FFO League One, Blackpool vs. Preston (Mon Feb 03) Blackpool | Preston 4-4-2 A | 5-4-1 C - | - | D_Grimshaw GK | GK F_Woodman D_Thompson DF | DF A_Hughes J_Husband DF | DF J_Whatmough M_Ekpiteta DF | DF J_Storey J_Gabriel DF | DF L_Lindsay K_Dougall MF | DF C_Ramsay S_Carey MF | MF B_Whiteman C_Hamilton MF | MF R_Ledson J_Weir MF | MF W_Keane S_Lavery FW | MF A_McCann K_Kouassi FW | FW R_Healey | R_O'Donnell SUB | SUB D_Cornell D_Tharme SUB | SUB P_Bauer J_Moore SUB | SUB R_Brady K_Dembele SUB | SUB M_O'Neill K_Joseph SUB | SUB C_Evans Min. 5 :(blp) S_Lavery gets possession in his own half ... B_Whiteman is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 6 :(pne) W_Keane sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... But J_Gabriel slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 7 :(blp) S_Carey spots his team mate making a run ... He finds K_Kouassi with a lovely pass! ... K_Kouassi with a blistering shot! ... GOAL!! ... He jumps into the Blackpool crowd to celebrate!! ... Both he and the fans are delighted!! ... That puts Blackpool ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Blackpool 1-0 Preston ... Min. 9 :(pne) R_Healey sprints past the defender ... A scorcher of a shot from R_Healey! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... R_Ledson hits it into the box! ... R_Healey swings a leg at it! ... But D_Grimshaw makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 11 :(blp) S_Lavery beats A_Hughes ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... A_Hughes moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 11 :(pne) L_Lindsay takes advantage of a mistake by J_Weir ... He runs towards goal ... Superbly timed tackle by J_Gabriel ... He made it look easy Min. 12 :(pne) J_Whatmough steps over the ball ... He nutmegs J_Husband ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... Good sliding challenge from D_Thompson and it had to be Min. 14 :(blp) F_Woodman with a terrible kick! ... K_Kouassi is through! ... K_Kouassi with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... F_Woodman collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 20 :(pne) J_Whatmough turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_McCann ... J_Husband cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 21 :(pne) L_Lindsay jinks past J_Husband ... J_Husband with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... FREE KICK! ... It's well within shooting range! ... Make yourself famous kid!! ... R_Healey with the delicate chip over the wall ... D_Grimshaw with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 22 :(pne) D_Grimshaw miskicks! ... A_Hughes is through! ... C_Hamilton stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 22 :(blp) S_Carey with a probing through ball M_Ekpiteta ... R_Ledson with a clumsy challenge Min. 26 :(blp) D_Thompson takes possession ... Knocks it past A_Hughes ... He's through on goal ... D_Thompson hits a great shot! ... F_Woodman just watches it float over the bar! Min. 27 :(pne) W_Keane knocks it past D_Thompson and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A great volley from W_Keane! ... But D_Grimshaw stops that one easily Min. 30 :(pne) L_Lindsay holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to A_Hughes ... A_Hughes looks to see where D_Grimshaw is! ... He shoots! ... But D_Grimshaw tips it over ... CORNER! ... L_Lindsay lofts the ball in! ... C_Ramsay swings a leg at it! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... D_Grimshaw dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had D_Grimshaw beaten! ... CORNER! ... J_Whatmough crosses it in! ... A_McCann makes a firm connection with his head ... Saved by D_Grimshaw Min. 30 :(blp) S_Lavery breaks free from A_Hughes ... J_Storey with an over the top challenge Min. 31 :(pne) A_McCann crosses in from the wing, he finds R_Healey in the box ... R_Healey attempts a lob! ... D_Grimshaw with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 32 :(pne) L_Lindsay plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... L_Lindsay with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 36 :(pne) R_Ledson elbows J_Weir off the ball ... Right in front of The Referee! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 37 :(pne) B_Whiteman gets lucky and beats J_Gabriel ... Now with the centre to J_Whatmough ... J_Gabriel redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 38 :(pne) R_Healey beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... J_Husband with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... Oh no he isn't! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! Min. 41 :(pne) C_Ramsay takes possession ... Knocks it past M_Ekpiteta ... He's through on goal ... C_Ramsay with the goal bound shot! ... But D_Grimshaw parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(pne) Substitution by Preston ... COMING ON: M_O'Neill ... COMING OFF: A_McCann Min. 45 :(pne) R_Healey turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to J_Storey ... J_Husband stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too Min. 49 :(pne) R_Ledson controls it well ... He nutmegs D_Thompson ... He puts in A_Hughes! ... A_Hughes aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But it clips the post and goes wide ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Blackpool 1-0 Preston Min. 48 :(pne) B_Whiteman finds J_Whatmough on the edge of the box ... J_Whatmough drives the ball low! ... GOAL!! ... The Preston fans are delighted! ... - is shaking his head on the touchline ... Preston have equalised! ... Blackpool 1-1 Preston ... Min. 48 :(blp) J_Husband beats A_Hughes with absolute ease! ... A_Hughes with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 50 :(pne) R_Healey spots his team mate making a run ... He finds A_Hughes with a lovely pass! ... A_Hughes sends it flying towards goal! ... D_Grimshaw just watches it drift out of play! Min. 51 :(pne) M_O'Neill runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to R_Healey ... J_Husband slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 52 :(blp) J_Weir with an inch perfect pass to S_Lavery ... S_Lavery tries to beat F_Woodman! ... F_Woodman just watches it drift out of play! Min. 52 :(pne) B_Whiteman cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to A_Hughes ... S_Carey wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... A_Hughes hoists it forward ... R_Healey gets on the end of it ... R_Healey blasts it at the goal! ... But D_Grimshaw pulls out a save of the game Min. 52 :(pne) C_Ramsay flicks the ball through ... R_Healey runs onto it! ... R_Healey with the overhead! ... The ball moves through the air! ... D_Grimshaw moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... GOAL!! ... D_Grimshaw looks dejected! ... Preston have taken the lead! ... Blackpool 1-2 Preston ... Min. 53 :(pne) R_Healey loses his marker ... R_Healey has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... GOAL!! ... Genius! Genius! Genius! ... Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta ... Cosmic kite! ... What planet are you from? ... D_Grimshaw was left standing ... Blackpool 1-3 Preston ... Min. 54 :(blp) D_Thompson cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Lavery ... L_Lindsay with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 55 :(blp) Substitution by Blackpool ... COMING ON: K_Joseph ... COMING OFF: K_Kouassi Min. 55 :(blp) Substitution by Blackpool ... COMING ON: K_Dembele ... COMING OFF: J_Weir Min. 55 :(pne) Substitution by Preston ... COMING ON: P_Bauer ... COMING OFF: C_Ramsay Min. 55 :(pne) M_O'Neill runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to A_Hughes ... A_Hughes tries to lob the keeper! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Blackpool fans taunt him! Min. 58 :(blp) K_Joseph beats J_Whatmough ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... But P_Bauer clears the ball to safety Min. 61 :(pne) R_Ledson with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from J_Husband ... J_Husband recovers the situation to win the ball back Min. 61 :(blp) M_Ekpiteta plays it long to K_Joseph ... L_Lindsay with a nasty foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 62 :(pne) J_Whatmough crosses to L_Lindsay ... K_Joseph with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 66 :(blp) K_Dembele turns nicely onto the ball ... But J_Storey puts it in row Z! Min. 66 :(pne) R_Healey leaves K_Dougall standing ... Great challenge by J_Gabriel ... But it goes out for a corner ... CORNER! ... R_Ledson drives it into the box! ... P_Bauer gets something on it! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... D_Grimshaw looks relieved there! Min. 69 :(pne) J_Whatmough with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from J_Husband ... A well-placed shot from J_Whatmough! ... D_Grimshaw dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop! ... CORNER! ... W_Keane floats the ball in! ... It comes to R_Healey ... He fires it towards to goal ... D_Grimshaw has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... D_Grimshaw is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 72 :(pne) R_Ledson with a slick pass to R_Healey ... R_Healey tries the lob from 30 yards! ... D_Grimshaw makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 74 :(pne) R_Ledson pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... J_Storey is clean through! ... J_Storey hits a great shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... R_Ledson with an inswinging corner into the box ... The ball comes to J_Whatmough ... He knocks it goalward ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 76 :(pne) M_O'Neill has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past K_Dougall ... He knocks it to P_Bauer! ... S_Lavery takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 77 :(pne) R_Ledson slides it through the middle to B_Whiteman ... B_Whiteman controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... D_Grimshaw makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 79 :(pne) A_Hughes is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... R_Ledson latches onto the ball ... R_Ledson attempts to nutmeg D_Grimshaw! ... D_Grimshaw parries it, he follows it up ... And D_Grimshaw recovers to save!! Min. 81 :(pne) R_Healey with the dribble ... R_Healey sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... D_Grimshaw makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 82 :(pne) R_Healey jumps over the defender's challenge ... K_Joseph with a poor challenge ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that's for persistant fouling Min. 84 :(blp) D_Thompson sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... D_Thompson fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 85 :(blp) K_Dembele with a penetrating pass to J_Gabriel ... J_Whatmough is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... He got away with just a warning Min. 86 :(blp) M_Ekpiteta backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... J_Gabriel latches onto the end of it ... J_Gabriel goes for the top corner! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 86 :(pne) R_Ledson jinks through the defence ... D_Thompson makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(blp) M_Ekpiteta flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... M_O'Neill with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 89 :(blp) C_Hamilton sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to J_Husband ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... L_Lindsay picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 89 :(pne) M_O'Neill breaks free from J_Husband ... M_O'Neill with the drive! ... But D_Grimshaw punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 92 :(blp) K_Dougall with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Ekpiteta ... M_Ekpiteta with a bomb of a shot! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 94 :(pne) J_Storey floats the ball in to find A_Hughes ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from A_Hughes! ... It looks good ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 96 :(pne) A_Hughes plays a long ball to B_Whiteman ... J_Gabriel beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bloomfield Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Kouassi Scorers : K_Kouassi (7) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Husband (38), K_Joseph (82) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Healey (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Whatmough (48), R_Healey (52,53) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Ledson (36), L_Lindsay (61), M_O'Neill (88) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackpool | Preston Attempts on Goal : 7 | 28 Off target : 5 | 11 On target : 2 | 17 Possession : 28 | 72 Corners : 0 | 6 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 16 Key Tackles : 11 | 4 Key Passes : 8 | 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Blackpool 1 - 3 Preston ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Blackpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Grimshaw GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 100 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 D_Thompson DF 1 19 14 9 22 | 100 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 8 28 J_Husband DF 1 18 14 8 32 | 100 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 38 -4 -4 M_Ekpiteta DF 1 18 14 7 18 | 100 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 16 J_Gabriel DF 1 17 15 8 36 | 100 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 75 0 15 K_Dougall MF 1 14 17 6 30 | 100 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 S_Carey MF 1 5 17 14 24 | 100 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 C_Hamilton MF 1 4 17 12 10 | 100 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 J_Weir MF 1 16 17 6 12 | 59 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 S_Lavery FW 1 8 12 17 34 | 100 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 0 6 K_Kouassi FW 1 8 12 17 26 | 59 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 R_O'Donnell GK 19 1 1 1 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Tharme DF 1 16 12 6 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Moore DF 1 15 13 4 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Dembele MF 1 4 16 14 16 | 41 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 K_Joseph FW 1 8 13 16 28 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 Player Statistics - Preston Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F_Woodman GK 22 1 1 1 20 | 100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 A_Hughes DF 1 19 15 8 24 | 100 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 13 14 76 J_Whatmough DF 1 19 15 8 26 | 100 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 14 69 J_Storey DF 1 18 14 8 24 | 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 8 15 L_Lindsay DF 1 18 15 8 26 | 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 3 11 C_Ramsay DF 1 16 15 8 22 | 59 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 31 B_Whiteman MF 1 14 18 5 16 | 100 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 19 R_Ledson MF 1 14 18 7 32 | 100 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 12 13 W_Keane MF 1 6 17 15 8 | 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 A_McCann MF 1 14 16 6 18 | 45 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 18 R_Healey FW 1 8 13 19 22 | 100 0 0 2 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 18 70 D_Cornell GK 20 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Bauer DF 1 15 12 6 22 | 41 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 R_Brady DF 1 13 11 6 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_O'Neill MF 1 4 16 14 24 | 55 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 14 6 C_Evans FW 1 7 12 16 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1738597454 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40