Fulham 2-2 Blackpool

Tony McMahon was sent off with Blackpool 2-0 up

Fulham fought back from two goals down after Blackpool captain Tony McMahon was sent off to deny Lee Clark his first win as Seasiders boss.

Ishmael Miller put the Championship's bottom club ahead after just 90 seconds, before loan signing Jacob Murphy tapped in a second on his debut.

McMahon was shown a straight red card for kicking out after 41 minutes.

Scott Parker pulled one back in first-half injury time before Bryan Ruiz equalised direct from a corner.

Blackpool, who have not won at Craven Cottage since 1986, could not have asked for a better start to Clark's second game in charge.

The former Fulham midfielder, making his first return to the club in a managerial capacity, saw Miller fire his side ahead with a first-time strike from Donervon Daniels's pass.

While former Wolves midfielder Jamie O'Hara's signing came too late for him to be included in Clark's squad, Murphy made his first start since joining from Norwich.

Travel-sick Seasiders
Blackpool have won away from home only once since 2 November, 2013 - a 2-0 win at Wigan in the penultimate game of last season

And he doubled Blackpool's lead on the break, converting a low cross from Miller after 26 minutes.

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Symons on Fulham v Blackpool

Fulham were given a route back into the game when McMahon was dismissed for a petulant swing of a leg at Hugo Rodallega.

And Parker ensured Fulham's half-time deficit was only one goal as he slotted home an angled shot from a Rodallega pass after Blackpool failed to clear a corner.

Blackpool defended manfully after the break as their hosts dominated possession in their bid to avoid only a second defeat in eight league games.

But, after Joe Lewis made a superb save from Nikolay Bodurov, their resistance was broken when Ruiz's corner went straight in as Fulham defender Dan Burn distracted Lewis at his near post.

Blackpool manager Lee Clark:

"I've seen the footage and Tony McMahon had a lash out. I don't know if he's made contact but if the referee sees that he's left with no option.

"I haven't spoken to him (McMahon) yet - that's how he knows I'm not happy. We'll be having a conversation. He's an experienced player, he's the captain and he can't get involved in that, even if he hasn't made contact.

"It's difficult to say we would have gone on to win, but we were controlling the game so you'd like to think there was a strong possibility.

"But the performance is key for me. We have started building blocks now and we have got a point."

Fulham manager Kit Symons:

"I would say the sending-off changed the game.

"But we couldn't have been as bad in the second half regardless. The first half was probably as bad as we have been since I took over.

"But with them being down to 10 men and us pulling one back at half-time we should have gone on to win the game.

"It's definitely two points dropped for me."

Ishmael Miller's early goal was his second for Blackpool since signing in the summer

Lee Clark returned to Craven Cottage for the first time as a manager after previously playing for Fulham for six years

Blackpool captain Tony McMahon was sent off four minutes before half-time in a major turning point

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Line-ups

Fulham

• 40Bettinelli
• 13Zverotic
• 6Bodurov
• 33Burn
• 5AmorebietaSubstituted forStafylidisat 44'minutes
• 8ParkerBooked at 48mins
• 21ChristensenBooked at 22mins
• 27WilliamsSubstituted forRobertsat 68'minutes
• 10Ruiz
• 25DembeleSubstituted forWoodrowat 76'minutes
• 20Rodallega

Substitutes

• 1Kiraly
• 3Stafylidis
• 4Hutchinson
• 9Smith
• 14Roberts
• 16Woodrow
• 28Hyndman

Blackpool

• 1Lewis
• 29McMahonBooked at 41mins
• 2Daniels
• 6ClarkeBooked at 32mins
• 18DunneBooked at 33mins
• 24Lundstram
• 4PerkinsBooked at 88mins
• 25MurphySubstituted forDelfounesoat 77'minutes
• 11OrlandiSubstituted forMellisat 52'minutes
• 39Blackman
• 17MillerSubstituted forRangerat 68'minutes

Substitutes

• 3Oriol
• 7Cywka
• 8Mellis
• 13Zoko
• 14Delfouneso
• 19Ranger
• 21Parish

Referee:

Robert Madley

Attendance:

14,325

Match Stats

Home TeamFulhamAway TeamBlackpool

Possession

Home76%

Away24%

Shots

Home32

Away6

Shots on Target

Home9

Away3

Corners

Home18

Away1

Fouls

Home11

Away14

Live Text

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Match ends, Fulham 2, Blackpool 2.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+6'

Second Half ends, Fulham 2, Blackpool 2.

Posted at 90'+5'

Foul by Dan Burn (Fulham).

Posted at 90'+5'

John Lundstram (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+5'

Attempt blocked. Elsad Zverotic (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lasse Vigen Christensen.

Posted at 90'+4'

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.

Posted at 90'+3'

Foul by Hugo Rodallega (Fulham).

Posted at 90'+3'

Donervon Daniels (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+2'

Attempt blocked. Hugo Rodallega (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Stafylidis.

Posted at 90'

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.

Posted at 89'

Attempt saved. Bryan Ruiz (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Parker.

Posted at 88'

Attempt blocked. Cauley Woodrow (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Burn with a headed pass.

Booking

Posted at 88'

David Perkins (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 88'

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by David Perkins.

Posted at 87'

Hand ball by Bryan Ruiz (Fulham).

Posted at 85'

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jacob Mellis.

Posted at 84'

Attempt saved. Elsad Zverotic (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Parker.

Posted at 83'

Attempt missed. Hugo Rodallega (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elsad Zverotic with a cross.

Posted at 83'

Attempt blocked. Hugo Rodallega (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elsad Zverotic with a cross.

Posted at 82'

Attempt blocked. Hugo Rodallega (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 81'

Bryan Ruiz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 81'

Foul by Nile Ranger (Blackpool).

Posted at 77'

Attempt blocked. Dan Burn (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Rodallega.

Substitution

Posted at 77'

Substitution, Blackpool. Nathan Delfouneso replaces Jacob Murphy.

Substitution

Posted at 76'

Substitution, Fulham. Cauley Woodrow replaces Moussa Dembele.

Posted at 76'

Foul by Hugo Rodallega (Fulham).

Posted at 76'

Donervon Daniels (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 75'

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by John Lundstram.

Goal!

Posted at 73'

Goal! Fulham 2, Blackpool 2. Bryan Ruiz (Fulham) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom right corner following a corner.

Posted at 73'

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by David Perkins.

Posted at 73'

Attempt blocked. Scott Parker (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 73'

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.

Posted at 72'

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Joe Lewis.

Posted at 72'

Attempt saved. Nikolay Bodurov (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

Posted at 72'

Attempt missed. Hugo Rodallega (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Ruiz with a cross following a corner.

Posted at 72'

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jacob Mellis.

Posted at 70'

Bryan Ruiz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 70'

Foul by Jacob Mellis (Blackpool).

Posted at 69'

Foul by Patrick Roberts (Fulham).

Posted at 69'

Nile Ranger (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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