Josh Bowler has delivered an impressive offensive output in the 2026/27 League Cup so far, scoring two goals in just three appearances and 244 minutes. His goals per 90 of 0.74 far exceed the midfielder baseline of 0.14, underscoring his striking contribution from midfield. Bowler has taken four shots, with three on target, giving a conversion rate of 50% and a shots per 90 of 1.48 compared to the baseline 0.97. He has also created four key passes, a key passes per 90 of 1.48 versus the baseline 1.33, and has been effective in possession with 2.21 successful dribbles per 90 against a baseline of 0.68. Defensively, his tackles per 90 of 1.11 sit below the baseline of 1.84, but his 5 interceptions demonstrate his awareness. With an average match rating of 7.37, Bowler’s season so far highlights his goal-scoring prowess relative to his midfield peers.
J. Bowler has played 413 minutes across 5 appearances in League One, scoring 0.65 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.14, converting 23% of 13 shots and averaging 7.19 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Bowler | M | 5 | 413 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 23% | 7 | 70% | 14 | 40% | 5 | 6 | 2 | 41% | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.19 | – |
| J. Williams | D | 5 | 386 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 2 | 76% | 0 | 0% | 17 | 5 | 3 | 65% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.07 | – |
| Karoy Anderson | M | 4 | 352 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 20% | 2 | 86% | 3 | 60% | 13 | 2 | 2 | 57% | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.88 | – |
| Tom Bloxham | F | 4 | 258 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14% | 3 | 67% | 1 | 12% | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 | – |
| Dion Charles | F | 3 | 213 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 20% | 1 | 60% | 3 | 50% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.78 | – |
| Leighton Clarkson | M | 5 | 181 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 2 | 75% | 1 | 33% | 3 | 2 | 1 | 55% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.68 | – |
| Kylian Kouassi | F | 3 | 113 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 62% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.73 | – |
| Niall Ennis | F | 1 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 1 | 82% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.60 | – |
| J. Yates | F | 2 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 1 | 62% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.78 | – |
| B. Peacock-Farrell | G | 5 | 450 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 54% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7.22 | – |
| Oliver Casey | D | 5 | 450 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 88% | 1 | 100% | 7 | 6 | 3 | 57% | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | – |
| CJ Hamilton | D | 5 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 65% | 0 | 0% | 6 | 7 | 0 | 47% | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 | – |
| G. Honeyman | M | 5 | 311 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 6 | 75% | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.92 | – |
| A. Morgan | M | 4 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 70% | 0 | 0% | 6 | 3 | 4 | 59% | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 | – |
| Z. Ashworth | D | 3 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 82% | 0 | – | 4 | 4 | 2 | 46% | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.55 | – |
| Finley Munroe | D | 4 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 60% | 1 | 50% | 11 | 3 | 0 | 54% | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.06 | – |
| Josh Earl | D | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 71% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 60% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.44 | – |
| Andy Lyons | D | 4 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 71% | 0 | – | 3 | 5 | 1 | 50% | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.92 | – |
| Hayden Coulson | M | 3 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 70% | 1 | 50% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38% | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | – |
| Jordan Brown | M | 1 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 77% | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | – |
| Ilmari Niskanen | D | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 100% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Blackpool | League One | 3 | 259 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 20% | 5 | 67% | 9 | 3 | 2 | 35% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.02 |
| 2026/27 | Blackpool | League Cup | 2 | 154 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33% | 2 | 72% | 5 | 2 | 4 | 52% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.45 |
| 2025/26 | Blackpool | League One | 28 | 1672 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 9% | 24 | 74% | 25 | 34 | 5 | 41% | 20 | 6 | 0 | 6.74 |
| 2025/26 | Blackpool | FA Cup | 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 77% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| 2024/25 | Preston | Championship | 10 | 465 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0% | 4 | 81% | 8 | 13 | 3 | 55% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.77 |
| 2024/25 | Luton | Championship | 8 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 85% | 6 | 2 | 1 | 31% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.53 |
| 2024/25 | Preston | League Cup | 2 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 81% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 |
| 2023/24 | Cardiff | Championship | 38 | 2396 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 15% | 23 | 78% | 39 | 35 | 16 | 47% | 15 | 5 | 0 | 6.69 |
| 2022/23 | Blackpool | Championship | 25 | 1747 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 11% | 17 | 76% | 60 | 15 | 7 | 45% | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6.73 |
| 2022/23 | Olympiakos Piraeus | UEFA Europa League | 3 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 75% | 2 | 5 | 0 | 46% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.37 |
| 2022/23 | Olympiakos Piraeus | Super League 1 | 4 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 69% | 1 | 3 | 1 | 71% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Sep | a Barnsley | L | 90 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.25 | – |
| 29 Aug | v Peterboro | W | 79 | – | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 25 Aug | v Lincoln | L | 64 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 22 Aug | a Stockport | W | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |
| 08 Aug | a Grimsby | W | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | – |
| 28 Mar | v Burton | – | 76 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | – |
| 21 Mar | a Cardiff | – | 69 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| 17 Mar | v Port Vale | – | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | – |
| 14 Mar | a Doncaster | – | 28 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| 11 Mar | a AFC Wimbledon | – | 29 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 07 Mar | v Wigan | – | 10 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| 28 Feb | a Lincoln | – | 69 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 21 Feb | a Bolton | – | 20 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| 17 Feb | v Mansfield | – | 12 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | – |
| 14 Feb | v Plymouth | – | 45 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |