Watford 1-2 Blackpool: result and report

Championship · Saturday 9 March 2013

Result

Watford 1-2 Blackpool

Championship · Saturday 9 March 2013, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Watford 1-2 Blackpool: match report

Watford were beaten by Blackpool 1-2 in the Championship on Saturday 9 March 2013. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Cristian Battocchio opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Watford's goal came from Cristian Battocchio (27'). Blackpool scored through Tom Ince (76') and Gary MacKenzie (88').

Discipline: Watford received 1 yellow card; Blackpool received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Watford were 3rd on 64 points from 36 and Blackpool 13th on 44 points from 36. Watford went on to finish that season 2nd with 79 points, and Blackpool 13th with 60.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Watford win, 5 draws and 3 for Blackpool.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 27'Goal · Cristian BattocchioWatford · 1-0
  • 35'Yellow card · F. ForestieriWatford
  • 76'Goal · Tom InceBlackpool · 1-1
  • 88'Goal · Gary MacKenzieBlackpool · 1-2

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Watford 1, draws 5, Blackpool 3.

Team news

Watford expected line-up (3-5-2)

Almunia, Joel Ekstrand, Lloyd Doyley, Marco Cassetti, Tommie Hoban, Almen Abdi, Nathaniel Chalobah, Troy Deeney, Matej Vydra

Blackpool expected line-up

Alex Baptiste, Stephen Crainey, Neal Eardley, Matt Phillips, Isaiah Osbourne, Tom Ince, Matthew Gilks, Gary Taylor-Fletcher, Ian Ross Evatt