Blackburn Rovers v Blackpool: Live updates from Ewood Park
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Blackburn Rovers v Blackpool - live updates
Key Events
- FT: Blackburn 1-1 Blackpool
- Seasiders aiming to get back to winning ways after back-to-back defeats
- Jordan Gabriel could feature, but Dan Grimshaw, Dujon Sterling and Kevin Stewart all out
Critchley on Matty Virtue
Neil Critchley has told The Gazette Matty Virtue is fine and is being kept back so he can start in Monday’s Lancashire Senior Cup game against Liverpool.
It comes after the midfielder was left out of the squad for today’s game.
90+3 - Saved
Callum Connolly lets fly with a swerving effort from long range with Thomas Kaminski beats away.
90+1 - Post!
Keshi Anderson sets up Josh Bowler, whose right-footed effort deflects onto the outside of the woodwork. Pool corner.
84 - Phew
Chris Maxwell can only get a weak hand to a deep cross, which is headed back towards Blackpool’s six-yard box. Thnakfully Marvin Ekpiteta is there to clear away, as he so often is.
80 - Yellow
Harry Pickering becomes the latest Rovers player to pick up a booking for a foul on Josh Bowler.
79 - Half chance
Josh Bowler does what he does best, beating two men at full tilt before picking out Keshi Anderson, whose curling shot is blocked.