BLACKPOOL. Queens Park Rangers and Blackpool draw 1-1. C. Willock scored the first goal (26′) for Queens Park Rangers. G. Madine equalized (54′) with a penalty.

The match was played at the Bloomfield Road stadium in Blackpool on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Joshua Smith who was helped by Jonathan Hunt and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Andy Haines. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.9 degrees Celsius or 53.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Blackpool

1 - 1

Queens Park Rangers

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 11 Total 5
  • 3 On Target 1
  • 8 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 95 Attack 117
  • 48 Dangerous attack 23
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Blackpool was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Queens Park Rangers that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Blackpool was has a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Blackpool to win the match​.

Blackpool shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Blackpool received 2 yellow cards (K. Anderson and G. Madine). On the other side, Queens Park Rangers received 5 yellow cards (M. Odubajo, J. Dunne, D. Ball, T. S. Dieng and A. Adomah).

Match Timeline

6'
26'
Chris Willock(goal)I. Chair
33'
36'
46'
Osman Kakay- sub ->M. Odubajo
50'
Albert Adomah- Yellow
53'
54'
59'
Sonny Carey- sub ->Owen Dale
73'
72'
73'
82'
90'
Jimmy Dunne- Yellow
90'
Jimmy Dunne- Yellow
90'
Jimmy Dunne- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Fulham
90
46
AFC Bournemouth
88
46
Huddersfield Town
82
46
Nottingham Forest
80
46
Sheffield United
75
46
Luton Town
75
46
Middlesbrough
70
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
69
46
West Bromwich Albion
67
46
Queens Park Rangers
66
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
64
46
Stoke City
62
46
Swansea City
61
46
Blackpool
60
46
Bristol City
55
46
Cardiff City
53
46
Hull City
51
46
Birmingham City
47
46
Reading
41
46
Peterborough United
37
46
Derby County
34
46
Barnsley
30
46

After playing this match, Blackpool will have 25 points like Huddersfield Town and Millwall to sit in the 10th place. On the other side, Queens Park Rangers will have 26 points like Blackburn Rovers to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Blackpool will play away against Swansea City on the 20th of November with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Blackpool (3 draws).

Queens Park Rangers will host Luton Town on the 19th of November with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Queens Park Rangers (2 draws).

Blackpool – Formation

Blackpool
G
Daniel Grimshaw 32.England
6.4
D
James Husband 3.England
6.8
D
Reece James 5.England
6.5
D
Marvin Ekpiteta 21.England
7.3
D
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel 4.England
7.4
M
Kenny Dougall 12.Australia
7.0
M
R. Wintle 8.England
7.0
M
J. Bowler 11.England
6.5
M
Owen Dale 7.England
6.2
73'
F
Gary Madine 14.England
7.3
36' 54'
F
Keshi Anderson 10.England
6.8
59'
Substitutes
G
Stuart Moore 13.England
D
Demetri Mitchell 15.England
D
Daníel Leó Grétarsson 23.Iceland
D
Oliver Casey 20.England
D
Callum Connolly 2.England
M
Sonny Carey 16.England
6.2
73'
F
Jerry Yates 9.England

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

The manager Neil Critchley decided to play with the following team: Daniel Grimshaw (6.4), Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (7.4), Marvin Ekpiteta (7.3), James Husband (6.8), Reece James (6.5), Josh Bowler (6.5), Ryan Wintle (7.0), Kenneth Dougall (7.0), Owen Dale (6.2), Keshi Anderson (6.8) and Gary Madine (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Demetri Mitchell, Jerry Yates, Sonny Carey (6.2), Daniel Leo Gretarsson, Oliver Casey, Callum Connolly and Stuart Moore.

Substitutions

Blackpool made only 1 change substituting O. Dale for S. Carey (72′)​.

Best player: Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel​

The most impressive player for Blackpool was Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel.

His rating is (7.4) with 31 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 6 crosses.

Queens Park Rangers – Formation

Queens Park Rangers
G
Seny Dieng 1.Senegal
6.1
53'
D
Yoann Barbet 6.France
7.0
D
Rob Dickie 4.England
7.4
D
Jimmy Dunne 20.Republic of Ireland
6.5
90'
M
Moses Odubajo 22.England
6.2
46' 33'
M
Albert Adomah 37.Ghana
6.8
50'
M
Andre Dozzell 17.England
7.0
M
Luke Amos 8.England
6.8
72'
F
Ilias Chair 10.Morocco
7.4
F
Chris Willock 21.England
7.3
73' 26'
F
L. Dykes 9.Scotland
6.4
Substitutes
G
Jordan Archer 13.Scotland
D
Dominic Ball 12.England
6.3
73' 82'
D
Osman Kakay 2.Sierra Leone
6.7
46'
M
George Thomas 14.Wales
M
Stephen Duke-McKenna 34.Guyana
M
Sam Field 15.England
F
Charlie Austin 11.England
6.8
72'

Queens Park Rangers started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Regarding the opposition, Mark Warburton played with: Seny Dieng (6.1), Robert Dickie (7.4), Jimmy Dunne (6.5), Yoann Barbet (7.0), Albert Adomah (6.8), Luke Amos (6.8), Andre Dozzell (7.0), Moses Odubajo (6.2), Ilias Chair (7.4), Christopher Willock (7.3) and Lyndon Dykes (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: George Thomas, Dominic Ball (6.3), Stephen Duke-McKenna, Jordan Archer, Charlie Austin (6.8), Osman Kakay (6.7) and Samuel Field.

Substitutions

Queens Park Rangers made 3 changes: M. Odubajo for O. Kakay (46′), L. Amos for C. Austin (72′) and C. Willock for D. Ball (72′).

Best player: Ilias Chair​

The most impressive player for Queens Park Rangers was Ilias Chair.

His rating is (7.4) with 37 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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