Sunderland 0 Blackpool 0: Highlights as Tony Mowbray's side are held to another goalless draw
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The Black Cats dominated possession in the first half but couldn’t find a breakthrough against the compact visitors.
Blackpool posed more of a threat after the interval, especially from set-pieces, yet neither side could find a winning goal.
Sunderland also used all five substitutes and handed a debut to new signing Edouard Michut.
Here’s how the game played out:
RECAP: Sunderland 0 Blackpool 0
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Gooch, O’Nien, Batth, Alese, Evans (Neil, 67), Embleton (Ba, 67), Roberts (Dajaku, 76), Pritchard (Michut, 76), Clarke, Amad (Bennette, 58)
- Subs: Bass, Wright, Ba, Michut, Neil, Bennette, Dajaku
- Blackpool XI: Maxwell, Connolly, Ekpiteta, Thorniley, Thompson, Dougall, Patino, Wright, Lavery (Corbeanu, 66), Yates, Madine (Poveda, 86)
- Subs: Grimshaw, Garbutt, Bridcutt, Carey, Hamilton, Corbeanu, Poveda
50’ Clarke stopped
The home crowd came alive there as Amad released Clarke after a Blackpool attack and the winger only had Thorniley and the keeper to beat.
Thorniley managed to stop the Sunderland man.
52’ A let off
More problems from a set-piece for Sunderland after Pattrerson tried to palm the ball away but couldn’t get it clear.
The ball then fell to Ekpiteta who sent his effort wide.
56’ Patino booked
The Blackpool midfielder is shown the first yellow card of the match after chopping down Roberts.
58’ Bennette comes on
Bennette replaces Amad for the hosts.
There’s a big cheer as the substitute comes on.
59’ Blackpool causing more problems
The visitors have posed more of a threat in this second half.
Yates’ cross from the right almost crept under the bar and forced Patterson to tip the ball out for a corner.
64’ Ball in the net
Thorniley was booked for the foul on Roberts, before Embleton sent the subsequent free-kick over the bar.