EFL Cup 26/27, Round 2 · 25 Aug 2026

Blackpool 1–4 Lincoln City

Expected and what happened

No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Oliver Casey, 59.5 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Yunus Konak +13.8.

Each side's last five results before this match.

8 Aug 2026	W 3–1	at Grimsby Town EFL Cup

22 Aug 2026	L 1–3	v Portsmouth Championship
15 Aug 2026	L 1–2	at Middlesbrough Championship
8 Aug 2026	W 2–1	at Derby County EFL Cup

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Oliver Casey Defender	90	0	–	59.5	–
Josh Bowler Midfielder	64	0	–	44.1	–
Kylian Kouassi Forward	26	0	–	38.6	–
Bailey Peacock-Farrell Goalkeeper	90	0	–	38.0	−12.8
George Honeyman Midfielder	90	0	–	36.1	–
CJ Hamilton Midfielder	90	0	–	33.6	–
Tom Bloxham Forward	64	0	–	33.4	–
Leighton Clarkson Midfielder	90	1	–	32.9	−9.7
Zachary Ashworth Defender	52	0	–	29.0	–
Jordan Lee Williams Defender	26	0	–	26.6	–
Andy Lyons Defender	90	0	–	25.2	–
Finley Munroe Midfielder	90	0	–	21.9	–
Hayden Coulson Defender	90	0	–	15.8	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Tom Bayliss Midfielder	72	1	1	–	56.4	–
Dom Jefferies Midfielder	9	0	0	–	51.8	–
Adam Jackson Defender	90	0	0	–	50.3	–
Joe Gauci Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	49.8	–
Ivan Varfolomeev Midfielder	18	0	0	–	49.8	–
Yunus Konak Midfielder	85	0	0	–	48.2	+13.8
Andrei Coubiș Defender	90	0	0	–	45.6	–
Reeco Hackett-Fairchild Midfielder	19	0	0	–	41.8	–
Tanto Olaofe Forward	85	1	0	–	41.5	+1.7
Ryley Towler Defender	90	0	0	–	40.8	–
Joshua Honohan Midfielder	90	0	1	–	40.3	–
Robert Street Forward	71	1	0	–	38.0	–
Callum Elder Midfielder	90	1	1	–	38.0	+4.2
Freddie Draper Forward	19	0	0	–	34.0	–
Mason Melia Forward	71	0	0	–	26.7	–
Ethan Wheatley Forward	9	0	0	–	20.3	–