Blackpool FC: Neil Critchley previews the Seasiders' Tuesday night game with Port Vale

Andy Crosby’s side started the season with a 7-0 defeat to Barnsley, but have since gone on to knock Fleetwood out of the EFL Cup and beat Reading in the league.

Critchley believes people shouldn’t too deep into Vale’s opening day loss.

"The Barnsley game was a complete anomaly,” he said.

"If you look at the stats in the game and watched it- there was very little between the two teams, and that sounds ridiculous.

"For the first 20 minutes I thought Port Vale were the better team and Barnsley scored on the break- other than that they hadn’t really created any opportunities.

"The next two results have proven that was a bit of a one-off.

"They’ve beaten Fleetwood in the cup and then got a fantastic win against Reading in the league, where they kept a clean sheet.

"We know they’re tough opposition, who are hard to play against, but we want Bloomfield Road to be a tough place for teams to come this season.

"We want it to be somewhere they don’t look forward to coming to.

"We want to be full of energy, playing with intensity. We have to be responsible for everything that happens on that pitch, but if we bring a certain type of team, then we know the supporters will feed off that as well.

"The point at Exeter will look better if we can pick up some more points in the next two home games- it will help us to build and improve.”