FC Halifax Town beat Derby County U21 6-2. It was 3-2 at half time. The goals came from C. Carty (9'), J. Oguntolu (30', pen.), A. Morgan-Smith (37'), O. Eames (44'), A. Morgan-Smith (45'), A. Allen (53'), M. Bardell (70') and O. Bray (72').
FC Halifax Town came into the match with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5, scoring 9 and conceding 11. Derby County U21 came into the match with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5, scoring 10 and conceding 8.
This page has the FC Halifax Town – Derby County U21 match report, the goals and the line-ups.
Chances to win, minute by minute (Model estimate). Start: FC Halifax Town 75%, Draw 14%, Derby County U21 11%. 90': FC Halifax Town 100%, Draw 0%, Derby County U21 0%. Biggest swing: 44' goal (Derby County U21) — FC Halifax Town: 83% → 65%.
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Biggest swing: 44' goal (Derby County U21) — FC Halifax Town: 83% → 65%
FC Halifax Town were in control: after their first goal at 9' their chances to win never fell below 65%, and they won 6-2.
FC Halifax Town thrashed Derby County U216-2 in the National League Cup. FC Halifax Town owed a lot to A. Morgan-Smith, who struck twice. It was 3-2 at half-time. Player of the match: A. Morgan-Smith of FC Halifax Town, with a ScoreMondo rating of 8.9. The match was played on Tuesday, 18 August 2026 at The Shay in Halifax.
Key moments
FC Halifax Town took the lead in the 9th minute through C. Carty, set up by A. Morgan-Smith. Derby County U21 drew level at 1-1 in the 30th minute with J. Oguntolu from the penalty spot. FC Halifax Town went 2-1 up in the 37th minute through A. Morgan-Smith, set up by B. Tollitt. Derby County U21 drew level at 2-2 in the 44th minute through O. Eames, set up by C. Allen. A. Morgan-Smith put FC Halifax Town 3-2 ahead after 45 minutes.
FC Halifax Town led 3-2 at the break.
FC Halifax Town extended their lead to 4-2 in the 53rd minute through A. Allen, set up by T. Trusty. M. Bardell made it 5-2 for FC Halifax Town after 70 minutes. Just 2 minutes later (72') FC Halifax Town extended their lead to 6-2, O. Bray on target, set up by C. Douglas.
The statistics
FC Halifax Town's yellow cards went to W. Flint in the 60th minute. Booked for Derby County U21: K. Robinson (69').
Ratings and substitutions
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to A. Allen (FC Halifax Town, 7.2), M. Bardell (FC Halifax Town, 7.2) and C. Carty (FC Halifax Town, 7.1). From the FC Halifax Town bench came Z. Gilsenan on 61 minutes, W. Hugill on 61 minutes, O. Bray on 67 minutes and D. Kawa on 67 minutes, among 5 changes. Derby County U21 made 5 changes: F. Jones for I. Gordon (46'), K. Robinson for R. Canoville (61'), A. Grout for S. Corry (61') and K. Wren for J. Oguntolu (62').
Before the match
Derby County U21 came into the match with 2 wins and 3 defeats from their last 5 matches — 3 straight defeats. Hull City U21 beat Derby County U21 4-1 last time out.
National League Cup
