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The West Lancashire derby (sometimes also known as the M55 derby) is a local rivalry in English football between Lancashire clubs Blackpool and Preston North End. [1] The derby has taken place across all four tiers of English football, but not the top flight since the formation of the Premier League.
The Blackpool Evening Gazette described the worst scenes of violence at Blackpool matches in years at a match against Nottingham Forest in February 2006 when Mounted Police had to separate fans as they clashed in the streets. 200 fans were involved in fights around The Castle Pub in Blackpool. After the game another 75 fans fought outside the ...
Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Originally a cricket club, Preston has been based at Deepdale since 1875. The club ...
BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton has made his predictions for all 32 ties in the FA Cup third round and given his verdict on who will make it into round four. For this weekend's matches he ...
Their promotion had been sealed after the penultimate game of the season, a 3–0 victory at rivals Preston North End, courtesy of a Fred Pickering hat-trick. The result effectively relegated the hosts to the Third Division. As quickly as Shannon had taken Blackpool up, he saw them return whence they came.
The team with the higher aggregate score qualifies for the final. If, at the end of the regular 90 minutes of the second leg, the aggregate score is level then the match goes into extra time where two 15-minute halves are played. If the score remains level at the end of extra time, the tie is decided by a penalty shootout.
Blackpool's goal in the 1–3 scoreline came from Kenny Dougall. The following day, Blackpool beat Preston North End 4–2 in the 97th West Lancashire derby. Jerry Yates scored his third brace in four games, while Charlie Patino and CJ Hamilton also found the net. Blackpool climbed three places to eighteenth with the three points.
Arsenal host Tottenham in the Premier League on Wednesday, looking for their first win in four games after cup defeats to Newcastle and Manchester United in their last two matches (8pm, TNT Sports ...