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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 15 (setup 1, season 29)
Blackpool
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
3-5-2
Overall form:
Home form:
Bernd LENO16Loris KARIUS
Formation:
3-4-1-2
League position:
16
Overall form:
Home form:
Marcos Aoas Corrêa, MARQUINHOS72Ashley WILLIAMS
Andrés INIESTA Luján37Fabian JOHNSON
Grzegorz KRYCHOWIAK74Gareth BARRY
ALEX SANDRO Lobo Silva75Eliaquim MANGALA
Benedikt HÖWEDES66Ogenyi Eddy ONAZI
James David RODRÍGUEZ Rubio77Jason PUNCHEON
Franck RIBÉRY78Michael CARRICK
Dries MERTENS9Eric CHOUPO-MOTING
Francesc FABREGAS Soler610Sadio MANÉ
Zlatan IBRAHIMOVIC611Ahmed MUSA
Mark TippleManagerHugh G. Rection
Benjamin HENRICHS12Matt TARGETT
Daniel CARVAJAL Ramos13Saido BERAHINO
Cristián Alejandro CUEVAS Jara14Damien DELANEY
Sebastian GAMARRA Ruíz15Andy KING
Gustav ENGVALL16Nathan DYER

Blackpool 3 Birmingham City 1
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 64,604, Stadium: Bloomfield Road Ground, Referee: Peter WALTON 8)
8 Höwedes, 31 Iniesta, 69 IbrahimovicScorers77 Mané
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
5Corners8
14Fouls26
7Offsides17
6Shots on3
14Shots off6
20Total shots9
2Shots saved2
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: Andrés INIESTA Luján
3MERTENS charged through the Birmingham City defence but shot straight at the Birmingham City 'keeper.
8GOAL!! Blackpool's HÖWEDES beat a number of defenders before firing just inside KARIUS's near post. (1-0 Blackpool)
23A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming LENO.
24A penalty box meleé resulted in RIBÉRY driving the ball wide.
31GOAL!! INIESTA waltzed forward, looked up and stroked a shot into the Birmingham City net. (2-0 Blackpool)
36IBRAHIMOVIC hoofed the ball wide from just inside the area.
38A pin-point pass was collected by IBRAHIMOVIC and his looping effort flew narrowly over.
40JOHNSON shot wide.
42A mix up in the Birmingham City defence enabled RIBÉRY to volley an effort wide.
42CHOUPO-MOTING's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
 
52A cross from RODRÍGUEZ left MERTENS in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
54INIESTA made space on the left and pulled the ball to MERTENS who fired the ball wide.
60RIBÉRY fired a deadly shot just beyond the near post from thirty yards out.
62IBRAHIMOVIC pulled away from MANGALA but blasted the ball into the arms of the Birmingham City 'keeper.
63A lovely effort from MANÉ scraped the outside of the post.
65MANÉ was put clear by MUSA and he beat the Blackpool 'keeper but drilled his shot inches over.
69GOAL!! An inswinging corner was headed clear only for IBRAHIMOVIC to hammer the ball into the back of the net. (3-0 Blackpool)
75RODRÍGUEZ beat three Birmingham City players and fired a great chance inches wide.
75A fine ball from MERTENS on the right was collected by RIBÉRY who sliced his shot just beyond the far post.
77GOAL!! A Birmingham City counter-attack allowed ONAZI to setup MANÉ with an easy goal. (3-1 Blackpool)
79A free-kick from MANÉ flew just beyond the near post.
82RIBÉRY headed wide.