Grimsby Town vs Burton Albion, 2026-27 EFL Trophy, Group Stage

· Burton Albion win 4-2 on penalties

FT - Penalties
0 - 0
Burton Albion win 4-2 on penalties

About

Grimsby Town are hosting Burton Albion at Blundell Park, Grimsby, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Match Commentary

12': Finley Cartwright (Grimsby Town) Yellow Card at 12'
45': Robbie Meakin (Burton Albion) Substitution at 45'
45': Maldini Kacurri (Grimsby Town) Substitution at 45'
45': Daniel Lee Jones (Burton Albion) Substitution at 45'
59': Maldini Kacurri (Grimsby Town) Yellow Card at 59'
62': Eliot Smith (Grimsby Town) Substitution at 62'
62': Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town) Substitution at 62'
82': Emeka Adeile (Burton Albion) Yellow Card at 82'
86': Kieran Green (Grimsby Town) Substitution at 86'
91': Kieran Green (Grimsby Town) Penalty - Missed at 91'
92': Jason Sraha (Burton Albion) Penalty - Scored at 92'
93': Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town) Penalty - Scored at 93'
94': Emeka Adeile (Burton Albion) Penalty - Scored at 94'
94': Sonny Finch (Grimsby Town) Penalty - Missed at 94'
95': Zac Scutt (Burton Albion) Penalty - Scored at 95'
96': Joe Foulkes (Grimsby Town) Penalty - Scored at 96'
96': Daniel Lee Jones (Burton Albion) Penalty - Scored at 96'

Statistics

BRT		GRI
10	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	11
6	Saves	1
33.8	Possession	66.2
5	SHOTS	16
1	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
206	Accurate Passes	489
295	Passes	574
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	4
10	Effective Tackles	11
15	Tackles	19
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
34	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: Blundell Park
Location: Grimsby, England

EFL Trophy Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Notts County	2	+5	6
2	Burton Albion	2	0	3
3	Nottingham Forest U21	2	-4	2
4	Grimsby Town	2	-1	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Grimsby Town (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Harvey Cartwright (GK)
24	Douglas Tharme
6	Sam Lavelle
8	Cian Doyle
36	Alex Graham
12	Joe Foulkes
28	Finley Cartwright
11	Ryley Reynolds
23	Henry Brown
10	Sonny Finch
9	Iwan Morgan

Grimsby Town Substitutes:

Charles Vernam, Eliot Smith, Justin Amaluzor, Sebastian Auton, Kieran Green, Edon Pruti, Maldini Kacurri.

Burton Albion (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
27	Kamil Dudek (GK)
20	Jason Sraha
23	Emeka Adeile
56	William Earley
50	Jack Willow
41	Sulyman Krubally
55	Kairo Piper
53	Caden Gilbert
52	Miles Henry
40	Zac Scutt
29	Kain Adom

Burton Albion Substitutes:

Daniel Lee Jones, James Oliver Clarke, Samuel Oyemade, Reuben William Keller, William Hetheridge, Robbie Meakin.

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