But it was Hibernian who took the lead against the run ofplay five minutes before the interval when Merouane Zemmama threaded an inviting pass into the path of Stokes, who darted past Mulgrew before slotting the ball past Jamie Langfield.
Varney also fired across goal as Blackpool pressed for the breakthrough - but it was Fulham who went ahead against the run ofplay 10 minutes before the interval.