Blackpool claimed a 4-0 win against Rotherham United in their final outing of 2025.

Blackpool brought 2025 to a close with a 4-0 victory over 10-man Rotherham United at Bloomfield Road.

Josh Bowler edged the Seasiders in front during the opening exchanges, before Danny Imray, Ashley Fletcher and Tom Bloxham added their names to the scoresheet.

The visitors were forced to play the majority of the second half with 10-men, following a sending off for Jamal Baptiste.

Ian Evatt’s side finish the calendar year with 13 points from their last five games - with the current run starting with a 3-0 win against the Millers at the New York Stadium at the beginning of December.

Bowler broke the deadlock after just 10 minutes, with a curling effort from the edge of the box sneaking past Cameron Dawson on the edge of the box.

Blackpool swiftly doubled their lead, as Imray scored against Rotherham for the second time this month.

The ball was worked to the wing-back down the right side, with the Crystal Palace loanee drilling himself into space before firing a shot across the face of goal.

Both George Honeyman and Ashley Fletcher had opportunities to make it 3-0 before the half hour mark, but found themselves denied by Dawson.

In a rare moment of concern for the Seasiders ahead of the break, Bailey Peacock-Farrell was on hand with a quick reaction save to deny Denzel Hall from close-range.

Following the restart, Rotherham did have the ball in the back of the Blackpool net, but had their celebrations cut short by the linesman’s flag.

During the first half, Bloxham had fired one shot just wide of the target, while in the second, an important block was required to stop the forward on the edge of the box.

Things quickly got worse for the visitors ahead of the hour mark, with Baptiste being shown a straight red card.

The Seasiders quickly made the most of this advantage, as Fletcher finished past Dawson with the outside of his boot after being played in by Bloxham.

Scott Banks came close to adding his name to the scoresheet off the bench, but saw a curling effort go just wide of the far post, after cutting in from the right.

In the closing stages, Bloxham was able to get his goal, as he fired one into the bottom corner to round off an impressive evening.

Blackpool FC: Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Olly Casey, Fraser Horsfall, James Husband (73’), Danny Imray (65’), Albie Morgan (73’), George Honeyman (73’), Josh Bowler, Zac Ashworth, Ashley Fletcher (83’), Tom Bloxham.

Substitutes: Franco Ravizzoli, Andy Lyons (73’), Jordan Brown (73’), Lee Evans (73’), CJ Hamilton (83’), Scott Banks (65’), Emil Hansson.

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