Blackpool face Carlisle United in the FA Cup this weekend.

Blackpool are live on TV this weekend as they welcome Carlisle United to Bloomfield Road in the second round of the FA Cup.

The Seasiders are currently enduring a poor run of form. In the past week they have lost 3-0 to Reading in League One, which leaves them in the third tier’s bottom four, and have been knocked out of the EFL Trophy after a 4-2 defeat away to Harrogate Town.

A rare win for the club came last month in the first round of this weekend’s competition.

Ashley Fletcher’s first half goal proved to be enough for Ian Evatt’s side to secure a 1-0 victory over Scunthorpe United.

Fellow National League outfit Carlisle United were able to knock out their League One opposition.

After staging a second half stoppage time comeback against Reading, the Cumbrians were able to claim a winner in extra time to beat the Royals 3-2 at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.

How to watch this weekend’s game

Blackpool’s meeting with Mark Hughes takes place at 5.30pm on Sunday afternoon.

For those that can’t attend the game in person, it will be available to watch on TV, but only as part of a subscription package.

Ahead of the current campaign, TNT Sports agreed a four-year deal to show the FA Cup alongside the BBC.

Alongside the Seasiders V Carlisle, the broadcaster will also show Salford City V Leyton Orient, Sutton United V Shrewsbury Town, Chesterfield V Doncaster Rovers, Slough Town V Macclesfield, Boreham Wood V Newport County, Gateshead V Walsall and Brackley Town V Burton Albion across this weekend.

Coverage of the game at Bloomfield Road is scheduled to get underway at 4.45pm on TNT Sports 2, before also being shown on TNT Sports 1 from 5.30pm.

Jermaine Beckford and Charlie Adam are set to form part of the punditry team for the occasion.

The latter knows Blackpool well, having been with the club 2009 and 2011, and was part of the team that reached promotion to the Premier League under Ian Holloway.

In 98 appearances in Tangerine, the midfielder scored 34 goals and provided 22 assists, before going on to play for the likes of Liverpool and Stoke City.

Since hanging up his playing boots in 2022, the 39-year-old has embarked on a coaching career, but is currently out of work.

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