Blackpool vs Bristol Rovers

23 December 2023 · League One · 2023/24 · Referee R Joyce

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Ollie Norburn 21’
  • Jake Beesley 46’
  • Jordan Rhodes 82’
  • John Marquis 25’

Match summary

Blackpool saw off Bristol Rovers 3-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Ollie Norburn put Blackpool ahead in the 21st minute and John Marquis equalised from a corner in the 25th minute. In the second half, Jake Beesley put Blackpool back in front in the 46th minute and Jordan Rhodes made it 3-1 in the 82nd minute.

Both sides had 10 shots, with 6 on target for Blackpool and 7 for Bristol Rovers.

Match stats

Blackpool Bristol Rovers
10 Shots 10
6 Shots on Target 7
4 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Blackpool Bristol Rovers
Kick-off
Ollie Norburn1-0 (Blackpool)
21’
25’
John Marquis1-1 (Bristol Rovers)
Half-time1-1
Jake Beesley2-1 (Blackpool)
46’
Jordan Rhodes3-1 (Blackpool)
82’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Blackpool
  • Matthew Pennington
  • Callum Connolly

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bristol Rovers attacking Blackpool attacking 
2’ Karamoko Dembélé (Blackpool), open play, saved 4’ Karamoko Dembélé (Blackpool), open play, saved 5’ Harvey Vale (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 7’ Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 20’ Jordan Rhodes (Blackpool), open play, blocked 21’ Ollie Norburn (Blackpool), open play, goal 25’ John Marquis (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, goal 25’ Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 30’ CJ Hamilton (Blackpool), open play, off target 36’ Karamoko Dembélé (Blackpool), direct free kick, hit the woodwork 46’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 46’ Jake Beesley (Blackpool), open play, goal 56’ Sonny Carey (Blackpool), open play, off target 60’ Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 61’ Sonny Carey (Blackpool), open play, blocked 72’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 73’ Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 82’ Jordan Rhodes (Blackpool), open play, goal 85’ Luca Hoole (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 90+2’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 2’ Karamoko Dembélé (Blackpool), open play, saved 4’ Karamoko Dembélé (Blackpool), open play, saved 5’ Harvey Vale (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 7’ Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 20’ Jordan Rhodes (Blackpool), open play, blocked 21’ Ollie Norburn (Blackpool), open play, goal 25’ John Marquis (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, goal 25’ Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 30’ CJ Hamilton (Blackpool), open play, off target 36’ Karamoko Dembélé (Blackpool), direct free kick, hit the woodwork 46’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 46’ Jake Beesley (Blackpool), open play, goal 56’ Sonny Carey (Blackpool), open play, off target 60’ Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 61’ Sonny Carey (Blackpool), open play, blocked 72’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 73’ Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 82’ Jordan Rhodes (Blackpool), open play, goal 85’ Luca Hoole (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 90+2’ Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Karamoko Dembélé Taken off
87′ – – 3 – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 – – – –
Sonny Carey Taken off
76′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jordan Rhodes
90′ 1 – 2 – – – –
Jake Beesley Taken off
70′ 1 – 1 – – – –
Kyle Joseph Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – – –
Albie Morgan Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – –
Matthew Virtue-Thick 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 54% Avg odds 1.74
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.82
Bristol Rovers win 22% Avg odds 4.34

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.