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

· English Carabao Cup

Grimsby Town

90'+2': Harvey Rodgers

FT
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 Commentary

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

BLP		GRI
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

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.

Blackpool (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK)
3	Zachary Ashworth
4	Oliver Casey
21	Ilmari Niskanen
28	Jordan Williams
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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