SHREWSBURY. Blackpool had a surprising win over Shrewsbury Town with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Dembélé (43′) and a goal from H. Coulson (84′). Blackpool was truly superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Montgomery Waters Meadow stadium in Shrewsbury on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 6,602 spectators. The referee was Declan Bourne with the collaboration of Daniel Flynn and Samuel Fudge. The 4th official was . The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 2.01 degrees Celsius or 35.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 100%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 8 Total 12
- 1 On Target 6
- 6 Off Target 2
- 1 Shots blocked 4
- 104 Attack 95
- 38 Dangerous attack 45
- 126 Ball safe 173
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 6
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Blackpool was in firm control of the ball 64% while Shrewsbury Town was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Blackpool was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Blackpool won the match.
Shrewsbury Town shot 8 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Blackpool shot 12 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Shrewsbury Town received 2 yellow cards (Daniel Udoh and Jack Hinchy). Talking about the opposition, Blackpool received 1 yellow card (George Byers).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Shrewsbury Town stays with 38 points like Charlton Athletic and Cambridge United to hold in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Blackpool will has 56 points to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Shrewsbury Town will play away with Port Vale on the 9th of March with a 7-5 head to head record in favor of Port Vale (6 draws).
Blackpool will host Portsmouth on the 9th of March with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Blackpool (2 draws).
Shrewsbury Town – Formation
Shrewsbury Town
85'
52'
Shrewsbury Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Paul Hurst decided to play with the following team: Harry Burgoyne , Morgan Feeney , Cheyenne Dunkley , Jason Sraha , Malvind Benning , Jack Hinchy , Carl Winchester , Jordan Shipley , Tom Bloxham , Daniel Udoh and Tunmise Sobowale .
The home team had on the bench: Joseph Anderson, Ryan Bowman , Roland Idowu, Taylor Perry , Elliott Bennett , Tom Bayliss and Aiden O’Brien .
Substitutions
Shrewsbury Town made 5 changes: Tunmise Sobowale for Tom Bayliss (67′), Jordan Shipley for Aiden O’Brien (67′), Jack Hinchy for Taylor Perry (68′), Daniel Udoh for Ryan Bowman (86′) and Carl Winchester for Elliott Bennett (85′).
Player of the match: Morgan Feeney
The most impressive player for Shrewsbury Town was Morgan Feeney.
His rating is with 30 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Blackpool – Formation
Blackpool
43'
Blackpool started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Neil Critchley played with: Daniel Grimshaw , Matthew Pennington , Marvin Ekpiteta , James Husband , CJ Hamilton , Karamoko Dembélé , George Byers , Oliver Norburn , Hayden Coulson , Shayne Lavery and Jake Beesley .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Richard O’Donnell, Kyle Joseph , Sonny Carey, Jordan Rhodes , Matthew Virtue-Thick, Oliver Casey and Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel .
Substitutions
Blackpool made 4 changes: Jake Beesley for Jordan Rhodes (69′), CJ Hamilton for Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (68′), Shayne Lavery for Kyle Joseph (56′) and Karamoko Dembélé for Matthew Virtue-Thick (90′).
Player of the match: Karamoko Dembélé
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackpool was Karamoko Dembélé.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Barnsley – 2-4
- Shrewsbury Town – Blackpool – 0-2
- Portsmouth – Oxford United – 2-1
- Peterborough United – Exeter City – 2-1
- Northampton Town – Charlton Athletic – 1-1
- Lincoln City – Stevenage – 0-0
- Leyton Orient – Bristol Rovers – 0-1
- Fleetwood Town – Wigan Athletic – 4-2
- Derby County – Port Vale – 3-0
- Cheltenham Town – Burton Albion – 0-0
- Carlisle United – Reading – 1-3
- Bolton Wanderers – Cambridge United – 2-0
