Blackpool vs Sunderland

League Cup - 2nd Round 24 Aug 2021, 18:45
Blackpool
Blackpool
2–3
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Sunderland
Sunderland
🏟 Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire) 👤 P. Wright

Match report

Sunderland edged past Blackpool 3-2 in the League Cup - 2nd Round on 24 August 2021. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Blackpool had 16 shots to Sunderland's 7.

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

Half-time 1-1 Possession 48% - 52% Shots 16 - 7 On target 7 - 5 Corners 5 - 3 Fouls 9 - 8
9
Player of the match
Aiden O'Brien
Sunderland · 3 goals
8 Josh Bowler 1 goal
7 Shayne Lavery 1 goal
7 Richard Keogh 74 passes (86% accurate)
7 Luke Garbutt captained the side
First half vs second half
Blackpool stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–3 11–4
Shots On Goal 3–2 4–3
Ball Possession 49–51 —
Corners 1–0 4–3
Attacks 60–27 46–39
Match statistics
3 Substitution 3
106 Attacks 66
45 Dangerous Attacks 26
7 On Target 5
9 Off Target 2
16 Shots Total 7
7 Shots On Goal 5
5 Shots Off Goal 1
4 Shots Blocked 1
11 Shots Inside Box 5
5 Shots Outside Box 2
9 Fouls 8
5 Corners 3
1 Offsides 6
48% Ball Possession 52%
2 Saves 5
406 Passes Total 437
315 Passes Accurate 342
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackpool · 4-2-3-1
32 D. Grimshaw
20 O. Casey 26 R. Keogh 23 D. Gretarsson 29 L. Garbutt
5 R. James 25 C. Antwi
22 CJ Hamilton 16 S. Carey 28 T. John-Jules
19 S. Lavery
Sunderland · 4-2-3-1
20 A. Patterson
2 N. Huggins 5 F. Alves 26 B. Wright 17 D. Cirkin
15 C. Winchester 24 D. Neil
23 J. Diamond 21 A. Pritchard 10 A. O'Brien
9 N. Broadhead
Blackpool
Coach
N. Critchley
Substitutes
  • 13 Stuart Moore
  • 3 James Husband
  • 21 Marvin Ekpiteta
  • 10 Keshi Anderson
  • 38 Bradley Holmes
  • 11 Josh Bowler
  • 9 Jerry Yates
Sunderland
Coach
L. Johnson
Substitutes
  • 35 Harrison Bond
  • 6 Callum Doyle
  • 18 Ellis Taylor
  • 11 Lynden Gooch
  • 8 Elliot Embleton
  • 27 Josh Hawkes
  • 14 Ross Stewart
Substitutions
  • 69' ↑ J. Bowler ↓ C. Antwi Blackpool
  • 73' ↑ E. Embleton ↓ A. Pritchard Sunderland
  • 74' ↑ R. Stewart ↓ N. Broadhead Sunderland
  • 77' ↑ C. Doyle ↓ F. Alves Sunderland
  • 78' ↑ J. Yates ↓ S. Lavery Blackpool
  • 78' ↑ K. Anderson ↓ C. Hamilton Blackpool
Head-to-head
Blackpool 2 2 draws 2 Sunderland
2024-07-27 Blackpool vs Sunderland 0 - 1
2023-01-01 Blackpool vs Sunderland 1 - 1
2021-08-24 Blackpool vs Sunderland 2 - 3
2021-04-27 Sunderland vs Blackpool 0 - 1
2021-04-17 Blackpool vs Sunderland 1 - 0
2020-03-14 Blackpool vs Sunderland 0 - 0
Recent form
Blackpool D D W W W
Sunderland D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Blackpool vs Sunderland?
Blackpool lost 2-3 against Sunderland on 24 August 2021.
Who won Blackpool vs Sunderland?
Sunderland won the match 3-2.
Where was Blackpool vs Sunderland played?
The match was played at Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire).
Who had more possession in Blackpool vs Sunderland?
Sunderland had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.