FLEETWOOD. Fleetwood Town and Blackpool played an incredible match before drawing 3-3. Blackpool was truly better in terms of ball possession (65%)
The match was played at the Highbury Stadium stadium in Fleetwood on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Darren Drysdale with the assistance of Lisa Rashid and Paul Newhouse. The 4th official was Peter Wright. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 12.3 degrees Celsius or 54.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 14 Total 28
- 8 On Target 6
- 3 Off Target 6
- 4 Shots blocked 16
- 85 Attack 135
- 27 Dangerous attack 78
- 41 Ball safe 50
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 8
Fouls
- 6 Total 5
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Blackpool was in firm control of the ball 65% while Fleetwood Town was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Blackpool had a more offensive attitude with 78 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Blackpool to win the match.
Fleetwood Town shot 14 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Blackpool shot 28 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Fleetwood Town received 2 yellow cards (Josh Earl and Josh Vela). On the other side, Blackpool received 3 yellow cards (Shayne Lavery, Kenny Dougall and Matthew Pennington).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Fleetwood Town will have 13 points to sit in the 22nd place. Talking about the opposition, Blackpool will have 24 points like Derby County to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Fleetwood Town will host Derby County on the 6th of January with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Blackpool will play away agasint Leyton Orient on the 6th of January with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Blackpool (1 draw).
Fleetwood Town – Formation
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Fleetwood Town started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Lee Johnson decided to play with the following team: Jay Lynch
, Shaun Rooney , Mohammed Olabosun Lawal , Ben Heneghan , Josh Earl , Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu , Promise Omochere , Danny Mayor , Josh Vela , Phoenix Patterson and Jack Marriott .The home team had on the bench: Scott Robertson, Kabongo Tshimanga
, Ryan Broom , Xavier Simons, Ryan Graydon , Connor Teale and Stephen McMullan.Substitutions
Fleetwood Town made 4 changes: Promise Omochere for Connor Teale (53′), Phoenix Patterson for Kabongo Tshimanga (53′), Shaun Rooney for Ryan Broom (88′) and Josh Vela for Ryan Graydon (88′).
Best player: Ben Heneghan
The most impressive player for Fleetwood Town was Ben Heneghan.
His rating is
with 34 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 5.Blackpool – Formation
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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 , Tashan Oakley-Boothe , Kenny Dougall , Sonny Carey , Owen Dale , Kylian Kouassi and Jordan Rhodes .The following players were sitting on the bench: Richard O’Donnell, Callum Connolly
, Albie Morgan , Karamoko Dembélé , Jensen Weir, Shayne Lavery and Dominic Thompson.Substitutions
Blackpool made 4 changes: Tashan Oakley-Boothe for Karamoko Dembélé (46′), Kylian Kouassi for Shayne Lavery (46′), Owen Dale for Callum Connolly (81′) and Jordan Rhodes for Albie Morgan (81′).
Best player: Sonny Carey
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackpool was Sonny Carey.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 52 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.