Match Events
- 32′Blackburn, goal:1–0assist
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Blackburn, substitution:off
- 47′Blackburn, goal:2–0assist
- 51′Blackburn, goal:3–0
- 61′Blackburn, yellow card:
- 61′Hartlepool, yellow card:Tom Crawford
- 68′Hartlepool, substitution:
- 68′Hartlepool, substitution:J. Hamilton
- 68′Hartlepool, substitution:
- 73′Blackburn, goal:4–0assist
- 79′Blackburn, substitution:off
- 83′Blackburn, substitution:off
- 87′Hartlepool, substitution:M. Sylla
- Full-time4 – 0
Lineups
Tap a player for match statsBlackburn
4-2-3-1
7.58
Average match ratingBlackburn +1.15
6.43
Hartlepool
3-4-1-2
Referee
James Bell
Ewood Park
Key Stats
73%Possession27%
–Expected Goals–
15Shots4
8Shots on Target2
3Corners2
85%Pass Accuracy63%
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Match report
Blackburn vs Hartlepool — the facts
Blackburn beat Hartlepool 4–0 (half-time 1–0).
Blackburn met Hartlepool in the League Cup (1st Round). Kick-off was Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 18:45 UTC at Ewood Park. Referee: James Bell.
Team pages: Blackburn · Hartlepool · League Cup
Key moments
- 32' Goal: Scott Wharton (assist: Tyler Morton) — 1–0
- 47' Goal: Bradley Dack (assist: Tayo Edun) — 2–0
- 51' Goal: Tyrhys Dolan — 3–0
- 73' Goal: Dilan Markanday (assist: Bradley Dack) — 4–0
Starting line-ups
Blackburn (4-2-3-1)
Hartlepool (3-4-1-2)
- 1 Ben Killip
- 4 M. Niang
- 5 E. Murray
- 23 Rollin Menayese
- 14 B. Paterson
- 22 Thomas Crawford
- 6 Mark Shelton
- 26 R. Tumilty
- 20 Mohamad Sylla
- 17 Ellis Taylor
- 19 J. Hamilton
About this match
On this page: the Blackburn vs Hartlepool final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this League Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Blackburn and Hartlepool team pages or the League Cup page.

