Blackpool earn historic win

01 November 2010 23:00
Blackpool claimed their first home Barclays Premier League win after promoted rivals West Brom were reduced to nine men in the opening half hour. Charlie Adam scored from the penalty spot after Baggies defender Pablo Ibanez was harshly sent off as the last man after just 11 minutes. The away side's task became even harder when Gonzalo Jara also saw red after 29 minutes, following a ludicrous two-footed challenge on Luke Varney, who scored his side's second on the hour mark. It proved the decisive strike as Yousouf Mulumbu pulled a goal back and set up a nervy final five minutes during which Paul Scharner and Steven Reid both almost nicked what would have been a barely believable point for the visitors. In the end Blackpool did enough claim their first home win in four games and end the Baggies' six-game unbeaten league run.

Source: PA