Blackpool 2-1 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Blackpool 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

Championship · Saturday 2 October 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

Blackpool · Blackburn Rovers · Championship predictions

Blackpool defeated Blackburn Rovers 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 2 October 2021. The half-time score was 2-0.

Shayne Lavery opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Blackpool's goals came from Shayne Lavery (4') and Jerry Yates (24'). Blackburn Rovers scored through B. Brereton (50').

Discipline: Blackpool received 3 yellow cards; Blackburn Rovers received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Blackpool were 17th on 12 points from 10 and Blackburn Rovers 6th on 16 points from 10. Blackpool went on to finish that season 16th with 60 points, and Blackburn Rovers 8th with 69.

Blackpool lined up in a 4-4-2 and Blackburn Rovers in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to John Buckley of Blackburn Rovers (8.2), ahead of Yuki Takahashi (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Blackpool win, 4 draws and 3 for Blackburn Rovers.

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