BLACKPOOL. Blackpool wipes out Bolton Wanderers 4-1 with goals of Jake Beesley (16′), Marvin Ekpiteta (27′), Jake Beesley (68′ pen) and Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (84′). Talking about the opposition, Bolton Wanderers scored with George Thomason (9′). Bolton Wanderers was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Bloomfield Road stadium in Blackpool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 12,276 spectators. The referee was Joshua Smith who had the assistance of Alex James and Samuel Lewis. The 4th official was Peter Wright. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.57 degrees Celsius or 43.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 15 Total 14
- 8 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 93 Attack 125
- 35 Dangerous attack 55
- 89 Ball safe 94
- 2 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
Fouls
- 8 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Bolton Wanderers had a strong ball possession 62% while Blackpool was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bolton Wanderers was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Blackpool was able to find the solution to win this match.
Blackpool shot 15 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Bolton Wanderers shot 14 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Blackpool received 1 yellow card (Daniel Grimshaw). On the other side, Bolton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (Gethin Jones and Carlos Mendes).
Also, Bolton Wanderers didn’t end the match with 11 players after Ricardo Santos (Bolton Wanderers) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (66′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Blackpool has 53 points to sit in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Bolton Wanderers will stays with 66 points like Derby County to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Blackpool will play away against Leyton Orient on the 27th of February with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Blackpool (1 draw).
Bolton Wanderers will play away against Wigan Athletic on the 27th of February with a 12-7 head to head record in favor of Wigan Athletic (11 draws).
Blackpool – Formation
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
, Matthew Pennington , Marvin Ekpiteta , James Husband , Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel , Karamoko Dembélé , Oliver Norburn , George Byers , Hayden Coulson , Shayne Lavery and Jake Beesley .The home team had on the bench: Richard O’Donnell, Albie Morgan
, Kyle Joseph , Oliver Casey , CJ Hamilton , Andy Lyons and Kylian Kouassi.Substitutions
Blackpool made 5 changes: Shayne Lavery for Kyle Joseph (46′), Hayden Coulson for Andy Lyons (46′), George Byers for Albie Morgan (80′), Karamoko Dembélé for CJ Hamilton (85′) and James Husband for Oliver Casey (87′).
Player of the match: Jake Beesley
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackpool was Jake Beesley.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 13 passes (50% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 19. He performed 4 crosses.Bolton Wanderers – Formation
Bolton Wanderers started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Ian Ross Evatt played with: Joel Coleman
, Eoin Toal , Ricardo Santos , Gethin Jones , Josh Sheehan , Josh Dacres-Cogley , George Thomason , Kyle Dempsey , Zachary Ashworth , Jón Daði Böðvarsson and Carlos Mendes .These were the players on the bench: Jack Iredale
, Victor Adeboyejo , William Forrester, Aaron Morley , Edmond-Paris Maghoma , A. Collins and Cameron Jerome.Substitutions
Bolton Wanderers made 5 changes: Jón Daði Böðvarsson for Victor Adeboyejo (76′), Carlos Mendes for A. Collins (76′), Josh Sheehan for Edmond-Paris Maghoma (71′), Kyle Dempsey for Aaron Morley (86′) and Zachary Ashworth for Jack Iredale (87′).
Player of the match: George Thomason
The player that probably impressed the most for Bolton Wanderers was George Thomason.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 41 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Stevenage – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-0
- Reading – Shrewsbury Town – 2-3
- Port Vale – Lincoln City – 0-2
- Oxford United – Leyton Orient – 1-2
- Exeter City – Fleetwood Town – 1-1
- Charlton Athletic – Portsmouth – 0-0
- Cambridge United – Peterborough United – 0-1
- Burton Albion – Northampton Town – 0-2
- Bristol Rovers – Carlisle United – 2-1
- Blackpool – Bolton Wanderers – 4-1
- Barnsley – Derby County – 2-1