Blackpool Crushes Rotherham in Dominant Home Display
Blackpool delivered a commanding performance at home, defeating Rotherham with a solid display at Bloomfield Road. From the outset, the home side set the pace, controlling 58% of the ball possession and creating consistent scoring opportunities.
J. Bowler opened the scoring in the 11th minute with an excellent finish following an assist from A. Morgan. Blackpool’s pressure didn’t relent, and D. Imray extended the lead in the 19th minute, thanks to an assist from A. Fletcher.
Rotherham struggled to get into the game, but were hindered by yellow cards shown to A. Martha and K. Etete before the break.
In the second half, Blackpool continued to dominate. A. Fletcher scored the third goal in the 62nd minute, assisted by T. Bloxham. To make matters worse, Rotherham’s J. Baptiste received a red card in the 58th minute, leaving his team with ten men.
To seal the victory, T. Bloxham scored the fourth goal in the 90th minute, unassisted, consolidating Blackpool’s superiority.
Blackpool proved to be the more effective team, with 14 total shots, 6 of which were on target, while Rotherham only managed 11 shots, with 4 on target. Despite committing 11 fouls and receiving one yellow card, Blackpool maintained control of the game and secured a well-deserved victory in this League One encounter.
Substitutions rotherham: at minute 38 J. Hugill came in and D. Yearwood went out., at minute 74 H. Douglas came in and J. Rafferty went out., at minute 75 Z. Jules came in and S. Raggett went out., at minute 75 K. Etete came in and J. Ayres went out., at minute 75 D. Gore came in and L. Kelly went out.
Substitutions blackpool: at minute 65 D. Imray came in and S. Banks went out., at minute 73 J. Husband came in and A. Lyons went out., at minute 74 A. Morgan came in and L. Evans went out., at minute 74 G. Honeyman came in and J. Brown went out., at minute 84 A. Fletcher came in and C. Hamilton went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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