BLACKPOOL. Blackpool conquers Hull City 1-0 after G. Madine scored a penalty (31′).

The match was played at the Bloomfield Road stadium in Blackpool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Dean Whitestone with the help of Mark Dwyer and Matthew Jones. The 4th official was Andrew Kitchen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.6 degrees Celsius or 54.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

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 47% of the time vs. Hull City that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Hull City had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Blackpool was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Blackpool shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hull City shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Blackpool didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Hull City received 2 yellow cards (D. Bernard and G. Honeyman).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Blackpool will have 33 points like Millwall to sit in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Hull City will stay with 23 points to remain in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Blackpool will play away with Barnsley on the 15th of January with a 9-5 head to head stats in favor of Barnsley (8 draws).

Hull City will host Stoke City on the 16th of January with a 11-4 head to head statistic in favor of Stoke City (6 draws).

Blackpool – Formation

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

The manager Neil Critchley decided to play with the following team: Daniel Grimshaw (8.6), Dujon Sterling (6.8), Marvin Ekpiteta (7.2), Richard Keogh (7.2), James Husband (7.1), Josh Bowler (7.1), Ryan Wintle (6.2), Kenneth Dougall (7.5), Keshi Anderson (6.8), Gary Madine (7.6) and Shayne Lavery (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Stuart Moore, Demetri Mitchell, Jerry Yates (6.8), Daniel Leo Gretarsson, Callum Connolly, CJ Hamilton and Oliver Casey.

Substitutions

Blackpool made 3 changes: S. Lavery for J. Yates (73′), J. Bowler for C. Connolly (89′) and K. Anderson for D. Gretarsson (90′).

Best player: Daniel Grimshaw​

The most impressive player for Blackpool was the goalkeeper: Daniel Grimshaw. His rating is 8.64. He performed 6 saves.

Hull City – Formation

Hull City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Grant McCann played with: Nathan Baxter (6.6), Di’Shon Bernard (6.2), Sean McLoughlin (7.4), Jacob Greaves (6.1), Ryan Longman (6.6), Richard Smallwood (6.2), Greg Docherty (6.4), Callum Elder (6.7), George Honeyman (7.3), Josh Magennis (6.9) and Keane Lewis-Potter (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Andy Cannon, Tom Eaves (6.9), Randell Williams (6.5), Matthew Smith, Tyler Smith (6.7), Harvey Cartwright and Brandon Fleming.

Hull City could not rely on the presence of T. Smith (injured) and T. Eaves (injured).

Substitutions

Hull City made 3 changes: C. Elder for T. Smith (16′), J. Magennis for T. Eaves (63′) and R. Smallwood for R. Williams (71′).

Best player: Sean McLoughlin​

The player that probably impressed the most for Hull City was Sean McLoughlin.

His rating is (7.4) with 43 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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

• Blackpool – Hull City – 1-0