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England League Cup 2026 · Round of 128

Burton Albion vs Blackburn, 08 August 2026: result and statistics

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Burton Albion

1 : 2 08 August 2026
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Burton Albion — Blackburn

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Burton Albion — Blackburn

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Squad news

Preliminary squads: Burton Albion — Blackburn

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Preliminary
Burton Albion 3-4-1-2
CoachGary Bowyer
Blackburn 4-2-3-1
CoachTony Mowbray
7.3 34. C. Addai
7.3 6. T. Sibbick
7.2 26. F. Delap
7.9 16. C. Tilt
6.9 15. K. Lofthouse
6.9 12. G. Evans
6.9 41. S. Krubally
7.0 3. J. Armer
6.9 4. K. Chauke
6.6 19. M. Dennis
7.2 40. Z. Scutt
6.7 22. B. Toth
6.9 2. R. Alebiosu
7.3 6. T. Atcheson
7.6 15. S. McLoughlin
6.9 3. H. Pickering
6.9 28. A. Forshaw
6.0 30. J. Garrett
6.9 25. R. Morishita
8.0 10. T. Cantwell
7.3 21. O. Afolayan
6.3 23. Y. Ohashi
Burton Albion Substitutes
27
K. Dudek G
28
M. Matthews Lewis F
6.3
56
W. Earley D
50
J. Willow M
6.2
52
M. Henry F
53
C. Gilbert M
Blackburn Substitutes
1
A. Pears G
4
Y. Ribeiro D
17
H. Carter D
11
J. Fevrier F
7.3
43
G. Pratt D
18
A. Henriksson M
9
A. Gudjohnsen F
7.0
5
S. Tavares M
6.6
31
K. Montgomery M
6.7

Pre-match statistics

Form over the last five matches: Burton Albion — Blackburn

Burton Albion

3 wins, 0 draws, 2 losses in the last 5 matches

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Burton Albion — all matches

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Burton Albion

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Burton Albion — at home

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Burton Albion
Blackburn

1 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses in the last 5 matches

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Blackburn — all matches

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Blackburn

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Blackburn — away

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Blackburn

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Head-to-head: Burton Albion and Blackburn

Head-to-head
DateCompetitionOpponentScore
24.02.2017 Championship Burton Albion — Blackburn 1:1
20.08.2016 Championship Blackburn — Burton Albion 2:2

Match timeline

Match events: Burton Albion — Blackburn

First half 1 - 0
1 - 0
Z. Scutt Goal
Finn Delap Yellow card · Foul
Todd Cantwell Yellow card
Second half 1 - 2
Matthew Dennis Yellow card · Foul
J. Fevrier Replaced: O. Afolayan Substitution
A. Gudjohnsen Replaced: Y. Ohashi Substitution
K. Montgomery Replaced: J. Garrett Substitution
J. Willow Replaced: C. Tilt Substitution
S. Tavares Replaced: A. Forshaw Substitution
M. Matthews Lewis Replaced: S. Krubally Substitution
1 - 1
A. Gudjohnsen Assist: T. Cantwell Goal
1 - 2
J. Fevrier Assist: R. Alebiosu Goal
M. Henry Replaced: Z. Scutt Substitution
Burton Albion Metric Blackburn
1 Goals 2
16 Shots 27
6 Shots on target 7
5 Shots off target 7
5 Blocked shots 13
12 Shots inside the box 20
4 Shots outside the box 7
6 Corners 9
12 Fouls 14
1 Offsides 2
36 % Ball possession, % 64 %
5 Goalkeeper saves 5
280 Total passes 493
211 Accurate passes 418
75 % Pass accuracy, % 85 %
2 Yellow cards 1
Referee: A. Humphries

Player statistics

Player ratings: Burton Albion — Blackburn

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Burton Albion Rating
16
Curtis Tilt D · 68 min · Captain
7.9
Assists 0 Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 14 Pass accuracy, % 13 % Tackles 3 Interceptions 1 Blocks 6 Duels: won / total 5 / 6 Fouls drawn 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
6
Toby Sibbick D · 90 min
7.3
Assists 0 Total passes 20 Pass accuracy, % 16 % Tackles 3 Interceptions 2 Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 4 / 4 Fouls drawn 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
34
Corey Addai G · 90 min
7.3
Assists 0 Total passes 44 Pass accuracy, % 24 % Goalkeeper saves 5 Goals conceded 2 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
26
Finn Delap D · 90 min
7.2
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 35 Pass accuracy, % 25 % Tackles 2 Interceptions 2 Blocks 3 Duels: won / total 6 / 9 Fouls committed 3 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
40
Zac Scutt F · 89 min · goals: 1
7.2
Goals 1 Assists 0 Shots 4 Shots on target 2 Total passes 16 Pass accuracy, % 11 % Key passes 2 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 4 / 12 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Fouls drawn 2 Fouls committed 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
3
Jack Armer M · 90 min
7.0
Assists 0 Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 28 Pass accuracy, % 20 % Key passes 2 Tackles 3 Interceptions 2 Duels: won / total 7 / 9 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 1 Dribbled past 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
15
Kyran Lofthouse M · 90 min
6.9
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 22 Pass accuracy, % 14 % Key passes 1 Tackles 1 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 8 / 12 Dribbles: successful / attempted 2 / 3 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 2 Fouls committed 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
4
Kgagelo Chauke F · 90 min
6.9
Assists 0 Total passes 24 Pass accuracy, % 19 % Key passes 1 Tackles 1 Interceptions 1 Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 2 / 7 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
12
George Evans M · 90 min
6.9
Assists 0 Total passes 34 Pass accuracy, % 33 % Key passes 3 Blocks 1 Duels: won / total — / 2 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
41
Sulyman Krubally M · 76 min
6.9
Assists 0 Total passes 19 Pass accuracy, % 15 % Tackles 3 Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 7 / 12 Fouls drawn 3 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
19
Matthew Dennis F · 90 min
6.6
Assists 0 Shots 2 Shots on target 1 Total passes 11 Pass accuracy, % 10 % Tackles 1 Duels: won / total 7 / 14 Dribbles: successful / attempted 2 / 3 Fouls drawn 3 Fouls committed 3 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
28
Millar Matthews-Lewis F · 14 min · Substitute appearance
6.3
Assists 0 Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 5 Pass accuracy, % 4 % Tackles 1 Duels: won / total 1 / 3 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
50
Jack Willow M · 22 min · Substitute appearance
6.2
Assists 0 Total passes 8 Pass accuracy, % 7 % Key passes 1 Duels: won / total — / 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
52
Miles Henry F · 1 min · Substitute appearance
—
Assists 0 Tackles 1 Duels: won / total 1 / 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
27
Kamil Dudek G · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
56
William Earley D · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
53
Caden Gilbert M · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
Blackburn Rating
10
Todd Cantwell M · 90 min · Captain · assists: 1
8.0
Assists 1 Shots 4 Shots on target 2 Total passes 49 Pass accuracy, % 40 % Key passes 6 Tackles 1 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 1 / 3 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
15
Sean McLoughlin D · 90 min
7.6
Assists 0 Total passes 73 Pass accuracy, % 65 % Tackles 2 Blocks 2 Duels: won / total 7 / 11 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Fouls drawn 3 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
6
Tom Atcheson D · 90 min
7.3
Assists 0 Shots 2 Total passes 51 Pass accuracy, % 42 % Tackles 4 Interceptions 1 Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 8 / 12 Dribbled past 2 Fouls drawn 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
21
Oladapo Afolayan M · 62 min
7.3
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 23 Pass accuracy, % 17 % Key passes 2 Tackles 2 Interceptions 1 Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 4 / 6 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 2 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
11
Jayden Fevrier F · 28 min · Substitute appearance · goals: 1
7.3
Goals 1 Assists 0 Shots 2 Shots on target 2 Total passes 15 Pass accuracy, % 12 % Key passes 1 Duels: won / total 1 / 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
9
Andri Guðjohnsen F · 28 min · Substitute appearance · goals: 1
7.0
Goals 1 Assists 0 Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 10 Pass accuracy, % 10 % Key passes 1 Duels: won / total 1 / 2 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
25
Ryoya Morishita M · 90 min
6.9
Assists 0 Shots 2 Shots on target 1 Total passes 31 Pass accuracy, % 25 % Key passes 2 Tackles 1 Duels: won / total 3 / 9 Dribbles: successful / attempted 2 / 4 Fouls committed 2 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
2
Ryan Alebiosu D · 90 min · assists: 1
6.9
Assists 1 Total passes 15 Pass accuracy, % 14 % Key passes 5 Tackles 2 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 3 / 13 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 3 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
3
Harry Pickering D · 90 min
6.9
Assists 0 Total passes 63 Pass accuracy, % 56 % Tackles 1 Interceptions 1 Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 4 / 8 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
28
Adam Forshaw M · 74 min
6.9
Assists 0 Total passes 50 Pass accuracy, % 42 % Tackles 2 Duels: won / total 3 / 5 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
22
Balázs Tóth G · 90 min
6.7
Assists 0 Total passes 25 Pass accuracy, % 18 % Goalkeeper saves 5 Goals conceded 1 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
31
Kristi Montgomery M · 28 min · Substitute appearance
6.7
Assists 0 Total passes 25 Pass accuracy, % 24 % Tackles 1 Duels: won / total 1 / 4 Fouls committed 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
5
Sidnei Tavares M · 16 min · Substitute appearance
6.6
Assists 0 Total passes 21 Pass accuracy, % 18 % Duels: won / total 1 / 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
23
Yuki Ohashi F · 62 min
6.3
Assists 0 Shots 2 Shots on target 1 Total passes 11 Pass accuracy, % 10 % Key passes 1 Duels: won / total 2 / 7 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 2 Fouls drawn 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
30
Jake Garrett M · 62 min
6.0
Assists 0 Total passes 31 Pass accuracy, % 25 % Tackles 1 Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 1 / 9 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 3 Fouls committed 3 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
1
Aynsley Pears G · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
4
Yuri Ribeiro D · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
43
George Pratt D · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
17
Hayden Carter D · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
18
Axel Henriksson M · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0

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Pre-match statistics

Corners: Burton Albion — Blackburn

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Burton Albion
Average per match
10
Team 5.6 Opponent 4.4
Above the line in 3 of 5 matches

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Corners · Burton Albion — all matches

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Burton Albion

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Corners · Burton Albion — at home

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Burton Albion
Blackburn
Average per match
10
Team 4.6 Opponent 5.4
Above the line in 2 of 5 matches

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Corners · Blackburn — all matches

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Blackburn

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Blackburn

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Shots on target: Burton Albion — Blackburn

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Burton Albion
Average per match
9
Team 5.8 Opponent 3.2
Above the line in 5 of 5 matches

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Shots on target · Burton Albion — all matches

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Burton Albion

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Shots on target · Burton Albion — at home

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Burton Albion
Blackburn
Average per match
8.2
Team 3.2 Opponent 5
Above the line in 3 of 5 matches

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Shots on target · Blackburn — all matches

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Blackburn

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Shots on target · Blackburn — away

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Blackburn

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Yellow cards: Burton Albion — Blackburn

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Burton Albion
Average per match
4.8
Team 2 Opponent 2.8
Above the line in 4 of 5 matches

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Yellow cards · Burton Albion — all matches

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Burton Albion

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Yellow cards · Burton Albion — at home

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Burton Albion
Blackburn
Average per match
4.6
Team 2.8 Opponent 1.8
Above the line in 3 of 5 matches

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Yellow cards · Blackburn — all matches

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Blackburn

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Yellow cards · Blackburn — away

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Blackburn

Per-match average · last 5 games

Team statistical profile: Burton Albion — Blackburn

Burton Albion
Blackburn
— Expected goals (xG)
Shots
Shots on target
Corners
Ball possession, %
Pass accuracy, %
Goalkeeper saves
Fouls
Yellow cards
Offsides

Team statistical profile

Burton Albion — all matches

Details for the 5 most recent matches in this sample.

Burton Albion
DateCompetitionOpponent Expected goals (xG) Result
06.05.2018 Championship Preston — Burton Albion —:— L
28.04.2018 Championship Burton Albion — Bolton —:— W
21.04.2018 Championship Sunderland — Burton Albion —:— W
14.04.2018 Championship Burton Albion — Derby —:— W
10.04.2018 Championship Burton Albion — Hull City —:— L

Team statistical profile

Burton Albion — at home

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Burton Albion
DateCompetitionOpponent Expected goals (xG) Result
28.04.2018 Championship Burton Albion — Bolton —:— W
14.04.2018 Championship Burton Albion — Derby —:— W
10.04.2018 Championship Burton Albion — Hull City —:— L
02.04.2018 Championship Burton Albion — Middlesbrough —:— D
10.03.2018 Championship Burton Albion — Bristol City —:— D

Team statistical profile

Blackburn — all matches

Details for the 5 most recent matches in this sample.

Blackburn
DateCompetitionOpponent Expected goals (xG) Result
02.05.2026 Championship Blackburn — Leicester 1.400:2.520 L
22.04.2026 Championship Sheffield Utd — Blackburn 1.580:1.510 W
17.04.2026 Championship Blackburn — Coventry 1.040:1.490 D
14.04.2026 Championship Southampton — Blackburn 0.280:2.230 L
11.04.2026 Championship Stoke City — Blackburn 0.670:1.740 D

Team statistical profile

Blackburn — away

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Blackburn
DateCompetitionOpponent Expected goals (xG) Result
22.04.2026 Championship Sheffield Utd — Blackburn 1.580:1.510 W
14.04.2026 Championship Southampton — Blackburn 0.280:2.230 L
11.04.2026 Championship Stoke City — Blackburn 0.670:1.740 D
03.04.2026 Championship Birmingham — Blackburn 1.520:1.060 W
14.03.2026 Championship Millwall — Blackburn 2.320:1.380 W

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Match information

Match information: Burton Albion — Blackburn

Kick-off08 August 2026, 17:00
CompetitionLeague Cup
Season2026
Round / stageRound of 128
VenuePirelli Stadium
CityBurton upon Trent
RefereeA. Humphries

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions: Burton Albion — Blackburn

01 What time does Burton Albion vs Blackburn kick off?

Burton Albion vs Blackburn (League Cup) kicks off 08 August 2026, 17:00.

02 Where is Burton Albion vs Blackburn being played?

The match is played at Pirelli Stadium (Burton upon Trent).

03 Who is the referee for Burton Albion vs Blackburn?

The referee for Burton Albion vs Blackburn is A. Humphries.

04 What is the recent form of Burton Albion and Blackburn?

Burton Albion: 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses in the last 5 matches, goals 8–9. Blackburn: 1 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 5 matches, goals 5–7.

05 How many times have Burton Albion and Blackburn played each other?

Our database has 2 previous head-to-head meetings for these teams.

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