Match Report
Blackpool had not lost in 5 games. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for Blackpool, 4/15 for Sheffield Wednesday.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Blackpool 3, draws 3, Sheffield Wednesday 5, at 1.64 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 36% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 18% of the meetings.
The match was played at Bloomfield Road in Blackpool (capacity 16,200). Sheffield Wednesday led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.