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Premier League 2 2026/27Match Finished

Crystal Palace U21 vs Blackburn Rovers U21

19 Sept 2026 · 12:00 BST · Regular Season

Crystal Palace U21

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0:1HT 0–0

Blackburn Rovers U21

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⚽ Harvey Higgins 71′
Borough Sports GroundReferee: E. SwallowRecorded clock 90′ + 10′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Blackburn Rovers U21 win 1–0

Match Finished in the regular season of the Premier League 2. 1 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES0 – 1
HALF-TIME0 – 0
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

Crystal Palace U21Blackburn Rovers U21

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

Crystal Palace U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Darren Powell

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Harry LeeProfile: Goalkeeper · 21 at kick-off
  2. 2
    WhyteProfile: Defender
    Off 85′
  3. 5
    SomadeProfile: Defender
  4. 4
    Euan DanaherProfile: Midfielder
    Yellow Card 8′Off 77′
  5. 3
    KingProfile: Defender
    Off 77′
  6. 8
    Sebastian WilliamsProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Missed Penalty 41′Yellow Card 78′
  7. 6
    MajniProfile: Defender
    Red Card 69′
  8. 7
    BenamarProfile: Defender
    Yellow Card 49′
  9. 10
    Caleb Mawuko KporhaProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Off 57′
  10. 11
    Joseph Finbarr GibbardProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
  11. 9
    CaseyProfile: Attacker
    Missed Penalty 31′Off 57′

Substitutes7

  1. 13
    Marcus HillProfile: Goalkeeper · 19 at kick-off
  2. 12
    Adler NascimentoProfile: Midfielder · 21 at kick-off
    On 57′Yellow Card 87′
  3. 14
    Drakes-ThomasProfile: Midfielder
    On 57′
  4. 15
    FasidaProfile: Defender
    On 77′
  5. 16
    Kai-Reece Adams-CollmanProfile: Defender
    On 77′
  6. 17
    Frazer-WilliamsProfile: Defender
  7. 18
    KalemboProfile: Midfielder
    On 85′

Blackburn Rovers U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Paul Butler

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Finley TaylorProfile: Goalkeeper
    Yellow Card 41′
  2. 2
    Lucas HoughtonProfile: Defender
  3. 5
    Alfie McIlroyProfile: Midfielder
    Yellow Card 45+6′
  4. 4
    PittProfile: Defender
    Yellow Card 5′Off 66′
  5. 3
    RiceProfile: Defender
    Off 76′
  6. 8
    BallProfile: Midfielder
  7. 6
    Isaac DunnProfile: Midfielder
  8. 7
    SergeantProfile: Midfielder
    Off 90+5′
  9. 10
    OuattaraProfile: Midfielder
  10. 11
    Tinotenda GoremusanduProfile: Midfielder
    Off 75′
  11. 9
    Harvey HigginsProfile: Attacker
    Normal Goal 71′

Substitutes6

  1. 17
    WardakProfile: Midfielder
  2. 13
    HoltProfile: Goalkeeper
  3. 15
    Freddie LeatherbarrowProfile: Midfielder
    On 76′
  4. 14
    McCoyProfile: Attacker
    On 75′
  5. 12
    Lorenze Mullarkey-MatthewsProfile: Midfielder
    On 66′Yellow Card 73′
  6. 16
    MbonzaleProfile: Midfielder
    On 90+5′
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. Yellow CardBlackburn Rovers U21

    Pitt

  2. Yellow CardCrystal Palace U21

    Euan Danaher

  3. Missed PenaltyCrystal Palace U21

    Casey · Assist: Casey

  4. Yellow CardBlackburn Rovers U21

    Finley Taylor

  5. Missed PenaltyCrystal Palace U21

    Sebastian Williams · Assist: Sebastian Williams

  6. Yellow CardBlackburn Rovers U21

    Alfie McIlroy

  7. Yellow CardCrystal Palace U21

    Benamar

  8. SubstitutionCrystal Palace U21

    Off Casey On Adler Nascimento

  9. SubstitutionCrystal Palace U21

    Off Caleb Mawuko Kporha On Drakes-Thomas

  10. SubstitutionBlackburn Rovers U21

    Off Pitt On Lorenze Mullarkey-Matthews

  11. Red CardCrystal Palace U21

    Majni

  12. Normal GoalBlackburn Rovers U21

    Harvey Higgins · Assist: Alfie McIlroy

  13. Yellow CardBlackburn Rovers U21

    Lorenze Mullarkey-Matthews

  14. SubstitutionBlackburn Rovers U21

    Off Tinotenda Goremusandu On McCoy

  15. SubstitutionBlackburn Rovers U21

    Off Rice On Freddie Leatherbarrow

  16. SubstitutionCrystal Palace U21

    Off King On Fasida

  17. SubstitutionCrystal Palace U21

    Off Euan Danaher On Kai-Reece Adams-Collman

  18. Yellow CardCrystal Palace U21

    Sebastian Williams

  19. SubstitutionCrystal Palace U21

    Off Whyte On Kalembo

  20. Yellow CardCrystal Palace U21

    Adler Nascimento

  21. SubstitutionBlackburn Rovers U21

    Off Sergeant On Mbonzale

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 2026/27 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Crystal Palace U21

WAston Villa U21 vs Crystal Palace U2128 Aug 2026 · Regular Season0 – 2DArsenal U21 vs Crystal Palace U2122 Aug 2026 · Regular Season1 – 1

Blackburn Rovers U21

LBlackburn Rovers U21 vs Reading U2114 Sept 2026 · Regular Season2 – 3LIpswich Town U21 vs Blackburn Rovers U2128 Aug 2026 · Regular Season4 – 1
Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 10 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.