‘Blackpool’ Archives
Chelsea 4-0 Blackpool
Chelsea brushed aside Blackpool to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to four points (download - 17mb). Salomon Kalou tapped home from a corner in the second minute before Florent Malouda struck from short range. Didier Drogba's deflected strike made it 3-0 before Malouda scored his second with a low shot just before the break.
Arsenal 6-0 Blackpool
It was nice while it lasted. Blackpool, who had spent a few hours on top of the Premier League's table last Saturday, experienced the flipside of life among the elite. Theo Walcott scored Arsenal’s first hat-trick in the Premier League since Arshavin scored four at Anfield against Liverpool in April, 2009.
Wigan 0-4 Blackpool
Premier League newcomers Blackpool got off to a dream start as they demolished a shambolic Wigan. On the final day of last season Wigan were thrashed 8-0 by Chelsea and, instead of getting that out of their system, they are off to the worst possible start.
Championship Playoff Final: Blackpool 3 – 2 Cardiff
Another year, another belter of a game. Blackpool's match-winner Brett Ormerod says promotion would have been impossible without mighty Ian Holloway. Blackpool become the 10th north west side to play in the Premier League, one ahead of London. On the previous five occasions that a 4th placed side had reached the Championship playoff final, they [...]
The Championship playoff semi finals
Either Blackpool or Cardiff will become the 44th different club to play in the Premier League (since football was invented in 1992) next season. Blackpool 2 - 1 Nottingham Forest Blackpool 2 - Nottingham Forest 1 - Watch more Videos at Vodpod. Nottingham Forest 3 - 4 Blackpool Nottingham Forest 3 - Blackpool 4 - Watch [...]
Life outside the Prem: 30th – 31st January
Coventry 1 - 1 Blackpool Coventry 1 - Blackpool 1- Watch more Videos at Vodpod. Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 1 Plymouth Sheffield Wednesday 2 - Plymouth 1- Watch more Videos at Vodpod. Leeds 2 - 0 Colchester Leeds 2 - Colchester 0- Watch more Videos at Vodpod.
The delight of the Carling Cup
The Carling Cup started to heat up last night. Well, this is about as good as it's likely to get. Leeds 0 - 1 Liverpool Simon Grayson's impressive League One side turned back the clock a few years, forcing a consistently high tempo while passing neatly throughout this tie. They could consider themselves unfortunate to bow out to David [...]
Post-hooligans Carling Cup highlights
Who can stop the boys from White Hart lane? Not the lads from Wigan, that's for sure, although maybe Newcastle might be getting a chance sooner than I thought. Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Manchester City The team that cost 200 million quid needed second half goals from Shaun Wright-Phillips and Carlos Tevez to put them into the next round of the [...]
