Blackpool vs Birmingham City, 2024-25 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Blackpool

FT
0 - 2

Birmingham City

39': Ethan Laird
51': Alfie May

About

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

Match Commentary

39': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) Goal at 39'
45': Hayden Coulson (Blackpool) Substitution at 45'
51': Alfie May (Birmingham City) Goal at 51'
57': Albie Morgan (Blackpool) Yellow Card at 57'
58': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) Substitution at 58'
58': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Birmingham City) Substitution at 58'
58': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) Substitution at 58'
63': Luke Harris (Birmingham City) Substitution at 63'
65': Tom Bloxham (Blackpool) Substitution at 65'
65': Jake Beesley (Blackpool) Substitution at 65'
65': Josh Onomah (Blackpool) Substitution at 65'
82': Grant Hanley (Birmingham City) Substitution at 82'
83': Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Blackpool) Substitution at 83'

Statistics

BIR		BLP
18	Fouls	8
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	3
64.1	Possession	35.9
16	SHOTS	7
6	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
6	Blocked Shots	1
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Bloomfield Road
Location: Blackpool, England
Attendance: 9,618

EFL League One Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Cardiff City	6	+10	16
2	Doncaster Rovers	7	+4	16
3	Huddersfield Town	7	+6	15
4	Stevenage	6	+5	15

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Blackpool (4-4-2)

No.	Name
30	Harry Tyrer (GK)
12	Elkan Baggott
20	Oliver Casey
3	James Husband
24	Odeluga Offiah
8	Albie Morgan
7	Lee Evans
22	Christopher Hamilton
25	Robert Apter
11	Ashley Fletcher
21	Niall Ennis

Blackpool Substitutes:

Tom Bloxham, Jake Beesley, Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel, Matthew Pennington, Richard O'Donnell, Hayden Coulson, Josh Onomah.

Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Ryan Allsop (GK)
25	Ben Davies
4	Christoph Klarer
20	Alex Cochrane
2	Ethan Laird
18	Willum Thór Willumsson
12	Marc Leonard
24	Tomoki Iwata
9	Alfie May
14	Keshi Anderson
30	Kieran Dowell

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Jay Stansfield, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Paik Seung-Ho, Emil Hansson, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Grant Hanley, Luke Harris.

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