Blackpool 3-1 Peterborough United: result and report

League One · Tuesday 23 March 2021

Result

Blackpool 3-1 Peterborough United

League One · Tuesday 23 March 2021, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Blackpool 3-1 Peterborough United: match report

Blackpool won against Peterborough United 3-1 in the League One on Tuesday 23 March 2021. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Jerry Yates opened the scoring in the 1st minute. Blackpool's goals came from Jerry Yates (1'), Jerry Yates (52', penalty) and Luke Garbutt (58'). Peterborough United scored through Joe Ward (45+2').

Discipline: Blackpool received 1 yellow card; Peterborough United received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Blackpool were 10th on 53 points from 33 and Peterborough United 2nd on 66 points from 35. Blackpool went on to finish that season 3rd with 87 points, and Peterborough United 2nd with 87.

Blackpool lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Peterborough United in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jerry Yates of Blackpool (8.2), ahead of Jonson Clarke-Harris (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Blackpool wins, 0 draws and 2 for Peterborough United.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 1'Goal · Jerry YatesBlackpool · 1-0
  • 16'Yellow card · Reece BrownPeterborough United
  • 17'Yellow card · Darren FergusonPeterborough United
  • 20'Yellow card · Frankie KentPeterborough United
  • 45+2'Goal · Joe WardPeterborough United · 1-1
  • 48'Yellow card · Grant WardBlackpool
  • 51'Yellow card · Ethan HamiltonPeterborough United
  • 52'Penalty goal · Jerry YatesBlackpool · 2-1
  • 58'Goal · Luke GarbuttBlackpool · 3-1
  • 81'Yellow card · Nathan ThompsonPeterborough United

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Blackpool 6, draws 0, Peterborough United 2.

Team news

Blackpool line-up (4-2-3-1)

Chris Maxwell, Jordan Gabriel, Ollie Turton, Jordan Thorniley, Luke Garbutt, Grant Ward, Kenny Dougall, Demetri Mitchell, Elliot Embleton, Sullay Kaikai, Jerry Yates

Peterborough United line-up (3-4-2-1)

Christy Pym, Frankie Kent, Nathan Thompson, Mark Beevers, Joe Ward, Reece Brown, Ethan Hamilton, Dan Butler, Sammie Szmodics, Siriki Dembélé, Jonson Clarke-Harris