Blackpool 1-4 Mansfield Town: result and report
League One · Saturday 24 October 2026
Result
Blackpool 1-4 Mansfield Town
League One · Saturday 24 October 2026, 14:00 UTC · Bloomfield Road, Blackpool · half-time 1-1
Blackpool 1-4 Mansfield Town: match report
Blackpool were beaten by Mansfield Town 1-4 in the League One on Saturday 24 October 2026 at Bloomfield Road. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Michael Smith opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Blackpool's goal came from Dion Charles (42'). Mansfield Town scored through Michael Smith (17'), Rhys Oates (55'), an own goal by Ilmari Niskanen (64') and Tyler Roberts (78').
Discipline: Blackpool received 2 yellow cards; Mansfield Town received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Blackpool were 17th on 11 points from 10 and Mansfield Town 11th on 15 points from 10. In the current table Blackpool are 19th on 12 points and Mansfield Town are 11th on 19 points.
Blackpool lined up in a 4-1-3-2 and Mansfield Town in a 3-1-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Rhys Oates of Mansfield Town (7.9), level with Jon Russell (7.9).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Blackpool win, 1 draw and 2 for Mansfield Town.
Key events
- 14'Yellow card · Albie Morgan
- 17'Goal · Michael Smith
- 40'Missed penalty · Michael Smith
- 42'Goal · Dion Charles
- 45+1'Yellow card · Karoy Anderson
- 52'Yellow card · Elliott Hewitt
- 55'Goal · Rhys Oates
- 64'Own goal · Ilmari Niskanen
- 78'Goal · Tyler Roberts
Form and table
- BlackpoolLast five: D L L L W
- Mansfield TownLast five: D D W D W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 19 | DWWLD |
| 19 | Blackpool | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 12 | LLWLD |
Head-to-head
Team news
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Blackpool line-up (4-1-3-2)
Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Jordan Williams, Oliver Casey, Zac Ashworth, Ilmari Niskanen, Albie Morgan, Josh Bowler, Karoy Anderson, Leighton Clarkson, Dion Charles, Dale Taylor
Mansfield Town line-up (3-1-4-2)
Liam Roberts, Elliott Hewitt, Deji Oshilaja, Ryan Sweeney, Louis Reed, Nathan Moriah-Welsh, George Abbott, Liam Thompson, Stephen McLaughlin, Jon Russell, Michael Smith
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