EFL Cup | Round of 128 | 2026-08-08 23:00 JST
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3' N. Ennis 58' J. Bowler 90' K. Kouassi
Match summary Grimsby took on Blackpool in the EFL Cup Round of 128 on August 8. Blackpool defeated Grimsby 3-1. Blackpool led 1-0 at half-time. In the second half, Blackpool scored 2 and Grimsby scored 1.
Grimsby had more possession (55% to 45%) and more shots (13 to 10), but Blackpool were more efficient and took the win. Blackpool scored 3 from 4 shots on target.
Team stats 4-1-4-1 31 Pym 3 Swee ney 17 McJa nne 2 Kacu rri 5 Rodg ers 15 Turi 30 Vernam 7 Walker 4 Green 14 Amal uzo 39 Cook
4-3-1-2 1 Peacock 21 Nisk ane 3 Ashw ort 4 Casey 28 Will iam 15 Coulson 6 Brown 11 Bowler 17 Anderso 9 Ennis 22 Hamilto
View as table Grimsby Stat Blackpool 4-1-4-1 Formation 4-3-1-2 55% Possession 45% 13 Shots 10 8 Shots on target 4 1 Shots off target 6 4 Blocked shots 0 5 Shots inside the box 7 8 Shots outside the box 3 13 Corner kicks 4 1 Offsides 2 7 Fouls 11 358 Passes 377 237 Accurate passes 290 1 Goalkeeper saves 7 0 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: N. Hair
Player stats Grimsby Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Christy Pym 0 26(59%) 0 0 0 1 5.3 90 1(1) DF Harvey Rodgers 2 2 1 9(45%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 3(3) DF Maldini Kacurri 0 1(100%) 3 31(69%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 1 9(7) DF Cameron McJannett 2 2 0 1 40(74%) 0 0 0 5.9 90 2 4(3) DF Jayden Sweeney 0 2(67%) 5 29(71%) 0 0 0 5.2 90 1 10(7) MF Géza Dávid Turi 0 4 24(80%) 1 0 0 2 7.3 89 1 2 10(6) MF Justin Amaluzor 1 1 0 2(100%) 7(47%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 61 1 4(4) MF Kieran Green 1 0 14(61%) 0 0 0 3 6.2 75 2 8(3) MF Jamie Walker 2 2 0 3 12(67%) 0 0 0 1 3 6.7 74 2 11(6) MF Charles Vernam 0 20(71%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.7 90 3 2 9(3) FW Andy Cook 0 1(100%) 12(71%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 90 2 19(7) FW Iwan Morgan 0 3(100%) 1 3(60%) 0 0 0 1 7 29 8(5) MF Cian Doyle 1 1 0 10(83%) 0 0 0 6.3 16 1 1(1) FW Josh Andrews 0 2(40%) 0 0 0 6.2 15 2(None) MF Kristian Catchpole 0 1(50%) 0 0 0 1 1(None) GK Sebastian Auton 0 0 0 0 DF Samuel Lavelle 0 0 0 0 DF Joe Foulkes 0 0 0 0 MF Henry Brown 0 0 0 0 FW Eliot Smith 0 0 0 0
Blackpool Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Bailey Peacock-Farrell 0 23(62%) 0 0 0 1 7.9 90 1 1(1) DF Jordan Lee Williams 0 2 1 42(88%) 0 1 0 2 6.7 90 1 8(3) DF Oliver Casey 0 1(100%) 1 45(87%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 2 10(7) DF Zachary Ashworth 0 1 35(83%) 0 0 0 3 6.3 90 2 16(8) DF Ilmari Niskanen 0 4(100%) 0 0 0 6.7 33 MF Josh Bowler 2 1 1 2(33%) 1 21(62%) 0 0 0 2 8 90 1 1 9(5) MF Jordan Brown 1 0 30(77%) 0 0 0 1 2 7 82 2 5(3) MF Hayden Coulson 1 1 0 1 17(77%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 71 1 1 7(2) MF Karoy Anderson 0 1(100%) 3 20(83%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.9 82 2 12(8) FW CJ Hamilton 2 0 17(71%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.2 90 2 9(2) FW Niall Ennis 3 1 1 1 18(82%) 0 0 0 1 7.6 82 1 9(2) FW Kylian Kouassi 1 1 1 6(75%) 0 0 0 7.3 57 7(1) MF Albie Morgan 0 1 5(71%) 0 0 0 6.3 19 5(1) DF Andy Lyons 0 1(33%) 0 0 0 6.2 8 2 1(None) MF Leighton Clarkson 0 1(50%) 3(60%) 0 0 0 6.3 8 1 2(1) MF George Honeyman 0 4(50%) 0 0 0 6.5 8 GK Charlie Brier 0 0 0 0 MF Ollie Hunter 0 0 0 0 MF Theo Upton 0 0 0 0 MF Billy Whaite 0 0 0 0
Lineups Grimsby Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 31 C. Pym Starter DF 5 H. Rodgers Starter DF 2 M. Kacurri Starter DF 17 C. McJannet Starter DF 3 J. Sweeney Starter MF 15 G. D. Turi Starter MF 14 J. Amaluzor Starter MF 4 K. Green Starter MF 7 J. Walker Starter MF 30 C. Vernam Starter FW 39 A. Cook Bench FW 19 J. Andrews Bench FW 9 I. Morgan Bench MF 8 C. Doyle Bench MF 18 K. Catchpole
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 41 S. Auton Bench DF 6 S. Lavelle Bench DF 12 J. Foulkes Bench MF 23 H. Brown Bench FW 35 E. Smith
Blackpool Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 B. Peacock-Farrell Starter DF 28 J. Williams Starter DF 4 O. Casey Starter DF 3 Z. Ashworth Starter DF 21 I. Niskanen Starter MF 11 J. Bowler Starter MF 6 J. Brown Starter MF 15 H. Coulson Starter MF 17 K. Anderson Starter FW 22 C. Hamilton Starter FW 9 N. Ennis Bench MF 8 A. Morgan Bench FW 27 K. Kouassi Bench MF 10 G. Honeyman Bench MF 7 L. Clarkson Bench DF 2 A. Lyons
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 43 C. Brier Bench 29 T. Upton Bench 41 B. Whaite Bench MF 46 O. Hunter
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 3' Blackpool ⚽ Goal N. Ennis 0-1 1H 33' Blackpool 🔄 Substitution OUT I. Niskanen → IN K. Kouassi 2H 10' Blackpool 🟨 Yellow card Jordan Lee Williams 2H 13' Blackpool ⚽ Goal J. Bowler 0-2 2H 16' Grimsby 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Amaluzor → IN I. Morgan 2H 26' Blackpool 🔄 Substitution OUT H. Coulson → IN A. Morgan 2H 29' Grimsby 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Walker → IN C. Doyle 2H 30' Grimsby 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Green → IN J. Andrews 2H 37' Blackpool 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Brown → IN G. Honeyman 2H 37' Blackpool 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Anderson → IN L. Clarkson 2H 37' Blackpool 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Ennis → IN A. Lyons 2H 45+4' Grimsby 🔄 Substitution OUT G. D. Turi → IN K. Catchpole 2H 45' Grimsby ⚽ Goal H. Rodgers 1-2 2H 45' Blackpool ⚽ Goal K. Kouassi 1-3
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