Blackpool vs Aston Villa U21 match stats & report

3–2 Full time

EFL Trophy · England · Group North - 2 · Bloomfield Road, Blackpool

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Blackpool beat Aston Villa U21 3–2 in the EFL Trophy (Group North - 2) on 27 October 2026. Expected goals finished 2.93–0.87. Blackpool had 56% of the ball.

Blackpool vs Aston Villa U21 match statistics

BlackpoolAston Villa U21

56% Ball possession 44%
2.93 Expected goals (xG) 0.87
19 Total shots 8
10 Shots on target 3
7 Shots off target 3
2 Blocked shots 2
14 Shots inside the box 8
8 Corners 2
18 Fouls 14
1 Offsides 0
3 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
506 Passes 412
1 Goalkeeper saves 7

Goals and cards

29' Goal Fletcher Boyd (assist M. Jenner) Aston Villa U21
31' Yellow card J. Brown Blackpool
42' Goal Z. Ashworth (assist A. Lyons) Blackpool
45+1' Yellow card L. Routh Aston Villa U21
49' Yellow card Z. Ashworth Blackpool
71' Penalty scored J. Yates Blackpool
79' Goal J. Brown (assist J. Bowler) Blackpool
83' Yellow card W. Burgess Aston Villa U21
87' Yellow card A. Morgan Blackpool
90+4' Goal (assist K. Quinn) Aston Villa U21

The Ghost's call

The Ghost didn't rate this match before kickoff.

What matters

Aston Villa U21 score 1.7 a game — 77th percentile in this competition.
Both teams have scored in 7 of Blackpool’s last 10.
Both teams have scored in 7 of Aston Villa U21’s last 10.

Team news & lineups

Blackpool

Confirmed 3-1-4-2 I. Evatt

23 L. Southwood

3 Z. Ashworth 4 O. Casey 2 A. Lyons

6 J. Brown

26 Finley Munroe 15 H. Coulson 7 L. Clarkson 21 I. Niskanen

18 D. Taylor 19 D. Charles

Bench J. Bowler , T. Bloxham , F. Horsfall , O. Hunter , A. Morgan , T. Upton , J. Yates

Aston Villa U21

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Gombau

42 J. Wright

70 R. Fortes 66 L. Routh 71 T. Carroll 80 W. Burgess

73 M. Jenner 77 K. Quinn

63 A. Lynskey 79 Fletcher Boyd 68 T. Mulley

67 Mason Cotcher

Bench J. McGrath , T. Bloomfield , Joshua Blake, Clay Atkins, O. Asemota , Markie Meade, O. Johnson

Form now

Each side's form as of 3 November 2026, from its matches up to then — not the form this match was played on.

Blackpool at home

3–3–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 2.0 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.4 per game
Shots on target: 6.2 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Aston Villa U21 away

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.3 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

Blackpool vs Aston Villa U21 head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
17 Dec 24	Blackpool v Aston Villa U21	1–1

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Blackpool vs Aston Villa U21 head-to-head record