English Carabao Cup

Grimsby Town vs Blackpool, 2026-27 English Carabao Cup, First Round

· English Carabao Cup
Grimsby Town
  • 90'+2': Harvey Rodgers
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1 - 3
Blackpool
  • 3': Niall Ennis
  • 58': Josh Bowler
  • 90'+5': Kylian Kouassi

About

Grimsby Town are hosting Blackpool at Blundell Park, Grimsby, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Goal! Grimsby Town 0, Blackpool 1. Niall Ennis (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 8': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Zac Ashworth.
  • 9': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Jordan Brown.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Jamie Walker (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Blackpool).
  • 9': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Jamie Walker (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Blackpool).
  • 10': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Hayden Coulson (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Christy Pym (Grimsby Town). Assisted by Karoy Anderson.
  • 16': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Christy Pym.
  • 17': Offside, Blackpool. Niall Ennis is caught offside.
  • 18': Attempt missed. CJ Hamilton (Blackpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
  • 20': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Jordan Williams.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Géza Turi (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Cook.
  • 22': Justin Amaluzor (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Foul by Zac Ashworth (Blackpool).
  • 24': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Jamie Walker (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by CJ Hamilton (Blackpool).
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Ilmari Niskanen (Blackpool).
  • 33': Substitution, Blackpool. Kylian Kouassi replaces Ilmari Niskanen because of an injury.
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Justin Amaluzor (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Blackpool). Assisted by Kieran Green.
  • 34': Attempt missed. CJ Hamilton (Blackpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Niall Ennis following a fast break.
  • 35': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Harvey Rodgers.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Niall Ennis (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Bowler with a cross following a corner.
  • 37': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Jordan Brown.
  • 38': Foul by Kieran Green (Grimsby Town).
  • 38': Jordan Brown (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Justin Amaluzor (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Cook.
  • 39': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Oliver Casey.
  • 40': Foul by Kieran Green (Grimsby Town).
  • 40': CJ Hamilton (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Jamie Walker (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Karoy Anderson (Blackpool).
  • 41': Justin Amaluzor (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Foul by Hayden Coulson (Blackpool).
  • 42': Foul by Kieran Green (Grimsby Town).
  • 42': Jordan Brown (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Josh Bowler.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Kieran Green (Grimsby Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Charles Vernam with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Justin Amaluzor.
  • 45'+5': Offside, Blackpool. Josh Bowler is caught offside.
  • 45'+6': Géza Turi (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+6': Foul by Niall Ennis (Blackpool).
  • 45'+7': Attempt saved. Harvey Rodgers (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Blackpool).
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Grimsby Town 0, Blackpool 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Grimsby Town 0, Blackpool 1.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 46': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Jordan Williams.
  • 48': Jamie Walker (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Jordan Brown (Blackpool).
  • 51': Josh Bowler (Blackpool) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Karoy Anderson.
  • 54': Foul by Jamie Walker (Grimsby Town).
  • 54': Josh Bowler (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Foul by Jordan Williams (Blackpool).
  • 55': Jordan Williams (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Cameron McJannet (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Blackpool). Assisted by Justin Amaluzor.
  • 57': Niall Ennis (Blackpool) hits the left post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Hayden Coulson following a fast break.
  • 58': Goal! Grimsby Town 0, Blackpool 2. Josh Bowler (Blackpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 61': Substitution, Grimsby Town. Iwan Morgan replaces Justin Amaluzor.
  • 62': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Zac Ashworth.
  • 65': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Jordan Williams.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Cameron McJannet (Grimsby Town) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Blackpool). Assisted by Charles Vernam with a cross.
  • 66': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
  • 69': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Substitution, Blackpool. Albie Morgan replaces Hayden Coulson.
  • 73': Foul by Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town).
  • 73': Karoy Anderson (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Géza Turi.
  • 74': Christy Pym (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Oliver Casey (Blackpool).
  • 74': Substitution, Grimsby Town. Cian Doyle replaces Jamie Walker.
  • 75': Substitution, Grimsby Town. Josh Andrews replaces Kieran Green.
  • 76': Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Jordan Williams (Blackpool).
  • 76': Offside, Grimsby Town. Josh Andrews is caught offside.
  • 77': Andy Cook (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Zac Ashworth (Blackpool).
  • 78': Foul by Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town).
  • 78': Josh Bowler (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Jordan Brown (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 81': Delay in match because of an injury Niall Ennis (Blackpool).
  • 82': Substitution, Blackpool. Leighton Clarkson replaces Karoy Anderson.
  • 82': Substitution, Blackpool. Andrew Lyons replaces Niall Ennis because of an injury.
  • 82': Substitution, Blackpool. George Honeyman replaces Jordan Brown.
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Géza Turi (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Zac Ashworth (Blackpool).
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Iwan Morgan (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles Vernam.
  • 89': Foul by Iwan Morgan (Grimsby Town).
  • 89': Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Oliver Casey.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Cian Doyle (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Blackpool).
  • 90'+2': Goal! Grimsby Town 1, Blackpool 2. Harvey Rodgers (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Géza Turi.
  • 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Grimsby Town. Kristian Lee Catchpole replaces Géza Turi.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Grimsby Town 1, Blackpool 3. Kylian Kouassi (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Grimsby Town 1, Blackpool 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Grimsby Town 1, Blackpool 3.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 13
7 Saves 1
49.5 Possession 50.5
10 SHOTS 13
4 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
291 Accurate Passes 240
378 Passes 359
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 7
9 Crosses 39
0.3 Cross % 0.2
64 Long Balls 81
25 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
0 Blocked Shots 4
5 Effective Tackles 10
9 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
14 Interceptions 10
50 Effective Clearances 17
50 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Blundell Park
Location: Grimsby, England
Attendance: 4,817

Line-Ups

GRI Grimsby Town (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
31 Christy Pym (GK)
17 Cameron McJannett
2 Maldini Kacurri
15 Géza Dávid Turi
3 Jayden Sweeney
5 Harvey Rodgers
7 Jamie Walker
4 Kieran Green
30 Charles Vernam
14 Justin Amaluzor
39 Andy Cook
Grimsby Town Substitutes:
Henry Brown, Iwan Morgan, Sebastian Auton, Josh Andrews, Eliot Smith, Joe Foulkes, Kristian Catchpole, Cian Doyle, Sam Lavelle.

BLP Blackpool (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK)
3 Zachary Ashworth
4 Oliver Casey
21 Ilmari Niskanen
28 Jordan Williams Yellow Card
9 Niall Ennis
6 Jordan Brown
17 Karoy Anderson
15 Hayden Coulson
11 Josh Bowler
22 Christopher Hamilton
Blackpool Substitutes:
Kylian Kouassi, Andy Lyons, Albie Morgan, George Honeyman, Leighton Clarkson, Ollie Hunter, Charlie Brier, Theo Upton, Billy Whaite.

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