Fulham fought back from two goals down after Blackpool captain Tony McMahon was sent off to deny Lee Clark his first win as Seasiders boss.

Ishmael Miller put the Championship's bottom club ahead after just 90 seconds, before loan signing Jacob Murphy tapped in a second on his debut.

McMahon was shown a straight red card for kicking out after 41 minutes.

Scott Parker pulled one back in first-half injury time before Bryan Ruiz equalised direct from a corner.

Blackpool, who have not won at Craven Cottage since 1986, could not have asked for a better start to Clark's second game in charge.

The former Fulham midfielder, making his first return to the club in a managerial capacity, saw Miller fire his side ahead with a first-time strike from Donervon Daniels's pass.

While former Wolves midfielder Jamie O'Hara's signing came too late for him to be included in Clark's squad, Murphy made his first start since joining from Norwich.

Travel-sick Seasiders

Blackpool have won away from home only once since 2 November, 2013 - a 2-0 win at Wigan in the penultimate game of last season

And he doubled Blackpool's lead on the break, converting a low cross from Miller after 26 minutes.

Symons on Fulham v Blackpool

Fulham were given a route back into the game when McMahon was dismissed for a petulant swing of a leg at Hugo Rodallega.

And Parker ensured Fulham's half-time deficit was only one goal as he slotted home an angled shot from a Rodallega pass after Blackpool failed to clear a corner.

Blackpool defended manfully after the break as their hosts dominated possession in their bid to avoid only a second defeat in eight league games.

But, after Joe Lewis made a superb save from Nikolay Bodurov, their resistance was broken when Ruiz's corner went straight in as Fulham defender Dan Burn distracted Lewis at his near post.

Blackpool manager Lee Clark:

"I've seen the footage and Tony McMahon had a lash out. I don't know if he's made contact but if the referee sees that he's left with no option.

"I haven't spoken to him (McMahon) yet - that's how he knows I'm not happy. We'll be having a conversation. He's an experienced player, he's the captain and he can't get involved in that, even if he hasn't made contact.

"It's difficult to say we would have gone on to win, but we were controlling the game so you'd like to think there was a strong possibility.

"But the performance is key for me. We have started building blocks now and we have got a point."

Fulham manager Kit Symons:

"I would say the sending-off changed the game.

"But we couldn't have been as bad in the second half regardless. The first half was probably as bad as we have been since I took over.

"But with them being down to 10 men and us pulling one back at half-time we should have gone on to win the game.

"It's definitely two points dropped for me."

Ishmael Miller

Ishmael Miller's early goal was his second for Blackpool since signing in the summer

Kit Symons and Lee Clark

Lee Clark returned to Craven Cottage for the first time as a manager after previously playing for Fulham for six years

Tony McMahon walks off the pitch after being sent off at Fulham

Blackpool captain Tony McMahon was sent off four minutes before half-time in a major turning point

Lineup, Bookings (6) & Substitutions (6)

Fulham

  • 40 Bettinelli
  • 13 Zverotic
  • 06 Bodurov
  • 33 Burn
  • 05 Amorebieta (Stafylidis - 44' )
  • 08 Parker Booked
  • 21 Christensen Booked
  • 27 Williams (Roberts - 68' )
  • 10 Ruiz
  • 25 Dembele (Woodrow - 76' )
  • 20 Rodallega

Substitutes

  • 01 Kiraly
  • 03 Stafylidis
  • 04 Hutchinson
  • 09 Smith
  • 14 Roberts
  • 16 Woodrow
  • 28 Hyndman

Blackpool

  • 01 Lewis
  • 29 McMahon Dismissed
  • 02 Daniels
  • 06 Clarke Booked
  • 18 Dunne Booked
  • 24 Lundstram
  • 04 Perkins Booked
  • 25 Murphy (Delfouneso - 77' )
  • 11 Orlandi (Mellis - 52' )
  • 39 Blackman
  • 17 Miller (Ranger - 68' )

Substitutes

  • 03 Oriol
  • 07 Cywka
  • 08 Mellis
  • 13 Zoko
  • 14 Delfouneso
  • 19 Ranger
  • 21 Parish
Ref: Robert Madley
Att: 14,325

Match Stats

Shots

32 6

On target

9 3

Corners

18 1

Fouls

11 14

Live Text Commentary

Full time

Full Time Match ends, Fulham 2, Blackpool 2.

90:00 +5:06 Full time

Full Time Second Half ends, Fulham 2, Blackpool 2.

90:00 +4:24

Foul by Dan Burn (Fulham).

90:00 +4:24

John Lundstram (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90:00 +4:17

Attempt blocked. Elsad Zverotic (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lasse Vigen Christensen.

90:00 +3:48

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.

90:00 +2:50

Foul by Hugo Rodallega (Fulham).

90:00 +2:50

Donervon Daniels (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90:00 +1:50

Attempt blocked. Hugo Rodallega (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Stafylidis.

89:12

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.

88:20

Attempt saved. Bryan Ruiz (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Parker.

87:57

Attempt blocked. Cauley Woodrow (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Burn with a headed pass.

87:29 Booking

Booking David Perkins (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.

87:21

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by David Perkins.

86:02

Hand ball by Bryan Ruiz (Fulham).

84:22

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jacob Mellis.

83:07

Attempt saved. Elsad Zverotic (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Parker.

82:31

Attempt missed. Hugo Rodallega (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elsad Zverotic with a cross.

82:14

Attempt blocked. Hugo Rodallega (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elsad Zverotic with a cross.

81:18

Attempt blocked. Hugo Rodallega (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

80:02

Bryan Ruiz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

80:02

Foul by Nile Ranger (Blackpool).

76:49

Attempt blocked. Dan Burn (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Rodallega.

76:22 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Blackpool. Nathan Delfouneso replaces Jacob Murphy.

75:31 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Fulham. Cauley Woodrow replaces Moussa Dembele.

75:15

Foul by Hugo Rodallega (Fulham).

75:15

Donervon Daniels (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

74:41

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by John Lundstram.

72:47 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Fulham 2, Blackpool 2. Bryan Ruiz (Fulham) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom right corner following a corner.

72:37

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by David Perkins.

72:22

Attempt blocked. Scott Parker (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

72:06

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.

71:48

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Joe Lewis.

71:32

Attempt saved. Nikolay Bodurov (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

71:31

Attempt missed. Hugo Rodallega (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Ruiz with a cross following a corner.

71:16

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jacob Mellis.

69:11

Bryan Ruiz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

69:11

Foul by Jacob Mellis (Blackpool).

68:13

Foul by Patrick Roberts (Fulham).

68:13

Nile Ranger (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

67:37 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Fulham. Patrick Roberts replaces George Williams.

67:17 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Blackpool. Nile Ranger replaces Ishmael Miller.

66:10

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.

65:28

Offside, Blackpool. John Lundstram tries a through ball, but Ishmael Miller is caught offside.

63:57

Attempt saved. George Williams (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Parker.

62:50

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.

61:53

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.

61:37

Scott Parker (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

61:37

Foul by Ishmael Miller (Blackpool).

61:01

Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Fulham) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hugo Rodallega with a cross.

60:16

Offside, Blackpool. Jacob Mellis tries a through ball, but Ishmael Miller is caught offside.

59:22

Foul by Nikolay Bodurov (Fulham).

59:22

Ishmael Miller (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

58:46

Attempt missed. Dan Burn (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Ruiz with a cross following a corner.

58:26

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Joe Lewis.

58:17

Attempt saved. Elsad Zverotic (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Scott Parker.

56:06

Lasse Vigen Christensen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

56:06

Foul by David Perkins (Blackpool).

55:19

Attempt missed. George Williams (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Ruiz following a corner.

54:44

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.

54:20

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.

53:22

Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.

53:19

Attempt blocked. Scott Parker (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Williams with a headed pass.

50:50 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Blackpool. Jacob Mellis replaces Andrea Orlandi.

47:59

Scott Parker (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

47:59

Foul by Andrea Orlandi (Blackpool).

47:01 Booking

Booking Scott Parker (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

46:58

Foul by Scott Parker (Fulham).

46:58

Andre Blackman (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

46:15

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.

45:00

Second Half begins Fulham 1, Blackpool 2.

45:00 +3:15 Half time

Half Time First Half ends, Fulham 1, Blackpool 2.

45:00 +1:53

Foul by Scott Parker (Fulham).

45:00 +1:53

Jacob Murphy (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45:00 +0:26 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Fulham 1, Blackpool 2. Scott Parker (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Dembele following a corner.

44:57

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Joe Lewis.

44:07

Foul by Moussa Dembele (Fulham).

44:07

Peter Clarke (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

43:08 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Fulham. Konstantinos Stafylidis replaces Fernando Amorebieta.

42:45

Attempt missed. Hugo Rodallega (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Moussa Dembele.

42:29

Elsad Zverotic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

42:29

Foul by Ishmael Miller (Blackpool).

41:50

Attempt missed. Lasse Vigen Christensen (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.

40:06 Dismissal

Dismissal Tony McMahon (Blackpool) is shown the red card for fighting.

39:55

Hugo Rodallega (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.

39:55

Foul by Tony McMahon (Blackpool).

36:15

Elsad Zverotic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

36:15

Foul by Ishmael Miller (Blackpool).

34:51

Foul by Fernando Amorebieta (Fulham).

34:51

Donervon Daniels (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

32:57 Booking

Booking Charles Dunne (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

32:28

Bryan Ruiz (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.

32:28

Foul by Charles Dunne (Blackpool).

32:11

Attempt saved. Ishmael Miller (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.

32:10

Attempt missed. Jacob Murphy (Blackpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andre Blackman following a fast break.

31:56

Attempt blocked. George Williams (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

31:16 Booking

Booking Peter Clarke (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

31:03

Moussa Dembele (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.

31:03

Foul by Peter Clarke (Blackpool).

28:23

Bryan Ruiz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

28:23

Foul by Andre Blackman (Blackpool).

27:48

Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hugo Rodallega with a headed pass.

25:35 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Fulham 0, Blackpool 2. Jacob Murphy (Blackpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ishmael Miller.

24:33

Attempt blocked. Scott Parker (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Ruiz with a cross.

24:09

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tony McMahon.

23:54

Attempt blocked. Fernando Amorebieta (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Ruiz with a cross.

23:15

George Williams (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.

23:15

Foul by Andrea Orlandi (Blackpool).

23:00

Attempt missed. Fernando Amorebieta (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

22:58

Attempt blocked. Scott Parker (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

21:43 Booking

Booking Lasse Vigen Christensen (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

21:16

Foul by Lasse Vigen Christensen (Fulham).

21:16

David Perkins (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

20:35

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Joe Lewis.

20:32

Attempt saved. Hugo Rodallega (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Ruiz.

18:48

Lasse Vigen Christensen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

18:48

Foul by Andrea Orlandi (Blackpool).

18:19

Attempt saved. Moussa Dembele (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fernando Amorebieta.

14:58

Attempt missed. Jacob Murphy (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.

14:08

Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Nikolay Bodurov.

13:25

Attempt blocked. John Lundstram (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Perkins.

11:19

Scott Parker (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

11:19

Foul by Ishmael Miller (Blackpool).

7:21

Attempt missed. Bryan Ruiz (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Fernando Amorebieta with a cross.

4:55

Attempt blocked. Ishmael Miller (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a headed pass.

1:30 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Fulham 0, Blackpool 1. Ishmael Miller (Blackpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Donervon Daniels.

0:00

First Half begins.

0:00

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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