EFL Trophy
Blackpool beat Aston Villa U21 3-2
27 Oct 2026 · Group North - 2
EFL Trophy · Group North - 2
Match result
Blackpool
3 - 2
Aston Villa U21
27 Oct 2026 · Bloomfield Road
League position
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Blackpool | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
Form (last 5 matches)
BlackpoolLLWLD
Goalscorers
Blackpool
- Zachary Ashworth 42' (assist: Andy Lyons)
- Jerry Yates 71' (pen.)
- Jordan Brown 79' (assist: Josh Bowler)
Aston Villa U21
- Fletcher Boyd 29' (assist: max jenner)
- Markie Meade 90+4' (assist: Keilan Quinn)
Lineups
Blackpool
Formation 3-1-4-2 · Coach: I. Evatt
- 23L. Southwood
- 2A. Lyons
- 4O. Casey
- 3Z. Ashworth
- 6J. Brown
- 21I. Niskanen
- 7L. Clarkson
- 15H. Coulson
- 26Finley Munroe
- 19D. Charles
- 18D. Taylor
Bench
J. Bowler, T. Bloxham, F. Horsfall, O. Hunter, A. Morgan, T. Upton, J. Yates
Aston Villa U21
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Gombau
- 42J. Wright
- 80Woody Burgess
- 71T. Carroll
- 66L. Routh
- 70R. Fortes
- 77K. Quinn
- 73M. Jenner
- 68T. Mulley
- 79Fletcher Boyd
- 63A. Lynskey
- 67Mason Cotcher
Bench
J. McGrath, T. Bloomfield, Joshua Blake, Clay Atkins, O. Asemota, Markie Meade, O. Johnson
Substitutions
Blackpool
- 45'▲ Jerry Yates ▼ Dale Taylor
- 45'▲ Tom Bloxham ▼ Dion Charles
- 45'▲ Josh Bowler ▼ Ilmari Niskanen
- 71'▲ Fraser Horsfall ▼ Zachary Ashworth
- 71'▲ Albie Morgan ▼ Hayden Coulson
Aston Villa U21
- 58'▲ Joshua Blake ▼ A. Lynskey
- 58'▲ Jack McGrath ▼ Fletcher Boyd
- 59'▲ Markie Meade ▼ Mason Cotcher
- 75'▲ Oscar Johnson ▼ max jenner
Cards
Blackpool
- 31' Jordan Brown
- 49' Zachary Ashworth
- 87' Albie Morgan
Aston Villa U21
- 45+1' Leon Routh
- 83' Woody Burgess
Match statistics
| Blackpool | Aston Villa U21 | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 56% | 44% |
| Shots | 19 | 8 |
| Shots on goal | 10 | 3 |
| Corners | 8 | 2 |
| Fouls | 18 | 14 |
| Offsides | 1 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 1 | 7 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.99 | 0.96 |
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