Wednesday, May 09, 2012

English League Championship Promotion Playoffs: Road Draw Earns Seasiders Wembley Encounter With Hammers For Shot At Return To Premiership

At Birmingham, City:

Stephen Dobbie (45') and Matthew Phillips (48') provided the scoring that enabled Blackpool to gain a 2-2 Wednesday road draw with Birmingham City in game two of their English League Championship promotion playoff semifinal series, resulting in the Seasiders winning the series 3-2 on aggregate.  Sunday, May 20 will see a battle of two clubs----Blackpool and West Ham United----playing each other at Wembley Stadium in London, looking to end their one-year absences from the Premier League.  Reading and Southampton had already won automatic promotion.

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