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Blackpool vs Crewe: match report

Blackpool hosted Crewe Alexandra at Bloomfield Road on Tuesday 6 October 2026, in the EFL Trophy (round 1). Steven Copeland is the referee, averaging 4.3 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

Blackpool 2-2 Crewe. Goals: Jordan Gibson 30' for Crewe; Albie Morgan 46' for Blackpool; Albie Morgan 53' for Blackpool; Charlie McNeill 80' (pen) for Crewe. Attendance: 915.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 30' Goal: Jordan Gibson (Crewe)
  • 46' Goal: Albie Morgan (Blackpool)
  • 53' Goal: Albie Morgan (Blackpool)
  • 72' Yellow card: Charlie McNeill (Crewe)
  • 73' Yellow card: Adrien Thibaut (Crewe)
  • 74' Yellow card: Finn Roberts (Crewe)
  • 80' Penalty: Charlie McNeill (Crewe)
Match stats (contains the result)
54.3%Possession45.7%
22Shots9
7Shots on target5
9Corners5
11Fouls11
3Offsides1
2Saves6
0Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Blackpool 4-1-3-2

Coach: Ian Evatt

  1. 23 Luke Southwood GK
  2. 28 Jordan Williams DEF
  3. 4 Oliver Casey DEF
  4. 3 Zac Ashworth DEF
  5. 26 Finley Munroe DEF
  6. 6 Jordan Brown MID
  7. 11 Josh Bowler MID
  8. 8 Albie Morgan MID
  9. 7 Leighton Clarkson MID
  10. 14 Tom Bloxham FWD
  11. 12 Jerry Yates FWD

Bench

  • 2 Andy Lyons DEF
  • 15 Hayden Coulson DEF
  • 21 Ilmari Niskanen MID
  • 29 Theo Upton MID
  • 46 Ollie Hunter MID
  • 18 Dale Taylor FWD
  • 48 Kai Crowe GK

Crewe 4-2-3-1

Coach: Lee Bell

  1. 1 Tom Booth GK
  2. 30 Stan Dancey DEF
  3. 6 Luke Offord DEF
  4. 37 Tom Graves DEF
  5. 4 Kyle Ure DEF
  6. 32 Luca Moore MID
  7. 10 Joe White MID
  8. 36 Joel Ewusi MID
  9. 7 Jack Lankester FWD
  10. 14 Jordan Gibson FWD
  11. 23 Charlie McNeill FWD

Bench

  • 31 Luke Unsworth GK
  • 12 Josh Stephenson DEF
  • 35 Noah Bell MID
  • 29 Adrien Thibaut FWD
  • 38 Ryan Chadwick DEF
  • 21 Finn Robert FWD
  • 34 Lucas Swann FWD
Previous meetings
  • Tuesday 3 September 2024: Blackpool 4-1 Crewe Alexandra
  • Tuesday 2 March 2021: Blackpool 1-1 Crewe Alexandra
  • Saturday 17 October 2020: Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Blackpool
  • Saturday 18 February 2017: Blackpool 2-2 Crewe Alexandra
  • Saturday 24 September 2016: Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Blackpool