Blackpool vs Blackburn 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 4': Goal! Blackpool 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Shayne Lavery (Blackpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Keshi Anderson.
- 22': Substitution, Blackpool. Jerry Yates replaces Shayne Lavery because of an injury.
- 24': Goal! Blackpool 2, Blackburn Rovers 0. Jerry Yates (Blackpool) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 25': Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tayo Edun replaces Sam Gallagher because of an injury.
- 45': Second Half begins Blackpool 2, Blackburn Rovers 0.
- 45': Substitution, Blackpool. James Husband replaces Richard Keogh.
- 46': Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Goal! Blackpool 2, Blackburn Rovers 1. Ben Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Buckley with a cross.
- 62': Substitution, Blackpool. Stuart Moore replaces Chris Maxwell because of an injury.
- 81': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Reda Khadra replaces Tyler Magloire.
- 87': Ryan Wintle (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Daniel Butterworth replaces Joe Rothwell.
- 90'+5': Josh Bowler (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Blackpool 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
Game Information
Venue: Bloomfield Road
Location: Blackpool, England
Attendance: 13,419
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +48 | Leeds United | 33 | 72 | 3 |
| +24 | Sheffield United | 33 | 70 | 5 |
| +34 | Burnley | 34 | 68 | 2 |
| +20 | Sunderland | 33 | 62 | 5 |
Statistics
 BLK |
BLP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 51.4 | Possession | 48.6 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 225 | Accurate Passes | 227 |
| 342 | Passes | 342 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 26 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 79 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 19 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 11 | Clearances | 21 |
Blackpool (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Maxwell (GK) |
| 26 | Richard Keogh |
| 21 | Marvin Ekpiteta  |
| 29 | Luke Garbutt |
| 35 | Dujon Sterling |
| 8 | Ryan Wintle |
| 12 | Kenneth Dougall |
| 10 | Keshi Anderson |
| 11 | Josh Bowler |
| 14 | Gary Madine |
| 19 | Shayne Lavery |
Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Kaminski (GK) |
| 24 | Hayden Carter |
| 5 | Daniel Ayala |
| 3 | Harry Pickering |
| 36 | Tyler Magliore |
| 21 | John Buckley |
| 8 | Joe Rothwell |
| 27 | Lewis Travis |
| 10 | Tyrhys Dolan |
| 22 | Ben Brereton Díaz |
| 9 | Sam Gallagher |
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