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Matches/Premier League 2 Division One/Regular Season - 11
Premier League 2 Division One 2021/22Match Finished

Blackburn Rovers U23 vs Manchester City U23

9 Jan 2022 · 13:00 GMT · Regular Season - 11

Blackburn Rovers U23

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3:5HT 0–3

Manchester City U23

AWAY
⚽ Adam Wharton 75′⚽ Connor McBride 80′⚽ Cieran Slicker 81′ (Own Goal)
⚽ Oscar Bobb 20′ (Penalty)⚽ Kayky 32′⚽ Kayky 34′⚽ James McAtee 50′⚽ Adedire Awokoya-Mebude 90+3′
Blackburn Rovers Training Centre, Brockhall Village, LancashireReferee: M. WoodsRecorded clock 90′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Manchester City U23 win 5–3

Match Finished in the regular season - 11 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 8 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES3 – 5
HALF-TIME0 – 3
MATCH COVERAGE

Know what’s in the report

LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Blackburn Rovers U23Manchester City U23

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Blackburn Rovers U23

Formation not supplied

Coach M. Sheron

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Aidan Harvey DowlingProfile: Goalkeeper · 19 at kick-off
  2. 2
    James BrownProfile: Defender · 23 at kick-off
    Off 46′
  3. 4
    Tyler MagloireProfile: Defender · 23 at kick-off
  4. 8
    Jake GarrettProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  5. 7
    Adam WhartonProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 75′
  6. 5
    Ashley Famiwuya PhillipsProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
    Off 64′
  7. 10
    Joseph Rankin-CostelloProfile: Midfielder · 22 at kick-off
    Off 76′
  8. 9
    Jack ValeProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off
  9. 6
    Patrick GambleProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  10. 3
    Georgie GentProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 85′
  11. 11
    Luke BrennanProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off

Substitutes5

  1. 12
    Jay Maeda HaddowProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
    On 46′
  2. 16
    Connor McBrideProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off
    On 64′Normal Goal 80′
  3. 15
    Samuel DurrantProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    On 76′
  4. 14
    Jared HarlockProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  5. 13
    Antonis StergiakisProfile: Goalkeeper · 22 at kick-off

Manchester City U23

Formation not supplied

Coach B. Barry-Murphy

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Cieran SlickerProfile: Goalkeeper · 19 at kick-off
    Own Goal 81′
  2. 4
    Finley BurnsProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  3. 3
    Shea CharlesProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  4. 2
    Rico LewisProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
    Off 80′
  5. 9
    Luke BoltonProfile: Midfielder · 22 at kick-off
    Off 46′
  6. 10
    James McAteeProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 50′
  7. 8
    Oscar BobbProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Penalty 20′
  8. 5
    Kane TaylorProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
  9. 6
    Roméo LaviaProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  10. 11
    Carlos ForbsProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
    Off 46′
  11. 7
    KaykyProfile: Forward · 18 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 32′Normal Goal 34′

Substitutes5

  1. 15
    Adedire Awokoya-MebudeProfile: Forward · 17 at kick-off
    On 46′Normal Goal 90+3′
  2. 16
    William DicksonProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
    On 46′
  3. 12
    Isaac SmithProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
    On 80′
  4. 14
    Kian BreckinProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  5. 13
    Mikki van SasProfile: Goalkeeper · 17 at kick-off
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. PenaltyManchester City U23

    Oscar Bobb

  2. Normal GoalManchester City U23

    Kayky · Assist: James McAtee

  3. Normal GoalManchester City U23

    Kayky · Assist: Luke Bolton

  4. SubstitutionBlackburn Rovers U23

    Off James Brown On Jay Maeda Haddow

  5. SubstitutionManchester City U23

    Off Carlos Forbs On Adedire Awokoya-Mebude

  6. SubstitutionManchester City U23

    Off Luke Bolton On William Dickson

  7. Normal GoalManchester City U23

    James McAtee · Assist: Oscar Bobb

  8. SubstitutionBlackburn Rovers U23

    Off Ashley Famiwuya Phillips On Connor McBride

  9. Normal GoalBlackburn Rovers U23

    Adam Wharton

  10. SubstitutionBlackburn Rovers U23

    Off Joseph Rankin-Costello On Samuel Durrant

  11. SubstitutionManchester City U23

    Off Rico Lewis On Isaac Smith

  12. Normal GoalBlackburn Rovers U23

    Connor McBride · Assist: Jack Vale

  13. Own GoalBlackburn Rovers U23

    Cieran Slicker

  14. Yellow CardBlackburn Rovers U23

    Georgie Gent

  15. Normal GoalManchester City U23

    Adedire Awokoya-Mebude · Assist: James McAtee

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2021/22 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Blackburn Rovers U23

LBlackburn Rovers U23 vs Manchester Utd U235 Dec 2021 · Regular Season - 110 – 4LWest Ham United U23 vs Blackburn Rovers U2326 Nov 2021 · Regular Season - 101 – 0LBlackburn Rovers U23 vs Arsenal U2322 Nov 2021 · Regular Season - 102 – 3LDerby County U23 vs Blackburn Rovers U235 Nov 2021 · Regular Season - 86 – 0WCrystal Palace U23 vs Blackburn Rovers U231 Nov 2021 · Regular Season - 81 – 2

Manchester City U23

WManchester City U23 vs Brighton U2317 Dec 2021 · Regular Season - 113 – 1LTottenham Hotspur U23 vs Manchester City U234 Dec 2021 · Regular Season - 113 – 0WManchester City U23 vs Leeds United U2329 Nov 2021 · Regular Season - 103 – 2LWest Ham United U23 vs Manchester City U2320 Nov 2021 · Regular Season - 91 – 0LEverton U23 vs Manchester City U236 Nov 2021 · Regular Season - 93 – 2
Previous meetings Within this cup import20 Aug 2021 · Manchester City U23 4 – 2 Blackburn Rovers U23

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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