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  • Taylor-Fletcher (10), Edwards (84)
  • Ebanks-Blake (4 pen), Jarvis (70)
  • Date:2008-12-29
  • Kick-off:19:45
  • Venue:Bloomfield Road
  • Attendance:8906
  • Referee:Friend, K

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

89mins

Gary Taylor-Fletcher is being taken off, David Vaughan has come on in his place.

84mins

Goal!! Blackpool have scored with Rob Edwards putting it in the back of the net.

84mins

Stephen Ward goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.

81mins

Blackpool are replacing Liam Dickinson with Ben Burgess.

77mins

David Jones is booked for unsporting behaviour.

76mins

Joe Martin goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.

74mins

Ian Harte is replaced by Joe Martin.

70mins

Goal!! Matt Jarvis scores for Wolverhampton.

67mins

Wolverhampton are replacing Chris Iwelumo with Sam Vokes.

57mins

Matt Hill is replaced by Stephen Ward.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 1.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by K Friend

43mins

The referee has booked Richard Stearman.

26mins

Wolverhampton are replacing David Edwards with David Jones.

10mins

Goal!! Blackpool have scored with Gary Taylor-Fletcher putting it in the back of the net.

4mins

Sylvan Ebanks-Blake takes a penalty for Wolverhampton and scores!.

0mins

It's 7:45pm on Monday, December 29th, the match has kicked off.


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Match Report

Battling Blackpool had Championship leaders Wolves hanging on for a point in a high-tempo battle that defied sub-zero temperatures.

Ex- Wolves defender Rob Edwards gifted his former club a fourth minute lead when he impeded Chris Iwelumo in the box in what was Wolves' first attack of the game.

TV replays made the ref's decision look harsh, but Sylvan Ebanks-Blake made no mistake from the spot.

Six minutes later Blackpool equalised through Gary Taylor-Fletcher. The Wolves defence failed to deal with a long throw-in by Shaun Barker, which was flicked on at the near post by Ian Evatt.

Taylor-Fletcher found himself unmarked at the back post and using good control, he brought the ball down and scored from eight yards.

The home side were well on top at this stage with the Wolves defence finding it hard to cope with the clever touches of Alan Gow, who was playing almost certainly his last game for the Seasiders.

Gow tested Wayne Hennessey with a magnificent low drive in the 28th minute which the Wolves keeper just managed to turn away.

Wolves' dangerman was Matt Jarvis, whose pace often caught out Blackpool wing-back Ian Harte, who was playing his first full game since April.

On 39 minutes Jarvis won a chase with Harte, but home keeper Paul Rachubka managed to use his feet to keep out the shot.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy used three substitutes early in the second half in a bid to lift his side and on 63 minutes, Jarvis was clean through but once again the Blackpool goalkeeper kept his effort out.

Seven minutes later Jarvis made no mistake when he finished a sweeping move out of defence with a well-taken low drive.

Home skipper Edwards got his revenge for the penalty decision with six minutes to go.

Winger Kyel Reid - always a thorn in Wolves' side - fired in a free-kick. Evatt's header was on target, but didn't have the necessary power before Edwards forced the ball over the line.

Blackpool

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Corners

77

Fouls

1013

Goal attempts

1112

Shots off target

56

Offsides

41

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