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Blackburn Rovers vs Blackpool

Championship
Blackburn
BLK
2-0
Final
Blackpool
BLP
Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
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Who won: Blackburn 2-0

Blackburn Rovers beat Blackpool 2-0 on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Sam Gallagher (9') and Elliott Bennett (22').

Recap · Jan 28
Blackburn beat 10-man Blackpool on Gary Bowyer's return

Elliott Bennett's spectacular strike capped off a miserable return to Blackburn for Gary Bowyer as 10-man Blackpool were defeated 2-0 in the FA Cup.

What it means

  • Blackpool has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Blackpool18th in English League One
Lineup (3-5-2)
  1. 1Sam SlocombeG
  2. 2Tom AldredCD
  3. 3Clark RobertsonCD-L
  4. 4Will AimsonCD-R
  5. 5Danny PughCM-L
  6. 6Jack PayneCM-R
  7. 7Jim McAlisterAM
  8. 8Andy TaylorLM
  9. 9Kelvin MellorRM
  10. 10Mark CullenCF-L
  11. 11Bright Osayi-SamuelCF-R
Blackburn13th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Jason SteeleG
  2. 2Darragh LenihanCD-L
  3. 3Gordon GreerCD-R
  4. 4Derrick WilliamsLB
  5. 5Ryan NyambeRB
  6. 6Hope AkpanCM-L
  7. 7Jason LoweCM-R
  8. 8Craig ConwayLM
  9. 9Elliott BennettRM
  10. 10Sam GallagherCF-L
  11. 11Danny GrahamCF-R

Head to head

BLK leads series 2-0-3
Last meeting: Blackburn 2, Blackpool 2 (Oct 26)

Last 5

BLP
  • Tvs YEO2-2
  • W@ BAR2-1
  • T@ CAM0-0
  • Lvs WYC1-1
  • Tvs BAR0-0
BLK
  • Tvs BIR1-1
  • L@ IPS2-3
  • W@ QPR2-1
  • Wvs NEW1-0
  • T@ HUD1-1

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Game info

Venue
Ewood Park, Blackburn, England · Attendance 9,327

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Season seriesBLK leads series 2-0-3

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