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Matches/U18 Premier League - North/North - 13
U18 Premier League - North 2025/26Match Finished

Blackburn Rovers U18 vs Nottingham Forest U18

19 Dec 2025 · 13:00 GMT · North - 13

Blackburn Rovers U18

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4:2HT 1–0

Nottingham Forest U18

AWAY
⚽ Harvey Higgins 4′⚽ McCoy 53′⚽ Charlie Clanford 65′⚽ Wilkinson 90′
⚽ Willows 72′⚽ Shakir Samuels 80′ (Penalty)
Blackburn Rovers Training Centre, Brockhall Village, LancashireReferee: Not suppliedRecorded clock 90′ + 7′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Blackburn Rovers U18 win 4–2

Match Finished in the north - 13 of the U18 Premier League - North. 6 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES4 – 2
HALF-TIME1 – 0
MATCH COVERAGE

Know what’s in the report

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

Team statistics

Blackburn Rovers U18Nottingham Forest U18

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.

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THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Blackburn Rovers U18

Formation not supplied

Coach Paul Butler

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

Starting XI—

Player list not supplied.

    Substitutes—

    Player list not supplied.

      Nottingham Forest U18

      Formation not supplied

      Coach Tom Mallinson

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

      Starting XI—

      Player list not supplied.

        Substitutes—

        Player list not supplied.

          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. Normal GoalBlackburn Rovers U18

            Harvey Higgins · Assist: Sergeant

          2. Normal GoalBlackburn Rovers U18

            McCoy

          3. Normal GoalBlackburn Rovers U18

            Charlie Clanford · Assist: Sergeant

          4. Normal GoalNottingham Forest U18

            Willows · Assist: Riko Robinson

          5. PenaltyNottingham Forest U18

            Shakir Samuels

          6. Normal GoalBlackburn Rovers U18

            Wilkinson

          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 2025/26 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

          Blackburn Rovers U18

          LEverton U18 vs Blackburn Rovers U188 Nov 2025 · North - 104 – 0DBlackburn Rovers U18 vs Manchester United U181 Nov 2025 · North - 90 – 0LBlackburn Rovers U18 vs Derby County U1818 Oct 2025 · North - 71 – 2WLiverpool U18 vs Blackburn Rovers U1820 Sept 2025 · North - 53 – 8WBlackburn Rovers U18 vs Stoke City U1813 Sept 2025 · North - 43 – 2

          Nottingham Forest U18

          WNottingham Forest U18 vs Leeds United U186 Dec 2025 · North - 122 – 1LManchester City U18 vs Nottingham Forest U1829 Nov 2025 · North - 116 – 0WLiverpool U18 vs Nottingham Forest U188 Nov 2025 · North - 103 – 6WWolves U18 vs Nottingham Forest U181 Nov 2025 · North - 90 – 1LNewcastle United U18 vs Nottingham Forest U1825 Oct 2025 · North - 82 – 1
          Previous meetings Within this cup import

          No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

          Source & coverage
          API-Football · Retrieved 5 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.