Burton Albion 1-2 Blackburn Rovers · Carabao Cup
Burton Albion lost to Blackburn Rovers 1-2 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Burton Albion and Blackburn Rovers met in the Carabao Cup at Pirelli Stadium in Burton upon Trent on Saturday, 8 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Burton Albion: Z. Scutt 14'. Blackburn Rovers: A. Guðjohnsen 81'; J. Fevrier 88'.
How the match went
Blackburn Rovers saw more of the ball, 64% of it. Burton Albion had 17 shots with 7 on target, Blackburn Rovers 27 with 7 on target. There were 15 corners in total, 6 to Burton Albion and 9 to Blackburn Rovers. Burton Albion conceded 12 fouls, Blackburn Rovers 14. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Burton Albion, 1 for Blackburn Rovers).
Line-ups
Burton Albion started in a 3-4-1-2: Corey Addai, Toby Sibbick, Finn Delap, Curtis Tilt, Kyran Lofthouse, George Evans, Sulyman Krubally, Jack Armer, Kgagelo Chauke, Matthew Dennis, Zac Scutt.
Blackburn Rovers started in a 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.
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