Blackpool tops Preston North End 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

BLACKPOOL. Blackpool beats Preston North End with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Madine (68') and a goal from K. Anderson (27').

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October 24, 2021

BLACKPOOL. Blackpool tops Preston North End with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Madine (68′) and a goal from K. Anderson (27′).

The match was played at the Bloomfield Road stadium in Blackpool on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Tim Robinson who was helped by Andrew Fox and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Robert Madley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.1 degrees Celsius or 53.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.

Match Statistics

Blackpool

2 - 0

Preston North End

48 Ball Possession 52

Shots

11 Total 9
2 On Target 2
9 Off Target 7
0 Shots blocked 0

93 Attack 120
56 Dangerous attack 48
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 5
1 Off Sides 3

Fouls

9 Total 13
4 Yellow Cards 6
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Blackpool was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Preston North End that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Blackpool was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Blackpool won the match.

Blackpool shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Preston North End shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Blackpool received 4 yellow cards (J. Husband, K. Anderson, S. Carey and D. Grimshaw). On the other side, Preston North End received 5 yellow cards (S. Maguire, B. Potts, A. Browne, P. Bauer and S. Sinclair).

Also, Preston North End didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after A. Browne (Preston North End) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Match Timeline

27'

31'

39'

Patrick Bauer- Yellow

45'

Alan Browne - Yellow

64'

65'

68'

74'

Brad Potts- sub ->B. Whiteman

Sonny Carey- sub ->J. Yates

79'

Callum Connolly- sub ->K. Dougall

83'

84'

Brad Potts- Yellow

Daniel Grimshaw- Yellow

88'

Sonny Carey- Yellow

90'

Alan Browne (yellowred)

90'

James Husband- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Blackpool will have 21 points like Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Queens Park Rangers, Huddersfield Town, Stoke City and Millwall to stay in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Preston North End will stay with 15 points like Sheffield United to stay in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Blackpool will play away against Sheffield United on the 30th of October with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Sheffield United (4 draws).

Preston North End will host Luton Town on the 30th of October with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Luton Town (1 draw).

Blackpool – Formation

Blackpool

Daniel Grimshaw 32.England

7.3

88'

Richard Keogh 26.Republic of Ireland

7.3

James Husband 3.England

7.4

90'

Marvin Ekpiteta 21.England

7.4

Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel 4.England

7.0

Kenny Dougall 12.Australia

6.6

83'

R. Wintle 8.England

7.3

J. Bowler 11.England

6.9

88'

Keshi Anderson 10.England

7.1

90'

27'

Gary Madine 14.England

6.9

68'

Jerry Yates 9.England

7.6

79'

Substitutes

Stuart Moore 13.England

Demetri Mitchell 15.England

6.2

88'

Dujon Sterling 35.England

Luke Garbutt 29.England

Callum Connolly 2.England

6.8

83'

Sonny Carey 16.England

6.3

79'

90'

Owen Dale 7.England

Blackpool started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Neil Critchley decided to play with the following team: Daniel Grimshaw (7.3), Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (7.0), Marvin Ekpiteta (7.4), Richard Keogh (7.3), James Husband (7.4), Josh Bowler (6.9), Ryan Wintle (7.3), Kenneth Dougall (6.6), Keshi Anderson (7.1), Jerry Yates (7.6) and Gary Madine (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Demetri Mitchell (6.2), Dujon Sterling, Sonny Carey (6.3), Luke Garbutt, Owen Dale, Callum Connolly (6.8) and Stuart Moore.

Blackpool could not rely on the presence of C. Connolly (injured).

Substitutions

Blackpool made 3 changes: J. Yates for S. Carey (79′), K. Dougall for C. Connolly (83′) and J. Bowler for D. Mitchell (88′).

Best player: Jerry Yates

The most impressive player for Blackpool was Jerry Yates even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 15 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4.

Preston North End – Formation

Preston North End

Daniel Iversen 12.Denmark

6.0

Andrew Hughes 16.Wales

6.6

Patrick Bauer 5.Germany

6.4

39'

Jordan Storey 14.England

7.2

Josh Earl 32.England

7.1

65'

Sepp van den Berg 2.Netherlands

7.3

Alan Browne 8.Republic of Ireland

7.1

90'

Ben Whiteman 4.England

6.2

74'

S. Sinclair 31.England

6.5

31'

Daniel Johnson 11.Jamaica

7.0

64'

Emil Riis 19.Denmark

7.3

Substitutes

D. Rudd 1.England

Greg Cunningham 3.Republic of Ireland

Liam Lindsay 6.Scotland

Brad Potts 44.England

6.5

74'

84'

Ryan Ledson 18.England

Sean Maguire 24.Republic of Ireland

6.6

65'

90'

Tom Barkhuizen 29.England

6.7

64'

Preston North End started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

On the other side, Frankie McAvoy played with: Daniel Iversen (6.0), Jordan Storey (7.2), Patrick Bauer (6.4), Andrew Hughes (6.6), Sepp van den Berg (7.3), Benjamin Whiteman (6.2), Alan Browne (7.1), Joshua Earl (7.1), Daniel Johnson (7.0), Emil Riis (7.3) and Scott Sinclair (6.5).

These were the players on the bench: Declan Rudd, Greg Cunningham, Sean Maguire (6.6), Brad Potts (6.5), Liam Lindsay, Tom Barkhuizen (6.7) and Ryan Ledson.