This is how today's lone Villa goal came about at Bloomfield Road:
- Blackpool were in possession and launching an attack through the centre of the pitch with Ash
and Makoun tracking back, Reo-Coker in a holding position in front of the back four.
- Makoun makes a sliding tackle, winning possession back and cleverly plays a sort of
"roundhouse" style back heeled pass into Reo-Coker's path while he was still on the ground.
It finished a point apiece at Bloomfield Road after neither side were able to improve on early
goals from Gabby Agbonlahor and Eliot Grandin in a frenetic game that saw Jean II Makoun receive a
straight red card for a two footed tackle with 20 minutes left to play.
It was a game that kicked off with a vibrant pace, both sides creating early chances, but it was
Gabby Agbonlahor who opened the scoring with a superb run from the left, latching onto Darren
Bent's nicely weighted pass.
Blackpool have lost their last five games, Ian Holloway will be
desperate to avoid a sixth straight defeat. He'll have half an eye over the horizon to his
next game against Tottenham, perhaps hoping that Wolves might offer an opportunity for points after
that. And then Chelsea will come to town.
