article_snippet: Brett Pitman bagged a first-half hat-trick as Bournemouth coasted past Blackpool 4-0 to return to the top of the Championship.
article_snippet: Brett Pitman fires Bournemouth into the lead at the Goldsands as Brett Pitman scored a first-half hat-trick on Saturday .
article_snippet: Scorers: Pitman 10,36 and 39
article_snippet: Jersey-born striker Pitman was afforded time and space to run past a sea of Tangerine players before slotting past goalkeeper Elliot Parish.
article_snippet: Pitman turned down Blackpool in favour of a move to Bristol City in 2010 and ensured the Seasiders - without an away win all season - had another miserable trip home.
article_snippet: Pitman runs away in celebration as the Blackpool players watch on in frustration at Goldsands .
article_snippet: Pitman scooped over after Nathan Delfouneso backheeled for the Seasiders skipper after 31 minutes.
article_snippet: A minute later Tom Aldred cleared the ball after Matt Ritchie had teed up Pitman inside the box.
article_snippet: But Pitman was not kept at bay long and scored two goals in two minutes to complete Pitman hat-trick inside 39 minutes.
article_snippet: Matt Ritchie easily evaded Tangerines defender Charles Dunne before finding Pitman once more who skewed over on 59 minutes.