Blackpool vs Crewe Alexandra, 2026-27 EFL Trophy, Group Stage

· Blackpool win 4-2 on penalties
Blackpool
  • 46': Albie Morgan
  • 53': Albie Morgan
FT - Penalties
2 - 2
Blackpool win 4-2 on penalties
Crewe Alexandra
  • 30': Jordan Gibson
  • 80': Charlie McNeill (P)

About

Blackpool are hosting Crewe Alexandra at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Match Commentary

  • 30': Jordan Gibson (Crewe Alexandra) Goal at 30'
  • 45': Joshua Stephenson (Crewe Alexandra) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Adrien Thibaut (Crewe Alexandra) Substitution at 45'
  • 46': Albie Morgan (Blackpool) Goal at 46'
  • 53': Albie Morgan (Blackpool) Goal at 53'
  • 58': Ilmari Niskanen (Blackpool) Substitution at 58'
  • 59': Andy Lyons (Blackpool) Substitution at 59'
  • 60': Ryan Chadwick (Crewe Alexandra) Substitution at 60'
  • 60': Noah Bell (Crewe Alexandra) Substitution at 60'
  • 60': Finn Roberts (Crewe Alexandra) Substitution at 60'
  • 68': Dale Taylor (Blackpool) Substitution at 68'
  • 72': Charlie McNeill (Crewe Alexandra) Yellow Card at 72'
  • 73': Adrien Thibaut (Crewe Alexandra) Yellow Card at 73'
  • 74': Finn Roberts (Crewe Alexandra) Yellow Card at 74'
  • 80': Charlie McNeill (Crewe Alexandra) Penalty - Scored at 80'
  • 81': Theo Upton (Blackpool) Substitution at 81'
  • 91': Charlie McNeill (Crewe Alexandra) Penalty - Scored at 91'
  • 92': Jerry Yates (Blackpool) Penalty - Scored at 92'
  • 93': Adrien Thibaut (Crewe Alexandra) Penalty - Missed at 93'
  • 93': Dale Taylor (Blackpool) Penalty - Scored at 93'
  • 94': Stan Dancey (Crewe Alexandra) Penalty - Missed at 94'
  • 95': Leighton Clarkson (Blackpool) Penalty - Scored at 95'
  • 95': Finn Roberts (Crewe Alexandra) Penalty - Scored at 95'
  • 96': Finley Munroe (Blackpool) Penalty - Scored at 96'

Statistics

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11 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 9
6 Saves 2
45.7 Possession 54.3
9 SHOTS 22
5 ON GOAL 7
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
372 Accurate Passes 455
436 Passes 522
0.9 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 8
8 Effective Tackles 15
15 Tackles 23
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
28 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: Bloomfield Road
Location: Blackpool, England
Attendance: 915

EFL Trophy Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Wigan Athletic 2 +2 6
2 Crewe Alexandra 2 +3 4
3 Blackpool 2 -1 2
4 Aston Villa U21 2 -4 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BLP Blackpool (4-1-3-2)

No. Name
23 Luke Southwood (GK)
3 Zachary Ashworth
4 Oliver Casey
6 Jordan Brown
26 Finley Munroe
28 Jordan Williams
8 Albie Morgan
7 Leighton Clarkson
11 Josh Bowler
12 Jerry Yates
14 Tom Bloxham
Blackpool Substitutes:
Ilmari Niskanen, Ollie Hunter, Dale Taylor, Hayden Coulson, Theo Upton, Kai Crowe, Andy Lyons.

CAX Crewe Alexandra (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Tom Booth (GK)
37 Tom Graves
6 Luke Offord
4 Kyle Ure
30 Stan Dancey
7 Jack Lankester
10 Joe White
32 Luca Moore
23 Charlie McNeill Yellow Card
14 Jordan Gibson
36 Joel Ewusi
Crewe Alexandra Substitutes:
Finn Roberts, Noah Bell, Lucas Swann, Joshua Stephenson, Adrien Thibaut, Ryan Chadwick, Luke Thomas.

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