Southampton 0-1 Blackpool: result and report

Championship · Saturday 30 August 2008

Result

Southampton 0-1 Blackpool

Championship · Saturday 30 August 2008, 11:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Southampton 0-1 Blackpool: match report

Southampton were beaten by Blackpool 0-1 in the Championship on Saturday 30 August 2008. It was 0-1 at half-time.

The only goal came from Benjamin Burgess of Blackpool in the 44th minute, from the penalty spot.

Discipline: Southampton received 3 yellow cards; Blackpool received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Southampton were 17th on 3 points from 3 and Blackpool 21st on 1 point from 3. Southampton went on to finish that season 23rd with 45 points, and Blackpool 16th with 56.

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

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 28'Yellow card · Andrew SurmanSouthampton
  • 42'Yellow card · Simon GillettSouthampton
  • 44'Penalty goal · Benjamin BurgessBlackpool · 0-1
  • 61'Yellow card · L. JamesSouthampton
  • 79'Yellow card · Mohammed CamaraBlackpool
  • 90'Yellow card · Benjamin BurgessBlackpool

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Southampton 1, draws 1, Blackpool 0.

Team news

Southampton expected line-up

Antti Niemi, Claus Lundekvam, Danny Higginbotham, Paul Telfer, Anders Svensson, Fabrice Fernandes, David Prutton, Kevin Phillips, Rory Delap