Peterborough United 5-1 Blackpool

Jacob Blyth's first-half header had given Blackpool hope of surviving relegation

Blackpool's relegation to League Two was confirmed as Peterborough came from behind with five second-half goals.

The Seasiders were playing in the Premier League as recently as 2010-11.

Blackpool needed a win to have any chance of avoiding a second successive relegation and grabbed an early lead through striker Jacob Blyth's header.

But a Jon Taylor hat-trick, Marcus Maddison's penalty and Shaquile Coulthirst's finish for Posh dashed any hope that Blackpool had of survival.

Their relegation from the Football League's third tier was also confirmed by a win for Lancashire neighbours Fleetwood at already-relegated Crewe.

Three relegations in five seasons makes Blackpool's drop from the first to the fourth tier of English football one of the quickest in Football League history.

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Line-ups

Peterborough

• 14Tyler
• 2Smith
• 5ZakuaniSubstituted forAlmeida Santosat 23'minutes
• 6Baldwin
• 18FoxBooked at 31mins
• 33ForresterSubstituted forChettleat 83'minutes
• 22Da Silva LopesBooked at 25mins
• 42NabiSubstituted forTaylorat 72'minutes
• 11Maddison
• 24AngolBooked at 80mins
• 39Coulthirst

Substitutes

• 7Taylor
• 10Oztumer
• 12Almeida Santos
• 16Beautyman
• 26Henry
• 40Chettle
• 41Williams

Blackpool

• 1Doyle
• 2White
• 15Aldred
• 5Robertson
• 24Higham
• 17Philliskirk
• 8Potts
• 19Norris
• 4McAlisterBooked at 52mins
• 27Blyth
• 10Redshaw

Substitutes

• 16Boyce
• 20Paterson
• 22Smith
• 23Letheren
• 25Aimson
• 28Yeates
• 29Ikpeazu

Referee:

Mark Heywood

Attendance:

6,005

Match Stats

Home TeamPeterboroughAway TeamBlackpool

Possession

Home51%

Away49%

Shots

Home17

Away11

Shots on Target

Home11

Away4

Corners

Home4

Away7

Fouls

Home16

Away7

Live Text

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Match ends, Peterborough United 5, Blackpool 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+2'

Second Half ends, Peterborough United 5, Blackpool 1.

Posted at 90'

Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Hayden White.

Posted at 89'

Leonardo Da Silva Lopes (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 89'

Foul by Brad Potts (Blackpool).

Goal!

Posted at 86'

Goal! Peterborough United 5, Blackpool 1. Jon Taylor (Peterborough United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shaquile Coulthirst.

Goal!

Posted at 84'

Goal! Peterborough United 4, Blackpool 1. Jon Taylor (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.

Substitution

Posted at 83'

Substitution, Peterborough United. Callum Chettle replaces Chris Forrester.

Booking

Posted at 80'

Lee Angol (Peterborough United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 80'

Danny Philliskirk (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 80'

Foul by Lee Angol (Peterborough United).

Posted at 79'

Attempt missed. Tom Aldred (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.

Posted at 78'

Jim McAlister (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 78'

Foul by Leonardo Da Silva Lopes (Peterborough United).

Goal!

Posted at 76'

Goal! Peterborough United 3, Blackpool 1. Shaquile Coulthirst (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcus Maddison.

Posted at 76'

Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Ricardo Santos.

Goal!

Posted at 74'

Goal! Peterborough United 2, Blackpool 1. Jon Taylor (Peterborough United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.

Substitution

Posted at 72'

Substitution, Peterborough United. Jon Taylor replaces Adil Nabi.

Posted at 72'

Clark Robertson (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 72'

Foul by Lee Angol (Peterborough United).

Posted at 71'

Foul by David Norris (Blackpool).

Posted at 71'

Ricardo Santos (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 70'

Attempt saved. Shaquile Coulthirst (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 68'

Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Michael Smith.

Posted at 66'

Attempt missed. Leonardo Da Silva Lopes (Peterborough United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 63'

Attempt missed. Jack Redshaw (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 63'

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

Posted at 63'

Foul by Lee Angol (Peterborough United).

Posted at 61'

Attempt missed. Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

Posted at 60'

Attempt saved. Chris Forrester (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 60'

Brad Potts (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 60'

Foul by Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United).

Posted at 58'

Attempt missed. Adil Nabi (Peterborough United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

Posted at 57'

Jim McAlister (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 57'

Foul by Shaquile Coulthirst (Peterborough United).

Posted at 56'

Hayden White (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 56'

Foul by Shaquile Coulthirst (Peterborough United).

Posted at 55'

Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Lee Angol.

Posted at 54'

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

Posted at 54'

Foul by Ricardo Santos (Peterborough United).

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