Notts CountyNotts County
0–2Match Finished
HT 0–1
Manchester United U21Manchester United U21 ✓ Winner

Match Summary

In the EFL Trophy clash, Notts County hosted Manchester United U21 on August 26, 2026. The match unfolded with intense action, demonstrating the skill and determination of both teams. After a hard-fought encounter, Notts County emerged victorious, securing a memorable win against their higher-profile opponents. The final score reflected the competitive nature of the game and highlighted the potential of the young United side.

Match Events

Statistics

Notts CountyManchester United U21
2Shots on Goal3
4Shots off Goal2
10Total Shots9
4Blocked Shots4
7Shots insidebox6
3Shots outsidebox3
11Fouls13
1Corner Kicks3
0Offsides1
52%Ball Possession48%
3Yellow Cards2
Red Cards
1Goalkeeper Saves2
512Total passes484
436Passes accurate415
85%Passes %86%
expected_goals
goals_prevented

Lineups

Manchester United U21 4-3-3

  1. 63 W. Murdock G
  2. 89 Y. Helafu D
  3. 75 D. Armer D
  4. 72 G. Kukonki D
  5. 35 D. Leon D
  6. 39 T. Fletcher M
  7. 67 J. Devaney M
  8. 62 J. Fitzgerald M
  9. 61 S. Lacey F
  10. 32 C. Obi F
  11. 59 J. Scanlon F

Substitutes

Travis Binnion Coach: Travis Binnion

Notts County

  1. 21 H. Griffiths G
  2. 12 L. Ness D
  3. 5 M. Platt D
  4. 47 K. Bennetts D
  5. 17 Q. Kouhyar M
  6. 14 T. Iorpenda M
  7. 26 T. Hall M
  8. 36 W. Jarvis M
  9. 7 M. Traore F
  10. 54 C. Gill
  11. 19 M. Dennis F

Substitutes

Player Stats

Top Rated: Shea Lacey (highest match rating)

Notts County

PlayerPosMinGARating
Harry GriffithsG90'—05.6
Lucas NessD90'—06.7
Matthew PlattD61'—05.9
Keanan BennettsD90'—06.2
Maziar KouhyarM90'—06.9
Tom IorpendaM90'—06.6
Tyrese HallM76'—07.2
Will JarvisM90'—07
Mai TraoreF76'—06.9
Charlie GillF61'—06.2
Matthew DennisF62'—06.9
Lewis Macari subD29'—07.6
Kameron Muir subM29'—06.9
Harrison Iwunze subF28'—06.3
Daniel Emmanuel subF14'—06.3
Daniel Adiefeh subM14'—06.9
Milai Perott subG————
Nikos Szczesny subM————
Full player stats
PlayerShots (on/tot)Passes (tot/key/acc%)TacklesDuels (won/tot)Dribbles (succ/att)Fouls (drawn/comm)Cards (Y/R)
Harry Griffiths—51/–/31%—1/1—1/–0/0
Lucas Ness—75/–/68%34/81/1–/31/0
Matthew Platt–/149/–/43%36/12—–/31/0
Keanan Bennetts—54/–/47%14/51/12/–0/0
Maziar Kouhyar1/244/1/38%23/111/3—0/0
Tom Iorpenda—40/–/37%38/132/32/20/0
Tyrese Hall—49/2/41%25/71/12/–0/0
Will Jarvis1/228/–/22%38/10—3/–0/0
Mai Traore—13/2/10%—2/2——0/0
Charlie Gill–/124/–/20%12/6—–/31/0
Matthew Dennis—13/1/12%—3/4—2/–0/0
Lewis Macari—33/–/30%11/1——0/0
Kameron Muir—10/–/9%11/1——0/0
Harrison Iwunze—5/–/4%—1/2—1/–0/0
Daniel Emmanuel—4/–/4%—1/21/1—0/0
Daniel Adiefeh—20/1/20%————0/0
Milai Perott——————0/0
Nikos Szczesny——————0/0

Manchester United U21

PlayerPosMinGARating
William MurdockG90'—07
Yuel HelafuD67'—06.6
Daniel ArmerD90'—07
Godwill KukonkiD90'—16.7
Diego LeónD90'—07.5
Tyler FletcherM90'—06.6
Jacob DevaneyM90'108.5
Jayce FitzgeraldM89'—06.6
Shea Lacey ★ Top RatedF90'108.6
Chido Obi-MartinF67'—16.3
James ScanlonF90'—06.3
Gabriele Biancheri subF23'—06.2
Amir Ibragimov subM23'—06.2
Sekou Kone subM1'—0—
Fred Heath subG————
Albert Mills subD————
Finley McAllister subM————
Victor Musa subF————
Full player stats
PlayerShots (on/tot)Passes (tot/key/acc%)TacklesDuels (won/tot)Dribbles (succ/att)Fouls (drawn/comm)Cards (Y/R)
William Murdock—39/–/26%—1/1——0/0
Yuel Helafu—45/–/40%12/5—1/11/0
Daniel Armer—69/–/63%————0/0
Godwill Kukonki—61/1/52%—1/9—–/30/0
Diego León—42/1/36%57/9–/21/–1/0
Tyler Fletcher—53/–/50%11/5–/1–/20/0
Jacob Devaney1/154/1/50%24/101/11/10/0
Jayce Fitzgerald—35/2/30%14/61/12/20/0
Shea Lacey1/245/1/36%38/143/52/20/0
Chido Obi-Martin–/17/1/6%—4/111/22/10/0
James Scanlon—15/1/13%—1/71/2—0/0
Gabriele Biancheri—5/–/5%—–/1——0/0
Amir Ibragimov1/114/–/8%—2/61/31/10/0
Sekou Kone———–/1——0/0
Fred Heath——————0/0
Albert Mills——————0/0
Finley McAllister——————0/0
Victor Musa——————0/0

Match Info

Competition
EFL Trophy
Round
Northern - 3
Venue
Meadow Lane, Nottingham