Blackpool handed major team selection boost ahead of Luton Town clash as Arsenal loanee is passed fit
Blackpool have been handed a major boost ahead of this afternoon’s clash against Luton Town with the news Charlie Patino is well enough to feature.
The midfielder was rated as 50/50 before kick-off after missing the midweek trip to West Brom with a sickness bug.
But the Arsenal loanee recovers in time to return to the midfield three, where he’s joined by Grant Ward, who makes his first appearance since re-signing on a free transfer.
Callum Wright and Sonny Carey are the two to drop out.
Keshi Anderson returns from injury to be named among the substitutes for the first time this season.
Sonny Carey, Ian Poveda and Shayne Lavery all miss out.
Jordan Gabriel (knee), Liam Bridcutt (hamstring), Kevin Stewart (fractured foot and calf), Lewis Fiorini (hamstring) and Jake Beesley (also a fractured foot) all remain sidelined.
TEAMS
Blackpool: Maxwell, Connolly, Ekpiteta, Thorniley, Husband, Ward, Dougall, Patino, Hamilton, Yates, Madine
Subs: Grimshaw, Williams, Garbutt, Thompson, Wright, Anderson, Corbeanu
Luton: Horvath, Bree, Potts, Lockyer, Bell, Berry, Mpanzu, Clark, Campbell, Morris, Adebayo
Subs: Isted, Pettit, Lawless, Watson, Freeman, Cornick, Jerome
Referee: Tim Robinson