In a weekend match in week 15, on Saturday Oct 15th, Blackpool will travel to Sheffield to battle Sheffield United in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Sheffield United is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Stoke City. Ben Wilmot struck first for Stoke City in the 4th minute, then Rhian Brewster tied it up for Sheffield United in the 28th minute on a feed from James Mcatee. Sheffield United should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while blackpool is fresh off their 3-1 win against Watford. Gary Madine scored the first goal for Blackpool in the 10th minute, but Imrân Louza got the equalizer for Watford in the 29th minute. Blackpool is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Blackpool won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Jerry Yates has been the most prolific scorer on Blackpool in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Sheffield United’s top weapon lately has been Oliver McBurnie, who has two goals in the last 5 matches.