Wednesday March 21, 2012 Day 38 Finished Bloomfield Road

Blackpool 3 - 3 Leicester City

  • Phillips 33’, 90’
  • Bednár 69’
  • Beckford 38’, 73’
  • Nugent 54’

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    Time:90'
    • Blackpool
    • Leicester City
    • FT: Blackpool 3-3 Leicester; both sets of fans applaud following a superb effort from both sides and a thrilling game
    • 90' Both teams look very tired now... surely that was the last goal?! Third minute of added time and Blackpool continue to look for a winner
    • 90' Blackpool 3-3 Leicester! K Phillips equalises with his second of the night, and it's a goal they deserve! Great play by Ince on the counter, the ball is sent across the penalty area and isn't cleared before Phillips is left with a simple finish to equaliser
    • 90' Leicester have the ball in the corner flag and are running the clock down; they're getting as many men behind the ball as possible and working only to preserve their lead
    • 87' M Phillips shoots over from 25 yards! A touch of desperation is now creeping into Blackpool's play; Schmeichel's been superb tonight - only an outstanding finish would have worked from there
    • 86' Clear intent from Manager Nigel Pearson to defend Leicester's lead - Samba on, Drinkwater off
    • 84' Six minutes remain for Blackpool to secure an equaliser... There could easily be another goal in this yet
    • 77' Blackpool are continuing to pressure and could easily score again but there's a constant risk of conceding a fourth; doing so would surely secure a victory for Leicester
    • 73' Blackpool 2-3 Leicester! Beckford scores again with an almost instant reply! Far too much room in the penalty area after a cross from the right and it's ultimately an easy finish for him. Poor defending again from Blackpool!
    • 69' Blackpool 2-2 Leicester! Bednar equalises for the home side, curling his effort beyond the impressive Schmeichel and into the bottom left. Game on at Bloomfield Road, this could easily go either way
    • 66' K Phillips somehow heads over the bar with an easy chance from around six yards! Superbly set up chance but the striker was too underneath the ball and couldn't direct it as he'd wish.
    • 64' Gilks saves well from Konchesky's cross from the left. The danger has passed after it had been building, with Dyer missing a decent chance from inside the area
    • 63' Bednar's on for Blackpool as Ian Holloway looks for the equaliser against one of his former sides...
    • 61' Danns wastes a good chance there! Good build up by Leicester that produces a shooting chance for the energetic midfielder but he fires over the bar. Still a very even game
    • 54' Blackpool 1-2 Leicester! Nugent scores! He's been getting some stick from the home fans tonight due to his Preston links but it's a good header from inside the area, following Drinkwater's corner, and a deserved goal.
    • 52' Good save again from Schmeicel, this time for Eardley! He's a goalkeeping who's maturing all of the time. Another corner...
    • 51' Another good save by Schmeichel! Stephen Crainey struck that ball superbly and it was dipping and going in but Schmeichel dived well to turn the ball out for a Blackpool corner. Ince to take
    • 49' ...which it is! Taylor-Fletcher shoots when surrounded by defenders and Schmeichel saves well. Did well with that effort. This is such an open game...
    • 48' Blackpool and Leicester have started in the same way they finished the first half. No chances of note - yet - but the intensity is there and it's probably only a matter of time...
    • 46' Blackpool and Leicester are back underway...
    • 45' HT: Blackpool 1-1 Leicester... Fair scoreline for both sides. Leicester did well to recover from going behind and are probably the better side on balance - they've certainly had the game's better chances. Whoever scores the next goal could really be in control
    • 45' Two minutes of added time to be played... Evatt's currently down getting treatment for a possible injured right knee...
    • 43' Good save there from Schmeichel, saving well from Matt Phillips' shot. The home side are such an attacking outfit that they're at great risk; Leicester are very good at countering so far - the next goal could be really crucial
    • 41' And so it proves again! Nugent gets his shot away, which was really a half-chance, but Gilks fumbles and only secures the ball at his second attempt.
    • 40' Nugent and Dyer swapping wings for Leicester; the front three look dangerous against Blackpool's fragile defence
    • 39' Good game of football so far at Bloomfield Road; Blackpool were doing well to close Leicester down and probably deserved their lead but, having momentarily switched off, conceded an equaliser. Lloyd Dyer continues to threaten for the away side so there could yet be more goals before half-time
    • 37' Blackpool 1-1 Leicester City! Superb play and through-ball by Daniel Drinkwater, putting Beckford into space for a rather simple finish.
    • 33' Blackpool 1-0 Leicester! Kevin Phillips outjumps Paul Konchesky and heads a Blackpool cross in superbly! The smallest man on the pitch scores but that's poor defending by Leicester to give Phillips such space
    • 26' Nugent booked for diving in the penalty area, but it's a controversial decision - it may well have been unlucky, so perhaps Blackpool escaped there: Nugent had already got into a good position so why bother diving, if so?
    • 24' Good challenge there from Ian Evatt, intercepting the ball with Jermaine Beckford in a dangerous position. Blackpool back in possession
    • 20:19 Best two chances have come to Leicester so far, though Blackpool continue to push forward. They'll obviously want to continue their record of scoring in every league game in 2012...
    • 20:17 Gilks punches clear and the danger passes... Safe goalkeeping
    • 20:16 No real clear chances on goal here yet; surprisingly, really - this fixture looked likely to produce the most goals of the three. Corner to Leicester...
    • 20:13 Morgan lucky not to get booked there after a cynical pull on Tom Ince's shirt. The home crowd are unhappy with that decision. Incidentally, Ince has four goals in the last five games...
    • 20:02 Players already slipping on the pitch - off the ball - in this game; the pitch is looking rather wet...
    • 20:00 Blackpool and Leicester are now underway...

  • Summary

    • 90' Blackpool 3-3 Leicester! K Phillips equalises with his second of the night, and it's a goal they deserve! Great play by Ince on the counter, the ball is sent across the penalty area and isn't cleared before Phillips is left with a simple finish to equaliser
    • 73' Blackpool 2-3 Leicester! Beckford scores again with an almost instant reply! Far too much room in the penalty area after a cross from the right and it's ultimately an easy finish for him. Poor defending again from Blackpool!
    • 69' Blackpool 2-2 Leicester! Bednar equalises for the home side, curling his effort beyond the impressive Schmeichel and into the bottom left. Game on at Bloomfield Road, this could easily go either way
    • 54' Blackpool 1-2 Leicester! Nugent scores! He's been getting some stick from the home fans tonight due to his Preston links but it's a good header from inside the area, following Drinkwater's corner, and a deserved goal.
    • 37' Blackpool 1-1 Leicester City! Superb play and through-ball by Daniel Drinkwater, putting Beckford into space for a rather simple finish.
    • 33' Blackpool 1-0 Leicester! Kevin Phillips outjumps Paul Konchesky and heads a Blackpool cross in superbly! The smallest man on the pitch scores but that's poor defending by Leicester to give Phillips such space

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