West Brom v Blackpool: Live updates from Good Friday clash at the Hawthorns

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The Seasiders head to the Hawthorns today to take on West Brom in their Good Friday clash.

Follow our live blog for build-up, team news, match updates and post-match reaction.

West Brom v Blackpool - live updates

Key Events

  • FT: West Brom 2-1 Blackpool
  • Seasiders head to The Hawthorns for Good Friday encounter
  • Neil Critchley’s side looking for first win in five

Keshi Anderson's dipping free-kick is pushed over by David Button.

Gary Madine is clipped right on the edge of the Baggies box, giving the Seasiders a free-kick in a great position.

Keshi Anderson and Josh Bowler stand over it.

Jordan Gabriel does excellently to make a vital recovering tackle on Adam Reach.

Pool fans bringing the noise again packed into the away section behind Chris Maxwell’s goal.

Great effort given there’s nothing to play for.

The Seasiders have started brightly here. Plenty of good intent early on.

Kenny Dougall gets the game started.

Up the mighty Pool!!

Half an hour until kick-off

Neil Critchley has made two changes to his Blackpool side for today’s Good Friday clash against West Brom.

Despite the Baggies favouring a 3-5-2 system, Critchley has kept faith with the 4-4-2 formation that normally gets the best out of his side.

The two wingers have been swapped, with Josh Bowler and Keshi Anderson returning to the starting line-up after surprisingly starting on the bench at Ewood Park last week.

Charlie Kirk and CJ Hamilton drop down to the bench, with the former left out of the match-day squad altogether.

The Gazette understands Richard Keogh was down to start, but he misses out through illness.

Ethan Robson and Jake Beesley are also left out of the squad, while Dan Grimshaw, Luke Garbutt, Dujon Sterling, Kevin Stewart, Grant Ward and Sonny Carey all remain sidelined.

The Baggies, who are eight points adrift of the play-offs, drop England international goalkeeper Sam Johnstone as one of six changes from a 3-1 home defeat to Stoke City.

Six changes for West Brom

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