Blackpool 2-3 Scunthorpe United: result and report

League One · Tuesday 26 December 2017

Result

Blackpool 2-3 Scunthorpe United

League One · Tuesday 26 December 2017, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Blackpool 2-3 Scunthorpe United: match report

Blackpool were beaten by Scunthorpe United 2-3 in the League One on Tuesday 26 December 2017. It was 1-2 at half-time.

Tom Hopper opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Blackpool's goals came from D. Philliskirk (25') and Sean Longstaff (88'). Scunthorpe United scored through Tom Hopper (2'), Duane Holmes (8') and Hakeeb Adelakun (46').

Discipline: Blackpool received 4 yellow cards; Scunthorpe United received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Blackpool were 13th on 28 points from 23 and Scunthorpe United 4th on 42 points from 23. Blackpool went on to finish that season 12th with 60 points, and Scunthorpe United 5th with 75.

Blackpool lined up in a 4-3-3 and Scunthorpe United in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Blackpool wins, 2 draws and 0 for Scunthorpe United.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Tom HopperScunthorpe United · 0-1
  • 8'Goal · Duane HolmesScunthorpe United · 0-2
  • 22'Yellow card · Jimmy RyanBlackpool
  • 25'Goal · D. PhilliskirkBlackpool · 1-2
  • 26'Yellow card · Sessi D'AlmeidaBlackpool
  • 46'Goal · Hakeeb AdelakunScunthorpe United · 1-3
  • 74'Yellow card · Duane HolmesScunthorpe United
  • 79'Yellow card · Curtis TiltBlackpool
  • 88'Goal · Sean LongstaffBlackpool · 2-3
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Clark RobertsonBlackpool

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Blackpool 7, draws 2, Scunthorpe United 0.

Team news

Blackpool line-up (4-3-3)

Ben Williams, Kelvin Mellor, Clark Robertson, Curtis Tilt, Colin Daniel, Sessi D'Almeida, Jimmy Ryan, Sean Longstaff, Armand Gnanduillet, Danny Philliskirk, Nathan Delfouneso

Scunthorpe United line-up (4-4-2)

Matthew Gilks, Conor Townsend, Murray Wallace, Charlie Goode, Cameron Burgess, Josh Morris, Hakeeb Adelakun, Levi Sutton, Kevin van Veen, Tom Hopper, Duane Holmes