Match Report
The table gap was wide: 47 points between Sheffield United (2nd, 91 pts) and Blackpool (23rd, 44 pts). Blackpool's recent output outran their position: 7th on form over five rounds, 23rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.22 goals per team per game, Blackpool ran at 1.04 scored and 1.57 conceded, Sheffield United at 1.59 and 0.85.
Blackpool arrived off three consecutive draws. Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Sheffield United. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Blackpool, 12/15 for Sheffield United.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 2 for Blackpool, 2 for Sheffield United and 3 drawn, at 2.14 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Bloomfield Road in Blackpool (capacity 16,200). On the scoreboard, Sheffield United led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.




