Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Blackpool: result and report

Championship · Saturday 9 April 2022

Result

Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Blackpool

Championship · Saturday 9 April 2022, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Blackburn Rovers · Blackpool · Championship predictions

Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Blackpool: match report

Blackburn Rovers drew with Blackpool 1-1 in the Championship on Saturday 9 April 2022. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Sam Gallagher opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Blackburn Rovers's goal came from Sam Gallagher (10'). Blackpool scored through Marvin Ekpiteta (48').

Discipline: Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards; Blackpool received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Blackburn Rovers were 8th on 62 points from 40 and Blackpool 16th on 52 points from 39. Blackburn Rovers went on to finish that season 8th with 69 points, and Blackpool 16th with 60.

Blackburn Rovers lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Blackpool in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Marvin Ekpiteta of Blackpool (7.8), ahead of Jordan Thorniley (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Blackburn Rovers wins, 4 draws and 2 for Blackpool.

Going into the match Blackburn Rovers's last five read D-L-W-L-D and Blackpool's L-L-D-W-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Goal · Sam GallagherBlackburn Rovers · 1-0
  • 44'Yellow card · Kenny DougallBlackpool
  • 48'Goal · Marvin EkpitetaBlackpool · 1-1
  • 63'Yellow card · Sam GallagherBlackburn Rovers
  • 80'Yellow card · Harry PickeringBlackburn Rovers
  • 85'Yellow card · Gary MadineBlackpool
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Josh BowlerBlackpool
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Callum ConnollyBlackpool
  • 90+7'Yellow card · B. DackBlackburn Rovers

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Blackburn Rovers 3, draws 4, Blackpool 2.

Team news

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Blackburn Rovers line-up (3-4-1-2)

Thomas Kaminski, Darragh Lenihan, Jan Paul van Hecke, Scott Wharton, Ryan Nyambe, Lewis Travis, Joe Rothwell, Harry Pickering, Tyrhys Dolan, Sam Gallagher, Ben Brereton Díaz

Blackpool line-up (4-4-2)

Chris Maxwell, Jordan Gabriel, Marvin Ekpiteta, Jordan Thorniley, James Husband, CJ Hamilton, Callum Connolly, Kenny Dougall, Charlie Kirk, Shayne Lavery, Gary Madine