Blackpool 2-0 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Championship · Saturday 15 December 2012

Result

Blackpool 2-0 Blackburn Rovers

Championship · Saturday 15 December 2012, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Blackpool 2-0 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Blackpool defeated Blackburn Rovers 2-0 in the Championship on Saturday 15 December 2012. The half-time score was 1-0.

Wes Thomas opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Blackpool's goals came from Wes Thomas (22') and Stefano Ceci (81'). Blackburn Rovers did not score.

Discipline: Blackpool received no yellow cards; Blackburn Rovers received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Blackpool were 10th on 29 points from 21 and Blackburn Rovers 12th on 29 points from 21. Blackpool went on to finish that season 13th with 60 points, and Blackburn Rovers 17th with 58.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Blackpool wins, 1 draw and 1 for Blackburn Rovers.

Going into the match Blackpool's last five read D-W-D-D-D and Blackburn Rovers's L-D-L-L-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Goal · Wes ThomasBlackpool · 1-0
  • 40'Yellow card · Joshua KingBlackburn Rovers
  • 81'Goal · Stefano CeciBlackpool · 2-0

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Blackpool 0, draws 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.

Team news

Blackpool expected line-up

Alex Baptiste, Stephen Crainey, Neal Eardley, Matt Phillips, Isaiah Osbourne, Tom Ince, Matthew Gilks, Gary Taylor-Fletcher, Ian Ross Evatt

Blackburn Rovers expected line-up (4-4-2)

Paul Robinson, Martin Olsson, Scott Dann, Grant Hanley, Adam Henley, Marcus Olsson, Dickson Etuhu, Mauro Formica, Danny Murphy, J. Rhodes