English League Two

FT Monday, December 26, 2016
Blackpool WWWWL 1
–
Hartlepool United WLLLD 0
1st2ndT
BLP011
HAR000
The Prestige Group Stadium · 3,767 att.

Match Report

Blackpool boost play-off hopes with narrow win at Hartlepool

Blackpool boost play-off hopes with narrow win at Hartlepool

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Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

HAR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Trevor CarsonG
  2. 6Matthew BatesCD-L
  3. 26Scott HarrisonCD-R
  4. 3Jake CarrollLB
  5. 33Liam DonnellyRB
  6. 4Nicky FeatherstoneCM
  7. 28Josh LaurentLM
  8. 18Lewis HawkinsRM
  9. 10Billy PaynterF
  10. 15Lewis AlessandraLF
  11. 11Rhys OatesRF

Substitutes

  1. 22Aristote NsialaSUB
  2. 13Adam BartlettSUB
  3. 9Padraig AmondSUB
  4. 8Brad WalkerSUB
  5. 19Jordan RichardsSUB
  6. 14Michael WoodsSUB
  7. 17Nicky DeverdicsSUB

BLP · 4-4-2

  1. 1Sam SlocombeG
  2. 5Clark RobertsonCD-L
  3. 15Tom AldredCD-R
  4. 3Andy TaylorLB
  5. 2Kelvin MellorRB
  6. 4Jim McAlisterCM-L
  7. 8Brad PottsCM-R
  8. 22Danny PughLM
  9. 21Bright Osayi-SamuelRM
  10. 9Mark CullenCF-L
  11. 7Kyle VassellCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Jamille MattSUB
  2. 18Danny PhilliskirkSUB
  3. 16Eddie NolanSUB
  4. 27Dean LynessSUB
  5. 6Will AimsonSUB
  6. 31Armand GnanduilletSUB
  7. 28Jack PayneSUB

Timeline

  1. 41' Jim McAlister (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 64' Goal! Hartlepool United 0, Blackpool 1. Mark Cullen (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andy Taylor.
  3. 78' Substitution, Hartlepool United. Padraig Amond replaces Billy Paynter.
  4. 79' Substitution, Blackpool. Danny Philliskirk replaces Bright Samuel because of an injury.
  5. 81' Substitution, Hartlepool United. Michael Woods replaces Josh Laurent.
  6. 85' Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Lewis Alessandra (Hartlepool United) right footed shot is just a bit too high. Lewis Alessandra should be disappointed.
  7. 87' Substitution, Hartlepool United. Nicky Deverdics replaces Lewis Alessandra.

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