League One play-off final RECAP: Blackpool take on Lincoln City in Wembley showdown
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Play-off final LIVE: Blackpool v Lincoln City
Key Events
- Full Time: Blackpool 2-1 Lincoln City
- Pool Starting XI: Maxwell, Turton, Ballard, Husband, Garbutt, Dougall, Stewart, Mitchell, Embleton, Anderson, Yates
- The Seasiders return to the Championship!
- 4,000 Pool fans to cheer Neil Critchley’s side on at Wembley
Mitchell heads at goal
Mitchell rises highest to meet a cross from the left, it’s low and well saved by Palmer.
Pool turning up the pressure before half time.
Embleton fires low
Pool are positive off the ball and they win it back high, Embleton takes a crack on his left foot but it’s low and comfortable for Palmer.
Lincoln free kick
Johnson gets space down the right but Dougall is back to defend, conceding the free kick.
The ball won’t break for the Imps and Edun blazes over.
GOAL BLACKPOOL! 1-1!
Jerry Yates steals the ball high up the pitch and Pool counter, it ends with Dougall on the edge of the box who fires low on his left foot to level!
Pool on the front foot
Blackpool look the likeliest of the two sides to score as it stands, bossing most of the ball.
They do need to be careful that the Imps don’t suck them in and hit them unaware.
Mitchell shot saved!
Husband steps out of defence and gets Pool going, he looks for Yates and the forward gets a cross into the middle. It beats all in the box and Mitchell comes onto it at the far post and his well struck effort is palmed away.
Mitchell nods over
The ball is stood up to the far post by Embleton and Mitchell gets his head to it but can’t keep it down.
Off the bar!
Grant turns on the ball around 25 yards out, looks for the top corner but it clips the top of the bar and carries on over.
Grown into the game
Blackpool have grown into this game having been shellshocked by conceding inside of a minute.
They’ve slowly calmed themselves down and the more open the contest becomes the more it goes in their favour.