Blackpool vs Bolton Wanderers

24 February 2024 · League One · 2023/24 · Referee Joshua Smith

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Jake Beesley 16’, 68’ (pen)
  • Marvin Ekpiteta 27’
  • Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel 84’
  • George Thomason 9’

Match summary

Blackpool came from behind to win 4-1 at home to Bolton Wanderers. Blackpool led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, George Thomason put Bolton Wanderers ahead in the 9th minute, Jake Beesley equalised in the 16th minute, and Marvin Ekpiteta put Blackpool in front in the 27th minute. In the second half, Beesley made it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 68th minute and Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel made it 4-1 in the 84th minute.

Shots finished 15-14 to Blackpool, with 8 on target for Blackpool and 3 for Bolton Wanderers. Bolton Wanderers had a player sent off.

Match stats

Blackpool Bolton Wanderers
15 Shots 14
8 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1

Key events

Blackpool Bolton Wanderers
Kick-off
9’
George Thomason0-1 (Bolton Wanderers)
Jake Beesley1-1 (Blackpool)
16’
Marvin Ekpiteta2-1 (Blackpool)
27’
Half-time2-1
Jake Beesley
Penalty
3-1 (Blackpool)
68’
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel4-1 (Blackpool)
84’
Full-time4-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Blackpool
  • Daniel Grimshaw
Bolton Wanderers
  • Ricardo Santos
  • Gethin Jones
  • Zachary Ashworth
  • Carlos Mendes Gomes

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bolton Wanderers attacking Blackpool attacking 
9’ George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers), open play, goal 16’ Jake Beesley (Blackpool), open play, goal 20’ Josh Dacres-Cogley (Bolton Wanderers), open play, off target 20’ Jón Daði Böðvarsson (Bolton Wanderers), open play, saved 23’ Josh Dacres-Cogley (Bolton Wanderers), open play, blocked 24’ George Byers (Blackpool), open play, off target 24’ Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Blackpool), open play, blocked 27’ Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool), set piece, goal 27’ George Byers (Blackpool), set piece, saved 28’ Gethin Jones (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, off target 33’ Jón Daði Böðvarsson (Bolton Wanderers), open play, off target 37’ Carlos Mendes Gomes (Bolton Wanderers), open play, off target 41’ Carlos Mendes Gomes (Bolton Wanderers), open play, blocked 42’ Shayne Lavery (Blackpool), open play, saved 43’ Carlos Mendes Gomes (Bolton Wanderers), open play, saved 44’ Jake Beesley (Blackpool), set piece, off target 48’ George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers), open play, off target 49’ Kyle Joseph (Blackpool), open play, blocked 50’ Kyle Joseph (Blackpool), from a corner, saved 52’ Matthew Pennington (Blackpool), set piece, off target 56’ Kyle Joseph (Blackpool), set piece, blocked 57’ George Byers (Blackpool), from a corner, off target 68’ Jake Beesley (Blackpool), penalty, goal 76’ Carlos Mendes Gomes (Bolton Wanderers), open play, blocked 84’ Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Blackpool), open play, goal 89’ Victor Adeboyejo (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, off target 90+1’ Kyle Joseph (Blackpool), open play, blocked 90+6’ Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers), open play, blocked 90+6’ Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers), open play, blocked 9’ George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers), open play, goal 16’ Jake Beesley (Blackpool), open play, goal 20’ Josh Dacres-Cogley (Bolton Wanderers), open play, off target 20’ Jón Daði Böðvarsson (Bolton Wanderers), open play, saved 23’ Josh Dacres-Cogley (Bolton Wanderers), open play, blocked 24’ George Byers (Blackpool), open play, off target 24’ Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Blackpool), open play, blocked 27’ Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool), set piece, goal 27’ George Byers (Blackpool), set piece, saved 28’ Gethin Jones (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, off target 33’ Jón Daði Böðvarsson (Bolton Wanderers), open play, off target 37’ Carlos Mendes Gomes (Bolton Wanderers), open play, off target 41’ Carlos Mendes Gomes (Bolton Wanderers), open play, blocked 42’ Shayne Lavery (Blackpool), open play, saved 43’ Carlos Mendes Gomes (Bolton Wanderers), open play, saved 44’ Jake Beesley (Blackpool), set piece, off target 48’ George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers), open play, off target 49’ Kyle Joseph (Blackpool), open play, blocked 50’ Kyle Joseph (Blackpool), from a corner, saved 52’ Matthew Pennington (Blackpool), set piece, off target 56’ Kyle Joseph (Blackpool), set piece, blocked 57’ George Byers (Blackpool), from a corner, off target 68’ Jake Beesley (Blackpool), penalty, goal 76’ Carlos Mendes Gomes (Bolton Wanderers), open play, blocked 84’ Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Blackpool), open play, goal 89’ Victor Adeboyejo (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, off target 90+1’ Kyle Joseph (Blackpool), open play, blocked 90+6’ Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers), open play, blocked 90+6’ Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers), open play, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 – – – –
James Husband Taken off
87′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 – – – –
Karamoko Dembélé Taken off
85′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
George Byers Taken off
80′ – – 3 – – – –
Hayden Coulson Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Shayne Lavery Taken off
46′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ 2 – 3 – – – –
Andy Lyons Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Kyle Joseph Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 4 – – – –
Albie Morgan Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
CJ Hamilton Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
Oliver Casey Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Blackpool win 38% Avg odds 2.48
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.26
Bolton Wanderers win 33% Avg odds 2.78

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.