Blackpool 3-1 Colchester

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Blackpool earned a comfortable win against Colchester thanks to goals from Richard Walker, Simon Grayson and John Murphy.

The visitors scored a goal through Kemal Izzet but it proved to be little more than a consolation effort.

The home side opened the scoring after 34 minutes when striker Walker netted his third of the season with a fierce diagonal shot into the back of the net.

The Seasiders dominated the half and scored a deserved second through defender Grayson on the stroke of half-time.

Pat Baldwin was booked for hauling down Danny Coid and from the resulting free-kick Richie Wellens floated the ball to the far post for Grayson to slot home his second of the season.

Wellens also supplied the ball for the third as Murphy headed his corner past Simon Brown at the far post.

Colchester fought back, moving Joey Key into a central role that paid dividends after 70 minutes when Kemal Izzet latched onto a loose ball in the area and fired past Phil Barnes.

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Blackpool: Barnes, Richardson, Hendry, Grayson, Coid, Bullock, Wellens, Southern, Taylor, Murphy, Walker.
Subs: O'Kane, Dalglish, Hills, Gulliver, Hughes.

Colchester: Brown, Baldwin, Fitzgerald, White, Duguid, Bowry, Izzet, Stockley, Keith, McGleish, Morgan.
Subs: McKinney, Pinault, Coote, Rapley, Stockwell.

Referee: A Kaye (W Yorkshire)