Blackpool 2-4 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

League One · Tuesday 28 November 2017

Result

Blackpool 2-4 Blackburn Rovers

League One · Tuesday 28 November 2017, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Blackpool 2-4 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Blackpool were beaten by Blackburn Rovers 2-4 in the League One on Tuesday 28 November 2017. It was 1-2 at half-time.

Marcus Antonsson opened the scoring in the 25th minute. Blackpool's goals came from Kelvin Mellor (29') and D. Philliskirk (75'). Blackburn Rovers scored through Marcus Antonsson (25'), B. Dack (45'), Charlie Mulgrew (63') and Paul Downing (67').

Discipline: Blackpool received 1 yellow card; Blackburn Rovers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Blackpool were 10th on 27 points from 19 and Blackburn Rovers 5th on 34 points from 18. Blackpool went on to finish that season 12th with 60 points, and Blackburn Rovers 2nd with 96.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Blackpool win, 4 draws and 3 for Blackburn Rovers.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 25'Goal · Marcus AntonssonBlackburn Rovers · 0-1
  • 29'Goal · Kelvin MellorBlackpool · 1-1
  • 42'Yellow card · Jimmy RyanBlackpool
  • 42'Yellow card · Richard SmallwoodBlackburn Rovers
  • 45'Goal · B. DackBlackburn Rovers · 1-2
  • 63'Goal · Charlie MulgrewBlackburn Rovers · 1-3
  • 67'Goal · Paul DowningBlackburn Rovers · 1-4
  • 75'Goal · D. PhilliskirkBlackpool · 2-4
  • 78'Yellow card · Derrick WilliamsBlackburn Rovers

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Blackpool 1, draws 4, Blackburn Rovers 3.

Team news

Blackpool line-up

Ryan Allsop, Kelvin Mellor, Will Aimson, Nick Anderton, Ollie Turton, Colin Daniel, Jimmy Ryan, Sean Longstaff, Viv Solomon-Otabor, Jay Spearing, Nathan Delfouneso

Blackburn Rovers line-up

David Raya, Ryan Nyambe, Derrick Williams, Charlie Mulgrew, Paul Michael Downing, Richard Smallwood, Peter Whittingham, Bradley Dack, Elliott Bennett, Danny Graham, Marcus Antonsson