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Newcastle return to Premiership football when they play Blackpool this weekend ... BLACKPOOL'S RECORD THIS SEASON: Blackpool 2 Fulham 2AUGUST 28: Barclays Premier League at Bloomfield Road. MK Dons 4 Blackpool 3 (After extra-time)AUGUST 24: Carling Cup second round at Bloomfield Road. Arsenal 6 Blackpool 0AUGUST 21: Barclays Premier League at the Emirates Stadium. Wigan 0 Blackpool 4AUGUST 14: Barclays Premier League at the DW Stadium. BLACKPOOL'S LAST GAME: BLACKPOOL 2 FULHAM 2 Gilks, Baptiste, Cathcart, Evatt (Eardley 64), Crainey, Vaughan, Taylor-Fletcher, Adam, Grandin, Varney, Ormerod. Subs Not Used: Halstead, Basham, Euell, Sylvestre, Demontagnac, Keinan. England manager Fabio Capello took in Blackpool's first Barclays Premier League game at Bloomfield Road and must have felt he was on a rollercoaster ride as Dickson Etuhu ended an exciting encounter with an 87th-minute equaliser for Fulham. Bobby Zamora, who could be called up for England's Euro 2012 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Switzerland, opened the scoring for Fulham before going off with a knock in the second half. Etuhu had the final word but Blackpool have now taken a heartening four points from three games in the top flight. Varney almost put Blackpool ahead in the third minute. He tested goalkeeper David Stockdale - another possible England candidate - from the edge of the area in the third minute, the keeper reacting to see the ball to safety. Blackpool had the ball in the net after 18 minutes but Brett Ormerod's header following a cross from Charlie Adam was ruled out for offside. Varney was looking lively and skipped past Pantsil two minutes later, only to find the wrong side of the post with his effort. Fulham responded and Etuhu saw his header from inside blocked after a corner by Damien Duff. Fulham carved out a good chance in the 26th minute when Zamora worked his way into the area and tried to release Simon Davies. But Alex Baptiste stood firm and made a crucial challenge just as his opponent was about to shoot. Fulham made the breakthrough in the 35th minute with a simple move that split the Blackpool defence. Duff slipped the ball through to Moussa Dembele, who delivered it into the centre and Zamora sent a powerful header beyond goalkeeper Matt Gilks. With the England squad about to be announced, it was good moment for Zamora to stress his aerial ability. Fulham were keen to build on their lead and Zamora got goal-side of Stephen Crainey in the 49th minute but failed to put enough power on his shot and Gilks made the save. Back came Blackpool and Ian Evatt's effort troubled Stockdale but he recovered with Ormerod handily placed to capitalise on any mistake. Now it was Fulham's turn to come under some pressure and Stockdale spilled the ball following a challenge by Varney in the 61st minute. It fell to Elliot Grandin and he found the net but again Blackpool were out of luck. Referee Mike Oliver ruled that Stockdale had been fouled and disallowed Grandin's effort leaving manager Ian Holloway incensed on the touchline Blackpool drew level in the 70th minute when Varney's shot came off Aaron Hughes and back to Pantsil, who lost his bearings and diverted the ball past his own goalkeeper. With Zamora going off after taking a knock Fulham appeared to have lost their way a little. And Blackpool took the lead in the 76th minute to send the home fans in the 15,529 crowd into dreamland. It was new recruit Varney who took the plaudits with a glorious finish across Stockdale after a defence-splitting pass by Ormerod. That goal only sparked Fulham into life, however and they drew level in the 87th minute when Etuhu sent a delicate lob over Gilks after being released by Dembele. NEWCASTLE v BLACKPOOL HISTORY: 2009/2010 Sat 10 Apr Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Blackpool Championship Wed 16 Sep Blackpool 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Championship 1987/1988 Wed 07 Oct Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Blackpool League Cup Newcastle United won 4-2 on aggregate Wed 23 Sep Blackpool 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. League Cup 1972/1973 Wed 04 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 3 Blackpool League Cup 1970/1971 Sat 03 Apr Blackpool 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 29 Aug Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Blackpool First Division 1966/1967 Sat 18 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Blackpool First Division Sat 22 Oct Blackpool 6 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1965/1966 Wed 20 Apr Blackpool 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 06 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Blackpool First Division 1964/1965 Wed 23 Sep Blackpool 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. League Cup 1960/1961 Sat 15 Apr Blackpool 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 12 Nov Newcastle Utd. 4 - 3 Blackpool First Division 1959/1960 Sat 02 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Blackpool First Division Sat 14 Nov Blackpool 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1958/1959 Wed 03 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Blackpool First Division Mon 25 Aug Blackpool 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1957/1958 Sat 05 Apr Blackpool 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 09 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Blackpool First Division 1956/1957 Sat 06 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Blackpool First Division Sat 24 Nov Blackpool 2 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1955/1956 Sat 17 Mar Blackpool 5 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 05 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Blackpool First Division 1954/1955 Mon 25 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Blackpool First Division Sat 06 Nov Blackpool 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1953/1954 Fri 01 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Blackpool First Division Sat 12 Dec Blackpool 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1952/1953 Sat 28 Mar Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Blackpool First Division Sat 08 Nov Blackpool 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1951/1952 Mon 07 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Blackpool First Division Sat 10 Nov Blackpool 6 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1950/1951 Sat 28 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Blackpool F.A. Cup played at Wembley Sat 17 Mar Blackpool 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 28 Oct Newcastle Utd. 4 - 2 Blackpool First Division 1949/1950 Sat 06 May Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Blackpool First Division Mon 05 Sep Blackpool 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1948/1949 Sat 02 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Blackpool First Division Sat 06 Nov Blackpool 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1936/1937 Sat 23 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Blackpool Second Division Sat 19 Sep Blackpool 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division 1935/1936 Sat 25 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Blackpool Second Division Wed 22 Apr Blackpool 6 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division 1934/1935 Wed 12 Sep Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Blackpool Second Division Mon 27 Aug Blackpool 4 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division 1932/1933 Sat 06 May Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Blackpool First Division Sat 24 Dec Blackpool 0 - 4 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1931/1932 Wed 27 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Blackpool First Division Wed 13 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Blackpool F.A. Cup Sat 09 Jan Blackpool 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup Sat 12 Dec Blackpool 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1930/1931 Sat 14 Mar Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Blackpool First Division Sat 08 Nov Blackpool 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1908/1909 Sat 06 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Blackpool F.A. Cup 1905/1906 Sat 24 Feb Newcastle Utd. 5 - 0 Blackpool F.A. Cup 1897/1898 Sat 25 Dec Blackpool 2 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Second Division Sat 23 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Blackpool Second Division 1896/1897 Sat 13 Mar Blackpool 4 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division Sat 16 Jan Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Blackpool Second Division
