Blackpool Carabao Cup fixtures and results 2026/27
Blackpool's cup history includes a five-minute turnaround at Ewood Park and a separate run that ended with a trip to Arsenal. The current fixtures provide the next chapter; the dated examples below show why the Seasiders' route through a competition can be as interesting as their final stopping point.
Blackpool: cup campaign
League One · Eliminated
Blackpool 1–4 Lincoln City. Full time. Lincoln City go through. Blackpool are out of this season’s Carabao Cup.
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2 matches
Grimsby Town
1–3
Blackpool
Blackpool
1–4
Lincoln City
Beesley and Coulson changed the Ewood Park score
Blackpool won 2–1 at Blackburn Rovers on 27 August 2024 in the Carabao Cup second round. Makhtar Gueye's 21st-minute penalty had put the home side in front. Blackpool were still behind deep into the second half before two goals changed the outcome.
Jake Beesley equalised in the 72nd minute and Hayden Coulson scored in the 77th. The gap between those goals is central to the story: an away side facing elimination moved into a winning position within five minutes. The final 2–1 score is easier to appreciate when that timing is visible.
Beesley's equaliser brought Blackpool back into contention, but Coulson's finish supplied the winning margin. Supporters revisiting the highlights can follow those two moments in order. The August date and second-round label identify this Ewood Park cup meeting when browsing older Blackpool reports.
Three wins set up Arsenal in the 2018 fourth round
In 2018/19, Blackpool beat Barnsley 3–1 at home, Doncaster Rovers 2–1 away and Queens Park Rangers 2–0 at home. Those victories carried the Seasiders through three rounds before an away meeting with Arsenal.
Arsenal won that fourth-round tie 2–1. Blackpool's campaign therefore included both a clean-sheet home victory over QPR and a narrower defeat against different opposition at the next stage. The sequence is more informative than simply noting that the run ended in London.
The home and away pattern also helps supporters locate a particular memory: Barnsley at home, Doncaster away, QPR at home and Arsenal away. Use the 2018/19 season label when checking those results, because they are separate from the later Blackburn comeback and should not be joined into one campaign.
Blackpool League Cup questions
Who scored Blackpool's goals at Blackburn in 2024?
Jake Beesley and Hayden Coulson scored in the 72nd and 77th minutes. Their goals overturned Blackburn's first-half penalty and secured a 2–1 win.
How far did Blackpool go in the 2018/19 League Cup?
They reached the fourth round, where Arsenal won 2–1. Blackpool had already beaten Barnsley, Doncaster and QPR.
Which of those 2018 ties was away before Arsenal?
The Doncaster match was away and ended in a 2–1 Blackpool victory. Barnsley and QPR were home ties, so checking the venue helps distinguish the stages of the run.
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