Brighton player Diego Gomez completes a 33-minute hat-trick with a 40-yard wonder goal in his side’s 6-0 win over Barnsley.
The 22 year old Paraguayan shone in the Carabao Cup Third Round tie, producing four goals, showing he isn’t afraid of pulling out a long-range strike, as Brighton thrashed League One opposition.
Harry Howell and Yasin Ayari also got on the scoresheet. This is the second successive game in the Carabao Cup that Brighton have won 6-0, having beaten Oxford bu the same scoreline in the previous round,
So hard to choose a favourite between two of Diego’s sensational strikes… 😍 pic.twitter.com/6keBkXkC6E
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) September 24, 2025
Diego’s FOUR goals 🆚 Barnsley… ✨ Highlights in partnership with @MPBcom. 🤝 pic.twitter.com/uR8NqdBXhE
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) September 24, 2025
Brighton’s Fabian Hurzeler said after the game, per the club website: “We knew before that he has an unbelievable shot, but today he proved it on the pitch.
“We are very happy for him because he always practices and that’s the main thing, you have to keep working, keep improving, you have to develop your skills and he does that every day, so I am very pleased for him.”
On Harry Howell: “I was pleased for him. At the beginning of the week I said we only put players on the pitch that deserve to play and he deserved it, and he scored.
“He has worked really hard for this goal, but he got into the game, he was always available, he always wanted to have the ball, he showed good body language when we lost the ball and this is the main thing that we have to keep on working with him on.
“He is an unbelievable player for his age, he is a big talent. But talent isn’t enough, you have to work hard, you need to do the basics right if you want to do well.”
On room for improvement: “The first half was not the best. Of course we scored goals, but we were not great in our positioning. Overall we are pleased and Diego [Gomez] had some unbelievable moments, some great goals.
“The goals helped us to get better in our structure, especially in the second half when we played really good football and created a lot of chances. There weren’t too many chances for Barnsley so overall it’s a good performance. We deserved to go through. Now we have to regenerate well and prepare for the next match.”
Barnsley head coach Conor Hourihane, said per Yorkshire Post: “II took a lot from it, to be fair.
“The scoreline paints a picture, but I didn’t think it was a 6-0 game. It was a bit of a mad game and we hit the woodwork three times and they scored a couple of ‘worldies’.
“I’d not scored many like that..The second one was a top finish with the angle. I was just behind it and it was a rocket and the third one was a freak worldie. That’s the quality of player they have got to pick from.
“Even with the last goal…Even thought it wasn’t the best defending from us, the way they hit the ball just sounds different. It’s so clean and powerful…It’s a different level.
“Did I see the game as complete domination and 6-0? No.
“But that’s the level you come up against, when you give the ball away or you bounce out from your shape at the wrong time and leave holes.
“That’s what happens when you play top teams. It showed the quality on show and at a high level and the more levels past Brighton.
“It was a really good experience and I thought there were some good performances from our lads. But the big focus now is returning to the league on Saturday and we have come through unscathed in terms of injuries, which is a positive.
“We don’t like losing games of football, of course. The scoreline hurts and is not nice, but I did think that for spells in the game, we were decent ourselves.
“We made changes as well and had half an eye on the weekend. We saw Luca (Connell) coming off, Davo (Davis Keillor-Dunn) and Josh Earl didn’t start or Adam Phillips.
“It was important to give other lads a run and get minutes into them as well. So from an overall point of view, it was good to get good minutes into players and we move on to Port Vale pretty quickly.”
Here’s how fans reacted as Brighton player Diego Gomez completes a 33-minute hat-trick with a 40-yard wonder goal in a 6-0 win over Barnsley…
@Craig_J_85: “SHIT!! DID YOU SEE THAT?!! HE’S GOT A FOOT LIKE A TRACTION ENGINE!”
@GillsCountry: Take a bow, son 😳
@jt_stamford: Cracking hit, no doubt Chelsea will be looking to sign him for £65m in the January window.
@AccSpaceCadet: that’s genuinely one of the best goals i’ve ever seen
@bowntime: Technique on this 🔥
@Ftb1Josh: Theres really nothing better than a half volley goal that’s unreal
@Casey_Evans_: If I’m United I’m going to Brighton and getting the guy who’s in charge of scouting/analysing midfielders for them
@BradFCB10S: Best goal I’ve seen live that
@sadiomane14: After last night I’ll be keeping an eye out on him 🔥
@beanzy_avfc: Can we just appreciate that strike wow
@TimAdams76: Brighton’s scouting department is quite something!
@ScottWilsonnnnn: Who is Diego Gomez? I swear Brighton are creating these players in a lab. Looking forward to his 4 goals in 59 appearances for Chelsea.
@joe_chopper: I can’t stop watching this, what a fucking hit that is
@___Lonee: Where do Brighton find these players 😂 What a hit that was
