On Sat Aug 6th, Blackpool and Stoke City will play a match in Stoke 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 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Stoke City is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Millwall. Charlie Cresswell struck first for Millwall in the 12th minute, then Charlie Cresswell added another in the 65th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Stoke City couldn’t manage to score, and Millwall took the shutout win. Stoke City looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while blackpool sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Reading. Callumm Connolly struck first for Blackpool in the 9th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Reading couldn’t manage to score, and Blackpool took the shutout win. Blackpool is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Callumm Connolly has been the most prolific scorer on Blackpool in the last 5 matches with two goals.