Blackpool vs Reading

Championship - Regular Season 26 Feb 2022, 15:00
Blackpool
Blackpool
4–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Reading
Reading
🏟 Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire) 👤 P. Bankes Round 35

Match report

Blackpool cruised past Reading 4-1 in the Championship - Regular Season on 26 February 2022. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Blackpool had 15 shots to Reading's 14.

The match was played at Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire), with P. Bankes in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 42% - 58% Shots 15 - 14 On target 8 - 3 Corners 7 - 2 Fouls 14 - 3 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Marvin Ekpiteta
Blackpool · 1 goal
8 Gary Madine 1 goal
8 Lucas João 1 goal
8 Kenneth Dougall 2 assists
8 CJ Hamilton 1 assist
First half vs second half
Reading came out stronger after half-time, with 9 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–5 5–9
Shots On Goal 5–1 3–2
Ball Possession 48–52 —
Corners 5–1 2–1
Attacks 56–52 37–57
Match statistics
3 Substitution 2
93 Attacks 109
47 Dangerous Attacks 34
8 On Target 3
6 Off Target 11
15 Shots Total 14
8 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 3
1 Shots Blocked 8
14 Shots Inside Box 8
1 Shots Outside Box 6
14 Fouls 3
7 Corners 2
1 Offsides 0
42% Ball Possession 58%
1 Yellow Cards 0
2 Saves 4
331 Passes Total 475
240 Passes Accurate 390
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackpool · 4-4-2
32 D. Grimshaw
4 J. Lawrence-Gabriel 21 M. Ekpiteta 34 J. Thorniley 35 D. Sterling
11 J. Bowler 12 K. Dougall 6 K. Stewart 22 CJ Hamilton
9 J. Yates 14 G. Madine
Reading · 4-2-3-1
22 L. Southwood
8 A. Rinomhota 4 M. Morrison 5 T. McIntyre 17 A. Yiadom
15 D. Drinkwater 19 T. Dele-Bashiru
9 T. Ince 10 J. Swift 23 J. Hoilett
18 L. João
Blackpool
Coach
N. Critchley
Substitutes
  • 13 Stuart Moore
  • 20 Oliver Casey
  • 2 Callum Connolly
  • 5 Reece James
  • 28 Jake Beesley
  • 7 Owen Dale
  • 19 Shayne Lavery
Reading
Coach
P. Ince
Substitutes
  • 31 Coniah Boyce-Clarke
  • 49 Kelvin Abrefa
  • 14 Ovie Ejaria
  • 7 Alen Halilovic
  • 11 Yakou Méïté
  • 33 Brandon Barker
  • 39 Jahmari Clarke
Substitutions
  • 78' ↑ Y. Meïté ↓ T. Dele-Bashiru Reading
  • 79' ↑ O. Ejaria ↓ J. Hoilett Reading
  • 80' ↑ R. James ↓ J. Lawrence-Gabriel Blackpool
  • 83' ↑ S. Lavery ↓ J. Yates Blackpool
  • 89' ↑ J. Beesley ↓ G. Madine Blackpool
Cards
  • 77' J. Yates Blackpool
Head-to-head
Blackpool 6 2 draws 3 Reading
2026-05-02 Reading vs Blackpool 0 - 0
2025-11-29 Blackpool vs Reading 0 - 3
2025-04-01 Blackpool vs Reading 3 - 0
2024-12-14 Reading vs Blackpool 0 - 3
2024-04-27 Reading vs Blackpool 3 - 2
2023-09-23 Blackpool vs Reading 4 - 1
Recent form
Blackpool D D W W W
Reading D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Blackpool vs Reading?
Blackpool won 4-1 against Reading on 26 February 2022.
Who won Blackpool vs Reading?
Blackpool won the match 4-1.
Where was Blackpool vs Reading played?
The match was played at Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire).
Who had more possession in Blackpool vs Reading?
Reading had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.