Where the teams sit in the Premier League Cup, before kick-off.
Brighton U21 sit 10th with 4 points; Sheffield United U21 sit 14th with 3. They are level on goal difference; Brighton U21 have played 1 more.
Stored before 7 October 2026: wins, draws, losses and goals were not kept.
9thBrentford U214 points from 2 games · goal difference +2
10thBrighton U214 points from 2 games · goal difference +2
11thPeterborough United U213 points from 1 game · goal difference +4
13thNorwich City U213 points from 1 game · goal difference +2
14thSheffield United U213 points from 1 game · goal difference +2
15thNottingham Forest U213 points from 1 game · goal difference +2
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Team
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
9
Brentford U21
2
–
–
–
–
–
+2
4
10
Brighton U21
2
–
–
–
–
–
+2
4
11
Peterborough United U21
1
–
–
–
–
–
+4
3
13
Norwich City U21
1
–
–
–
–
–
+2
3
14
Sheffield United U21
1
–
–
–
–
–
+2
3
15
Nottingham Forest U21
1
–
–
–
–
–
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1stBristol City U216 points from 2 games · goal difference +5
2ndCardiff City U216 points from 2 games · goal difference +4
3rdWolves U216 points from 2 games · goal difference +3
4thCharlton Athletic U216 points from 2 games · goal difference +2
5thSouthampton U214 points from 2 games · goal difference +4
6thHuddersfield Town U214 points from 2 games · goal difference +3
7thHull City U214 points from 2 games · goal difference +3
8thSwansea City U214 points from 2 games · goal difference +3
9thBrentford U214 points from 2 games · goal difference +2
10thBrighton U214 points from 2 games · goal difference +2
Brighton U21: recent fixtures
Partly in the modelThe model uses each team's last 6 league matches. Cup and other matches here are context.
Matches finished before this one, newest first, with the score from their side.
Insufficient historical data. Stored before 7 October 2026: league matches only.
DDrewat West Ham United U214 Sept 2026 · Premier League Cup · Away1–1
WWonv Millwall U2114 Aug 2026 · Premier League Cup · Home2–0
Sheffield United U21: recent fixtures
Partly in the modelThe model uses each team's last 6 league matches. Cup and other matches here are context.
Matches finished before this one, newest first, with the score from their side.
Insufficient historical data. Stored before 7 October 2026: league matches only.
WWonv West Ham United U2125 Aug 2026 · Premier League Cup · Home3–1
Form, home and away
In the modelThe model rates each team's home and away records separately.
The last 5 and 10 matches, then Brighton U21 at home and Sheffield United U21 away only: a home fixture is read from home matches where there are enough.
Insufficient historical data. Stored before 7 October 2026: league matches only.
Brighton U21
Last 5 (2)1 won, 1 drawn, 0 lost · 3 scored, 1 conceded · 2.00 points a game · 1 clean sheet · failed to score in 0
Last 10 (2)1 won, 1 drawn, 0 lost · 3 scored, 1 conceded · 2.00 points a game · 1 clean sheet · failed to score in 0
Home, last 5 (1)1 won, 0 drawn, 0 lost · 2 scored, 0 conceded · 3.00 points a game · 1 clean sheet · failed to score in 0
Home, last 10 (1)1 won, 0 drawn, 0 lost · 2 scored, 0 conceded · 3.00 points a game · 1 clean sheet · failed to score in 0
Brighton U21
Sample
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
PPG
CS
FTS
Last 5 (2)
2
1
1
0
3
1
+2
4
2.00
1
0
Last 10 (2)
2
1
1
0
3
1
+2
4
2.00
1
0
Home, last 5 (1)
1
1
0
0
2
0
+2
3
3.00
1
0
Home, last 10 (1)
1
1
0
0
2
0
+2
3
3.00
1
0
Sheffield United U21
Last 5 (1)1 won, 0 drawn, 0 lost · 3 scored, 1 conceded · 3.00 points a game · 0 clean sheets · failed to score in 0
Last 10 (1)1 won, 0 drawn, 0 lost · 3 scored, 1 conceded · 3.00 points a game · 0 clean sheets · failed to score in 0
Away, last 5: none
Away, last 10: none
Sheffield United U21
Sample
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
PPG
CS
FTS
Last 5 (1)
1
1
0
0
3
1
+2
3
Brighton U21 at home: Insufficient historical data. Stored before 7 October 2026: league matches only.
Sheffield United U21 away: Data unavailable.
Team strength, attack and defence
Context onlyShown for context. The model's own ratings come from goals scored and conceded this season and last.
Measure
Brighton U21
Sheffield United U21
League position
10th
14th
Points per game
2.00
3.00
Attack: goals per game (last 2 and 1)
1.50
3.00
Defence: conceded per game (last 2 and 1)
0.50
1.00
Clean sheets
1
0
Stored before 7 October 2026: league matches only.
Squad availability
In the modelMissing players move the model's expected goals, chiefly a missing top scorer.
Players out or doubtful, as reported the night before.
Brighton U21
None reported.
Sheffield United U21
None reported.
+2
3
11th
Peterborough United U21
3 points from 1 game · goal difference +4
12thStockport County U213 points from 2 games · goal difference +3
13thNorwich City U213 points from 1 game · goal difference +2
14thSheffield United U213 points from 1 game · goal difference +2
15thNottingham Forest U213 points from 1 game · goal difference +2
16thQueens Park Rangers U213 points from 2 games · goal difference +1
17thBromley U213 points from 2 games · goal difference +1
18thBirmingham City U213 points from 2 games · goal difference +1
19thLeicester City U213 points from 2 games · goal difference +1
20thIpswich Town U213 points from 2 games · goal difference 0
21stWest Bromwich Albion U213 points from 2 games · goal difference 0
22ndPreston North End U213 points from 2 games · goal difference 0
23rdCoventry City U213 points from 2 games · goal difference -1
24thBurnley U213 points from 2 games · goal difference -1
25thBlackburn Rovers U213 points from 2 games · goal difference -2
26thAFC Bournemouth U213 points from 2 games · goal difference -2
27thLeeds United U211 points from 2 games · goal difference -1
28thWest Ham United U211 points from 2 games · goal difference -2
29thBolton Wanderers Res.1 points from 2 games · goal difference -3
30thStoke City U211 points from 2 games · goal difference -4
31stFleetwood Town U210 points from 2 games · goal difference -2
32ndExeter U210 points from 1 game · goal difference -2
33rdMillwall U210 points from 1 game · goal difference -2
34thWycombe U210 points from 1 game · goal difference -2
35thPlymouth U210 points from 2 games · goal difference -3
36thDerby County U210 points from 1 game · goal difference -3
37thReading U210 points from 2 games · goal difference -5
38thLuton Town U210 points from 2 games · goal difference -6
39thGillingham FC U210 points from 2 games · goal difference -7