Blackpool staged a spirited second-half comeback to secure a 3-3 draw at Burnley after falling 3-1 behind at Turf Moor where both teams finished the game with 10 men.Sonny Carey and Ian Maatsen were both red-carded by referee Keith Stroud in the 85th minute as a thrilling Lancashire derby boiled over.Carey was dismissed for a cynical late trip on Maatsen, who retaliated by pushing the Blackpool ...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Michael Appleton savoured his side’s 1-0 win at QPR but admitted his joy was tempered by concern for injured midfielders Charlie Patino and Lewis Fiorini.Both on-loan youngsters were taken off at Loftus Road, where Josh Bowler’s goal against his former club secured the points.Arsenal’s Patino has a nasty-looking ankle injury and Manchester City’s Fiorini ma...Full Story »

Josh Bowler’s goal against his former club gave Blackpool a 1-0 victory at QPR.Rangers had plenty of possession at Loftus Road but were unable to find an equaliser after Bowler netted in first-half injury time.Bowler cut in from the right and, after his first effort was blocked, he sent a fine strike beyond goalkeeper Seny Dieng and into the far corner of the net.Lyndon Dykes had made a me...Full Story »

QPR could hand a debut to Ethan Laird as they welcome Blackpool to Loftus Road.The Manchester United defender has joined on loan for the rest of the season and could come straight into the Rangers side as they continue to struggle with injuries.Hoops boss Michael Beale is hoping Kenneth Paal and Chris Willock could be fit enough to feature.However, Jake Clarke-Salter, Luke Amos and Taylor Richar...Full Story »

Swansea manager Russell Martin praised the aggression and intensity of his players after they snatched their first win of the Sky Bet Championship season with a 1-0 victory at Blackpool.Michael Obafemi teed up substitute Olivier Ntcham for the simplest of goals in the 87th minute after a two-on-one situation with the keeper.Martin was particularly pleased with the way his side bounced back from ...Full Story »

Olivier Ntcham struck late to secure Swansea’s first win of the Sky Bet Championship season with a 1-0 victory away to Blackpool.Ntcham struck on 87 minutes when Michael Obafemi burst through on goal and teed him up for a tap-in to silence the Bloomfield Road fans.Jerry Yates had the hosts’ best chance, but saw his penalty saved by Andy Fisher.Fisher was impenetrable in the Swans&rsq...Full Story »

Blackpool manager Michael Appleton could restore a number of players to his line-up for the visit of Swansea in the Sky Bet Championship.Appleton made seven changes for the Carabao Cup loss to Barrow on penalties in midweek with goalkeeper Dan Grimshaw among those likely to come back in.Veteran defender Richard Keogh is no longer an option after joining Ipswich this week.Jordan Gabriel and James...Full Story »

Pete Wild was full of praise for penalty hero Paul Farman after he helped Barrow to a Carabao Cup shoot-out win over Championship Blackpool.The tie was settled by the lottery of spot-kicks after a 0-0 draw in normal time, with Lewis Fiorini missing the target to put the visitors into the second round.Farman had given the Bluebirds the advantage with a stunning save to deny defender Callum Connel...Full Story »

Sky Bet League Two side Barrow produced a heroic performance to knock Championship club Blackpool out of the Carabao Cup, winning 4-3 on penalties after a goalless draw.Paul Farman denied Callum Connolly from the spot, before Lewis Fiorini blazed over the decisive penalty to give the Cumbrians their first win over the Lancashire side.Farman had earlier denied Shayne Lavery to seemingly end the s...Full Story »

Blackpool remain without a host of players as they take on Barrow in the first round of the Carabao Cup at Bloomfield Road.Left-back James Husband is nearing a return from the hamstring injury he suffered last season but this fixture comes too soon.Doug Tharme, Richard Keogh, Luke Garbutt, Jordan Gabriel, Kevin Stewart, Jake Beesley and Keshi Anderson are all out.Arsenal loanee Charlie Patino co...Full Story »

Stoke will check on the fitness of Ben Wilmot ahead of the visit of Blackpool.Defender Wilmot suffered a groin strain towards the end of last weekend’s 2-0 defeat at Millwall.Nick Powell and Harry Souttar remain unavailable for selection.Powell hopes to be back from knee ligament damage in September and Souttar is about eight to 10 weeks away from fitness following his knee injury.Keshi An...Full Story »

Reading manager Paul Ince felt his side deserved better after starting the Championship season with a 1-0 defeat at Blackpool.Ince saw his side beaten by Callum Connolly’s ninth-minute strike at Bloomfield Road.But the Reading boss felt their performance showed the progress they have made over the summer“I’m really disappointed because I thought we were excellent in the second ...Full Story »

Callum Connolly’s crashing volley gave Blackpool a winning start to the new Championship season with a battling 1-0 home win over Reading.The former Everton defender smashed home after just nine minutes to secure victory for new boss Michael Appleton in his first match in charge.Reading piled on the pressure in the second half but lacked a killer instinct in front of goal as the Lancashire...Full Story »

New Blackpool boss Michael Appleton could hand debuts to his summer signings as they launch their Sky Bet Championship campaign at home to Reading.Canada international attacker Theo Corbeanu became the club’s fourth arrival when he completed a season-long loan move from Premier League Wolves on Thursday.He joins Liverpool defender Rhys Williams and Manchester City midfielder Lewis Fiorini ...Full Story »

Jake Daniels has become the only current openly gay male professional footballer in Britain Blackpool star Jake Daniels has bravely come out in a TV interview, becoming the only current openly gay male professional footballer in Britain. Daniels, who only made his Blackpool debut earlier this month, made the announcement in an interview with Sky Sports, confirming he had the backing of his clu...Full Story »

Sammie Szmodics scored twice as already-relegated Peterborough bowed out of the Championship with a thumping 5-0 victory against a much-changed Blackpool at London Road.Posh’s fate had been sealed two weeks ago, but a disappointing year in the second tier was at least rounded off by what was comfortably their biggest win of it.Unlike them, Blackpool have another season at this level to loo...Full Story »

Peterborough striker Ricky-Jade Jones could start the Sky Bet Championship clash with Blackpool.Jones overcame a back issue to make a replacement appearance in the 3-0 defeat at Millwall and got 33 minutes under his belt.Midfielder Joe Ward had recovered from a thigh injury to be available to face Millwall but was omitted from the squad.Boss Grant McCann could test out some of his younger player...Full Story »

Derby put on a show for their travelling fans as they beat Blackpool 2-0 at Bloomfield Road.More than 4,000 County fans made the trip for the club’s final away game of the Championship season.And Wayne Rooney’s relegated side got the job done as they ended a streak of nine consecutive losses on the road.The Rams, who had not won on their travels in 2022, snatched the lead against the...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Neil Critchley may look to make changes once again when they face already-relegated Derby.Critchley brought in Oliver Casey and Matty Virtue for rare starts in the Seasiders’ 2-0 win over Barnsley in midweek and may look to experiment with the side once again.Defender Richard Keogh dropped out of the squad in midweek and could return against his former club.Forward Owen Dale...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Neil Critchley believes their 2-0 victory over relegated Barnsley at Oakwell keeps them moving in the right direction.The visitors opened the scoring in the 39th minute when Jake Beesley’s ball over the top found Owen Dale, who cut inside and emphatically finished.The away side doubled their advantage in the second period when Oliver Casey rounded off a well worked set-piece...Full Story »