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Matt Doherty was making his first appearance for Wolves since August 2020Matt Doherty marked his second debut at Wolverhampton Wanderers with two goals as they comfortably beat League One side Blackpool to reach the third round of the Carabao Cup.
Sasa Kalajdzic opened the scoring when he struck from a rebound in the first half.
Fabio Silva turned in the second after Blackpool's Kenny Dougall hit the post.
Wolves then added three more after the break with Doherty's double and a Nathan Fraser strike.
Irishman Doherty, who spent 10 years at Wolves from 2010 before leaving for spells with Tottenham Hotspur and Atletico Madrid until returning this summer, got his first with a header, before guiding in his second soon after.
Wolves improving after disappointing start
Things have picked up for Wolves after a poor start to the season in which they lost their first two Premier League games, conceding five goals and scoring just one.
But it is now back-to-back wins for Gary O'Neil's side, scoring three times without reply and that will give them encouragement after perhaps fearing a difficult campaign ahead.
O'Neil made nine changes for this game but still had far too much for a Blackpool side that was relegated to League One last season.
Five goals will be the hugely satisfying aspect of the victory for the home fans, with Wolves having previously struggled to put away chances.
Austrian Kalajdzic's strike was his second in as many games after grabbing the winner against Everton at the weekend, while Doherty's double were his first goals for Wolves since a 3-2 win at Tottenham in March 2020.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers
Squad number25Player nameBentley
Squad number2Player nameDoherty
Squad number23Player nameKilman
Squad number24Player nameToti Gomes
Squad number19Player nameOtto
Squad number21Player nameSarabia
Squad number6Player nameTraoré
Squad number32Player nameHodge
Squad number3Player nameAït-Nouri
Squad number18Player nameKalajdzic
Squad number29Player nameFábio Silva
Squad number17Player nameBueno
Squad number42Player nameGriffiths
Squad number46Player namePond
Squad number63Player nameFraser
Blackpool
Squad number1Player nameO'Donnell
Squad number5Player namePennington
Squad number21Player nameEkpiteta
Squad number2Player nameConnolly
Squad number24Player nameLyons
Squad number17Player nameVirtue
Squad number12Player nameDougall
Squad number15Player nameWeir
Squad number23Player nameThompson
Squad number18Player nameBeesley
Squad number10Player nameCarey
Squad number8Player nameMorgan
Squad number22Player nameCJ Hamilton
Squad number25Player nameApter
Squad number30Player nameOakley-Boothe
Line-ups
Wolves
Formation 3-5-2
- 25Bentley
- 2Doherty
- 23KilmanSubstituted forPondat 81'minutes
- 24Gomes
- 19Otto
- 21Sarabia
- 6Traoré
- 32HodgeSubstituted forGriffithsat 55'minutes
- 3Aït-NouriSubstituted forBuenoat 81'minutes
- 18KalajdzicBooked at 40minsSubstituted forFraserat 62'minutes
- 29Fábio Silva
Substitutes
- 8João Gomes
- 12Matheus Cunha
- 15Dawson
- 17Bueno
- 40King
- 42Griffiths
- 46Pond
- 63Fraser
- 78Ballard-Matthews
Blackpool
Formation 3-5-2
- 1O'Donnell
- 5Pennington
- 21Ekpiteta
- 2Connolly
- 24Lyons
- 17Virtue
- 12Dougall
- 15WeirBooked at 57minsSubstituted forOakley-Bootheat 61'minutes
- 23ThompsonSubstituted forMorganat 84'minutes
- 18BeesleySubstituted forHamiltonat 67'minutes
- 10CareySubstituted forApterat 67'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Husband
- 7Dale
- 8Morgan
- 20Casey
- 22Hamilton
- 25Apter
- 30Oakley-Boothe
- 32Grimshaw
- 33Tharme
Live Text
Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 5, Blackpool 0.
Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 5, Blackpool 0.
Attempt missed. Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kenneth Dougall (Blackpool).
Attempt blocked. Nathan Fraser (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fábio Silva.
Attempt missed. Matthew Pennington (Blackpool) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Rob Apter with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Nathan Fraser.
Attempt blocked. Kenneth Dougall (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Andrew Lyons (Blackpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Virtue.
Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nathan Fraser.
Nathan Fraser (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Matthew Pennington (Blackpool).
Harvey Griffiths (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Albie Morgan (Blackpool).
Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Matthew Pennington (Blackpool).
Substitution, Blackpool. Albie Morgan replaces Dominic Thompson.
Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 5, Blackpool 0. Nathan Fraser (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia.
Foul by Harvey Griffiths (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
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