Blackpool put four past Forest in FA Cup

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Marvin Ekpiteta scores against Nottingham Forest

Championship strugglers Blackpool humbled Premier League side Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup third round.

The Seasiders are in the relegation zone in the second tier but took a 17th-minute lead through Marvin Ekpiteta.

Forest, who changed their entire starting XI, spurned a host of chances to draw level at Bloomfield Road.

Ian Poveda, CJ Hamilton and Jerry Yates struck in the second half before Ryan Yates claimed a consolation.

The fourth-round draw takes place on Sunday at 16:05 GMT.

Forest's thrilling run to last season's quarter-finals buoyed their ultimately successfully push for a long-awaited promotion back to the Premier League.

But Steve Cooper's team selection suggested that Forest were happy to sacrifice a run in this season's competition to focus on avoiding an immediate return to the Championship.

Blackpool's James Husband volleyed narrowly wide of the far post before Forest failed to deal with Hamilton's left-wing cross and Shayne Lavery's scuffed shot found Ekpiteta. The centre-half, who had stayed forward following a corner, stabbed the ball past Wayne Hennessey from 12 yards.

Forest were on top either side of half-time, with Ekpiteta making made a couple of important blocks in the second half.

But Neco Williams gave the ball away in his own half to Blackpool substitute Yates, whose his run into the box resulted in on-loan Leeds winger Poveda bundling the ball in.

Hamilton exchanged passes with another sub, Kenny Dougall, before hitting a fine volley inside the far post from the left side of the box, and Yates wrapped up a fine win with a half-volley via the crossbar from Poveda's cross.

Line-ups

Blackpool

Formation 4-4-2

1Maxwell
24Lyons
21Ekpiteta
34Thorniley
3HusbandSubstituted forThompsonat 90+1'minutes
19Lavery
16Carey
28PatinoSubstituted forDougallat 68'minutes
22HamiltonSubstituted forRogersat 78'minutes
26Poveda-OcampoBooked at 64mins
18BeesleySubstituted forYatesat 59'minutes

Substitutes

9Yates
12Dougall
15R Williams
23Thompson
25Rogers
32Grimshaw
41Moore
42Trusty
44Squires

Nottm Forest

Formation 4-3-1-2

13Hennessey
7N WilliamsSubstituted forMbe Sohat 79'minutes
3S Cook
26McKenna
15Toffolo
45FewsterSubstituted forYatesat 65'minutes
8ColbackBooked at 45mins
31Furtado Scarpa
14O'BrienSubstituted forJohnsonat 68'minutesBooked at 80mins
16Surridge
25Dennis

Substitutes

1Henderson
4Worrall
5Mangala
6Mbe Soh
20Johnson
22Yates
32Lodi
41Hammond
49Osong

Referee:James Linington

Attendance:8,750

Live Text

Match ends, Blackpool 4, Nottingham Forest 1.
Second Half ends, Blackpool 4, Nottingham Forest 1.
Attempt missed. Kenneth Dougall (Blackpool) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
Goal! Blackpool 4, Nottingham Forest 1. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Toffolo with a cross.
Substitution, Blackpool. Dominic Thompson replaces James Husband.
Attempt missed. Jordan Thorniley (Blackpool) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sonny Carey with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Wayne Hennessey.
Attempt saved. Ian Poveda-Ocampo (Blackpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Foul by Loïc Mbe Soh (Nottingham Forest).
Morgan Rogers (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal! Blackpool 4, Nottingham Forest 0. Jerry Yates (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ian Poveda-Ocampo with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
Attempt missed. Jerry Yates (Blackpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ian Poveda-Ocampo.
Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Morgan Rogers.
Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest).
James Husband (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Nottingham Forest).
Andrew Lyons (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Loïc Mbe Soh replaces Neco Williams because of an injury.