English League One

Blackpool vs Wrexham, 2024-25 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One
  • 90'+5': Robert Apter
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  • 61': James McClean
  • 64': Oliver Rathbone

Wrexham beat Blackpool to edge closer to Championship promotion

Wrexham climbed back into the automatic promotion spots in League 1 with a crucial 2-1 win over Blackpool on Monday.

Match Commentary

  • 20': George Dobson (Wrexham) Yellow Card at 20'
  • 54': Samuel Silvera (Blackpool) Yellow Card at 54'
  • 61': James McClean (Wrexham) Goal at 61'
  • 64': Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) Goal at 64'
  • 66': Tom Bloxham (Blackpool) Substitution at 66'
  • 67': Christopher Hamilton (Blackpool) Substitution at 67'
  • 74': Steven Fletcher (Wrexham) Substitution at 74'
  • 81': Jake Beesley (Blackpool) Substitution at 81'
  • 81': Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Blackpool) Substitution at 81'
  • 83': Steven Fletcher (Wrexham) Yellow Card at 83'
  • 88': Jack Marriott (Wrexham) Substitution at 88'
  • 90'+5': Thomas O'Connor (Wrexham) Substitution at 95'
  • 90'+5': Robert Apter (Blackpool) Goal at 95'

Statistics

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10 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 7
1 Saves 4
44 Possession 56
11 SHOTS 9
6 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.2
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
2 Blocked Shots 2
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: 12,266

EFL League One Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Birmingham City 46 +53 111
2 Wrexham 46 +33 92
3 Stockport County 46 +30 87
4 Charlton Athletic 46 +24 85
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BLP Blackpool (4-4-2)

No. Name
30 Harry Tyrer (GK)
12 Elkan Baggott
20 Oliver Casey
15 Hayden Coulson
24 Odeluga Offiah
8 Albie Morgan
7 Lee Evans
19 Samuel Silvera Yellow Card
25 Robert Apter
11 Ashley Fletcher
21 Niall Ennis

WXM Wrexham (3-5-1-1)

No. Name
1 Arthur Okonkwo (GK)
24 Dan Scarr
3 Lewis Brunt
4 Max Cleworth
20 Oliver Rathbone
15 George Dobson Yellow Card
37 Matty James
7 James McClean
47 Ryan Longman
28 Sam Smith
16 Jay Rodríguez

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