BLACKPOOL. Peterborough United conquers Blackpool 4-2.

Ephron Mason-Clarke missed a penalty (37′) for Peterborough United.​

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 Ben Atkinson assisted by Matthew Sowerby and Jake Topp. The 4th official was Lee Freeman. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.52 degrees Celsius or 52.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Blackpool

2 - 4

Peterborough United

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 11 Total 12
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 99 Attack 93
  • 43 Dangerous attack 38
  • 60 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Blackpool was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Peterborough United that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Blackpool was more pushing with 43 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Peterborough United found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Blackpool shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Peterborough United shot 12 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Blackpool received 3 yellow cards (Neil Critchley, Kenny Dougall and James Husband). On the other side, Peterborough United received 3 yellow cards (Josh Knight, Jadel Katongo and Harrison Burrows).

(Blackpool) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (46′).

Match Timeline

16'
Kwame Poku(goal)Ephron Mason-Clarke
James Husband- Yellow
35'
37'
Ephron Mason-Clark- missed penaltyEphron Mason-Clarke
45'
Harrison Burrows- Yellow
Oliver Casey- Red
46'
47'
Harrison Burrows(goal)
Karamoko Dembélé- sub ->Kylian Kouassi
51'
Marvin Ekpiteta- sub ->Tashan Oakley-Boothe
51'
Kenny Dougall- Yellow
57'
58'
Ricky-Jade Jones(goal)Kwame Poku
Kenny Dougall(goal)James Husband
60'
61'
Josh Knight- Yellow
Sonny Carey(goal)
64'
65'
Zak Sturge- sub ->Harrison Burrows
75'
75'
J. Katongo- Yellow
76'
Ryan De Havilland- sub ->Jadel Katongo
86'
Jonson Clarke-Harris- sub ->Ricky Jade-Jones
86'
Romoney Crichlow- sub ->David Ajiboye
Shayne Lavery- sub ->Dominic Thompson
88'
90'
Ephron Mason-Clark(goal)Peter Kioso

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 stay with 23 points to hold in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Peterborough United will have 28 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

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

Peterborough United will host Northampton Town on the 6th of January with a 8-2 head to head in favor of Peterborough United (1 draw).

Blackpool – Formation

Blackpool
G
Daniel Grimshaw 32.England
6.4
D
James Husband 3.England
6.7
35'
D
Matthew Pennington 5.England
6.8
D
Oliver Casey 20.England
5.8
46'
M
Sonny Carey 10.England
7.3
64'
M
Kenny Dougall 12.Australia
7.1
57' 60'
M
CJ Hamilton 22.England
6.6
75'
M
Dominic Thompson 23.England
7.0
88'
M
Tashan Oakley-Boothe 30.England
6.6
51'
F
Jordan Rhodes 16.Scotland
6.4
F
Kylian Kouassi 27.England
7.0
51'
Substitutes
G
Richard O'Donnell 1.England
D
Callum Connolly 2.England
D
Marvin Ekpiteta 21.England
7.3
51'
M
Albie Morgan 8.England
F
Owen Dale 7.England
6.8
75'
F
Karamoko Dembélé 11.England
7.0
51'
F
Shayne Lavery 19.Northern Ireland
6.4
88'

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

The manager Neil Critchley decided to play with the following team: Daniel Grimshaw (6.4), Matthew Pennington (6.8), Oliver Casey (5.8), James Husband (6.7), CJ Hamilton (6.6), Kenny Dougall (7.1), Tashan Oakley-Boothe (6.6), Sonny Carey (7.3), Dominic Thompson (7.0), Kylian Kouassi (7.0) and Jordan Rhodes (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Richard O’Donnell, Callum Connolly, Owen Dale (6.8), Albie Morgan, Karamoko Dembélé (7.0), Shayne Lavery (6.4) and Marvin Ekpiteta (7.3).

Substitutions

Blackpool made 4 changes: CJ Hamilton for Owen Dale (75′), Kylian Kouassi for Karamoko Dembélé (51′), Tashan Oakley-Boothe for Marvin Ekpiteta (51′) and Dominic Thompson for Shayne Lavery (88′).

Best player: Sonny Carey​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackpool was Sonny Carey.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 42 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.

Peterborough United – Formation

Peterborough United
G
N. Bilokapić 1.Australia
7.0
D
Harrison Burrows 3.England
7.1
65' 45' 47'
D
R. Edwards 4.England
7.0
D
Josh Knight 5.England
6.6
61'
D
Peter Kioso 30.DR Congo
7.5
M
J. Katongo 2.England
6.8
76' 75'
M
Ephron Mason-Clark 10.England
8.4
90'
M
Kwame Poku 11.England
8.5
16'
M
David Ajiboye 16.England
6.4
86'
M
Hector Kyprianou 22.Cyprus
7.1
F
Ricky-Jade Jones 17.England
7.7
86' 58'
Substitutes
G
F. Talley 25.England
D
Romoney Crichlow 6.England
6.4
86'
D
Zak Sturge 15.England
6.4
65'
M
Ryan De Havilland 8.England
6.7
76'
M
Joel Randall 14.England
F
Jonson Clarke-Harris 9.Jamaica
6.4
86'
F
J. Wakeling 28.England

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

Darren Ferguson played with: Nicholas Bilokapic (7.0), Peter Kioso (7.5), Josh Knight (6.6), Ronnie Edwards (7.0), Harrison Burrows (7.1), Hector Kyprianou (7.1), Jadel Katongo (6.8), David Ajiboye (6.4), Kwame Poku (8.5), Ephron Mason-Clarke (8.4) and Ricky Jade-Jones (7.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Romoney Crichlow (6.4), Ryan De Havilland (6.7), Jonson Clarke-Harris (6.4), Joel Randall, Zak Sturge (6.4), Fynn Talley and Jacob Wakeling.

Peterborough United could not rely on the presence of Ryan De Havilland (injured) and Romoney Crichlow (injured).

Substitutions

Peterborough United made 4 changes: Harrison Burrows for Zak Sturge (65′), Jadel Katongo for Ryan De Havilland (76′), David Ajiboye for Romoney Crichlow (86′) and Ricky Jade-Jones for Jonson Clarke-Harris (86′).

Best player: Kwame Poku​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Peterborough United was Kwame Poku.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 35 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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