Blackpool 0 Bristol City 0: Heaton's saves 上げる コマドリs' chances of 生き残り


Tom Heaton's superb save helped Bristol City earn a 決定的な point in their 戦う/戦い for npower 選手権 生き残り.

The former Manchester 部隊d goalkeeper did superbly 井戸/弁護士席 to keep out Kirk Broadfoot's header in a match of few chances at Bloomfield road.

And his 決定的な stop meant the コマドリs moved within two points of safety にもかかわらず 落ちるing to the foot of the league while Blackpool are still without a goal or a 勝利,勝つ since Paul Ince's return.

Stalemate: Angel Martinez of Blackpool (left) challenged Bristol City's Marvin Elliott during the goalless draw at Bloomfield Road

行き詰まらせる: Angel Martinez of Blackpool (left) challenged Bristol City's Marvin Elliott during the goalless draw at Bloomfield Road

Match Facts

Blackpool: Gilks, Baptiste, Broadfoot, MacKenzie, Crainey, Eardley (Delfouneso 67), Ferguson, Martinez, Phillips (Taylor-Fletcher 83), Ince, Derbyshire

代用品,人s Not Used: Halstead, Wabara, Grandin, Sylvestre, Cathcart

調書をとる/予約するd: MacKenzie

Bristol City: Heaton, Moloney, Fontaine, Nyatanga, Cunningham, Anderson, Kelly, Elliott, Pearson (Skuse 88), Davies (Adomah 83), Stead

代用品,人s Not Used: Gerken, Baldock, Kilkenny, Howard, Bates

調書をとる/予約するd: Pearson

出席: 12,934

審判(をする): Mick Russell (Hertfordshire)

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It was the home 味方する that had the first real 適切な時期 of a 静かな start in the 17th minute when Matt Phillips' cross 設立する Matt Derbyshire but Liam Fontaine did enough to stop the former Blackburn man from 実験(する)ing Heaton.

And the City centre-支援する was 伴う/関わるd at the other end a minute later, but there was no one on the end of his ball across the box after he was 設立する by Steven Davies' 深い cross.

The コマドリs, ブイ,浮標d by relegation 競争相手s Wolves' draw on Friday night, then had three half-chances in quick succession 封鎖するd by Blackpool defenders with Marvin Elliott, Lewin Nyatanga and Jon Stead all trying their luck from distance.

Stead's goalscoring ability helped City 記録,記録的な/記録する a 決定的な victory against Barnsley last Saturday and he was next to 脅す with a 宙返り飛行ing header from the centre of the 刑罰,罰則 area on the half hour 示す which was comfortable for Matt Gilks.

Paul Anderson was next to 脅す in a half of few (疑いを)晴らす-削減(する) chances, but the former Liverpool winger 解雇する/砲火/射撃d just over the crossbar after 存在 設立する by Stephen Pearson.

The home 味方する, 目的(とする)ing to take their unbeaten run in 選手権 matches against the コマドリs to five, had half-chances of their own before the break with Tom Ince warming the gloves of Heaton and Derbyshire ボレーing wide from 12 yards on the 一打/打撃 of half-time.

Vital point: Blackpool's Alex Baptiste (right) fights for the ball with Jon Stead. The result helped City's bid to avoid relegation from the Championship

決定的な point: Blackpool's Alex Baptiste (権利) fights for the ball with Jon Stead. The result helped City's 企て,努力,提案 to 避ける relegation from the 選手権

Ambitious 成果/努力s from Greg Cunningham and Angel Martinez were a long way from 実験(する)ing either goalkeeper at the start of the second 45 as Blackpool's 干ばつ without a goal looked 始める,決める to continue.

It was City doing all the 押し進めるing as they looked for a 決定的な three points and, after 長,率いるing straight at Gilks, Davies had the ball in the 逮捕する but the former Derby man was flagged for offside.

経営者/支配人 Ince introduced Nathan Delfouneso and the Aston 郊外住宅 loanee was agonisingly の近くに to connecting with Alex Baptiste's ball just two minutes after 取って代わるing Neal Eardley.

A minute later they carved out the best chance of the game for Broadfoot but Heaton was up to the challenge and the former Cardiff stopper did superbly 井戸/弁護士席 to keep out the Scot's header from Ince's corner.

O'Driscoll 答える/応じるd by introducing Ghana winger Albert Adomah with eight minutes remaining but the ex-Barnet man could not light up a forgettable 90 minutes as the コマドリs drew 0-0 for the first time this season.


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