BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE. Blackpool and Charlton Athletic draw 1-1. K. Dembélé scored the first goal (53′) for Blackpool. M. Ekpiteta settled the score (69′) with an own goal. Blackpool was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)

The match was played at the Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire) stadium in Blackpool, Lancashire on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren Drysdale assisted by Bradley Hall and Paul Newhouse. The 4th official was Thomas Parsons. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.26 degrees Celsius or 46.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Blackpool

1 - 1

Charlton Athletic

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 16 Total 13
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 8 Shots blocked 5
  • 131 Attack 86
  • 82 Dangerous attack 34
  • 80 Ball safe 71
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 2
  • 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 5 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Blackpool had a strong ball possession 59% while Charlton Athletic was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Blackpool was more aggressive with 82 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Blackpool to win the match​.

Blackpool shot 16 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Charlton Athletic shot 13 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Blackpool received 1 yellow card (Marvin Ekpiteta). On the opposite side, Charlton Athletic received 6 yellow cards (Rarmani Edmonds-Green, Terell Thomas , Alfie May, George Dobson, Ashley Maynard-Brewer and Lucas Ness).

Match Timeline

13'
Rarmani Edmonds-Green- Yellow
46'
Lloyd Jones- sub ->Macaulay Gillesphey
Shayne Lavery- sub ->Jordan Rhodes
46'
Karamoko Dembélé(goal)Albie Morgan
53'
60'
George Dobson - Yellow
62'
Daniel Kanu- sub ->Nathan Asiimwe
Marvin Ekpiteta(own-goal)
69'
74'
Ashley Maynard-Brewer- Yellow
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel- sub ->Hayden Coulson
78'
78'
Louie Watson- sub ->Freddie Ladapo
80'
Lucas Ness- Yellow
88'
Matty Virtue- sub ->Oliver Norburn
88'
Marvin Ekpiteta- Yellow
89'
90'
Alfie May- Yellow

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 this encounter, Blackpool has 46 points to remain in the 8th place. On the other side, Charlton Athletic will has 31 points like Wycombe Wanderers to hold in the 18th 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 stats in favor of Blackpool (1 draw).

Charlton Athletic will host Derby County on the 3rd of February with a 9-3 head to head record in favor of Derby County (3 draws).

Blackpool – Formation

Blackpool
G
Daniel Grimshaw 32.England
7.0
D
James Husband 3.England
7.0
D
Oliver Casey 20.England
7.0
D
Marvin Ekpiteta 21.England
7.5
89'
M
Oliver Norburn 6.Grenada
7.5
88'
M
Albie Morgan 8.England
8.4
M
Karamoko Dembélé 11.England
8.1
53'
M
Hayden Coulson 15.England
7.0
78'
M
CJ Hamilton 22.England
6.8
F
Kyle Joseph 9.Scotland
7.5
F
Jordan Rhodes 16.Scotland
6.6
46'
Substitutes
G
Richard O'Donnell 1.England
D
Callum Connolly 2.England
D
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel 4.England
7.1
78'
D
Matthew Pennington 5.England
M
Sonny Carey 10.England
M
Matty Virtue 17.England
88'
F
Shayne Lavery 19.Northern Ireland
6.3
46'

Blackpool adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Neil Critchley decided to play with the following team: Daniel Grimshaw (7.0), Oliver Casey (7.0), Marvin Ekpiteta (7.5), James Husband (7.0), CJ Hamilton (6.8), Karamoko Dembélé (8.1), Oliver Norburn (7.5), Albie Morgan (8.4), Hayden Coulson (7.0), Kyle Joseph (7.5) and Jordan Rhodes (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Richard O’Donnell, Callum Connolly, Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (7.1), Matthew Pennington, Sonny Carey, Matthew Virtue-Thick and Shayne Lavery (6.3).

Blackpool could not rely on the presence of Shayne Lavery (injured).

Substitutions

Blackpool made 3 changes: Jordan Rhodes for Shayne Lavery (46′), Hayden Coulson for Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (78′) and Oliver Norburn for Matthew Virtue-Thick (88′).

Player of the match: Albie Morgan​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackpool was Albie Morgan.

His rating is 8.4 with 78 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 11 crosses.

Charlton Athletic – Formation

Charlton Athletic
G
Ashley Maynard-Brewer 1.Australia
6.6
74'
D
T. Thomas 3.England
7.0
88'
D
Lucas Ness 5.England
7.3
80'
D
Macaulay Gillesphey 27.England
7.3
46'
M
George Dobson 4.England
7.0
60'
M
T. Watson 18.England
7.7
M
Tyreeq Bakinson 30.England
6.3
M
Nathan Asiimwe 32.Uganda
6.6
62'
M
Rarmani Edmonds-Green 47.England
6.7
13'
F
Alfie May 9.England
7.1
90'
F
Freddie Ladapo 14.England
6.6
78'
Substitutes
G
Harry Isted 21.England
D
Lloyd Jones 2.England
7.0
46'
M
Louie Watson 25.England
7.0
78'
M
Karoy Anderson 33.England
M
L. Fiorini 46.Scotland
F
T. Campbell 20.England
F
Daniel Kanu 29.England
6.7
62'

Also Charlton Athletic adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Curtis Fleming played with: Ashley Maynard-Brewer (6.6), Lucas Ness (7.3), Terell Thomas  (7.0), Macaulay Gillesphey (7.3), Nathan Asiimwe (6.6), Rarmani Edmonds-Green (6.7), George Dobson (7.0), Tyreeq Bakinson (6.3), Tennai Watson (7.7), Alfie May (7.1) and Freddie Ladapo (6.6).

They had on the bench: Lloyd Jones (7.0), Tyreece Campbell, Harry Isted, Louie Watson (7.0), Daniel Kanu (6.7), Karoy Anderson and Lewis Fiorini.

Substitutions

Charlton Athletic made 3 changes: Macaulay Gillesphey for Lloyd Jones (46′), Freddie Ladapo for Louie Watson (78′) and Nathan Asiimwe for Daniel Kanu (62′).

Player of the match: Tennai Watson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Charlton Athletic was Tennai Watson.

His rating is 7.7 with 30 passes (50% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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