Burton AlbionBurton Albion
1–2Match Finished
HT 1–0
BlackburnBlackburn ✓ Winner

Match Summary

In a tightly contested League Cup match at Pirelli Stadium, Burton Albion faced Blackburn on August 8, 2026. The home team put up a brave fight, but Blackburn managed to secure the victory, finishing the match with a score of 2-1. Despite an energetic performance from Burton, it was Blackburn who capitalized on their chances, demonstrating resilience and skill throughout the encounter.

Match Events

Statistics

Burton AlbionBlackburn
6Shots on Goal7
5Shots off Goal7
16Total Shots27
5Blocked Shots13
12Shots insidebox20
4Shots outsidebox7
12Fouls14
6Corner Kicks9
1Offsides2
36%Ball Possession64%
2Yellow Cards1
Red Cards
5Goalkeeper Saves5
280Total passes493
211Passes accurate418
75%Passes %85%
expected_goals
goals_prevented

Lineups

Burton Albion 3-4-1-2

  1. 34 C. Addai G
  2. 6 T. Sibbick D
  3. 26 F. Delap D
  4. 16 C. Tilt D
  5. 15 K. Lofthouse M
  6. 12 G. Evans M
  7. 41 S. Krubally M
  8. 3 J. Armer M
  9. 4 K. Chauke F
  10. 19 M. Dennis F
  11. 40 Z. Scutt F

Substitutes

  • 27 K. Dudek G
  • 28 M. Matthews Lewis F
  • 56 W. Earley D
  • 50 J. Willow M
  • 52 M. Henry F
  • 53 C. Gilbert M

Gary Bowyer Coach: Gary Bowyer

Blackburn 4-2-3-1

  1. 22 B. Toth G
  2. 2 R. Alebiosu D
  3. 6 T. Atcheson D
  4. 15 S. McLoughlin D
  5. 3 H. Pickering D
  6. 28 A. Forshaw M
  7. 30 J. Garrett M
  8. 25 R. Morishita M
  9. 10 T. Cantwell M
  10. 21 O. Afolayan M
  11. 23 Y. Ohashi F

Substitutes

Tony Mowbray Coach: Tony Mowbray

Player Stats

Top Rated: Todd Cantwell (highest match rating)

Burton Albion

PlayerPosMinGARating
Corey AddaiG90'—07.3
Toby SibbickD90'—07.3
Finn DelapD90'—07.2
Curtis TiltD68'—07.9
Kyran LofthouseM90'—06.9
George EvansM90'—06.9
Sulyman KruballyM76'—06.9
Jack ArmerM90'—07
Kgagelo ChaukeF90'—06.9
Matthew DennisF90'—06.6
Zac ScuttF89'107.2
Jack Willow subM22'—06.2
Millar Matthews-Lewis subF14'—06.3
Miles Henry subF1'—0—
Kamil Dudek subG————
William Earley subD————
Caden Gilbert subM————
Full player stats
PlayerShots (on/tot)Passes (tot/key/acc%)TacklesDuels (won/tot)Dribbles (succ/att)Fouls (drawn/comm)Cards (Y/R)
Corey Addai—44/–/24%————0/0
Toby Sibbick—20/–/16%34/4—1/–0/0
Finn Delap–/135/–/25%26/9—–/31/0
Curtis Tilt1/114/–/13%35/6—2/–0/0
Kyran Lofthouse–/122/1/14%18/122/32/20/0
George Evans—34/3/33%—–/2–/1–/10/0
Sulyman Krubally—19/–/15%37/12—3/–0/0
Jack Armer1/128/2/20%37/91/1—0/0
Kgagelo Chauke—24/1/19%12/7–/11/10/0
Matthew Dennis1/211/–/10%17/142/33/31/0
Zac Scutt2/416/2/11%—4/12–/12/20/0
Jack Willow—8/1/7%—–/1——0/0
Millar Matthews-Lewis1/15/–/4%11/3——0/0
Miles Henry——11/1——0/0
Kamil Dudek——————0/0
William Earley——————0/0
Caden Gilbert——————0/0

Blackburn

PlayerPosMinGARating
Balázs TóthG90'—06.7
Ryan AlebiosuD90'—16.9
Tom AtchesonD90'—07.3
Sean McLoughlinD90'—07.6
Harry PickeringD90'—06.9
Adam ForshawM74'—06.9
Jake GarrettM62'—06
Ryoya MorishitaM90'—06.9
Todd Cantwell ★ Top RatedM90'—18
Oladapo AfolayanM62'—07.3
Yuki OhashiF62'—06.3
Kristi Montgomery subM28'—06.7
Andri Guðjohnsen subF28'107
Jayden Fevrier subF28'107.3
Sidnei Tavares subM16'—06.6
Aynsley Pears subG————
Yuri Ribeiro subD————
George Pratt subD————
Hayden Carter subD————
Axel Henriksson subM————
Full player stats
PlayerShots (on/tot)Passes (tot/key/acc%)TacklesDuels (won/tot)Dribbles (succ/att)Fouls (drawn/comm)Cards (Y/R)
Balázs Tóth—25/–/18%————0/0
Ryan Alebiosu—15/5/14%23/13–/31/20/0
Tom Atcheson–/251/–/42%48/12—1/–0/0
Sean McLoughlin—73/–/65%27/11–/13/10/0
Harry Pickering—63/–/56%14/8—1/10/0
Adam Forshaw—50/–/42%23/5—1/10/0
Jake Garrett—31/–/25%11/9–/3–/30/0
Ryoya Morishita1/231/2/25%13/92/4–/20/0
Todd Cantwell2/449/6/40%11/3——1/0
Oladapo Afolayan–/123/2/17%24/61/21/10/0
Yuki Ohashi1/211/1/10%—2/7–/22/–0/0
Kristi Montgomery—25/–/24%11/4—–/20/0
Andri Guðjohnsen1/110/1/10%—1/2—1/10/0
Jayden Fevrier2/215/1/12%—1/1——0/0
Sidnei Tavares—21/–/18%—1/2——0/0
Aynsley Pears——————0/0
Yuri Ribeiro——————0/0
George Pratt——————0/0
Hayden Carter——————0/0
Axel Henriksson——————0/0

Match Info

Competition
League Cup
Round
Round of 128
Venue
Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent
Referee
A. Humphries