Blackpool v Reading: Live match updates as Paul Ince returns to Bloomfield Road
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Blackpool v Reading - live updates
Key Events
- FT: Blackpool 4-1 Reading
- Seasiders looking to get back to winning ways after QPR disappointment
- Paul Ince’s return to Bloomfield Road adds extra spice to the game
3 - Another corner
CJ Hamilton’s cross is blocked for another Pool corner. Looked like it hit CJ on the way behind, but oh well.
1 - Early corner
Josh Bowler is thwarted by the left flank but Pool still win a corner.
Good noise already here from the home fans.
10 minutes until kick-off
The players have returned to the changing rooms and kick-off is almost among us.
Meanwhile, a message reading #WeStandWithUkraine adorns Blackpool’s big screen.
Familiar face
Good to see Steve Thompson on co-commentary duties for BBC Radio Lancashire today.
Blackpool’s former assistant has been out of work since leaving PNE last month. He’d rather be here anyway, clearly...
Odds on a Blackpool win?
Blackpool: 11/10
Draw: 5/2
Reading: 3/1
Blackpool to win 1-0: 8/1
Reading to win 1-0: 13/1
0-0 draw: 10/1
Both teams to score (no): 6/5
Blackpool to win and both teams to score: 3/1
Neil Critchley has somewhat unsurprisingly opted to freshen up his Blackpool side for this afternoon's game against Reading.
The Seasiders return to Bloomfield Road today looking to get back to winning ways after a disappointing defeat to 10-man QPR on Wednesday night.
They face a Reading side who, while still mired in trouble, have won their last two games on the spin.
Their last victory came under former Pool boss Paul Ince, who is now in temporary charge at the Madejski Stadium.
The 54-year-old includes his son Tom in his line-up with the winger on loan with Reading from Stoke City.
As for the Seasiders, Critchley makes four changes in total as Marvin Ekpiteta returns after being rested at Loftus Road.
Kevin Stewart, Jerry Yates and Gary Madine all come back into the side as the Seasiders revert back to their trusty 4-4-2 formation.
Oliver Casey, Reece James, Callum Connolly and Shayne Lavery are the four players to make way.
The return of Stewart to the starting line-up sees a return of his successful partnership with Kenny Dougall, which hasn’t been seen since Wembley back in May.
Ethan Robson and Charlie Kirk are left out of the squad, while Chris Maxwell (quad), Richard Keogh (calf), Luke Garbutt (knee), James Husband (hamstring), Matty Virtue (ACL), Grant Ward (achilles), Sonny Carey (metatarsal) and Keshi Anderson (hamstring) all remain sidelined.