Blackpool vs Bristol Rovers

3 May 2025 · League One · 2024/25 · Referee B Speedie

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Tom Bloxham 40’
  • Albie Morgan 55’
  • Niall Ennis 76’
  • Ryan Finnigan 89’
  • Gatlin O'Donkor 18’

Match summary

Blackpool came from behind to win 4-1 at home to Bristol Rovers. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Gatlin O'Donkor put Bristol Rovers ahead in the 18th minute and Tom Bloxham equalised in the 40th minute. In the second half, Albie Morgan put Blackpool in front in the 55th minute, Niall Ennis made it 3-1 in the 76th minute, and Ryan Finnigan made it 4-1 in the 89th minute.

Shots finished 16-8 to Blackpool, with 8 on target for Blackpool and 4 for Bristol Rovers.

Match stats

Blackpool Bristol Rovers
16 Shots 8
8 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Blackpool Bristol Rovers
Kick-off
18’
Gatlin O'Donkor0-1 (Bristol Rovers)
Tom Bloxham1-1 (Blackpool)
40’
Half-time1-1
Albie Morgan2-1 (Blackpool)
55’
Niall Ennis3-1 (Blackpool)
76’
Ryan Finnigan4-1 (Blackpool)
89’
Full-time4-1

Bookings

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

Bristol Rovers
  • Matt Butcher

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bristol Rovers attacking Blackpool attacking 
2’ Lee Evans (Blackpool), from a corner, blocked 3’ Isaac Hutchinson (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 14’ Elkan Baggott (Blackpool), from a corner, off target 18’ Gatlin O'Donkor (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 19’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), open play, hit the woodwork 22’ Kofi Shaw (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 34’ Robert Apter (Blackpool), open play, saved 36’ CJ Hamilton (Blackpool), open play, saved 40’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), open play, goal 40’ Niall Ennis (Blackpool), open play, saved 43’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), open play, blocked 55’ Albie Morgan (Blackpool), open play, goal 55’ Niall Ennis (Blackpool), open play, blocked 58’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), open play, off target 70’ Romaine Sawyers (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 74’ Michael Reindorf (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 75’ Kofi Shaw (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 75’ Michael Reindorf (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, saved 76’ Niall Ennis (Blackpool), open play, goal 82’ Oliver Casey (Blackpool), from a corner, off target 86’ Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Blackpool), open play, off target 89’ Ryan Finnigan (Blackpool), open play, goal 89’ CJ Hamilton (Blackpool), open play, saved 90+2’ Lino Sousa (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 2’ Lee Evans (Blackpool), from a corner, blocked 3’ Isaac Hutchinson (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 14’ Elkan Baggott (Blackpool), from a corner, off target 18’ Gatlin O'Donkor (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 19’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), open play, hit the woodwork 22’ Kofi Shaw (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 34’ Robert Apter (Blackpool), open play, saved 36’ CJ Hamilton (Blackpool), open play, saved 40’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), open play, goal 40’ Niall Ennis (Blackpool), open play, saved 43’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), open play, blocked 55’ Albie Morgan (Blackpool), open play, goal 55’ Niall Ennis (Blackpool), open play, blocked 58’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), open play, off target 70’ Romaine Sawyers (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 74’ Michael Reindorf (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 75’ Kofi Shaw (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 75’ Michael Reindorf (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, saved 76’ Niall Ennis (Blackpool), open play, goal 82’ Oliver Casey (Blackpool), from a corner, off target 86’ Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Blackpool), open play, off target 89’ Ryan Finnigan (Blackpool), open play, goal 89’ CJ Hamilton (Blackpool), open play, saved 90+2’ Lino Sousa (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Matthew Pennington Taken off
72′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Robert Apter Taken off
61′ – – 1 – – – –
Lee Evans Taken off
77′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Niall Ennis Taken off
77′ 1 – 3 – – – –
Tom Bloxham Taken off
72′ 1 – 4 – – – –
Ashley Fletcher Came on as a substitute
29′ – – – – – – –
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 1 – – – –
Andy Lyons Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Finnigan Came on as a substitute
13′ 1 – 1 – – – –
Jake Beesley Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
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 62% Avg odds 1.51
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.35
Bristol Rovers win 16% Avg odds 5.67

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

Form going into the game

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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.