Blackpool draws 0-0 with Wycombe Wanderers on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS

BLACKPOOL. Blackpool and Wycombe Wanderers ended up goalless.

Blackpool draws 0-0 with Wycombe Wanderers on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS

BLACKPOOL. Blackpool and Wycombe Wanderers didn’t manage to score any goal on Monday..

The match was played at the Bloomfield Road stadium in Blackpool on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 10,171 spectators.​ The referee was Ross Joyce with the support of Matthew Sowerby and Alex Gray. The 4th official was Adam Herczeg. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.31 degrees Celsius or 43.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 12 Total 8
  • 5 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 90 Attack 88
  • 45 Dangerous attack 41
  • 95 Ball safe 94
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 14 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Blackpool was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Wycombe Wanderers that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Blackpool was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Blackpool to win the match​.

Blackpool shot 12 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Wycombe Wanderers shot 8 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Blackpool received 2 yellow cards (Oliver Norburn  and Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel). On the other side, Wycombe Wanderers received 1 yellow card (Joe Low).

Match Timeline

Oliver Norburn - Yellow
14'
20'
Joe Low- Yellow
42'
Freddie Potts- sub ->Josh Scowen
Jake Beesley- sub ->Kyle Joseph
63'
Karamoko Dembélé- sub ->Shayne Lavery
63'
George Byers- sub ->Oliver Norburn 
64'
65'
Gideon Kodua- sub ->Chem Campbell
65'
Sam Vokes- sub ->David Wheeler
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel- Yellow
75'
Kylian Kouassi- sub ->Sonny Carey
76'

Standings

After playing this match, Blackpool has 61 points to sit in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Wycombe Wanderers will has 51 points like Wigan Athletic, Bristol Rovers and Exeter City to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Blackpool will host Fleetwood Town on the 23rd of March with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Blackpool (5 draws).

Wycombe Wanderers will play away against Cambridge United on the 23rd of March with a 9-2 head to head stats in favor of Wycombe Wanderers (2 draws).

Blackpool – Formation

Blackpool
G
Daniel Grimshaw 32.England
7.0
D
Matthew Pennington 5.England
7.3
D
Oliver Casey 20.England
7.3
D
Marvin Ekpiteta 21.England
7.5
M
6.6
75'
M
Oliver Norburn  6.Grenada
6.8
64' 14'
M
Sonny Carey 10.England
7.3
76'
M
Matty Virtue 17.England
7.5
M
CJ Hamilton 22.England
7.0
F
Kyle Joseph 9.Scotland
7.0
63'
F
Shayne Lavery 19.Northern Ireland
6.8
63'
Substitutes
G
Richard O'Donnell 1.England
D
Callum Connolly 2.England
D
Jack Moore 41.England
M
George Byers 7.Scotland
6.8
64'
F
Karamoko Dembélé 11.England
6.8
63'
F
Jake Beesley 18.England
7.3
63'
F
Kylian Kouassi 27.England
7.0
76'

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 (7.0), Matthew Pennington (7.3), Marvin Ekpiteta (7.5), Oliver Casey (7.3), Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (6.6), Matty Virtue (7.5), Oliver Norburn  (6.8), Sonny Carey (7.3), CJ Hamilton (7.0), Kyle Joseph (7.0) and Shayne Lavery (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Richard O’Donnell, Callum Connolly, George Byers (6.8), Karamoko Dembélé (6.8), Jake Beesley (7.3), Kylian Kouassi (7.0) and Jack Moore.

Substitutions

Blackpool made 4 changes: Oliver Norburn  for George Byers (64′), Kyle Joseph for Jake Beesley (63′), Shayne Lavery for Karamoko Dembélé (63′) and Sonny Carey for Kylian Kouassi (76′).

Player of the match: Matty Virtue​

The player that probably impressed the most for Blackpool was Matty Virtue.

His rating is 7.5 with 37 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 4.

Wycombe Wanderers – Formation

Wycombe Wanderers
G
Franco Ravizzoli 25.Argentina
7.8
D
Chris Forino  5.England
7.5
D
Luke Leahy 10.England
7.1
D
Joe Low 17.Wales
7.0
20'
D
Jason McCarthy 26.England
7.5
M
Josh Scowen 4.England
6.8
42'
M
David Wheeler 7.England
6.6
65'
M
Matt Butcher 8.England
6.7
M
Chem Campbell 11.Wales
6.7
65'
M
D. Taylor 20.Northern Ireland
7.0
F
Bez Lubala 30.DR Congo
6.4
Substitutes
G
Max Stryjek 1.Poland
D
Jack Grimmer 2.Scotland
D
Ryan Tafazolli 6.England
M
Freddie Potts 19.England
7.9
42'
F
Sam Vokes 9.Wales
6.7
65'
F
F
Gideon Kodua 28.England
6.4
65'

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

Matt Bloomfield played with: Franco Ravizzoli (7.8), Jason McCarthy (7.5), Joe Low (7.0), Chris Forino  (7.5), Luke Leahy (7.1), Josh Scowen (6.8), Matt Butcher (6.7), David Wheeler (6.6), D. Taylor (7.0), Chem Campbell (6.7) and Bez Lubala (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Max Stryjek, Jack Grimmer, Ryan Tafazolli, Sam Vokes (6.7), Freddie Potts (7.9), Richard Kone and Gideon Kodua (6.4).

Wycombe Wanderers could not rely on the presence of Freddie Potts (injured).

Substitutions

Wycombe Wanderers made 3 changes: Josh Scowen for Freddie Potts (42′), David Wheeler for Sam Vokes (65′) and Chem Campbell for Gideon Kodua (65′).

Player of the match: Freddie Potts​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wycombe Wanderers was Freddie Potts.

His rating is 7.9 with 27 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.

His performance was exceptional also because he commenced the contest from the bench before entering in the 42′.

Results of the day

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