Burton Albion 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers: Carabao Cup Match Report

Carabao Cup

Burton Albion

Full Time

1–2

Saturday, 8 August 2026 · Pirelli Stadium

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers won after full-time.

⚽ Zac Scutt 14' ⚽ Jayden Fevrier 88'⚽ Andri Gudjohnsen 81'

Match Events

90+4'

Miles HenryBurton Albion · Zac Scutt

88'

Jayden FevrierBlackburn Rovers · Ryan Alebiosu

1-2

81'

Andri GudjohnsenBlackburn Rovers · Todd Cantwell

1-1

76'

Millar Matthews-LewisBurton Albion · Sulyman Krubally

74'

Sidnei TavaresBlackburn Rovers · Adam Forshaw

68'

Jack WillowBurton Albion · Curtis Tilt

62'

Kristi MontgomeryBlackburn Rovers · Jake Garrett

62'

Andri GudjohnsenBlackburn Rovers · Yuki Ohashi

62'

Jayden FevrierBlackburn Rovers · Oladapo Afolayan

55'

Matthew DennisBurton Albion

32'

Todd Cantwell Blackburn Rovers

28'

Finn DelapBurton Albion

14'

Zac ScuttBurton Albion

1-0

VenuePirelli StadiumSaturday, 8 August 2026

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RefereeAndrew Humphries

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Burton Albion Starting XI

Formation 3-4-1-2

Corey Addai

Toby Sibbick

Finn Delap

Curtis Tilt

Kyran Lofthouse

George Evans

Sulyman Krubally

Jack Armer

Kegs Chauke

Matthew Dennis

Zac Scutt

Substitutes 6

#27 Kamil Dudek Goalkeeper

#28 Millar Matthews-Lewis Attacker

#50 Jack Willow Midfielder

#52 Miles Henry Attacker

#53 Caden Gilbert Midfielder

#56 William Earley Defender

Blackburn Rovers Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

Balázs Tóth

Ryan Alebiosu

Tom Atcheson

Sean McLoughlin

Harry Pickering

Adam Forshaw

Jake Garrett

Ryoya Morishita

Todd Cantwell

Oladapo Afolayan

Yuki Ohashi

Substitutes 9

#1 Aynsley Pears Goalkeeper

#4 Yuri Ribeiro Defender

#5 Sidnei Tavares Midfielder

#9 Andri Gudjohnsen Attacker

#11 Jayden Fevrier Attacker

#17 Hayden Carter Defender

#18 Axel Henriksson Midfielder

#31 Kristi Montgomery Midfielder

#43 George Pratt Defender

Statistics

Match Statistics

Burton Albion

Comparison

Blackburn Rovers

36% Ball Possession % 64%

17 Shots Total 27

7 Shots On Target 7

5 Shots Off Target 7

5 Shots Blocked 13

13 Shots Insidebox 20

4 Shots Outsidebox 7

6 Goal Attempts 14

4 Big Chances Created 6

3 Big Chances Missed 5

6 Corners 9

1 Offsides 2

12 Fouls 14

2 Yellowcards 1

283 Passes 494

215 Successful Passes 422

76% Successful Passes Percentage 85%

9 Key Passes 16

51 Long Passes 38

15 Successful Long Passes 21

29% Successful Long Passes Percentage 55%

10 Total Crosses 20

3 Accurate Crosses 6

11 Dribble Attempts 13

6 Successful Dribbles 3

55% Successful Dribbles Percentage 23%

18 Tackles 18

12 Interceptions 6

52 Duels Won 43

5 Saves 5

66 Attacks 95

36 Dangerous Attacks 51

14 Free Kicks 12

22 Throwins 14

10 Goal Kicks 1

2 Substitutions 4

13 Successful Headers 9

0 Assists 2

1 Goals 2

71 Ball Safe 65