Blackpool vs Stoke 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

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79': Steven Fletcher

Introduction

Blackpool are hosting Stoke City at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
16': Substitution, Blackpool. Luke Garbutt replaces Richard Keogh because of an injury.
27': Romaine Sawyers (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Josh Tymon (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, Stoke City. Leo Østigard replaces Ben Wilmot.
69': Substitution, Blackpool. Gary Madine replaces Jerry Yates.
69': Substitution, Stoke City. Tyrese Campbell replaces Jacob Brown.
78': Substitution, Stoke City. Mario Vrancic replaces Jordan Thompson.
79': Goal! Blackpool 0, Stoke City 1. Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
79': Substitution, Blackpool. Josh Bowler replaces Demetri Mitchell.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Bloomfield Road
Location: Blackpool, England
Attendance: 12,297

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+20	Coventry City	9	19	0
+6	Middlesbrough	9	18	1
+5	Leicester City	9	16	1
+4	Preston North End	9	16	1

Full Table

Statistics

STK		BLP
9	Fouls	6
5	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	5
4	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	3
49.5	Possession	50.5
11	SHOTS	9
4	ON GOAL	1
0.4	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
312	Accurate Passes	323
432	Passes	448
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	1
18	Crosses	8
0.3	Cross %	0.1
85	Long Balls	97
38	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
2	Blocked Shots	3
6	Effective Tackles	4
12	Tackles	11
0.5	Tackle %	0.4
10	Interceptions	5
20	Effective Clearances	14
20	Clearances	14

Line-Ups

Blackpool (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
32	Daniel Grimshaw (GK)
26	Richard Keogh
21	Marvin Ekpiteta
3	James Husband
4	Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
16	Sonny Carey
8	Ryan Wintle
12	Kenneth Dougall
9	Jerry Yates
10	Keshi Anderson
15	Demetri Mitchell

Substitutes:

Gary Madine, Josh Bowler, Stuart Moore, Owen Dale, Reece James, Callum Connolly, Luke Garbutt.

Stoke City (3-5-2)

No.	Name
12	Josef Bursik (GK)
6	Danny Batth
16	Ben Wilmot
36	Harry Souttar
15	Jordan Thompson
28	Romaine Sawyers
4	Joe Allen
14	Josh Tymon
2	Tommy Smith
18	Jacob Brown
9	Steven Fletcher

Substitutes:

Mario Vrancic, Leo Østigard, Demeaco Duhaney, Tyrese Campbell, Adam Rhys Davies, Sam Surridge, Tom Ince.

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