Blackpool 4-1 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 18 September 2012

Result

Blackpool 4-1 Middlesbrough

Championship · Tuesday 18 September 2012, 19:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

Blackpool · Middlesbrough · Championship predictions

Blackpool 4-1 Middlesbrough: match report

Blackpool defeated Middlesbrough 4-1 in the Championship on Tuesday 18 September 2012. The half-time score was 2-1.

Nathan Delfouneso opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Blackpool's goals came from Nathan Delfouneso (10'), Nathan Delfouneso (36'), Tom Ince (56') and E. Grandin (86', penalty). Middlesbrough scored through Andre Bikey (45+2').

Discipline: Blackpool received no yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Blackpool were 5th on 10 points from 5 and Middlesbrough 8th on 9 points from 5. Blackpool went on to finish that season 13th with 60 points, and Middlesbrough 14th with 60.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Blackpool wins, 1 draw and 0 for Middlesbrough.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Goal · Nathan DelfounesoBlackpool · 1-0
  • 16'Yellow card · Grant LeadbitterMiddlesbrough
  • 36'Goal · Nathan DelfounesoBlackpool · 2-0
  • 45+2'Goal · Andre BikeyMiddlesbrough · 2-1
  • 53'Yellow card · Kevin ThomsonMiddlesbrough
  • 56'Goal · Tom InceBlackpool · 3-1
  • 84'Yellow card · Andre BikeyMiddlesbrough
  • 86'Penalty goal · E. GrandinBlackpool · 4-1

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Blackpool 3, draws 1, Middlesbrough 0.

Team news

Blackpool line-up

Stephen Crainey, Neal Eardley, Alex Baptiste, Craig Cathcart, Tiago Gomes, Isaiah Osbourne, Tom Ince, Nathan Delfouneso, Matthew Gilks, Gary Taylor-Fletcher, Barry Ferguson

Middlesbrough line-up

Jason Steele, Justin Hoyte, Andre Bikey, George Friend, Grant Leadbitter, Kevin Thomson, Josh McEachran, Marvin Emnes, Mustapha Carayol, Ishmael Miller, Jonathan Woodgate