 Nov 2025 · Regular Season - 82 – 2

Sunderland U21

WSunderland U21 vs Leicester City U211 Feb 2026 · Regular Season - 133 – 2DWolves U21 vs Sunderland U2126 Jan 2026 · Regular Season - 122 – 2DSunderland U21 vs Newcastle United U2116 Jan 2026 · Regular Season - 111 – 1LSunderland U21 vs Manchester City U216 Dec 2025 · Regular Season - 41 – 2WSunderland U21 vs Ipswich Town U217 Nov 2025 · Regular Season - 94 – 2
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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