Match ends, Blackpool 0, Accrington Stanley 1.
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Sean McConville's injury-time winner earned Accrington bragging rights over Lancashire rivals Blackpool and a first away league victory since September.
Stanley created a succession of fine chances and finally found the net in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time through McConville's header.
The Seasiders meanwhile sank to a second home defeat in six days and slipped down to 10th in League One.
The first half was scrappy and yielded few standout openings, although Blackpool had the ball in the net after through Sullay Kaikai only for the linesman to adjudge the close-range finish as offside.
And just before the break Stanley should have taken the lead as Offrande Zanzala spurned a golden one-on-one opportunity.
The striker fired straight at Jack Sims, who earlier replaced the injured Jak Alnwick and made an unexpected debut.
The second half was similar to the first and provided end-to-end action, with Ben Heneghan's header cleared off the line as Blackpool pressed.
But Stanley broke home hearts in injury time as a looped cross was guided expertly into the bottom corner by McConville, extending his side's unbeaten league run to five games.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Blackpool
Formation 4-3-1-2
- 23AlnwickSubstituted forSimsat 30'minutes
- 20Turton
- 6Heneghan
- 5Edwards
- 26Husband
- 11FeeneySubstituted forNuttallat 79'minutes
- 8SpearingBooked at 80mins
- 15ThompsonBooked at 13mins
- 10KaikaiSubstituted forScannellat 44'minutes
- 7Delfouneso
- 21Gnanduillet
Substitutes
- 14Scannell
- 16Tilt
- 17Virtue-Thick
- 24Nuttall
- 25Guy
- 28Sims
- 29MacDonald
Accrington
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 30Bursik
- 2Johnson
- 5Sykes
- 3Hughes
- 36Opoku
- 16BarclayBooked at 50mins
- 7Clark
- 10PritchardSubstituted forMcConvilleat 62'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 8FinleyBooked at 13mins
- 9Zanzala
- 32Charles
Substitutes
- 1Evtimov
- 6Sherif
- 11McConville
- 18Rodgers
- 23Neves Bento De Carvalho
- 34Alese
- 42Diallo
- Referee:
- Michael Salisbury
- Attendance:
- 9,517
Match Stats
Home TeamBlackpoolAway TeamAccrington
- Possession
- Home51%
- Away49%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away4
- Corners
- Home6
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Blackpool 0, Accrington Stanley 1.
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Attempt missed. James Husband (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
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Oliver Turton (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Dion Charles (Accrington Stanley).
Booking
Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Goal!
Goal! Blackpool 0, Accrington Stanley 1. Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Johnson with a cross.
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Offside, Blackpool. James Husband tries a through ball, but Joe Nuttall is caught offside.
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Attempt blocked. Jerome Opoku (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Offside, Blackpool. Jay Spearing tries a through ball, but Joe Nuttall is caught offside.
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Attempt missed. Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Offrande Zanzala.
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Hand ball by Jerome Opoku (Accrington Stanley).
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Offside, Accrington Stanley. Callum Johnson tries a through ball, but Dion Charles is caught offside.
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Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Offrande Zanzala.
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Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Jerome Opoku.
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Offside, Blackpool. Jay Spearing tries a through ball, but Joe Nuttall is caught offside.
Booking
Jay Spearing (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Jay Spearing (Blackpool).
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Offrande Zanzala (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Blackpool. Joe Nuttall replaces Liam Feeney.
