Through the first half both teams largely cancelled themselves out, with Charlton perhaps the happier of the two and looking a little more composed. It was in the second half that the game came to life.
Just after the break, Charlton scored through Matty Godden and then scored again some three minutes later through good work from Tyreece Campbell down the left. Campbell played the ball through across the goal line and it was turned in by the Blackpool defender. Blackpool, at that point, looked out of ideas. Charlton had multiple chances to extend their lead but, unfortunately for the Addicks, things then turned for the worse. Godden and Campbell were replaced and Blackpool began to awaken.
On 74 minutes, poor defending lead to Silvera curling the ball in past Maynard-Brewer to bring them a goal back. Then, after a long clearance, Gillesphey’s poor touch put the Blackpool forward in on goal. His strike struck the crossbar but the rebound fell kindly to substitute Nigel Ennis, who tucked the ball past the Charlton keeper to level the score.
The Charlton substitutes changed the game for the worse, coming a bit early in my opinion, allowing Blackpool to pick themselves up and build a little momentum. A gut punch to concede two from being two up and two points thrown away. We should have seen this one out with all three points but things just fell apart in the final twenty minutes.
Blackpool 2 Charlton 2
Over to you.
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some poor decisions today but onwards and upwards
But a few short weeks ago we were 14th in the league with seemingly nothing to play for.
We are now 7th in the league with two home games coming up.
Now is the time for our owners to bring in one or two players who can get us over the line.
It would be a big mistake not to strengthen and just mis out.
Still, it's a point away and our form has been good enough to get us into the Play Off scrap, which I think most would have taken a few weeks back.
Unfortunately this season has been consistently mired by individual errors, poor substitutions and a weak bench.
Bringing Chuks and Kanu on shows how weak the game plan was at the end of the game as well as how poor the bench is- really lacking a game changer but also someone who will come on and win the ball back/waste some time!
As soon as TC comes off, we lose the width and we end up playing narrow and long balls to Aneke - it is inevitable that the ball wont stick up top and is just going to come back at us...
Absolutely gutting
Sounds like we played ok, substitutions a bit early and we end up 7th, level on points with 6 and all to play for.
We are in a position to challenge this season for the first time and it is clear to every fan we needed a better CAM than Berry, a better LCB than Gillesphy and better backup on the wings. Yet we are a month into the window and have bought in no one. Can't help but be a bit miffed at that.
take a touch and smash it, it’s the last kick of the game
As for Macauley, him giving goals away like that is the side effect of having a centre back in his mould at this level, you're going to get the lovely passes but there's a reason he's playing in League One. Would we be better with a more steady option? Yes in my opinion, but I don't think it's worth jumping on his back.
We better sign some wingers and attacking midfielders or it will all go pete tong.
Strolling it at 2-0 until Blackpool score a goal out of no-where. And then hanging on desperately at the end for a point.
But what a last 10 minutes! End to end stuff that was real edge of the seat. Either team could have won and what a chance we had right at the very death which Leaburn managed to muck up. No wonder both teams were absolutely exhausted at the end.
Gillesphey had had a really good game for most of the match. I even commented on it in the match thread. Then an awful mistake gifts them a goal. Sums up the mad afternoon really!
Thought Aneke has looked poor last couple of games, easy to say in hindsight but feel like we should have brought Leaburn + Kanu on instead when the change was made.