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18/02/2034, Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, England
League One, English Football League

Blackpool Vs Birmingham

Blackpool play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: A Arnott (GK) , G Vaill (CB) , B Hillock (CB) , P Mone (CB) , A Lewis (RB) , L Connolly (LB) , R Kelton (CDM) , M Adebola (CAM) , T Stilley (RM) , B Profit (LM) , L McQuay (ST) And the subs are: R Quinn (CB) , G Davies (CB) , R Davidson (CM) , J Ionesco (CM) , J Nakache (ST)

Birmingham play in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation, and line up with: J Entwistle (GK) , B Toshack (CB) , J Meredith (CB) , S Kakon (RB) , B McCamey (LB) , S Stant (CM) , D McNelly (CM) , B Garnier (CDM) , A Carnegie (CAM) , R Cook (ST) , J Burns (ST) And the subs are: B McCambridge (CB) , S Parry (CB) , S Cameron (CM) , G Bryars (CM) , G Jones (ST)

Welcome to Bloomfield Road in Blackpool, England where Blackpool will face Birmingham City.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 16999.

1' - Blackpool kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

3' - Peter Mone passes the ball to Gus Vaill.  Gus Vaill passes to Michael Adebola.  Michael Adebola sees a run from Tobias Stilley.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Tobias Stilley is caught offside!  

10' - Ashley Carnegie plays a long ball to Bruce Toshack.  Bruce Toshack passes to Robert Cook.  Barry Hillock tackles Robert Cook and takes possession.  Barry Hillock passes to Michael Adebola.  Michael Adebola chips a long ball to Lee Connolly.  Lee Connolly passes the ball to Lloyd McQuay.  Lloyd McQuay spots a run from Tobias Stilley.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

12' - Ashley Carnegie sees a run from Robert Cook.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

16' - Michael Adebola plays the ball to Aeron Lewis.  Aeron Lewis fires a shot from long range, aiming for the top of the net...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Sab Kakon manages to clear the ball for the defending team.

19' - Gus Vaill hits the ball long to Tobias Stilley.  Tobias Stilley finds Bart Profit with a short pass.  Bart Profit spots a run from Lloyd McQuay.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Lloyd McQuay takes the ball.  Lloyd McQuay attempts a shot towards goal...but the shot goes wide!

22' - Justin Entwistle passes to Dave McNelly.  Dave McNelly attempts to hit a long range shot...but the shot goes wide!

26' - Andy Arnott finds Peter Mone with a long ball.  Peter Mone sees Lloyd McQuay making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Lloyd McQuay runs on to the ball.  Lloyd McQuay takes a shot...but its wide!

27' - Justin Entwistle sees Sean Stant making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Sean Stant takes the ball.  Sean Stant reaches the byline and attempts a cutback, but Gus Vaill manages to get to the ball first!  

32' - Gus Vaill passes to Barry Hillock.  Robert Cook dispossesses Barry Hillock and takes possession.  Peter Mone tackles Robert Cook and the ball goes loose.  Peter Mone spots a run from Lloyd McQuay.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Lloyd McQuay is able to control the ball.  Lloyd McQuay attempts the cutback, but the ball does not reach its target and goes loose! Michael Adebola tries to beat Blake McCamey using his ball skills but is dispossessed!  

34' - Blake McCamey plays a long ball to Bruce Toshack.  Bruce Toshack crosses the ball into the box, but Lee Connolly intercepts the ball.  

35' - Dave McNelly tackles Lee Connolly and the ball goes loose.  Aeron Lewis sees a run from Lloyd McQuay.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Lloyd McQuay is able to control the ball.  Lloyd McQuay strikes the ball, aiming for the corner of the net...but Justin Entwistle gets down to stop the shot!  

38' - Justin Entwistle spots a run from Robert Cook.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Robert Cook is able to control the ball.  Robert Cook looks to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is parried by Andy Arnott!  Dave McNelly is first to the ball...Dave McNelly looks to shoot the ball into the top of the net...and Dave McNelly scores!  That's a wonderful goal from the Birmingham player!  The ball hit the crossbar and into the net!

38' - Blackpool kick the ball off for the restart.  

45' - Rob Kelton passes to Michael Adebola.  Michael Adebola plays the ball to Barry Hillock.  Barry Hillock passes to Bart Profit.  Bart Profit finds Lee Connolly with a short pass.  Jamie Burns tackles Lee Connolly and the ball goes loose.  Barry Hillock tackles Billy Garnier and takes the ball.  Barry Hillock passes a long ball to Aeron Lewis.  Aeron Lewis hits a shot from long range...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the restart.  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Peter Mone is going to be taken off.  Gethin Davies joins the game from the bench.  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Gus Vaill is going to be taken off.  Rob Quinn joins the game from the bench.  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Robert Cook is going to be taken off.  Gareth Jones is brought on from the bench.  

54' - Michael Adebola crosses the ball, but Jonathan Meredith intercepts and takes possession.  

57' - Jonathan Meredith plays a long pass to Sean Stant.  Sean Stant finds Gareth Jones with a short pass.  Gareth Jones takes the ball past Aeron Lewis with a turn of pace.  

58' - Gareth Jones sees Dave McNelly making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Dave McNelly is able to take the ball.  Dave McNelly looks to slide the ball past the keeper...but Andy Arnott manages to stop the shot!  

59' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Tobias Stilley will come off.  James Ionesco is going to be brought on.  

64' - Lee Connolly spots a run from Rob Kelton.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Rob Kelton runs on to the ball.  Rob Kelton tries to cutback, but Lloyd McQuay is unable to latch on to the ball and it goes loose!  Bart Profit successfully tackles Sab Kakon and the ball goes loose.  

68' - Blackpool launch a counter attack.  Rob Kelton passes the ball to James Ionesco.  Bruce Toshack successfully tackles James Ionesco and takes the ball.  Bruce Toshack plays a long pass to Billy Garnier.  Billy Garnier sees Gareth Jones making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Gareth Jones is caught offside!  

71' - Michael Adebola passes a long ball to Rob Kelton.  Rob Kelton spots a run from James Ionesco.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and James Ionesco is able to take the ball.  James Ionesco attempts the cutback and is able to find Michael Adebola.  Michael Adebola looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

73' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jonathan Meredith will come off.  Bruce McCambridge is going to be brought on.  

74' - Gareth Jones tries to beat Barry Hillock using his ball skills and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Bruce Toshack is going to be taken off.  Seth Parry is going to be brought on.  

79' - Lee Connolly sees a run from Lloyd McQuay.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Lloyd McQuay takes the ball.  Lloyd McQuay tries to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman signals its a corner for Blackpool.  James Ionesco will take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box, finding Michael Adebola.  Michael Adebola gets his head to the ball down towards the bottom corner...but the ball flies wide of the post!

84' - Justin Entwistle passes to Sean Stant.  Sean Stant sees a run from Gareth Jones.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Gareth Jones is caught offside!  



The match has ended Blackpool 0 - 1 Birmingham City.