The previous meeting came just a season earlier as Blackpool became one of the first teams to visit the new home of the Seagulls. Things looked rosy for Brighton as Craig Mackail-Smith and Ashley Barnes put the hosts in control but a Kevin Phillips double, including a 90th minute equaliser, saw the Tangerines become the first side to take a point from the Amex.
Keith Southern and a Scott Vernon double sent the Lancashire side home happy in 2006 with a comfortable 3-0 win which avenged their last visit to Withdean, where Chris McPhee grabbed a brace on top of Daniel Cold’s own goal in a reverse of the 2006 scoreline.
High scores are a theme in this fixture and there was another festival of goals in 2001 as Albion ran out *4-0 winners although in February of the same year the game was far tighter as Andy Crosby gave the Seagulls a 1-0 win.*
The two sides don’t have a rich history, with the first meeting on Albion turf coming in 1972, a contest won by Blackpool 2-1. *
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Keith Southern and a Scott Vernon double sent the Lancashire side home happy in 2006 with a comfortable 3-0 win which avenged their last visit to Withdean, where Chris McPhee grabbed a brace on top of Daniel Cold’s own goal in a reverse of the 2006 scoreline.
High scores are a theme in this fixture and there was another festival of goals in 2001 as Albion ran out *4-0 winners although in February of the same year the game was far tighter as Andy Crosby gave the Seagulls a 1-0 win.*
The two sides don’t have a rich history, with the first meeting on Albion turf coming in 1972, a contest won by Blackpool 2-1. *
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