Burnley didn’t concede much to Blackpool to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. Burnley was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (78%)​.

The referee was Thomas Bramall with the collaboration of Derek Eaton and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Sunny Sukhvir Gill. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.2 degrees Celsius or 41.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Burnley was in firm control of the ball 78% while Blackpool was struggling with a 22% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Burnley had a more offensive attitude with 76 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Burnley to win the encounter​.

Blackpool shot 6 times, 0 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Burnley shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Blackpool received 1 yellow card (Callum Connolly). On the other side, Burnley received 1 yellow card (Nathan Tella).

Standings

After this match, Blackpool will have 32 points like Wigan Athletic to hold in the 22nd place. Regarding the opposition, Burnley will have 77 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Blackpool will play away against Norwich City on the 6th of May with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Norwich City (3 draws).

Burnley will host Cardiff City on the 6th of May with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of Cardiff City (11 draws).

Blackpool – Formation

Blackpool adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Mick McCarthy decided to play with the following team: Chris Maxwell (6.9), Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (6.8), Curtis Nelson (6.9), Jordan Thorniley (6.5), Dominic Thompson (7.4), Kenneth Dougall (6.8), Callum Connolly (6.1), Josh Bowler (6.1), Sonny Carey (6.7), Luke Garbutt (7.3) and Jerry Yates (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Andy Lyons, Daniel Grimshaw, James Husband, Charlie Patino, Morgan Rogers, Gary Madine and CJ Hamilton.

Substitutions

Blackpool made 4 changes: Josh Bowler for Morgan Rogers (74′), Luke Garbutt for CJ Hamilton (80′), Jerry Yates for Gary Madine (80′) and Sonny Carey for Andy Lyons (87′).

Best player: Dominic Thompson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackpool was Dominic Thompson.

His rating is (7.4) with 8 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6.

Burnley – Formation

Also Burnley adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Vincent Kompany played with: Arijanet Murić (6.6), Connor Roberts (6.8), Hjalmar Ekdal (6.9), Jordan Beyer (6.8), Vitinho (6.5), Josh Brownhill (6.8), Josh Cullen (6.3), Nathan Tella (6.1), Jóhann Guðmundsson (6.8), Anass Zaroury (6.5) and Ashley Barnes (6.8).

They had on the bench: Scott Twine (7.1), Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Lyle Foster, Halil Dervişoğlu, Michael Obafemi (6.8), Charlie Taylor and Jack Cork.

Burnley could not rely on the presence of Scott Twine (injured).

Substitutions

Burnley made 4 changes: Josh Brownhill  for Scott Twine (26′), Anass Zaroury for Michael Obafemi (62′), Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson for Jack Cork (90′) and Scott Twine for Halil Dervisoglu (90′).

Best player: Scott Twine​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Burnley was Scott Twine.

His rating is (7.1) with 28 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 26′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• Wigan Athletic – Birmingham City – 1-1
• Watford – Preston North End – 0-0
• Sunderland – Stoke City – 1-5
• Rotherham United – Queens Park Rangers – 3-1
• Millwall – Norwich City – 2-3
• Middlesbrough – Reading – 5-0
• Luton Town – Swansea City – 1-0
• Huddersfield Town – Coventry City – 0-4
• Cardiff City – Bristol City – 2-0
• Blackpool – Burnley – 0-0
• Blackburn Rovers – Sheffield United – 1-0