BLACKPOOL. Middlesbrough conquered Blackpool to win 2-1. A goal from D. Watmore was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Middlesbrough to strike first with a goal of A. Sporar at the 60′. Then D. Watmore scored again for Middlesbrough in the 90′ minute. Eventually, S. Lavery reduced the distance for Blackpool (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Bloomfield Road stadium in Blackpool on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Steve Martin who had the assistance of Andrew Fox and Jonathan Hunt. The 4th official was Anthony Backhouse. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.2 degrees Celsius or 50.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Blackpool was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Middlesbrough that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Blackpool was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Middlesbrough was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Blackpool shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Middlesbrough shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Blackpool received 2 yellow cards (C. Connolly and J. Husband). On the opposite side, Middlesbrough received 4 yellow cards (D. Fry, A. Sporar, M. Crooks and L. Peltier).

Standings

After this match, Blackpool will stay with 30 points to hold in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Middlesbrough will have 39 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Blackpool will host Hull City on the 1st of January with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Blackpool (5 draws).

Middlesbrough will play away agasint Sheffield United on the 1st of January with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Middlesbrough (3 draws).

Blackpool – Formation

Blackpool started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Neil Critchley decided to play with the following team: Daniel Grimshaw (6.3), Dujon Sterling (7.0), Marvin Ekpiteta (7.1), Richard Keogh (7.1), Daniel Leo Gretarsson (6.4), James Husband (6.9), Callum Connolly (6.9), Kenneth Dougall (7.0), Keshi Anderson (6.1), Gary Madine (6.8) and Jerry Yates (6.0).

The home team had on the bench: Stuart Moore, Demetri Mitchell, Shayne Lavery (7.3), Luke Mariette, Josh Bowler (6.7), CJ Hamilton and Oliver Casey.

Substitutions

Blackpool made 3 changes: J. Yates for S. Lavery (73′), D. Gretarsson for J. Bowler (73′) and R. Keogh for D. Mitchell (89′).

Best player: Shayne Lavery​

The most impressive player for Blackpool was Shayne Lavery.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 3 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 73′.

Middlesbrough – Formation

Middlesbrough started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Chris Wilder played with: Joe Lumley (6.4), Sol Bamba (6.8), Anfernee Dijksteel (6.8), Dael Fry (6.9), Isaiah Jones (8.3), Matt Crooks (6.7), Paddy McNair (7.1), Marcus Tavernier (6.1), Lee Peltier (6.3), Andraž Šporar (7.2) and Onel Hernández (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Martín Payero, James Léa Siliki, Neil Taylor, Duncan Watmore (7.2), Luke Daniels, Grant Hall and Uche Ikpeazu (6.4).

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 2 changes: O. Hernandez for D. Watmore (62′) and A. Sporar for U. Ikpeazu (73′).

Best player: Isaiah Jones​

The player that probably impressed the most for Middlesbrough was Isaiah Jones even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.3) with 30 passes (70% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Blackburn Rovers – Barnsley – 2-1
• Blackpool – Middlesbrough – 1-2
• Coventry City – Millwall – 0-1