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Blackpool Secures Decisive Victory at Bloomfield Road
Blackpool, Lancashire – Blackpool delivered a commanding performance against Barrow on September 16, 2025, at Bloomfield Road, in their Northern – 1 round EFL Trophy match. The home side asserted their dominance from the outset, maintaining 61% possession and creating a barrage of attacking opportunities.
S. Banks opened the scoring in the 7th minute, followed by A. Fletcher in the 12th minute, quickly establishing a comfortable lead for Blackpool. The second half continued in the same vein, with A. Lyons extending the lead in the 49th minute. D. Taylor (73′) and S. Banks again (77′) sealed the emphatic victory with two further goals.
Barrow, despite their efforts, only managed to generate 8 shots, with only 2 on target. Blackpool’s dominance was also reflected in the number of corners (9 vs 7) and in discipline, where Barrow accumulated one yellow card. Referee Garreth Rhodes witnessed a clear triumph for Blackpool, solidifying their position as a team to watch in this edition of the EFL Trophy. The final score accurately reflected the home side’s superiority.
Substitutions barrow: at minute 46 M. Williams came in and D. Worrall went out., at minute 60 I. Fletcher came in and I. Cameron went out., at minute 61 B. Jackson came in and E. Newby went out.
Substitutions blackpool: at minute 64 T. Bloxham came in and D. Taylor went out., at minute 64 E. Hansson came in and J. Bowler went out., at minute 64 J. Brown came in and A. Morgan went out., at minute 72 A. Lyons came in and D. Imray went out., at minute 78 S. Banks came in and H. Coulson went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Blackpool
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