In this 7th week match, on Wednesday Aug 31st, Blackpool hosts Blackburn Rovers at Bloomfield Road in a meeting of these two closely matched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Blackpool recorded a 3-3 draw against Bristol City. Josh Bowler struck first for Blackpool in the 7th minute, then in the 44th minute, Alex Scott sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Conway . Blackpool is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Blackburn Rovers, recorded a 0-1 loss against Stoke City. Lewis Baker struck first for Stoke City in the 27th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Blackburn Rovers couldn’t muster any offence and Stoke City ran away with the shutout win. Blackburn Rovers is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Blackpool won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Blackburn Rovers’s top weapon lately has been Ben Brereton, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Both Theo Corbeanu and Jerry Yates have been the hottest scorers for Blackpool in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.