Blues wasted a great opportunity to get themselves back into the game twelve minutes into the second half when Stephen Clemance blazed a penalty kick over the crossbar.
Blues : Taylor, Johnson, Cunningham (Kirovski 84), Upson, Clapham, Dunn, Clemence, Cisse (Figueroa 63), Lazaridis, John (Forssell 55), Morrison. Subs not used: Bennett, Tebily.
Blackpool: Jones, Grayson, Clarke, Davis, Richardson, Wellens, Danns, Douglas, Evans, Sheron. Subs: Taylor, Murphy, Southern, Bullock, Hilton, Barnes.