Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Derby County U21 & Brighton U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Brighton U21 could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Premier League Cup game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Queens Park Rangers U21. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Derby County U21 form and stats
0-0-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League 2 Divison Two numbers at home for Derby County U21 so far this season.
Clarke was the last player to score a league goal for Derby County U21 and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Derby County U21 haven't scored in 270 minutes.
In their previous game, the manager Lyons led his County to a defeat away at Stoke City U21. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Loughborough University Football Stadium. As you see from the result above, Derby County U21 suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Preceding that match was a Premier League 2 Divison Two defeat to Aston Villa U21 (0-2).Derby County U21 have scored {2 league goals} here from 4 matches, not a lot.
Brighton U21 form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League 2 Division One travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Two travels in a row for Brighton U21, whose manager Ruth could celebrate last time after the Premier League Cup win against Queens Park Rangers U21.
Preceding that game was the away Premier League 2 Division One victory against Blackburn Rovers U21 with the score of 2-1.Brighton are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 6 away games so far. Brighton U21's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 11 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
![]() A. Moran 4 goals | ![]() T. Miller 2 goals |
Derby County U21 missing players
Brighton U21 missing players
| Derby County U21 | Brighton U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 11 | 5 | Played | P | 18 | 25 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Won | W | 5 | 7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 9 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 29 | 41 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Conceded | C | 32 | 42 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 91% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 88% | ||
| 73% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 61% | 64% | ||
| 45% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 39% | 44% | ||
| 9% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 55% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 72% | 68% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 6% | 12% | ||
| 45% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 24% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.1 | ||
| 6.9 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 7.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.1 | ||
| 3 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 15% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 38% | ||
| 13.7 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.4 | 12.3 | ||
| 6.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Brighton U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Derby County U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leeds United U21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 25 |
| 2 | Southampton U21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | West Brom U21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Norwich City U21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Newcastle United U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 14 |
| 8 | Aston Villa U21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Sunderland U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 10 | Stoke City U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 8 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -22 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal U21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Liverpool U21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City U21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | Chelsea U21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace U21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | Fulham U21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 19 |
| 7 | Everton U21 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Brighton U21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | Wolves U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 14 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 10 |
| 11 | Manchester United U21 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -15 | 10 |
| 12 | Leicester U21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -11 | 9 |
| 13 | West Ham United U21 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 8 |
| 14 | Tottenham U21 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -18 | 6 |