Burton Albion 1-2 Blackburn — EFL Cup, 8 Aug 2026
Blackburn beat Burton Albion 2-1 in the EFL Cup Round of 128 on 8 August 2026 at Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent. Z. Scutt, Andri Guðjohnsen, Jayden Fevrier got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. Burton Albion and Blackburn have drawn all 2 meetings on record.
· kickoff·Pirelli Stadium · Burton upon Trent·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-014'Z. Scutt
- 28'Finn DelapFoul
- 32'
- Half-time1-0
- 55'Matthew DennisFoul
- 62'
- 62'
- 62'
- 68'out: J. Willow
- 74'
- 76'S. Kruballyout: M. Matthews Lewis
- 1-181'assist: Todd Cantwell
- 1-288'assist: Ryan Alebiosu
- 90+4'Z. Scuttout: M. Henry
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Burton Albion
- 7.9Curtis TiltD
- 7.3Corey AddaiG
- 7.3Toby SibbickD
- 7.2Finn DelapD
- 7.2Zac ScuttF
- 7.0Jack ArmerM
- 6.9George EvansM
- 6.9Kyran LofthouseM
- 6.9Kgaogelo ChaukeF
- 6.9Sulyman KruballyM
- 6.6Matthew DennisF
- 6.3Millar Matthews-LewisF
- 6.2Jack WillowM
Blackburn
- 8.0Todd CantwellM
- 7.6Sean McLoughlinD
- 7.3Oladapo AfolayanM
- 7.3Jayden FevrierF
- 7.3Tom AtchesonD
- 7.0Andri GuðjohnsenF
- 6.9Ryoya MorishitaM
- 6.9Adam ForshawM
- 6.9Harry PickeringD
- 6.9Ryan AlebiosuD
- 6.7Kristi MontgomeryM
- 6.7Balázs TóthG
- 6.6Sidnei TavaresM
- 6.3Yuki OhashiF
- 6.0Jake GarrettM
Line-ups
Blackburn4-2-3-1
Burton Albion3-4-1-2
Substitutes
Burton AlbionGary Bowyer
Substitutes
- 27Kamil DudekG
- 28M. Matthews Lewis76'F6.3
- 56W. EarleyD
- 50J. Willow68'M6.2
- 52M. Henry90+4'F
- 53C. GilbertM
BlackburnTony Mowbray
Substitutes
- 4Y. RibeiroD
- 1Aynsley PearsG
- 17Hayden CarterD
- 9Andri Guðjohnsen81'62'F7.0
- 5S. Tavares74'M6.6
- 31K. Montgomery62'M6.7
- 43G. PrattD
- 11Jayden Fevrier88'62'F7.3
- 18A. HenrikssonM
Team statistics
36%Possession64%
16Total shots27
6Shots on target7
5Shots off target7
5Blocked shots13
6Corners9
1Offsides2
12Fouls14
2Yellow cards1
5Goalkeeper saves5
280Total passes493
211Accurate passes418
75%Pass accuracy85%
Burton Albion
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Tilt | 68 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.9 |
| Corey Addai | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Toby Sibbick | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Finn Delap | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Zac Scutt | 89 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Jack Armer | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7.0 |
| George Evans | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Kyran Lofthouse | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Kgaogelo Chauke | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Sulyman Krubally | 76 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Matthew Dennis | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Millar Matthews-Lewis | 14 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Jack Willow | 22 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Cantwell | 90 | – | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | – | 8.0 |
| Sean McLoughlin | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| Oladapo Afolayan | 62 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Jayden Fevrier | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Tom Atcheson | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Andri Guðjohnsen | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Ryoya Morishita | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Adam Forshaw | 74 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Harry Pickering | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Ryan Alebiosu | 90 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Kristi Montgomery | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Balázs Tóth | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Sidnei Tavares | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Yuki Ohashi | 62 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jake Garrett | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Burton AlbionDDDWD
- D02 May 26ALeyton Orient2-2
- D25 Apr 26HExeter City1-1
- D19 Apr 26APeterborough1-1
- W11 Apr 26HAFC Wimbledon1-0
- D06 Apr 26AMansfield Town0-0
BlackburnLWDLD
- L02 May 26HLeicester0-1
- W22 Apr 26ASheffield Utd3-1
- D17 Apr 26HCoventry1-1
- L14 Apr 26ASouthampton0-3
- D11 Apr 26AStoke City1-1
Head-to-head
- 24 Feb 17Burton Albion1-1Blackburn
- 20 Aug 16Blackburn2-2Burton Albion
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