BLACKPOOL. Blackpool conquered Cheltenham Town.

The match was played at the Bloomfield Road stadium in Blackpool on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Adam Herczeg who had the assistance of Bradley Hall and Johnathon Bickerdike. The 4th official was John Mulligan. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.33 degrees Celsius or 50.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Blackpool

3 - 2

Cheltenham Town

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 15 Total 8
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 7 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 107 Attack 115
  • 34 Dangerous attack 53
  • 69 Ball safe 87
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 12 Total 12
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Blackpool was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Cheltenham Town that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Cheltenham Town had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Blackpool was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Blackpool shot 15 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Cheltenham Town shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Blackpool didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Cheltenham Town received 2 yellow cards (Lewis Freestone and Sean Long).

Match Timeline

Shayne Lavery(goal)Jordan Rhodes
18'
Jordan Rhodes(goal)
32'
36'
Sean Long - Yellow
Karamoko Dembélé(goal)Albie Morgan
41'
44'
46'
46'
Nathan Butler-Oyedeji- sub ->Jovan Malcolm
46'
George Lloyd- sub ->Will Ferry
46'
Sonny Carey- sub ->Karamoko Dembélé
66'
Kylian Kouassi- sub ->Shayne Lavery
66'
75'
Lewis Freestone- Yellow
77'
Robert Street - sub ->Elliot Bonds
78'
86'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

After playing this match, Blackpool will have 23 points like Stevenage to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Cheltenham Town will stay with 5 points to remain in the 24th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Blackpool will play away with Leyton Orient on the 6th of January with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Blackpool (1 draw).

Cheltenham Town will host Portsmouth on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Portsmouth (7 draws).

Blackpool – Formation

Blackpool
G
Daniel Grimshaw 32.England
6.6
D
Callum Connolly 2.England
7.1
D
Matthew Pennington 5.England
6.6
D
Oliver Casey 20.England
6.6
M
Albie Morgan 8.England
7.1
78'
M
Karamoko Dembélé 11.England
7.9
66' 41'
M
Kenny Dougall 12.Australia
7.0
M
CJ Hamilton 22.England
7.3
M
Dominic Thompson 23.England
7.0
F
Jordan Rhodes 16.Scotland
8.8
32'
F
Shayne Lavery 19.Northern Ireland
7.9
66' 18'
Substitutes
G
Richard O'Donnell 1.England
D
Marvin Ekpiteta 21.England
D
Andy Lyons 24.Republic of Ireland
M
Sonny Carey 10.England
6.6
66'
M
Jensen Weir 15.England
6.8
78'
F
Owen Dale 7.England
F
Kylian Kouassi 27.England
6.4
66'

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

The manager Neil Critchley decided to play with the following team: Daniel Grimshaw (6.6), Matthew Pennington (6.6), Oliver Casey (6.6), Callum Connolly (7.1), CJ Hamilton (7.3), Albie Morgan (7.1), Kenny Dougall (7.0), Dominic Thompson (7.0), Karamoko Dembélé (7.9), Shayne Lavery (7.9) and Jordan Rhodes (8.8).

The home team had on the bench: Richard O’Donnell, Owen Dale, Sonny Carey (6.6), Jensen Weir (6.8), Marvin Ekpiteta, Andy Lyons and Kylian Kouassi (6.4).

Substitutions

Blackpool made 3 changes: Albie Morgan for Jensen Weir (78′), Karamoko Dembélé for Sonny Carey (66′) and Shayne Lavery for Kylian Kouassi (66′).

Best player: Jordan Rhodes​

The player that probably impressed the most for Blackpool was Jordan Rhodes.

His rating is (8.8) with 1 goal, 35 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 18. He performed 2 crosses.

Cheltenham Town – Formation

Cheltenham Town
G
Luke Southwood 1.England
6.7
D
Sean Long 2.Republic of Ireland
6.0
46' 36'
D
Tom Bradbury 4.England
6.3
46'
D
Lewis Freestone 6.England
6.6
75'
M
Ben Williams 3.Wales
6.8
M
Liam Sercombe 8.England
7.0
M
Will Ferry 15.Republic of Ireland
6.7
46'
M
Liam Smith 22.Scotland
6.3
M
Elliot Bonds 23.Guyana
6.4
77'
F
Will Goodwin 9.England
8.7
44', 86'
F
Jovan Malcolm 32.England
6.7
46'
Substitutes
G
Max Harris 20.England
D
O. Bevan 5.Wales
6.7
46'
M
Curtis Thompson 14.England
7.1
46'
M
James Olayinka 17.England
F
Robert Street 11.England
7.3
77'
F
George Lloyd 19.England
6.7
46'
F
Nathan Butler-Oyedeji 38.England
7.0
46'

Cheltenham Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Darrell Clarke played with: Luke Southwood (6.7), Sean Long (6.0), Tom Bradbury (6.3), Lewis Freestone (6.6), Liam Smith (6.3), Elliot Bonds (6.4), Liam Sercombe (7.0), Ben Williams (6.8), Will Ferry (6.7), Will Goodwin (8.7) and Jovan Malcolm (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Owen Bevan (6.7), Robert Street (7.3), Curtis Thompson (7.1), James Olayinka, George Lloyd (6.7), Max Harris and Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (7.0).

Substitutions

Cheltenham Town made 5 changes: Sean Long for Owen Bevan (46′), Jovan Malcolm for Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (46′), Will Ferry for George Lloyd (46′), Tom Bradbury for Curtis Thompson (46′) and Elliot Bonds for Robert Street (77′).

Best player: Will Goodwin​

The most impressive player for Cheltenham Town was Will Goodwin.

His rating is (8.7) with 2 goals, 14 passes (43% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 23. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​