Blackpool 1-0 Stoke City: prevails over 1-0 with a late goal scored by J. Bowler
STOKE. Blackpool snatched a late win Stoke City 1-0 after J. Bowler scored just 1 goal (86').
STOKE. Blackpool snatched a late win Stoke City 1-0 after J. Bowler scored just 1 goal (86′).
The match was played at the Bet365 Stadium stadium in Stoke on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tony Harrington who had the assistance of Simon Beck and George Byrne. The 4th official was Robert Madley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 8.2 degrees Celsius or 46.78 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 55%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Stoke City was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Blackpool that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Blackpool was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Blackpool won the match.
Stoke City shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Blackpool shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Stoke City received 3 yellow cards (L. Baker, M. Vrancic and T. Harwood-Bellis). On the opposite side, Blackpool received 3 yellow cards (R. James, and ).
After this match, Stoke City will stay with 44 points to stay in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Blackpool will have 45 points to stay in the 14th place.
Match Events
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33'33'
R. James
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36'36'
B. Wilmot
L. Moore
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52'52'
L. Baker
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59'59'
M. Vrancic
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67'67'
T. Campbell
N. Powell
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70'70'
T. Harwood-Bellis
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76'76'
J. Philogene-Bidace
M. Vrancic
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79'79'
O. Casey
J. Thorniley
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82'82'
S. Fletcher
T. Smith
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83'83'
J. Yates
S. Lavery
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86'86'
J. Bowler
J. Yates
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90'90'
C. Connolly
J. Bowler
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90'90'
G. Madine
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90'90'
C. Connolly
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Stoke City will play away against Barnsley on the 8th of March with a 2-2 head to head record.
Blackpool will host Swansea City on the 12th of March with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Blackpool (3 draws).
Stoke City: Formation and Lineups
Stoke City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Michael O\’Neill chose to play with the following team: Jack Bonham , Liam Moore , Phil Jagielka , Taylor Harwood-Bellis , Tommy Smith , Romaine Sawyers , Lewis Baker , Mario Vrančić , Josh Tymon , Nick Powell and Josh Maja .
Substitutes
Stoke City made 4 changes: L. Moore for B. Wilmot (36′), N. Powell for T. Campbell (67′), M. Vrancic for J. Philogene-Bidace (76′) and T. Smith for S. Fletcher (82′).
Top player: Phil Jagielka
Probably the most impressive player in Stoke City was Phil Jagielka.
His rating is with 60 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Blackpool: Formation and Lineups
Blackpool started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Neil Critchley played with: Daniel Grimshaw , Dujon Sterling , Marvin Ekpiteta , Jordan Thorniley , Reece James , Josh Bowler , Kenneth Dougall , Kevin Stewart , CJ Hamilton , Shayne Lavery and Gary Madine .
Blackpool could not rely on the presence of O. Casey (injured).
Substitutes
Blackpool made 2 changes: J. Thorniley for O. Casey (79′) and S. Lavery for J. Yates (83′).
Top player: Gary Madine
The player who no doubt impressed Blackpool the most was Gary Madine even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 24 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
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