Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Blackpool

Remi Matthews made a fine save to deny Mark Cullen in the first half

Mark Cullen's late goal gave Blackpool a precious three points at fellow League One strugglers Doncaster.

Liam Smith played Cullen in on goal and his deflected effort left Rovers keeper Remi Matthews with no chance.

The visitors had the better of the first half with Matthews forced into saves by Danny Philliskirk and Cullen.

Rovers midfielder Tommy Rowe saw a shot come back off the crossbar after the break, but the defeat left them four points adrift of safety.

Doncaster, whose boss Darren Ferguson called Friday's 4-1 defeat by Colchester "a complete embarrassment", have now failed to win any of their last 14 league matches.

Cullen's late intervention gave Blackpool a second successive away win but they are just one point clear of the relegation zone.

Doncaster boss Darren Ferguson told BBC Radio Sheffield:

"It's a horrendous record, there's been some really poor performances.

"And you get to a situation like today when even though the performance is a better one and we're in the ascendancy, we still don't win the game.

"It was a must-win game and now we're in a really difficult situation, but we have to keep going, making sure we had the aggression we had today for the remaining games, and hope we can get out of it.

"We just switched off, the boy's hit it and it ricocheted off someone and gone in - it's something we need on our side and it just hasn't happened."

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Line-ups

Doncaster

• 42Matthews
• 2Lund
• 38Alcock
• 6ButlerBooked at 14mins
• 20Taylor-Sinclair
• 26Coppinger
• 29MiddletonBooked at 38mins
• 37CalderSubstituted forStewartat 71'minutes
• 24Rowe
• 11WilliamsBooked at 70mins
• 7McSheffreySubstituted forTysonat 71'minutes

Substitutes

• 3Evina
• 8Chaplow
• 12Stuckmann
• 14Tyson
• 21Mandeville
• 27Stewart
• 41Longbottom

Blackpool

• 1Doyle
• 2WhiteBooked at 45mins
• 15AldredBooked at 42mins
• 5Robertson
• 24Higham
• 17PhilliskirkBooked at 69mins
• 19NorrisBooked at 84minsSubstituted forSmithat 84'minutes
• 8Potts
• 4McAlisterSubstituted forOsayi-Samuelat 66'minutes
• 27BlythSubstituted forPatersonat 80'minutes
• 9Cullen

Substitutes

• 3Ferguson
• 20Paterson
• 21Osayi-Samuel
• 22Smith
• 23Letheren
• 25Aimson
• 28Yeates

Referee:

Keith Hill

Attendance:

5,575

Match Stats

Home TeamDoncasterAway TeamBlackpool

Possession

Home58%

Away42%

Shots

Home10

Away11

Shots on Target

Home3

Away6

Corners

Home8

Away3

Fouls

Home20

Away13

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Doncaster Rovers 0, Blackpool 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Doncaster Rovers 0, Blackpool 1.

Posted at 90'+4'

Foul by Aaron Taylor-Sinclair (Doncaster Rovers).

Posted at 90'+4'

Jacob Blyth (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 90'+3'

Foul by Andy Williams (Doncaster Rovers).

Posted at 90'+3'

Brad Potts (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by Cameron Stewart (Doncaster Rovers).

Posted at 90'+2'

Danny Philliskirk (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'

Andy Butler (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'

Foul by Mark Cullen (Blackpool).

Goal!

Posted at 87'

Goal! Doncaster Rovers 0, Blackpool 1. Mark Cullen (Blackpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal.

Posted at 86'

Attempt saved. Andy Williams (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 85'

Craig Alcock (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 85'

Foul by Martin Paterson (Blackpool).

Substitution

Posted at 84'

Substitution, Blackpool. Liam Smith replaces David Norris.

Booking

Posted at 84'

David Norris (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 82'

Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Aaron Taylor-Sinclair.

Posted at 82'

Attempt blocked. Mark Cullen (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 80'

James Coppinger (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 80'

Foul by Bright Samuel (Blackpool).

Substitution

Posted at 80'

Substitution, Blackpool. Martin Paterson replaces Jacob Blyth.

Posted at 75'

Attempt saved. Bright Samuel (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 74'

Foul by Andy Williams (Doncaster Rovers).

Posted at 74'

Tom Aldred (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 74'

Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.

Substitution

Posted at 71'

Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Nathan Tyson replaces Gary McSheffrey.

Substitution

Posted at 71'

Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Cameron Stewart replaces Riccardo Calder.

Booking

Posted at 70'

Andy Williams (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 70'

Foul by Andy Williams (Doncaster Rovers).

Posted at 70'

David Norris (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Booking

Posted at 69'

Danny Philliskirk (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 69'

Aaron Taylor-Sinclair (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 69'

Foul by Danny Philliskirk (Blackpool).

Posted at 68'

Foul by Craig Alcock (Doncaster Rovers).

Posted at 68'

Mark Cullen (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Substitution

Posted at 66'

Substitution, Blackpool. Bright Samuel replaces Jim McAlister.

Posted at 66'

Attempt missed. Harry Middleton (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.

Posted at 63'

Attempt blocked. Jacob Blyth (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked.

Posted at 63'

Foul by Mitchell Lund (Doncaster Rovers).

Posted at 63'

Jim McAlister (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.

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