BLACKPOOL. Blackpool overcame Blackburn Rovers to win 2-1. It was Blackpool to strike first with an early goal of S. Lavery at the 4′. Then J. Yates scored again for Blackpool in the 24′ minute with a goal. Eventually, B. Brereton reduced the distance for Blackburn Rovers with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Bloomfield Road stadium in Blackpool on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Joshua Smith who had the assistance of Matthew Jones and Nicholas Barnard. The 4th official was Anthony Backhouse. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 12 degrees Celsius or 53.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 7 Total 15
- 2 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 93 Attack 117
- 44 Dangerous attack 57
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 9
Fouls
- 13 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Blackpool was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Blackburn Rovers that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Blackburn Rovers was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Blackpool managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Blackpool shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Blackburn Rovers shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Blackpool received 3 yellow cards (M. Ekpiteta, R. Wintle and J. Bowler). On the other side, Blackburn Rovers received 1 yellow card (D. Ayala).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Blackpool will have 15 points like Millwall to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Blackburn Rovers will stay with 16 points like Bristol City and Reading to stay in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Blackpool will play away against Nottingham Forest on the 16th of October with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Blackpool (7 draws).
Blackburn Rovers will host Coventry City on the 16th of October with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Coventry City (2 draws).
Blackpool – Formation
Blackpool started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Neil Critchley decided to play with the following team: Chris Maxwell , Dujon Sterling , Marvin Ekpiteta , Richard Keogh , Luke Garbutt , Josh Bowler , Kenneth Dougall , Ryan Wintle , Keshi Anderson , Shayne Lavery and Gary Madine .
The home team had on the bench: Jerry Yates , C. Connolly, James Husband , T. John-Jules, Stuart Moore , K. Stewart and D. Mitchell.
Blackpool could not rely on the presence of J. Yates (injured) and S. Moore (injured).
Substitutions
Blackpool made 3 changes: S. Lavery for J. Yates (22′), R. Keogh for J. Husband (46′) and C. Maxwell for S. Moore (62′).
Best player: Luke Garbutt
The player that probably impressed the most for Blackpool was Luke Garbutt even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 36 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
Blackburn Rovers – Formation
Blackburn Rovers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Tony Mowbray played with: Thomas Kaminski , Tyler Magloire , Daniel Ayala , Hayden Carter , Harry Pickering , Lewis Travis , Joe Rothwell , Sam Gallagher , John Buckley , Ben Brereton and Tyrhys Dolan .
They had on the bench: Adetayo Edun , A. Pears, I. Poveda-Ocampo, Reda Khadra , B. Johnson, L. Clarkson and Daniel Butterworth.
Blackburn Rovers could not rely on the presence of T. Edun (injured) and B. Brereton (injured).
Substitutions
Blackburn Rovers made 3 changes: S. Gallagher for T. Edun (43′), T. Magloire for R. Khadra (81′) and J. Rothwell for D. Butterworth (89′).
Best player: John Buckley
The player that probably impressed the most for Blackburn Rovers was John Buckley.
His rating is with 40 passes (67% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- AFC Bournemouth – Sheffield United – 2-1
- Barnsley – Millwall – 0-1
- Birmingham City – Nottingham Forest – 0-3
- Blackpool – Blackburn Rovers – 2-1
- Cardiff City – Reading – 0-1
- Coventry City – Fulham – 4-1
- Derby County – Swansea City – 0-0
- Hull City – Middlesbrough – 2-0
- Luton Town – Huddersfield Town – 0-0
- Peterborough United – Bristol City – 2-3
- Queens Park Rangers – Preston North End – 3-2