Blackpool FC vs Gillingham FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Blackpool FC vs Gillingham FC — League One at Bloomfield Road.
- Blackpool FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
- Gillingham FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Kevin Mulraine
- Referee Darren Drysdale
- Referee Anthony Moore
- Referee Anthony Backhouse
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr Gillingham FC H 4–1 W 02 Apr Swindon Town FC A 2–0 W 27 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–2 D 23 Mar Peterborough United FC H 3–1 W 20 Mar Oxford United FC A 2–0 W 16 Mar Burton Albion FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr Blackpool FC A 1–4 L 31 Mar Wigan Athletic FC H 1–0 W 27 Mar Hull City AFC A 1–1 D 20 Mar Doncaster Rovers FC H 2–2 D 16 Mar Lincoln City FC A 3–0 W 13 Mar Swindon Town FC A 3–1 W Key Stats
43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Blackpool FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Blackpool FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jerry Yates on 5.
- 10' Gillingham FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 14' GOAL! Jordan Graham scores on 14. Assisted by John Akinde
- 19' John Akinde needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 20' GOAL! Jerry Yates scores on 20. Assisted by Luke Garbutt
- 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sullay Kaikai suffering a number of foals already.
- 30' GOAL! Sullay Kaikai scores on 30. Assisted by Grant Ward
- 34' Gillingham FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 34.
- 39' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Elliot Embleton.
- 44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Gillingham FC that had 182 games and scored 239 goals.
- 49' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 54' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 59' Time for substitution for Gillingham FC. Alexander MacDonald is replaced by Olly Lee.
- 60' Another substitution for Gillingham FC to replace John Akinde by Dominic Samuel on 60 minute.
- 61' GOAL! Elliot Embleton scores on 61.
- 66' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 67' It is a substitution in Blackpool FC team. Elliot Embleton is replaced by Jordan Gabriel on 67 minute.
- 72' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jordan Thorniley made 370 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 77' Blackpool FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 77.
- 82' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 82 minutes.
- 86' Demetri Mitchell is replacing Sullay Kaikai for the Blackpool FC side.
- With this win, Blackpool FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Blackpool FC
Starting XI- 10
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- 12
- 18
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- 4
- 20
- 29
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9
Jerry Yates ↓ Ethan Robson 86'
- 26
- 19
Bench- 21
- 28
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6
Ethan Robson ↑ 86'
- 3
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15
Demetri Mitchell ↑ 86'
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2
Jordan Gabriel ↑ 67'
- 23
Gillingham FC
Starting XI- 10
- 3
- 5
- 1
- 8
- 4
- 2
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15
John Akinde ↓ Dominic Samuel 60'
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16
Alexander MacDonald ↓ Olly Lee 59'
- 19
- 21
Bench- 14
- 23
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9
Dominic Samuel ↑ 60'
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11
Olly Lee ↑ 59'
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- 17
- 12
Coach Steve Evans -
Head to Head
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