CHELTENHAM. Cheltenham Town overcomes Blackpool 2-0 after E. Bonds scores a double.

Aidan Keena didn’t convert a penalty (74′) for Cheltenham Town.​

The match was played at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium stadium in Cheltenham on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 3,865 spectators.​ The referee was Matthew Corlett with the collaboration of Thomas Harty and D. Smith. The 4th official was James Vallance. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.75 degrees Celsius or 45.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Blackpool had a superior ball possession 58% while Cheltenham Town was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Blackpool had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 3 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Cheltenham Town was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Cheltenham Town shot 17 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Blackpool shot 3 times, 1 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Cheltenham Town received 4 yellow cards (Liam Kinsella, Will Ferry, Matty Taylor and Lewis Freestone). Regarding the opposition, Blackpool received 3 yellow cards (Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel, Oliver Casey and Albie Morgan).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Cheltenham Town has 29 points to remain in the 22nd place. Regarding the opposition, Blackpool will stays with 47 points to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Cheltenham Town will play away with Burton Albion on the 6th of February with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Burton Albion (4 draws).

Blackpool will play away against Leyton Orient on the 6th of January with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Blackpool (1 draw).

Cheltenham Town – Formation

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

The manager Darrell Clarke decided to play with the following team: Luke Southwood (6.4), Curtis Davies (8.1), Jack Shepherd (7.0), Lewis Freestone (7.3), Sean Long (7.0), Liam Kinsella (7.0), Elliot Bonds (9.7), Tom Pett (7.5), Will Ferry (7.8), Matty Taylor (6.6) and George Lloyd (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Ben Williams, Liam Sercombe (6.4), Aidan Keena (6.4), Jamie Pardington, Josh Harrop, Joe Nuttall and Jordan Thomas.

Substitutions

Cheltenham Town made 3 changes: Matty Taylor for Aidan Keena (65′), George Lloyd for Joe Nuttall (90′) and Elliot Bonds for Liam Sercombe (89′).

Player of the match: Elliot Bonds​

The player that probably impressed the most for Cheltenham Town was Elliot Bonds.

His rating is 9.7 with 2 goals, 23 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 14.

Blackpool – Formation

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

Neil Critchley played with: Daniel Grimshaw (8.7), Matthew Pennington (7.0), Oliver Casey (6.3), James Husband (6.6), CJ Hamilton (6.4), George Byers (6.8), Albie Morgan (7.1), Andy Lyons (6.8), Karamoko Dembélé (6.6), Kylian Kouassi (6.3) and Kyle Joseph (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Richard O’Donnell, Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (4.8), Oliver Norburn, Sonny Carey (6.4), Matthew Virtue-Thick, Shayne Lavery (6.6) and Marvin Ekpiteta.

Substitutions

Blackpool made 3 changes: Kylian Kouassi for Shayne Lavery (70′), Andy Lyons for Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (70′) and George Byers for Sonny Carey (82′).

Player of the match: Daniel Grimshaw​

The most impressive player for Blackpool was the goalkeeper: Daniel Grimshaw. His rating is 8.67. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Stevenage – Bristol Rovers – 2-3
• Shrewsbury Town – Barnsley – 1-1
• Portsmouth – Cambridge United – 3-1
• Oxford United – Wigan Athletic – 4-2
• Leyton Orient – Northampton Town – 4-3
• Fleetwood Town – Reading – 1-1
• Exeter City – Derby County – 0-3
• Cheltenham Town – Blackpool – 2-0
• Charlton Athletic – Lincoln City – 1-1
• Bolton Wanderers – Wycombe Wanderers – 2-1