Blackpool were denied their third straight home win as 10-man Ipswich came from behind to snatch a point at Bloomfield Road.

Town remain the only team outside the top flight yet to claim an away win this season, but the 1,500 fans that made the journey from East Anglia were relieved to come away with a point following Castro Sito's 63rd-minute dismissal.

Claus Jorgensen had given the hosts a deserved lead in the 39th minute and the Seasiders dominated for long periods.

But just two minutes after going down to 10 men, Jon Walters headed home his 10th goal of the season to end a six-game losing streak on the road.

Stephen McPhee was handed his full debut for Pool in place of Scott Vernon and the former Hull striker was eager to impress from the outset. He looked lively but fired well wide inside the first minute.

A misplaced header from Pool defender Stephen Crainey then looked to

have played in Ipswich striker Gary Roberts, who came in for Burnley target Alan Lee, but a firm challenge from Kaspars Gorkss denied Roberts a clear shot at goal.

Paul Rachubka was called upon to make a comfortable save from Walters, but that was the visitors' only shot on target in the first half.

Blackpool regained the upper hand with Ben Burgess heading narrowly wide from Gary Taylor-Fletcher's right-wing cross in the 26th minute.

The two combined again moments later, although Burgess this time directed his header straight at Town keeper Neil Alexander.

Michael Flynn then blazed over from Burgess' lay-off, but Pool claimed the opener just a minute later as McPhee latched onto Burgess' knock-on down the left flank and took the ball around the keeper for Jorgensen to tap the ball home from eight yards.

Flynn then fired wide following good work by Wes Hoolahan and the home side remained on top after the restart, with Shaun Barker heading wide from Hoolahan's corner before Taylor-Fletcher burst through the Ipswich defence only to shoot straight at Alexander.

Danny Haynes drilled a 20-yard effort just past the far post following a rare foray forward by Ipswich, and their hopes looked dashed when Sito was red-carded for a dangerous challenge on Hoolahan.

Sito won the ball but with the current clamp-down on two-footed tackles, the referee had little choice but to give the Spanish full-back his marching orders.

Almost immediately, McPhee missed a gilt-edged opportunity to double Blackpool's lead, heading wide from inside the six-yard box from Burgess' cross.

And that would prove to be a costly miss as a minute later, Walters rose unchallenged from Roberts' corner to head in off the underside of the crossbar.

Blackpool then pushed forward in search of the winner, with Alexander pulling off a fine save to deny Gorkss following Hoolahan's short-corner to Crainey, while Flynn volleyed over from the resulting corner.

But Ipswich kept the hosts at bay, with a long-range effort from Hoolahan the closest they went to claiming the winner.

Teams:

Blackpool Rachubka, Barker, Gorkss, Evatt, Crainey,Taylor-Fletcher (Welsh 74), Jorgensen, Flynn (Fox 82),Hoolahan, McPhee (Morrell 78), Burgess.

Subs Not Used: Jackson, Vernon.

Goals: Jorgensen 39.

Ipswich Alexander, Sito, De Vos, Bruce, Wright, Haynes (Naylor 66), Legwinski, Garvan, Walters, Roberts (Miller 78), Counago (Lee 66).

Subs Not Used: Supple, Rhodes.

Sent Off: Sito (63).

Goals: Walters 65.

Att: 9,154

Ref: Mike Pike (Cumbria).