Cambridge United 2-1 Blackpool: result and report
League One · Saturday 16 December 2023
Result
Cambridge United 2-1 Blackpool
League One · Saturday 16 December 2023, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-1
Cambridge United 2-1 Blackpool: match report
Cambridge United beat Blackpool 2-1 in the League One on Saturday 16 December 2023. The half-time score was 2-1.
Jordan Rhodes opened the scoring in the 25th minute. Cambridge United's goals came from Elias Kachunga (32') and Gassan Ahadme (44', penalty). Blackpool scored through Jordan Rhodes (25').
Discipline: Cambridge United received 6 yellow cards and 1 red card; Blackpool received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Cambridge United were 18th on 21 points from 20 and Blackpool 8th on 33 points from 21. Cambridge United went on to finish that season 18th with 48 points, and Blackpool 8th with 73.
Cambridge United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Blackpool in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Karamoko Dembélé of Blackpool (7.8), ahead of Jubril Okedina (7.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Cambridge United wins, 2 draws and 0 for Blackpool.
Key events
- 17'Yellow card · Jake Beesley
- 25'Goal · Jordan Rhodes
- 32'Goal · Elias Kachunga
- 34'Yellow card · Danny Andrew
- 43'Yellow card · Daniel Grimshaw
- 44'Penalty goal · Gassan Ahadme
- 56'Yellow card · Paul Digby
- 70'Yellow card · Elias Kachunga
- 78'Yellow card · Oliver Norburn
- 79'Second yellow · Paul Digby
- 83'Yellow card · Jack Stevens
- 90'Yellow card · James Brophy
- 90'Yellow card
Head-to-head
Team news
Cambridge United line-up (4-2-3-1)
Jack Stevens, Liam Bennett, Jubril Okedina, Michael Morrison, Danny Andrew, Jordan Cousins, Paul Digby, Sullay Kaikai, Elias Kachunga, James Brophy, Gassan Ahadme
Blackpool line-up (3-5-2)
Daniel Grimshaw, Matthew Pennington, Callum Connolly, James Husband, CJ Hamilton, Karamoko Dembélé, Oliver Norburn, Sonny Carey, Andy Lyons, J. Rhodes, Jake Beesley