Blackpool vs Stoke 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
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
Venue: Bloomfield Road
Location: Blackpool, England
Attendance: 12,297
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6 | Stoke City | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| +5 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| +8 | Coventry City | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| +2 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 7 | 0 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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