Blackpool 1:4 Lincoln: League Cup Match Result — Sportpul

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League Cup

Blackpool LWLLDL

1:4

Finished

Kick-off was 25 Aug, 19:45 BST

Lincoln DDLWWL

Venue: Bloomfield Road City: Blackpool

In the League Cup game on 25 August 2026, Lincoln beat Blackpool 1:4. Match numbers: shots on target 3:9, fouls 12:10.

Match report

Lincoln secured a comfortable 4-1 victory over Blackpool in the League Cup Round of 64 at Bloomfield Road on Monday evening. The visitors turned a single-goal deficit into a commanding lead within twelve minutes after the interval, while Blackpool's fortunes further deteriorated when Zachary Ashworth was shown a second yellow card in the fifty-second minute.

The opening goal came in the thirty-sixth minute when Tanto Olaofe found the net for Lincoln, before Leighton Clarkson pulled Blackpool level just before half-time. Then the floodgates opened. Tom Bayliss restored the visitors' advantage in the fifty-third minute, Robert Street doubled the lead five minutes later, and Callum Elder added a fourth in the seventy-seventh minute.

And here's the thing about that second half — Blackpool never really got going once Ashworth went off. They had 38 per cent possession and managed only three shots on target all evening. Lincoln, by contrast, tested the goalkeeper nine times and created three big chances. The statistics tell the story: 134 attacks to 74, 304 passes in the opposition half to 162.

Blackpool's recent form hadn't suggested this would go badly. They'd beaten Stockport 2-1 and drawn with Wycombe before that 3-1 win over Grimsby. Lincoln came in with a mixed record — losses to Portsmouth and Middlesbrough, but victories over Derby and Doncaster. To be fair, the result reflected the quality gap on the night rather than anything else.

The visitors advanced to the next round with a two-goal cushion, while Blackpool will need to regroup quickly. They had one corner all evening and failed to cross a single ball into the penalty area. Sometimes the numbers don't lie — 0.46 expected goals against nine shots on target from the opposition is not a formula for survival.

Prepared from match data

Video

Match highlights Blackpool — Lincoln Official Blackpool FC

Match highlights Blackpool — Lincoln EFL

Key numbers

Possession, % 38 – 62

Shots on target 3 – 9

Shots off target 4 – 3

Expected goals 0.46 – 1.24

🟨 31' Zachary Ashworth — Yellow card 🟨 35' Mason Melia — Yellow card ⚽ 36' Tanto Olaofe — Goal ⚽ 45' Leighton Clarkson — Goal 🟨 52' Zachary Ashworth — Yellow card 🟥 52' Zachary Ashworth — Red card ⚽ 53' Tom Bayliss — Goal ⚽ 55' Robert Street — Goal 🟨 57' Josh Bowler — Yellow card 🟨 60' Hayden Coulson — Yellow card ⇄ 64' Josh Bowler — Substitution ⇄ 64' Tom Bloxham — Substitution ⇄ 71' Robert Street — Substitution ⇄ 71' Mason Melia — Substitution ⇄ 72' Tom Bayliss — Substitution ⚽ 77' Callum Elder — Goal ⇄ 85' Yunus Konak — Substitution ⇄ 85' Tanto Olaofe — Substitution

Match events

31' 0:0 Blackpool Yellow card Zachary Ashworth
35' 0:0 Lincoln Yellow card Mason Melia
36' 0:1 Lincoln Goal Tanto Olaofe
45' 1:1 Blackpool Goal Leighton Clarkson
52' 1:1 Blackpool Yellow card Zachary Ashworth
52' 1:1 Blackpool Red card Zachary Ashworth
53' 1:2 Lincoln Goal Tom Bayliss assist: Callum Elder
55' 1:3 Lincoln Goal Robert Street assist: Tom Bayliss
57' 1:3 Blackpool Yellow card Josh Bowler
60' 1:3 Blackpool Yellow card Hayden Coulson
64' 1:3 Blackpool Substitution Josh Bowler off: Jordan Lee Williams
64' 1:3 Blackpool Substitution Tom Bloxham off: Kylian Kouassi
71' 1:3 Lincoln Substitution Robert Street off: Freddie Draper
71' 1:3 Lincoln Substitution Mason Melia off: Reeco Hackett-Fairchild
72' 1:3 Lincoln Substitution Tom Bayliss off: Ivan Varfolomeev
77' 1:4 Lincoln Goal Callum Elder assist: Joshua Honohan
85' 1:4 Lincoln Substitution Yunus Konak off: Dom Jefferies
85' 1:4 Lincoln Substitution Tanto Olaofe off: Ethan Wheatley

Statistics

38 Possession, % 62

3 Shots on target 9

4 Shots off target 3

0.46 Expected goals 1.24

1 Big chances 3

74 Attacks 134

1 Corners 1

12 Fouls 10

10 Free kicks 12

1 Offsides 1

3 Yellow cards 1

1 Red cards 0

7 Goal kicks 7

14 Throw-ins 19

All statistics

13/3241% Aerial duels 19/3259%

50 Backward passes 91

1 Blocked shots 2

25 Clearances 23

0/70% Crosses 5/1926%

5/1338% Dribbles 2/1020%

0.50 Expected assists 1.01

70 Failed passes 64

5 Goalkeeper saves 2

12 Interceptions 8

6 Key passes 11

12/4328% Long passes 49/8061%

41 Passes into the final third 108

162 Passes in the opposition half 304

209 Passes in own half 302

0.38 Shot accuracy 0.64

4 Shots from outside the box 6

4 Shots inside the box 8

11/1765% Tackles 9/1464%

364 Total passes 587

Line-ups

Blackpool

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Bailey Peacock-Farrell	1
2	Andy Lyons	2
3	Zachary Ashworth	3
4	Oliver Casey	4
15	Hayden Ross Coulson	15
7	Leighton Clarkson	7
10	George Christopher Honeyman	10
11	Joshua Luke Bowler	11
22	Christopher Nathan Hamilton	22
26	Finley Munroe	26
14	Tom Bloxham	14

Substitutes
#	Player	number
23	Luke Southwood	23
43	Charlie Brier	43
28	Jordan Williams	28
17	K. Anderson	17
46	Ollie Hunter	46
19	Dion Charles	19
27	Kylian Prince-Emmanuel Tresor Kouassi	27
39	Shay Mannix	39

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Lincoln

Starting XI
#	Player	number
46	Joe Anthony Gauci	46
4	Andrei Coubiș	4
5	Adam Jackson	5
6	Ryley Ben Towler	6
20	Callum Elder	20
8	Thomas David Bayliss	8
17	Robert Nicholas Street	17
19	Isaac Olaofe	19
23	Joshua Honohan	23
26	Y. E. Konak	26
10	Mason Melia	10

Substitutes
#	Player	number
21	James Pardington	21
22	Thomas Philip Hamer	22
25	Deji Elerewe	25
3	Adam Michael Reach	3
7	Reeco Lee Hackett-Fairchild	7
16	Dominic Jefferies	16
29	Ethan Whitley	29
34	Frederick Charles Draper	34

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Match prediction: Blackpool — Lincoln

Win: Lincoln

Confidence 47%

Reasoning

Средняя линия 49 букмекеров: победа Линкольн 2.00, победа Блэкпул 3.50, ничья 3.53
Конторы расходятся в оценке: от 1.91 до 2.09 (9%)
Последние 5 матчей Блэкпул: 2 побед, 1 ничьих, 2 поражений
Последние 5 матчей Линкольн: 2 побед, 0 ничьих, 3 поражений
Очные встречи за последние годы: сыграно 1, побед Блэкпул — 0, ничьих 0, побед Линкольн — 1

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Recent form

Blackpool

LWLLDL

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Lincoln

DDLWWL

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Odds

Home

3.32

49

Draw

3.48

49

Away

2.10

49

Bookmaker average

Match information

State: Finished
Series: League Cup
Venue: Bloomfield Road
City: Blackpool
Kick-off: 25 Aug, 19:45 BST

Key numbers

38:62 Possession, %
3:9 Shots on target
4:3 Shots off target
0.46:1.24 Expected goals

Head to head

Blackpool Lincoln

Recent matches

2 Won 2 Drawn 1 Won

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