Middlesbrough 1-2 Blackpool: result and report

Middlesbrough 1-2 Blackpool

Championship · Saturday 18 September 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Middlesbrough were beaten by Blackpool 1-2 in the Championship on Saturday 18 September 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Marcus Tavernier opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Middlesbrough's goal came from Marcus Tavernier (8'). Blackpool scored through Marvin Ekpiteta (62') and an own goal by Grant Hall (78').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards; Blackpool received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 13th on 9 points from 7 and Blackpool 21st on 5 points from 7. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 7th with 70 points, and Blackpool 16th with 60.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Blackpool in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Marcus Tavernier of Middlesbrough (8.0), ahead of Marvin Ekpiteta (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Middlesbrough wins, 3 draws and 4 for Blackpool.

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