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Preston North End5-7-5 2 – 4 Blackpool5-4-7
FT · Sat, Oct 22

Match Details

Bloomfield Road (Blackpool) · 13,632 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Blackpool 4, Preston North End 2.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Blackpool 4, Preston North End 2.
  • 90'+5'Goal! Blackpool 4, Preston North End 2. CJ Hamilton (Blackpool) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jerry Yates following a fast break.
  • 90'+5'Attempt blocked. Robbie Brady (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Riis.
  • 90'+5'Attempt blocked. Álvaro Fernández (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4'Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dominic Thompson.
  • 90'+2'Attempt missed. Sonny Carey (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gary Madine.
  • 90'+1'Kenneth Dougall (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1'Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  • 89'Own Goal by Callum Connolly, Blackpool. Blackpool 3, Preston North End 2.
  • 89'Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 89'Hand ball by Callum Connolly (Blackpool).

Line Score

12T
PNE 11 2
BLP 13 4

Match Leaders

Preston North End
Blackpool

League Table · 2026-27 English League Championship
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Swansea 8 5 2 1 +7 17
2 West Ham 8 4 3 1 +11 15
3 Boro 8 4 3 1 +4 15
4 Wolves 7 4 2 1 +5 14
5 West Brom 8 4 2 2 +2 14
6 QPR 8 3 4 1 +3 13
7 Stoke 8 4 1 3 +1 13
8 Bristol City 8 4 1 3 -1 13
9 Charlton 8 3 3 2 -3 12
10 Birmingham 8 2 5 1 +1 11
11 Millwall 8 3 2 3 0 11
12 Lincoln City 8 3 2 3 -1 11
13 Southampton 8 4 2 2 +9 10
14 Wrexham 8 2 4 2 -3 10
15 Bolton 8 3 1 4 -4 10
16 Blackburn 8 2 3 3 0 9
17 Norwich City 8 3 0 5 -1 9
18 Sheffield Utd 8 2 3 3 -2 9
19 Portsmouth 7 2 2 3 -1 8
20 Watford 8 2 2 4 -3 8
21 Cardiff 8 1 4 3 -2 7
22 Derby 8 1 2 5 -7 5
23 Preston 8 1 1 6 -7 4
24 Burnley 8 0 4 4 -8 4
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Key Events

90'+5'Goal! Blackpool 4, Preston North End 2. CJ Hamilton (Blackpool) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jerry Yates following a fast break.
89'Own Goal by Callum Connolly, Blackpool. Blackpool 3, Preston North End 2.
86'Substitution, Blackpool. Dominic Thompson replaces James Husband because of an injury.
83'Substitution, Preston North End. Ched Evans replaces Jordan Storey.
83'Substitution, Preston North End. Alan Browne replaces Alistair McCann.
81'Goal! Blackpool 3, Preston North End 1. Jerry Yates (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Charlie Patino with a cross.
80'Substitution, Blackpool. Rhys Williams replaces Jordan Thorniley because of an injury.
76'Substitution, Preston North End. Robbie Brady replaces Ben Woodburn.
76'Substitution, Preston North End. Sean Maguire replaces Ryan Ledson.
68'Goal! Blackpool 2, Preston North End 1. Charlie Patino (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sonny Carey.
64'Substitution, Preston North End. Bambo Diaby replaces Greg Cunningham because of an injury.
45'+1'Charlie Patino (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38'Goal! Blackpool 1, Preston North End 1. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
30'Goal! Blackpool 1, Preston North End 0. Jerry Yates (Blackpool) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gary Madine with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
30'Substitution, Blackpool. Sonny Carey replaces Liam Bridcutt because of an injury.
27'Álvaro Fernández (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

Preston North EndBlackpool
General
57.7 Possession % 42.3
18 Shots 11
6 On Target 5
0 Offsides 2
6 Corners 1
12 Fouls 11
Passing & Defense
243 Passes Completed 156
7 Crosses Won 5
6 Tackles Won 6
7 Interceptions 13
22 Clearances 41
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 5

Recent Form

Blackpool L D W D L
Preston North End W W L L W

Starting Lineups

Preston North End3-4-1-2
1 Woodman
14 Storey 6 Lindsay 3 Cunningham
44 Potts 4 Whiteman 38' 18 Ledson 2 Carreras
13 McCann
20 Woodburn 19 Riis Jakobsen
22 Hamilton 90'+5' 14 Madine A 9 Yates 30'81'A
12 Dougall 35 Bridcutt 28 Patino 68'A
3 Husband 34 Thorniley 21 Ekpiteta 2 Connolly 89' OG
1 Maxwell
Blackpool4-3-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Blackpool

  1. CM #1 Chris MaxwellG
  2. JT #34 Jordan ThornileyCD-L
  3. ME #21 Marvin EkpitetaCD-R
  4. JH #3 James HusbandLB
  5. CC #2 Callum ConnollyRB89' OG
  6. LB #35 Liam BridcuttCM
  7. KD #12 Kenneth DougallLM
  8. CP #28 Charlie PatinoRM68'
  9. GM #14 Gary MadineF
  10. CH #22 Christopher HamiltonLF90'+5'
  11. JY #9 Jerry YatesRF30'81'
Substitutes · 3 used

Preston North End

  1. FW #1 Freddie WoodmanG
  2. LL #6 Liam LindsayCD
  3. GC #3 Greg CunninghamCD-L
  4. JS #14 Jordan StoreyCD-R
  5. RL #18 Ryan LedsonCM-L
  6. BW #4 Benjamin WhitemanCM-R38'
  7. AM #13 Alistair McCannAM
  8. ÁC #2 Álvaro CarrerasLM
  9. BP #44 Brad PottsRM
  10. ER #19 Emil Riis JakobsenCF-L
  11. BW #20 Ben WoodburnCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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