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

Ian Evatt states there’s still a lot more to come from Blackpool following their 4-0 victory over Rotherham United at Bloomfield Road.

Josh Bowler, Danny Imray, Ashley Fletcher and Tom Bloxham were all on the scoresheet, as the Seasiders made it 13 points from their last five games.

The win against the Millers, who played the majority of the second half with 10-men following a red card for Jamal Baptiste, sees Evatt’s side rise up to 13th in the League One table heading into 2026, following a season battling at the wrong end of the table so far.

“We’ve had to work hard to get out of the bottom four,” the Blackpool head coach said.

“We haven’t been focussing on the table, we’ve been focussing on our own results - the two coincide with each other.

“We’ve done well and have had some good performances, but I think there’s loads more to come. We can get better at pretty much everything. Our goal and ambition isn’t to celebrate where we are now; it’s about knuckling down and keep striving.

“We’re seeing in moderation what I want us to be about. I want us to do it more consistently. We’re seeing how I’ve evolved as a coach, and developing ways to win in different ways.

“It was a really tough game (against Rotherham), and we knew it was going to be a tough game.

“I actually don’t think we started the first half that well, but we showed moments of quality to get us ahead. They’re always a dangerous side - I feel for Matt (Hamshaw) because I feel his lads had a right good go for him tonight.

“We had to win a lot of duels and a lot of headers - there’s a lot of blood in there. It was blood, sweat and tears, but that’s the way Rotherham test you.

“The players stood up to it great. The sending off helped off us, but I felt we were in control of the game, and at the end it became enjoyable.

“There’s so much more we can do, with improvement to come. There’s so much more growth in these players. We’re getting what we want, some of the tactical understanding is starting to come. We’re starting to trust the framework a lot more.

“It’s hard to be critical because we’ve just won a game 4-0, and we’ve had a good festive period so far, but I do feel like there’s so much more to come.

“It was a good way to finish the year and now we have to refocus and get ready for a game in two or three days' time.”

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