Malick Yalcouyé's header gives Brighton a 1-0 win at Getafe in the Conference League

A header settles a tight contest at the Coliseum

Brighton & Hove Albion won 1-0 at Getafe on Thursday, 5 November 2026, in matchday three of the Conference League league phase at the Coliseum. The only goal came in the 64th minute. Pascal Gross sent a cross towards the far post, João Costinha knocked it on, and Malick Yalcouyé headed home. The BBC reports that the ball struck the underside of the crossbar before crossing the line, and the goal was the Ivory Coast international's fourth of the season. Getafe pushed for an equaliser in the closing stages and made several substitutions, but they could not create a clear route to goal against a well-organised visiting defence.

Chances on both sides

Brighton's best early effort came in the 15th minute, when Jack Hinshelwood drove a long-range shot that David Soria turned behind for a corner. Georginio Rutter had two further chances for Brighton in the 19th and 22nd minutes, but neither found the net. Getafe's Iván Azón then forced a save from Bart Verbruggen in the 31st minute, shooting from close range after a corner. Jaouen Hadjam's effort in the 38th minute hit the post, and Azón was denied again by Verbruggen before the interval. After the break Martín Satriano and Luka Vuskovic both threatened, and Hadjam later sent a curling shot off the top of the bar.

Getafe's position and tribute

Getafe have one point from their three Conference League matches, with three matchdays left, according to El País. Brighton have seven points, having won two and drawn one of their three matches in the competition. Before kick-off, a minute's silence honoured Jesús de Miguel, a Tenerife footballer who died on Monday, 2 November 2026, after a collision with an Andorra goalkeeper, and Getafe players posed for the photograph in shirts bearing his number 9 and surname. El País says Bordalás made few rotations, having learned from a 2-5 defeat to Lugano two weeks earlier, and started Iván Azón as the central forward. In La Liga, Getafe finished seventh last season but sit 13th this time, with eight league goals, a total shared with the division's lowest tally.

Brighton7

Getafe1

Brighton

7 points

Getafe

1 points

Data from the article text

What comes next

Brighton are third in the Premier League and return to the Amex Stadium on Sunday, 8 November 2026, to host Brentford. That fixture ends a run of five successive away matches for the club. Their next European match follows on 26 November 2026, when they welcome Romanian side Universitatea Craiova to East Sussex. El Mundo notes that Brighton have also beaten Manchester City and Arsenal. Getafe, on one point, have three matchdays left to change their position in the table.