Fulham v Blackpool
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.
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And he doubled Blackpool's lead on the break, converting a low cross from Miller after 26 minutes.
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."
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
Live Text Commentary
Full Time Match ends, Fulham 2, Blackpool 2.
90:00 +5:06 Full timeFull Time Second Half ends, Fulham 2, Blackpool 2.
90:00 +4:24Foul by Dan Burn (Fulham).
90:00 +4:24John Lundstram (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90:00 +4:17Attempt blocked. Elsad Zverotic (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lasse Vigen Christensen.
90:00 +3:48Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.
90:00 +2:50Foul by Hugo Rodallega (Fulham).
90:00 +2:50Donervon Daniels (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90:00 +1:50Attempt blocked. Hugo Rodallega (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Stafylidis.
89:12Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.
88:20Attempt 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.
87:57Attempt 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 BookingBooking David Perkins (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.
87:21Corner, Fulham. Conceded by David Perkins.
86:02Hand ball by Bryan Ruiz (Fulham).
84:22Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jacob Mellis.
83:07Attempt 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.
82:31Attempt missed. Hugo Rodallega (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elsad Zverotic with a cross.
82:14Attempt blocked. Hugo Rodallega (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elsad Zverotic with a cross.
81:18Attempt blocked. Hugo Rodallega (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Bryan Ruiz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80:02Foul by Nile Ranger (Blackpool).
76:49Attempt blocked. Dan Burn (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Rodallega.
76:22 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Blackpool. Nathan Delfouneso replaces Jacob Murphy.
75:31 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Fulham. Cauley Woodrow replaces Moussa Dembele.
75:15Foul by Hugo Rodallega (Fulham).
75:15Donervon Daniels (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74:41Corner, Fulham. Conceded by John Lundstram.
72:47 Goal scoredGoal! 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.
72:37Corner, Fulham. Conceded by David Perkins.
72:22Attempt blocked. Scott Parker (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
72:06Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.
71:48Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Joe Lewis.
71:32Attempt saved. Nikolay Bodurov (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
71:31Attempt 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.
71:16Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jacob Mellis.
69:11Bryan Ruiz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69:11Foul by Jacob Mellis (Blackpool).
68:13Foul by Patrick Roberts (Fulham).
68:13Nile Ranger (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67:37 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Fulham. Patrick Roberts replaces George Williams.
67:17 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Blackpool. Nile Ranger replaces Ishmael Miller.
66:10Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.
65:28Offside, Blackpool. John Lundstram tries a through ball, but Ishmael Miller is caught offside.
63:57Attempt saved. George Williams (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Parker.
62:50Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.
61:53Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.
61:37Scott Parker (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61:37Foul by Ishmael Miller (Blackpool).
61:01Attempt 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.
60:16Offside, Blackpool. Jacob Mellis tries a through ball, but Ishmael Miller is caught offside.
59:22Foul by Nikolay Bodurov (Fulham).
59:22Ishmael Miller (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58:46Attempt 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.
58:26Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Joe Lewis.
58:17Attempt saved. Elsad Zverotic (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Scott Parker.
56:06Lasse Vigen Christensen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56:06Foul by David Perkins (Blackpool).
55:19Attempt missed. George Williams (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Ruiz following a corner.
54:44Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.
54:20Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.
53:22Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
53:19Attempt blocked. Scott Parker (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Williams with a headed pass.
50:50 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Blackpool. Jacob Mellis replaces Andrea Orlandi.
47:59Scott Parker (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47:59Foul by Andrea Orlandi (Blackpool).
47:01 BookingBooking Scott Parker (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
46:58Foul by Scott Parker (Fulham).
46:58Andre Blackman (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46:15Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.
45:00Second Half begins Fulham 1, Blackpool 2.
45:00 +3:15 Half timeHalf Time First Half ends, Fulham 1, Blackpool 2.
45:00 +1:53Foul by Scott Parker (Fulham).
45:00 +1:53Jacob Murphy (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45:00 +0:26 Goal scoredGoal! 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.
44:57Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Joe Lewis.
44:07Foul by Moussa Dembele (Fulham).
44:07Peter Clarke (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43:08 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Fulham. Konstantinos Stafylidis replaces Fernando Amorebieta.
42:45Attempt missed. Hugo Rodallega (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Moussa Dembele.
42:29Elsad Zverotic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42:29Foul by Ishmael Miller (Blackpool).
41:50Attempt 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 DismissalDismissal Tony McMahon (Blackpool) is shown the red card for fighting.
39:55Hugo Rodallega (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39:55Foul by Tony McMahon (Blackpool).
36:15Elsad Zverotic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36:15Foul by Ishmael Miller (Blackpool).
34:51Foul by Fernando Amorebieta (Fulham).
34:51Donervon Daniels (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32:57 BookingBooking Charles Dunne (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32:28Bryan Ruiz (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32:28Foul by Charles Dunne (Blackpool).
32:11Attempt 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.
32:10Attempt 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.
31:56Attempt blocked. George Williams (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
31:16 BookingBooking Peter Clarke (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31:03Moussa Dembele (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31:03Foul by Peter Clarke (Blackpool).
28:23Bryan Ruiz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28:23Foul by Andre Blackman (Blackpool).
27:48Attempt 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 scoredGoal! 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.
24:33Attempt blocked. Scott Parker (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Ruiz with a cross.
24:09Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tony McMahon.
23:54Attempt blocked. Fernando Amorebieta (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Ruiz with a cross.
23:15George Williams (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23:15Foul by Andrea Orlandi (Blackpool).
23:00Attempt missed. Fernando Amorebieta (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
22:58Attempt blocked. Scott Parker (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
21:43 BookingBooking Lasse Vigen Christensen (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21:16Foul by Lasse Vigen Christensen (Fulham).
21:16David Perkins (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20:35Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Joe Lewis.
20:32Attempt saved. Hugo Rodallega (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Ruiz.
18:48Lasse Vigen Christensen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18:48Foul by Andrea Orlandi (Blackpool).
18:19Attempt 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.
14:58Attempt missed. Jacob Murphy (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
14:08Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Nikolay Bodurov.
13:25Attempt blocked. John Lundstram (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Perkins.
11:19Scott Parker (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11:19Foul by Ishmael Miller (Blackpool).
7:21Attempt 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.
4:55Attempt blocked. Ishmael Miller (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a headed pass.
1:30 Goal scoredGoal! 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.
0:00First Half begins.
0:00Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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