Stockport County defeats Blackpool 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

BLACKPOOL. Stockport County was after all too much to handle for Blackpool.

August 18, 2024

BLACKPOOL. Stockport County was after all too much to handle for Blackpool with the goal of Louie Barry (67′), Jayden Fevrier (84′) and Isaac Olaofe (90′).

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 12,567 spectators. The referee was Simon Mather who was helped by Connor Brown and Kevin Mulraine. The 4th official was John Mulligan. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.58 degrees Celsius or 61.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.

Match Statistics

Blackpool

0 - 3

Stockport County

46 Ball Possession 54

Shots

10 Total 11
0 On Target 5
3 Off Target 3
7 Shots blocked 3

94 Attack 96
57 Dangerous attack 40
67 Ball safe 83

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 2
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

16 Total 13
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Blackpool was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Stockport County that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Blackpool was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 0 were on target. Still, Stockport County managed to find the solution to win this encounter.

Blackpool shot 10 times, 0 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Stockport County shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Blackpool received 3 yellow cards (Matthew Pennington, James Husband and Lee Evans). Regarding the opposition, Stockport County received 1 yellow card (Will Collar).

Match Timeline

Lee Evans- Yellow

44'

60'

Will Collar- Yellow

Elliot Embleton- sub ->Ryan Finnigan

62'

67'

Louie Barry(goal)Ibou Touray

70'

Jayden Fevrier- sub ->Louie Barry

CJ Hamilton- sub ->Rob Apter

71'

Jordan Rhodes- sub ->Kyle Joseph

71'

Dom Ballard- sub ->Ashley Fletcher

72'

82'

Tyler Onyango- sub ->Jack Diamond

James Husband- Yellow

82'

Matthew Pennington- Yellow

83'

84'

Jayden Fevrier(goal)Lewis Bate

Zachary Ashworth- sub ->Hayden Coulson

85'

87'

Isaac Olaofe- sub ->Jade Jay Mingi

88'

Odin Bailey- sub ->Will Collar

90'

Isaac Olaofe(goal)Kyle Wootton

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Blackpool stays with 0 points to occupy the 23rd place in the standings. On the other side, Stockport County has 6 points (1st).

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Blackpool will play away with Cambridge United on the 24th of August with a 1-1 head to head.

Stockport County will host Bristol Rovers on the 24th of August with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Bristol Rovers (1 draw).

Blackpool – Formation

Blackpool

Daniel Grimshaw 32.England

6.2

James Husband 3.England

6.0

82'

Matthew Pennington 5.England

7.1

83'

Elkan Baggott 12.Indonesia

6.7

Lee Evans 7.Wales

6.9

44'

Sonny Carey 10.England

6.5

Ashley Fletcher 11.England

6.4

72'

Hayden Coulson 15.England

7.3

85'

Rob Apter 25.Scotland

6.6

71'

Ryan Finnigan 28.England

7.0

62'

Kyle Joseph 9.Scotland

6.7

71'

Substitutes

Richard O'Donnell 1.England

Oliver Casey 20.England

Zachary Ashworth 26.Wales

6.7

85'

Elliot Embleton 14.England

6.5

62'

CJ Hamilton 22.England

6.5

71'

Jordan Rhodes 16.Scotland

6.5

71'

Dom Ballard 19.England

6.2

72'

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 (6.2), Matthew Pennington (7.1), Elkan Baggott (6.7), James Husband (6.0), Rob Apter (6.6), Lee Evans (6.9), Ryan Finnigan (7.0), Sonny Carey (6.5), Hayden Coulson (7.3), Kyle Joseph (6.7) and Ashley Fletcher (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Richard O’Donnell, Elliot Embleton (6.5), Jordan Rhodes (6.5), Dom Ballard (6.2), Oliver Casey, CJ Hamilton (6.5) and Zachary Ashworth (6.7).

Substitutions

Blackpool made 5 changes: Ryan Finnigan for Elliot Embleton (62′), Rob Apter for CJ Hamilton (71′), Kyle Joseph for Jordan Rhodes (71′), Ashley Fletcher for Dom Ballard (72′) and Hayden Coulson for Zachary Ashworth (85′).

Player of the match: Hayden Coulson

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackpool was Hayden Coulson.

His rating is 7.3 with 31 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 12 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.

Stockport County – Formation

Stockport County

Corey Addai 34.Jamaica

7.0

Ibou Touray 3.Gambia

7.9

Fraser Horsfall 6.England

7.3

Ethan Pye 15.England

7.7

Jade Jay Mingi 17.England

6.8

87'

Lewis Bate 4.England

7.9

Jack Diamond 7.England

6.9

82'

Callum Camps 8.England

7.1

Will Collar 14.England

7.2

88'

60'

Louie Barry 20.England

7.0

70'

67'

Kyle Wootton 19.England

7.7

Substitutes

Ben Hinchliffe 1.England

Max Metcalfe 25.Scotland

Tyler Onyango 24.England

6.7

82'

Odin Bailey 27.England

6.9

88'

Isaac Olaofe 9.England

7.6

87'

90'

Jayden Fevrier 10.England

7.3

70'

84'

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

Dave Challinor played with: Corey Addai (7.0), Jade Jay Mingi (6.8), Fraser Horsfall (7.3), Ethan Pye (7.7), Ibou Touray (7.9), Callum Camps (7.1), Lewis Bate (7.9), Jack Diamond (6.9), Will Collar (7.2), Louie Barry (7.0) and Kyle Wootton (7.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ben Hinchliffe, Isaac Olaofe (7.6), Jayden Fevrier (7.3), Tyler Onyango (6.7), Max Metcalfe, Odin Bailey (6.9) and Che Gardner.

Substitutions

Stockport County made 4 changes: Jade Jay Mingi for Isaac Olaofe (87′), Louie Barry for Jayden Fevrier (70′), Will Collar for Odin Bailey (88′) and Jack Diamond for Tyler Onyango (82′).