Blackpool FC: Three talking points from the Seasiders' 3-2 victory over Cheltenham Town

Shayne Lavery, Jordan Rhodes and Karamoko Dembele were all on the scoresheet in the victory.

The Seasiders have started to build momentum in recent weeks, and showed more signs of what they are capable of in the midweek fixture, despite enduring a tense end to the game.

Here are some of the talking points from the game:

You just can’t stop him

Rhodes’ current form is frightening, with his confidence having a positive impact on the entire team.

He had no right to score in the way he did in the first half.

Albie Morgan attempted a shot from distance with a free kick, but the effort was deflected.

Rhodes was alert to the situation, and reacted quickly to direct a header towards goal, which caught the Cheltenham keeper off guard.

He may not physically be the quickest, but mentally no one else can seem to keep up with him.

Back among the goals

It was great for Lavery to open the scoring in the 17th minute.

A cross by Dominic Thompson to the back post was met by Jordan Rhodes, who headed the ball back across the face of goal- where the Northern Ireland striker was waiting to finish.

The 24-year-old hadn’t scored since the opening weekend against Burton Albion, where he had bagged a brace, so should certainly now have a confidence boost.

There’s strong competition to feature up front alongside Rhodes at the moment, and Lavery will be determined to nail that position down.

Midweek rotation

The Seasiders made five changes from the team that faced Oxford United at the weekend.

Callum Connolly captained the side, as he came in for James Husband.

Meanwhile, after impressing off the bench at the Kassam Stadium- Albie Morgan, Karamoko Dembele and Lavery were all given an opportunity in the starting 11.

Dominic Thompson also received recall, after a solid performance in his last start.

On the whole everyone fitted in well, but Critchley will be frustrated with the way his side let Cheltenham back into the game.

After scoring his first ahead of half time, Will Goodwin added a second heading into the final five minutes.

Following a pretty dominant evening, the Seasiders’ shouldn’t have been well clear at full time.