Leighton Clarkson has shown an impressive scoring touch this season, netting one goal in just three appearances and 119 minutes, which translates to 0.76 goals per 90 minutes compared with the midfield baseline of 0.14. His shooting frequency is also above average, taking 2 shots and 1 on target for a 1.51 shots per 90 rate versus the baseline 0.97, and a 50% conversion rate. Clarkson’s defensive contributions are solid, with 2 tackles and 2 interceptions, yielding 1.51 tackles per 90 against the baseline 1.84. While his key passes per 90 remain at zero compared to the expected 1.33, his overall average match rating of 6.77 reflects a solid start to the campaign. The data indicate Clarkson’s offensive output is markedly higher than that of a typical midfielder in the League Cup.
Leighton Clarkson has played 181 minutes across 5 appearances in League Cup, scoring 0.50 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.14, converting 33% of 3 shots and averaging 6.69 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 Cup | 2 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 77% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| 2026/27 | Blackpool | League One | 3 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 72% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.61 |
| 2025/26 | Blackpool | League One | 13 | 743 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0% | 20 | 74% | 2 | 4 | 2 | 29% | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 |
| 2025/26 | Aberdeen | Premiership | 13 | 449 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0% | 10 | 82% | 3 | 13 | 0 | 51% | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 |
| 2025/26 | Aberdeen | UEFA Europa Conference League | 4 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 81% | 3 | 4 | 3 | 44% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| 2024/25 | Aberdeen | Premiership | 34 | 1993 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 19% | 41 | 77% | 13 | 34 | 18 | 49% | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6.98 |
| 2023/24 | Aberdeen | Premiership | 36 | 2652 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 12% | 59 | 74% | 18 | 42 | 14 | 46% | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6.96 |
| 2023/24 | Aberdeen | UEFA Europa Conference League | 3 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 60% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 47% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.53 |
| 2022/23 | Aberdeen | Premiership | 34 | 2648 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 25% | 53 | 71% | 12 | 75 | 24 | 53% | 24 | 5 | 0 | 7.15 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Sep | a Barnsley | L | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.22 | – |
| 29 Aug | v Peterboro | W | 26 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 25 Aug | v Lincoln | L | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | – |
| 22 Aug | a Stockport | W | 21 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| 08 Aug | a Grimsby | W | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 02 May | a Reading | – | 65 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | – |
| 25 Apr | v Leyton Orient | – | 87 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 18 Apr | a Wycombe | – | 71 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 11 Apr | v Peterboro | – | 52 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 06 Apr | a Stevenage | – | 68 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| 03 Apr | v Exeter | – | 36 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.70 | – |
| 28 Mar | v Burton | – | 14 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 17 Mar | v Port Vale | – | 25 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| 11 Mar | a AFC Wimbledon | – | 61 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 21 Feb | a Bolton | – | 61 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | – |