English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Blackpool, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 42': Andy Carroll
  • 90'+3': Karlan Grant
FT
2 - 1
Blackpool
  • 53': Marvin Ekpiteta

About

West Bromwich Albion are hosting Blackpool at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Gary Madine (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shayne Lavery.
  • 2': Foul by Keshi Anderson (Blackpool).
  • 2': Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
  • 4': Foul by Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 4': Gary Madine (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Keshi Anderson (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 6': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by David Button.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Robinson.
  • 11': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Chris Maxwell.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Callum Connolly (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gary Madine.
  • 20': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Adam Reach tries a through ball, but Andy Carroll is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Callum Connolly (Blackpool).
  • 22': Matthew Clarke (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by James Husband.
  • 24': Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by James Husband (Blackpool).
  • 26': Foul by Andy Carroll (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 26': Jordan Gabriel (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. James Husband (Blackpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Bowler.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Josh Bowler (Blackpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Connolly.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Livermore.
  • 33': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Adam Reach.
  • 34': Hand ball by Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool).
  • 37': Substitution, Blackpool. Matthew Virtue replaces Jordan Gabriel because of an injury.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
  • 42': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Blackpool 0. Andy Carroll (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Adam Reach with a cross.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 44': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Matthew Virtue.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Matthew Clarke (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 45': Kenneth Dougall (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Andy Carroll (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 45'+2': Foul by James Husband (Blackpool).
  • 45'+2': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+3': Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Matthew Virtue (Blackpool).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Blackpool 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 1, Blackpool 0.
  • 47': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jordan Thorniley.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 50': Foul by Matthew Clarke (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 50': Josh Bowler (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Jordan Thorniley (Blackpool) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kenneth Dougall with a cross.
  • 51': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Matthew Clarke.
  • 53': Callum Connolly (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Foul by Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Gary Madine (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenneth Dougall.
  • 53': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Blackpool 1. Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Matthew Virtue (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keshi Anderson.
  • 55': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Keshi Anderson (Blackpool).
  • 56': Foul by Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 56': Shayne Lavery (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Josh Bowler (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Husband.
  • 58': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Matt Phillips replaces Jake Livermore.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Robinson.
  • 61': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Callum Connolly.
  • 62': Substitution, Blackpool. Owen Dale replaces Keshi Anderson.
  • 64': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 64': Shayne Lavery (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by James Husband.
  • 69': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Taylor Gardner-Hickman replaces Callum Robinson.
  • 71': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Foul by James Husband (Blackpool).
  • 71': James Husband (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Offside, Blackpool. Matthew Virtue tries a through ball, but Shayne Lavery is caught offside.
  • 74': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (West Bromwich Albion) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
  • 75': Foul by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 75': Owen Dale (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Josh Bowler (Blackpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matthew Virtue.
  • 79': Substitution, Blackpool. CJ Hamilton replaces Josh Bowler.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross.
  • 85': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Grady Diangana replaces Darnell Furlong.
  • 90': Foul by Callum Connolly (Blackpool).
  • 90': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Andy Carroll (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by CJ Hamilton.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Andy Carroll (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Blackpool 1. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Blackpool 1.
  • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Blackpool 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 3
48 Possession 52
11 SHOTS 17
4 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
299 Accurate Passes 335
399 Passes 424
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 6
15 Crosses 32
0.1 Cross % 0.2
71 Long Balls 65
24 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 5
10 Effective Tackles 6
18 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 10
31 Effective Clearances 24
31 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 21,717

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 35 +34 71
2 Middlesbrough 35 +19 66
3 Ipswich Town 34 +26 63
4 Millwall 35 +7 62
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Line-Ups

WBA West Bromwich Albion (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
25 David Button (GK)
4 Dara O'Shea
16 Matthew Clarke
6 Semi Ajayi
14 Jayson Molumby
8 Jake Livermore
7 Callum Robinson
20 Adam Reach
2 Darnell Furlong
15 Andy Carroll
18 Karlan Grant
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Conor Townsend, Alex Palmer, Matt Phillips, Grady Diangana, Cedric Kipre, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Kyle Bartley.

BLP Blackpool (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Chris Maxwell (GK)
34 Jordan Thorniley
21 Marvin Ekpiteta
3 James Husband Yellow Card
4 Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
12 Kenneth Dougall
2 Callum Connolly
10 Keshi Anderson
11 Josh Bowler
19 Shayne Lavery
14 Gary Madine
Blackpool Substitutes:
Reece James, Matthew Virtue-Thick, Christopher Hamilton, Jerry Yates, Jake Beesley, Owen Dale, Stuart Moore.

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