English EFL Trophy

FT Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Blackpool WLLDL 2
–
Wigan Athletic LWLDL 3
1st2ndT
BLP022
WGA123
DW Stadium

Team Stats

17
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
2
47.7
Possession
52.3
11
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
403
Accurate Passes
463
477
Passes
521
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
5
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
11
18
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
21
Clearances
33

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

WGA · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Joe WalshG
  2. 23James CarragherCD
  3. 5Finley BurnsCD-L
  4. 4Jeremiah MullenCD-R
  5. 6Jensen WeirCM-L
  6. 8Max PowerCM-R
  7. 16Archie HarrisLM
  8. 2Connor BarrettRM
  9. 25Scott HoganF
  10. 27Bradley BurrowesCF-L
  11. 11Dara CostelloeCF-R

BLP · 4-1-3-2

  1. 23Luke SouthwoodG
  2. 32Joshua EarlCD-L
  3. 2Andy LyonsCD-R
  4. 6Jordan BrownSW
  5. 3Zachary AshworthLB
  6. 21Ilmari NiskanenRB
  7. 7Leighton ClarksonCM
  8. 26Finley MunroeLM
  9. 29Theo UptonRM
  10. 12Jerry YatesCF-L
  11. 14Tom BloxhamCF-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Connor Barrett (Wigan Athletic) Goal at 3'
  2. 39' Andy Lyons (Blackpool) Yellow Card at 39'
  3. 45' Josh Bowler (Blackpool) Substitution at 45'
  4. 45' Albie Morgan (Blackpool) Substitution at 45'
  5. 45' Oliver Casey (Blackpool) Substitution at 45'
  6. 57' Scott Hogan (Wigan Athletic) Goal at 57'
  7. 58' Jordan Williams (Blackpool) Substitution at 58'
  8. 59' Chris Sze (Wigan Athletic) Substitution at 59'
  9. 60' Fraser Murray (Wigan Athletic) Substitution at 60'
  10. 72' Tom Bloxham (Blackpool) Penalty - Scored at 72'
  11. 72' Jon Mellish (Wigan Athletic) Substitution at 72'
  12. 72' Morgan Fox (Wigan Athletic) Substitution at 72'
  13. 78' Fraser Murray (Wigan Athletic) Goal at 78'
  14. 84' Sonny Perkins (Wigan Athletic) Substitution at 84'
  15. 89' Jon Mellish (Wigan Athletic) Yellow Card at 89'
  16. 90' Jerry Yates (Blackpool) Goal at 90'
  17. 90'+4' Max Power (Wigan Athletic) Yellow Card at 90'+4'
  18. 90'+4' Joshua Earl (Blackpool) Yellow Card at 90'+4'

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