Blackpool 3–2 Aston Villa U21
Blackpool
3–2HT 1–1
Aston Villa U21
Blackpool played Aston Villa U21 in the EFL Trophy on 27 October 2026 at Bloomfield Road. The match finished 3–2.
Goals and cards
- 29'Fletcher Boyd (assist by max jenner)
- 31'Jordan Brown — Yellow card
- 42'Zachary Ashworth (assist by Andy Lyons)
- 45+1'Leon Routh — Yellow card
- 49'Zachary Ashworth — Yellow card
- 71'Jerry Yates
- 79'Jordan Brown (assist by Josh Bowler)
- 83'Woody Burgess — Yellow card
- 87'Albie Morgan — Yellow card
- 90+4'Markie Meade (assist by Keilan Quinn)
Line-ups
Blackpool 3-1-4-2
- L. Southwood
- A. Lyons
- O. Casey
- Z. Ashworth
- J. Brown
- I. Niskanen
- L. Clarkson
- H. Coulson
- Finley Munroe
- D. Charles
- D. Taylor
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Bowler
- T. Bloxham
- F. Horsfall
- O. Hunter
- A. Morgan
- T. Upton
- J. Yates
- COACHES: I. Evatt
Aston Villa U21 4-2-3-1
- J. Wright
- Woody Burgess
- T. Carroll
- L. Routh
- R. Fortes
- K. Quinn
- M. Jenner
- T. Mulley
- Fletcher Boyd
- A. Lynskey
- Mason Cotcher
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. McGrath
- T. Bloomfield
- Joshua Blake
- Clay Atkins
- O. Asemota
- Markie Meade
- O. Johnson
- COACHES: Gombau
Match statistics
| Blackpool | Aston Villa U21 | |
|---|---|---|
| 423 | Accurate passes | 326 |
| 14 | Shots inside box | 8 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 0 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 14 | Free kicks | 16 |
| 10 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 7 |
| 8 | Shots off goal | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 505 | Total passes | 412 |
| 20 | Total shots | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 8 | Corners | 2 |
| 18 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 56% | Possession | 44% |
| 3.02 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.83 |