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Matches/Premier League 2 Division One/Regular Season - 12
Premier League 2 Division One 2020/21Match Finished

Blackburn Rovers U23 vs Southampton U23

8 Mar 2021 · 12:00 GMT · Regular Season - 12

Blackburn Rovers U23

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5:1HT 3–1

Southampton U23

AWAY
⚽ Samuel Burns 5′⚽ Joe Nolan 24′⚽ Samuel Burns 35′⚽ Louie Annesley 73′⚽ Samuel Durrant 83′
⚽ Jayden Smith 41′
The County Ground, Leyland, LancashireReferee: J. MilesRecorded clock 90′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Blackburn Rovers U23 win 5–1

Match Finished in the regular season - 12 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 6 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES5 – 1
HALF-TIME3 – 1
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 U23Southampton 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 W. Barr

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Jordan EasthamProfile: Goalkeeper · 19 at kick-off
  2. 6
    Louie AnnesleyProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 73′
  3. 2
    Daniel Christopher PikeProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Off 88′
  4. 4
    Jake GarrettProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 57′Off 82′
  5. 7
    Samuel DurrantProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 83′
  6. 8
    Isaac WhitehallProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  7. 9
    Samuel BurnsProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 5′Normal Goal 35′
  8. 5
    Jalil SaadiProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  9. 10
    Joe NolanProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 24′
  10. 3
    Lenni CirinoProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  11. 11
    Connor McBrideProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off

Substitutes5

  1. 14
    Jared HarlockProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    On 82′
  2. 12
    James ConnollyProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    On 88′
  3. 15
    Alexander BakerProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
  4. 16
    Georgie GentProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  5. 13
    Aidan Harvey DowlingProfile: Goalkeeper · 18 at kick-off

Southampton U23

Formation not supplied

Coach D. Horseman

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Jack BycroftProfile: Goalkeeper · 19 at kick-off
  2. 5
    Wandja TchaptchetProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  3. 3
    James MorrisProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  4. 8
    Séamas KeoghProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Off 46′
  5. 2
    Zuriel Otseh-TaiwoProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  6. 4
    David AgbontohomaProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  7. 7
    Sam BellisProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    Off 63′
  8. 6
    Ethan BurnettProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  9. 10
    Lucas Nsiona DefiseProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  10. 9
    Jayden SmithProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 41′
  11. 11
    Kazeem OlaigbeProfile: Forward · 18 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 86′

Substitutes5

  1. 12
    Pascal KpohomouhProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    On 46′
  2. 16
    Benni Smales-BraithwaiteProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    On 63′
  3. 13
    Tommy ScottProfile: Goalkeeper · 21 at kick-off
  4. 14
    Lewis James PayneProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
  5. 15
    William TizzardProfile: Defender · 18 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. Normal GoalBlackburn Rovers U23

    Samuel Burns · Assist: Joe Nolan

  2. Normal GoalBlackburn Rovers U23

    Joe Nolan · Assist: Samuel Durrant

  3. Normal GoalBlackburn Rovers U23

    Samuel Burns

  4. Normal GoalSouthampton U23

    Jayden Smith · Assist: Lucas Nsiona Defise

  5. SubstitutionSouthampton U23

    Off Séamas Keogh On Pascal Kpohomouh

  6. Yellow CardBlackburn Rovers U23

    Jake Garrett

  7. SubstitutionSouthampton U23

    Off Sam Bellis On Benni Smales-Braithwaite

  8. Normal GoalBlackburn Rovers U23

    Louie Annesley · Assist: Lenni Cirino

  9. SubstitutionBlackburn Rovers U23

    Off Jake Garrett On Jared Harlock

  10. Normal GoalBlackburn Rovers U23

    Samuel Durrant · Assist: Joe Nolan

  11. Yellow CardSouthampton U23

    Kazeem Olaigbe

  12. SubstitutionBlackburn Rovers U23

    Off Daniel Christopher Pike On James Connolly

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 2020/21 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Blackburn Rovers U23

DTottenham Hotspur U23 vs Blackburn Rovers U2326 Feb 2021 · Regular Season - 111 – 1WBlackburn Rovers U23 vs West Ham United U2319 Feb 2021 · Regular Season - 104 – 1LManchester Utd U23 vs Blackburn Rovers U235 Feb 2021 · Regular Season - 96 – 4WLeicester City U23 vs Blackburn Rovers U231 Feb 2021 · Regular Season - 91 – 3DManchester City U23 vs Blackburn Rovers U2325 Jan 2021 · Regular Season - 91 – 1

Southampton U23

DSouthampton U23 vs Arsenal U235 Mar 2021 · Regular Season - 122 – 2LSouthampton U23 vs Manchester Utd U2327 Feb 2021 · Regular Season - 111 – 2WSouthampton U23 vs Derby County U2321 Feb 2021 · Regular Season - 111 – 0DSouthampton U23 vs Tottenham Hotspur U237 Feb 2021 · Regular Season - 101 – 1LWest Ham United U23 vs Southampton U2329 Jan 2021 · Regular Season - 93 – 1
Previous meetings Within this cup import18 Oct 2020 · Southampton U23 0 – 1 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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