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Birmingham City Triumphs Over Blackpool in Dominant Display
Blackpool, Lancashire – Birmingham City secured a convincing 2-0 victory over Blackpool at Bloomfield Road in a League One matchday 42 clash. The game, refereed by M. Woods, took place on April 30th, 2025, and saw Birmingham dominate possession and chances.
Birmingham controlled 64% of possession and registered 16 shots, six of which were on target. The goals came in the second half: Ethan Laird opened the scoring in the 39th minute with an assist from Max Leonard, and Auston May doubled the lead in the 51st minute, assisted by Kieran Anderson.
Blackpool, in contrast, managed only 7 shots (2 on target) and 36% possession. Frustration boiled over as Andy Morgan received a yellow card in the 57th minute.
Despite a flurry of substitutions in the second half for both teams, Blackpool couldn’t break down Birmingham’s resolute defense. The victory solidifies Birmingham’s strong position in the league table.
Substitutions blackpool: at minute 46 H. Coulson came in and J. Husband went out., at minute 65 J. Onomah came in and L. Evans went out., at minute 65 T. Bloxham came in and R. Apter went out., at minute 65 J. Beesley came in and A. Fletcher went out., at minute 83 J. Lawrence-Gabriel came in and O. Offiah went out.
Substitutions birmingham: at minute 58 Paik Seung-Ho came in and M. Leonard went out., at minute 58 T. Gardner-Hickman came in and E. Laird went out., at minute 58 J. Stansfield came in and K. Anderson went out., at minute 63 L. Harris came in and K. Dowell went out., at minute 83 G. Hanley came in and A. May went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Blackpool
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