Burton Albion 1:2 Blackburn: League Cup Match Result

Match report

Blackburn Rovers defeated Burton Albion 2-1 in the Round of 128 of the League Cup on Friday evening. The visitors took control after an early setback, with two second-half strikes turning the tie on its head.

And here's the thing — Burton opened the scoring when Z. Scutt found the net in the fourteenth minute. He was one of the few bright spots for the home side, who would later see him replaced in stoppage time. Blackburn came back through A. Gudjohnsen's eightieth-minute effort and sealed it with J. Fevrier's finish in the eighty-eighth.

The yellow cards told a story of growing tension. F. Delap and T. Cantwell were booked in the first half, while M. Dennis went off the park in the fifty-sixth minute. Blackburn made changes at sixty-two, sixty-eight, seventy-four and seventy-six minutes, bringing on J. Garrett, C. Tilt, A. Forshaw and S. Krubally in sequence.

The statistics painted a clear picture of dominance. Blackburn held 64 per cent possession and registered 84 attacks compared to Burton's 62. They created five big chances against three, and their expected goals figure of 3.59 dwarfed the hosts' 1.85. Shots on target were level at seven apiece, but the visitors' superiority in the final third was evident.

What this means is straightforward: Blackburn advance while Burton's cup run ends. The hosts had shown flashes — particularly in that opening spell — but could not hold the lead once the visitors found their rhythm. One mistake ends it, and Burton's inability to contain the second wave proved decisive.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 36 – 64

Shots on target 7 – 7

Shots off target 5 – 7

Expected goals 1.85 – 3.59

⚽ 14' Z. Scutt — Goal 🟨 28' F. Delap — Yellow card 🟨 32' T. Cantwell — Yellow card 🟨 56' M. Dennis — Yellow card ⇄ 62' J. Garrett — Substitution ⇄ 68' C. Tilt — Substitution ⇄ 74' A. Forshaw — Substitution ⇄ 76' S. Krubally — Substitution ⚽ 81' A. Gudjohnsen — Goal ⚽ 88' J. Fevrier — Goal ⇄ 90+4' Z. Scutt — Substitution

Match events

14' 1:0 Burton Albion Goal Z. Scutt
28' 1:0 Burton Albion Yellow card F. Delap
32' 1:0 Blackburn Yellow card T. Cantwell
56' 1:0 Burton Albion Yellow card M. Dennis
62' 1:0 Blackburn Substitution J. Garrett off: K. Montgomery
68' 1:0 Burton Albion Substitution C. Tilt off: J. Willow
74' 1:0 Blackburn Substitution A. Forshaw off: S. Tavares
76' 1:0 Burton Albion Substitution S. Krubally off: M. Matthews Lewis
81' 1:1 Blackburn Goal A. Gudjohnsen assist: T. Cantwell
88' 1:2 Blackburn Goal J. Fevrier assist: R. Alebiosu
90+4' 1:2 Burton Albion Substitution Z. Scutt off: M. Henry

Statistics

36 Possession, % 64

7 Shots on target 7

5 Shots off target 7

1.85 Expected goals 3.59

3 Big chances 5

62 Attacks 84

6 Corners 9

12 Fouls 14

14 Free kicks 11

0 Offsides 2

2 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

10 Goal kicks 1

22 Throw-ins 14

All statistics

14/2361% Aerial duels 9/2339%

50 Backward passes 82

5 Blocked shots 13

26 Clearances 24

3/1030% Crosses 6/2030%

6/1155% Dribbles 3/1520%

0.62 Expected assists 2.37

70 Failed passes 75

5 Goalkeeper saves 5

10 Interceptions 5

11 Key passes 18

16/5430% Long passes 22/3956%

45 Passes into the final third 109

143 Passes in the opposition half 289

149 Passes in own half 224

0.41 Shot accuracy 0.26

4 Shots from outside the box 7

13 Shots inside the box 20

14/1974% Tackles 11/1765%

282 Total passes 493

Line-ups

Burton Albion

Starting XI
#	Player	number
34	Corey Kofi Cheremeh Addai	34
6	Toby Sibbick	6
16	Curtis Anthony Tilt	16
26	F. Delap	26
3	Jack Armer	3
12	George Evans	12
15	Kyran Aiden Lofthouse	15
41	S. Kruballi	41
4	Kgaogelo Chauke	4
19	Matthew Dennis	19
40	Z. Scott	40

Substitutes
#	Player	number
27	Kamil Dudek	27
56	William Early	56
28	Millar Matthews-Lewis	28

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Blackburn

Starting XI
#	Player	number
22	Balázs Tóth	22
2	Ryan Alebiosu	2
3	Harry Pickering	3
6	Tom Atchison	6
15	Sean McLoughlin	15
10	Todd Owen Cantwell	10
21	Oladapo Joshua Afolayan	21
25	Ryoya Morishita	25
28	Adam John Forshaw	28
30	Jake Joseph Garrett	30
23	Yuki Ohashi	23

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Aynsley Alan William Pears	1
4	Yuri Ribeiro	4
17	Hayden Carter	17
43	George Pratt	43
5	Sidnei Wilson Vieira David Tavares	5
18	Axel Henriksson	18
31	Kristi Montgomery	31
9	Andri Lucas Guðjohnsen	9
11	Jayden Raymond Fevrier	11