Barnsley v Brighton and Hove Albion, 23 September 2025

Score6-0 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereeTom Reeves
CompetitionLeague Cup 3rd round
VenueOakwell
Attendance7,790

View Barnsley v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 7.45pm

0 Barnsley

Manager: Conor Hourihane

6 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Goals:

Diego Gómez 9 G
Diego Gómez 21 G
Diego Gómez 33 G
Diego Gómez 68 G
Harry Howell 87 G
Yasin Ayari 89 G

Starting lineup:

Starting lineup:

Jason Steele Goalkeeper
Olivier Boscagli Defender
Diego Coppola Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Tom Watson Midfielder/Forward
Stefanos Tzimas Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Substitutions:

Charlie Tasker for Ferdi Kadioğlu 46
Yasin Ayari for Carlos Baleba 53
Charalampos Kostoulas for Stefanos Tzimas 65
Jan Paul Van Hecke for Joël Veltman 65
Harry Howell for Diego Gómez 75

Cards:

Cards:

Ferdi Kadioğlu 37 Y
Carlos Baleba 46 Y
Stefanos Tzimas 63 Y

On the bench:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom McGill
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Charlie Tasker
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Harry Howell
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Georginio Rutter

Comments:

Brighton and Hove Albion had now become the first-ever team to win each of consecutive games in the League Cup by a margin of six or more goals. . Diego Gómez became the first player to score four or more goals in a game for Brighton and Hove Albion in all competitions since Glenn Murray at Wycombe Wanderers in League One on 28 December 2009.

0 Barnsley

Manager: Conor Hourihane

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Substitutions:

Cards:

On the bench:

6 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Diego Gómez 9 G
Diego Gómez 21 G
Diego Gómez 33 G
Diego Gómez 68 G
Harry Howell 87 G
Yasin Ayari 89 G

Starting lineup:

Jason Steele Goalkeeper
Olivier Boscagli Defender
Diego Coppola Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Tom Watson Midfielder/Forward
Stefanos Tzimas Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Charlie Tasker for Ferdi Kadioğlu 46
Yasin Ayari for Carlos Baleba 53
Charalampos Kostoulas for Stefanos Tzimas 65
Jan Paul Van Hecke for Joël Veltman 65
Harry Howell for Diego Gómez 75

Cards:

Ferdi Kadioğlu 37 Y
Carlos Baleba 46 Y
Stefanos Tzimas 63 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom McGill
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Charlie Tasker
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Harry Howell
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Georginio Rutter

Comments:

Brighton and Hove Albion had now become the first-ever team to win each of consecutive games in the League Cup by a margin of six or more goals. . Diego Gómez became the first player to score four or more goals in a game for Brighton and Hove Albion in all competitions since Glenn Murray at Wycombe Wanderers in League One on 28 December 2009.