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Premier League 2 Division One 2022/23Match Finished

Blackburn Rovers U21 vs Manchester City U21

23 Apr 2023 · 13:00 BST · Group 1 - 18

Blackburn Rovers U21

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Manchester City U21

AWAY
⚽ Adedire Awokoya-Mebude 29′ (Penalty)⚽ Carlos Forbs 53′⚽ Carlos Forbs 61′
Lancashire FA County Ground, Leyland, LancashireReferee: J. O'ConnorRecorded clock 90′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Manchester City U21 win 3–0

Match Finished in the group 1 - 18 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 3 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES0 – 3
HALF-TIME0 – 1
MATCH COVERAGE

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

Team statistics

Blackburn Rovers U21Manchester City 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

Blackburn Rovers U21

Formation not supplied

Coach M. Sheron

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Jordan EasthamProfile: Goalkeeper · 21 at kick-off
  2. 4
    Daniel AyalaProfile: Defender · 32 at kick-off
    Off 46′
  3. 6
    Patrick GambleProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  4. 11
    Georgie GentProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Off 60′
  5. 5
    Jake BattyProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  6. 3
    Clinton MolaProfile: Defender · 22 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 77′
  7. 7
    Zak GilsenanProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Off 60′
  8. 10
    Charlie WestonProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  9. 2
    Leonard DuruProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  10. 9
    Ethan WalkerProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off
  11. 8
    Harley O'Grady-MackenProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 74′

Substitutes5

  1. 15
    George PrattProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    On 46′
  2. 16
    Samuel BurnsProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    On 60′
  3. 12
    Harrison WoodProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    On 60′Off 66′
  4. 14
    Kristi MontgomeryProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    On 66′
  5. 13
    Solomon HonorProfile: Goalkeeper · 16 at kick-off

Manchester City U21

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 · 20 at kick-off
  2. 3
    Shea CharlesProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 44′
  3. 2
    Lakyle SamuelProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
  4. 4
    Isaac SmithProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
    Off 72′
  5. 6
    Alexander RobertsonProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Off 87′
  6. 10
    Micah HamiltonProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    Off 81′
  7. 9
    Oscar BobbProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  8. 5
    Kane TaylorProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  9. 8
    Kian BreckinProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 90+3′
  10. 7
    Adedire Awokoya-MebudeProfile: Forward · 18 at kick-off
    Penalty 29′
  11. 11
    Carlos ForbsProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 53′Normal Goal 61′Off 87′

Substitutes5

  1. 15
    William DicksonProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    On 72′
  2. 16
    Mahamadou Susoho SissohoProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    On 81′
  3. 14
    Josh AdamProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    On 87′
  4. 12
    Terrell AgyemangProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
    On 87′
  5. 13
    Joshua McNamaraProfile: Goalkeeper · 19 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 U21

    Adedire Awokoya-Mebude

  2. Yellow CardManchester City U21

    Shea Charles

  3. SubstitutionBlackburn Rovers U21

    Off Daniel Ayala On George Pratt

  4. Normal GoalManchester City U21

    Carlos Forbs · Assist: Adedire Awokoya-Mebude

  5. SubstitutionBlackburn Rovers U21

    Off Georgie Gent On Samuel Burns

  6. SubstitutionBlackburn Rovers U21

    Off Zak Gilsenan On Harrison Wood

  7. Normal GoalManchester City U21

    Carlos Forbs · Assist: Oscar Bobb

  8. SubstitutionBlackburn Rovers U21

    Off Harrison Wood On Kristi Montgomery

  9. SubstitutionManchester City U21

    Off Isaac Smith On William Dickson

  10. Yellow CardBlackburn Rovers U21

    Harley O'Grady-Macken

  11. Yellow CardBlackburn Rovers U21

    Clinton Mola

  12. SubstitutionManchester City U21

    Off Micah Hamilton On Mahamadou Susoho Sissoho

  13. SubstitutionManchester City U21

    Off Alexander Robertson On Josh Adam

  14. SubstitutionManchester City U21

    Off Carlos Forbs On Terrell Agyemang

  15. Yellow CardManchester City U21

    Kian Breckin

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 2022/23 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Blackburn Rovers U21

WBlackburn Rovers U21 vs Tottenham Hotspur U2115 Apr 2023 · Group 1 - 173 – 2LBlackburn Rovers U21 vs Crystal Palace U217 Apr 2023 · Group 1 - 161 – 3WWest Ham United U21 vs Blackburn Rovers U211 Apr 2023 · Group 1 - 161 – 3DBlackburn Rovers U21 vs Arsenal U2125 Mar 2023 · Group 1 - 161 – 1LBlackburn Rovers U21 vs Liverpool U2118 Mar 2023 · Group 1 - 152 – 3

Manchester City U21

WManchester City U21 vs Chelsea U2116 Apr 2023 · Group 1 - 173 – 1LBrighton U21 vs Manchester City U219 Apr 2023 · Group 1 - 173 – 2WTottenham Hotspur U21 vs Manchester City U213 Apr 2023 · Group 1 - 161 – 2WManchester City U21 vs Manchester United U2119 Mar 2023 · Group 1 - 156 – 0WWest Ham United U21 vs Manchester City U213 Mar 2023 · Group 1 - 141 – 5
Previous meetings Within this cup import8 Oct 2022 · Manchester City U21 1 – 3 Blackburn Rovers U21

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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