Week 3 brings us a match on Aug 13th where Blackpool will play host to Swansea City in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which is great football weather. Blackpool sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Stoke City. Harrison Clarke struck first for Stoke City in the 33rd minute, then Jacob Brown added another in the 75th minute In the end, Blackpool couldn’t muster any offence and Stoke City ran away with the shutout win. Blackpool is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 22nd placed Swansea City is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics struck first for Blackburn Rovers in the 39th minute on a feed from Ryan Hedges, then Ben Brereton added another in the 57th minute on a feed from Ryan Hedges At the end of 90 a dissapointed Swansea City couldn’t manage to score, and Blackburn Rovers took the shutout win. Swansea City looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Blackpool won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Swansea City’s most prolific scorer has been Joel Piroe. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Blackpool’s most prolific scorer has been Callumm Connolly. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.