Report: Blackpool 0-0 Burnley

Blackpool held Sky Bet Championship leaders Burnley to a goalless Lancashire derby stalemate.

The first chance of the match fell to Josh Brownhill at the back post for the visitors as a delivery came in but the midfielder didn’t catch the flight of the ball leading to his header being cleared away by Pool.

Pool were next to try their luck as Jerry Yates cut inside from the left but his curling effort went wide of the post.

Sonny Carey was released down the left by Jerry Yates on the half hour mark and cut inside Hjalmar Ekdal before going down but the appeal for a penalty was waved away by referee Thomas Bramall.

Johann Berg Gudmundsson was the closest to opening scoring in the 41^st minute as he bent an effort towards goal but Chris Maxwell did well to tip it around the post. 

With a minute left of the first-half Anass Zaroury got to the by-line and chipped a ball into the box for Nathan Tella but the Southampton loanee headed straight into Maxwell’s hands. 

Pool went into the break holding the league leaders.

Half-time: Blackpool 0 Burnley 0

The second-half started slowly with neither side testing the opposing goalkeeper with anything of note. 

Burnley were the first to come close as Gudmundsson got to the by-line and fired across the six-yard box but Maxwell got down well to save and Jordan Thorniley finished the job with the clearance. 

Substitute Scott Twine was the next to test Maxwell in the Pool goal as he whipped a free-kick over the wall but Maxwell tipped it over the bar with a strong hand. 

In the 84^th minute Jordan Gabriel found space on the edge of the box but his effort rose well over the bar. 

Four minutes later Burnley broke quickly with Ashley Barnes who fed Tella but his strike from outside the box was parried away by Maxwell. 

The Seasiders put pressure on the league’s leaders late on with a number of set pieces but they had to settle for a point. 

Full-time: Blackpool 0 Burnley 0