Blackpool vs Reading

League One 1 Apr 2025, 18:45
Blackpool
Blackpool
3–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Reading
Reading
🏟 Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire) 👤 A. Bannister Round 40

Match report

Blackpool cruised past Reading 3-0 in the League One on 1 April 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Reading dominated possession with 63% of the ball, while Blackpool had 16 shots to Reading's 11.

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

Half-time 0-0 Possession 37% - 63% Shots 16 - 11 On target 10 - 1 Corners 3 - 5 Fouls 8 - 6 Yellow cards 1
9
Player of the match
Sonny Carey
Blackpool · 2 goals
9 Oliver Casey 1 goal
8 Odeluga Offiah captained the side
8 James Husband captained the side
8 Albie Morgan captained the side
First half vs second half
Blackpool stepped it up after the break, with 13 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–3 13–8
Shots On Goal 1–0 9–1
Ball Possession 49–51 —
Corners 2–5 1–0
Attacks 51–56 27–73
Match statistics
3 Corners 5
5 Substitution 6
78 Attacks 129
32 Dangerous Attacks 71
10 On Target 1
6 Off Target 10
16 Shots Total 11
10 Shots On Goal 1
3 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 5
12 Shots Inside Box 5
4 Shots Outside Box 6
8 Fouls 6
3 Corners 5
6 Offsides 2
37% Ball Possession 63%
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Saves 7
328 Passes Total 558
251 Passes Accurate 466
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackpool · 4-4-2
30 H. Tyrer
24 O. Offiah 20 O. Casey 3 J. Husband 15 H. Coulson
25 R. Apter 7 L. Evans 8 A. Morgan 10 S. Carey
11 A. Fletcher 21 N. Ennis
Reading · 4-3-3
22 J. Pereira
14 T. Rushesha 38 M. Stickland 17 A. Yiadom 2 K. Abrefa
7 H. Knibbs 29 L. Wing 8 C. Savage
20 C. Campbell 19 J. Wareham 9 K. Ehibhatiomhan
Blackpool
Coach
S. Bruce
Substitutes
  • 19 Samuel Silvera
  • 14 Tom Bloxham
  • 22 CJ Hamilton
  • 4 Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
  • 1 Richard O'Donnell
  • 5 Matthew Pennington
  • 18 Jake Beesley
Reading
Coach
N. Hunt
Substitutes
  • 28 Mamadi Camara
  • 34 Louie Holzman
  • 30 Andre Garcia
  • 11 Tom Carroll
  • 10 Billy Bodin
  • 1 David Button
  • 32 Abraham Kanu
Substitutions
  • 63' ↑ Mamadi Camará ↓ C. Campbell Reading
  • 64' ↑ S. Silvera ↓ N. Ennis Blackpool
  • 64' ↑ L. Holzman ↓ A. Yiadom Reading
  • 64' ↑ T. Carroll ↓ K. Ehibhatiomhan Reading
  • 64' ↑ A. Garcia ↓ T. Rushesha Reading
  • 65' ↑ T. Bloxham ↓ R. Apter Blackpool
  • 77' ↑ C. Hamilton ↓ A. Fletcher Blackpool
  • 86' ↑ J. Lawrence-Gabriel ↓ L. Evans Blackpool
  • 86' ↑ B. Bodin ↓ J. Wareham Reading
Cards
  • 80' C. Hamilton 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 3-0 against Reading on 1 April 2025.
Who won Blackpool vs Reading?
Blackpool won the match 3-0.
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 63% of possession, compared to 37% for the other side.