Blackpool vs Reading

League One 23 Sep 2023, 14:00
Blackpool
Blackpool
4–1
HT 3–0
FULL TIME
Reading
Reading
🏟 Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire) 👤 T. Reeves Round 9

Match report

Blackpool cruised past Reading 4-1 in the League One on 23 September 2023.

Blackpool had 16 shots to Reading's 5.

The match was played at Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire), with T. Reeves in charge.

Half-time 3-0 Possession 41% - 59% Shots 16 - 5 On target 6 - 4 Corners 10 - 3 Fouls 6 - 12 Yellow cards 1
10
Player of the match
Jordan Rhodes
Blackpool · 3 goals
8 Owen Dale 1 assist
7 Kylian Kouassi 1 goal
7 Daniel Grimshaw 4 saves
7 Matthew Pennington captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–2 8–3
Shots On Goal 4–2 2–2
Ball Possession 45–55 —
Corners 6–2 4–1
Match statistics
16 Shots Total 5
6 Shots On Goal 4
5 Shots Off Goal 0
5 Shots Blocked 1
14 Shots Inside Box 3
2 Shots Outside Box 2
6 Fouls 12
10 Corners 3
6 Offsides 3
41% Ball Possession 59%
0 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 2
376 Passes Total 565
256 Passes Accurate 432
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackpool · 3-5-2
32 D. Grimshaw
5 M. Pennington 20 O. Casey 3 J. Husband
22 CJ Hamilton 17 M. Virtue-Thick 6 O. Norburn 12 K. Dougall 7 O. Dale
27 K. Kouassi 16 J. Rhodes
Reading · 4-4-2
1 D. Button
17 A. Yiadom 24 T. Bindon 32 N. Abbey 2 C. Mola
11 F. Azeez 23 S. Hutchinson 8 C. Savage 4 B. Elliott
15 K. Ehibhatiomhan 9 D. Ballard
Blackpool
Coach
N. Critchley
Substitutes
  • 15 Jensen Weir
  • 10 Sonny Carey
  • 19 Shayne Lavery
  • 2 Callum Connolly
  • 1 Richard O'Donnell
  • 21 Marvin Ekpiteta
  • 11 Karamoko Dembélé
Reading
Coach
Rubén Sellés
Substitutes
  • 27 Amadou Salif Mbengue
  • 5 Tom McIntyre
  • 29 Lewis Wing
  • 12 Paul Mukairu
  • 42 Caylan Vickers
  • 31 Coniah Boyce-Clarke
  • 7 Harvey Knibbs
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Weir ↓ K. Dougall Blackpool
  • 46' ↑ A. Mbengue ↓ C. Mola Reading
  • 46' ↑ L. Wing ↓ O. Azeez Reading
  • 46' ↑ T. Mcintyre ↓ B. Elliott Reading
  • 56' ↑ P. Mukairu ↓ A. Yiadom Reading
  • 65' ↑ S. Carey ↓ M. Virtue-Thick Blackpool
  • 65' ↑ S. Lavery ↓ K. Kouassi Blackpool
  • 70' ↑ C. Connolly ↓ O. Dale Blackpool
  • 82' ↑ C. Vickers ↓ D. Ballard Reading
  • 89' ↑ K. Dembélé ↓ J. Rhodes Blackpool
Cards
  • 52' S. Hutchinson Reading
Head-to-head
Blackpool 6 2 draws 3 Reading
2026-05-02 Reading vs Blackpool 0 - 0
2025-11-29 Blackpool vs Reading 0 - 3
2025-04-01 Blackpool vs Reading 3 - 0
2024-12-14 Reading vs Blackpool 0 - 3
2024-04-27 Reading vs Blackpool 3 - 2
2023-09-23 Blackpool vs Reading 4 - 1
Recent form
Blackpool D D W W W
Reading D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Blackpool vs Reading?
Blackpool won 4-1 against Reading on 23 September 2023.
Who won Blackpool vs Reading?
Blackpool won the match 4-1.
Where was Blackpool vs Reading played?
The match was played at Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire).
Who had more possession in Blackpool vs Reading?
Reading had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.