Fleetwood Town and Blackpool meet at Highbury Stadium in the Fylde Coast Derby on Wednesday, November 1.
The match was due to be played back in early September but international call-ups meant that the match would be rearranged for a later date, and now the two sides meet in contrasting positions. Scott Brown was sacked as the Cod Army boss in early September following a winless start to the campaign and he's been replaced by former Bristol City and Sunderland boss Lee Johnson.
The 42-year-old has three wins, three draws and three defeats in the nine games he's overseen so far but they remain in the relegation zone. A total of 12 points and 15 places separate the two sides with the Tangerines just outside the play-offs in seventh and Fleetwood Town third from bottom in 22nd.
Blackpool at the weekend lost their first home league game of the campaign, suffering a 4-2 defeat to Peterborough United with centre-back Oliver Casey sent off. Fleetwood Town meanwhile drew 2-2 with promotion-chasing Barnsley at Oakwell.
A win on Wednesday for the hosts could see them come out of the relegation zone ahead of Carlisle United, Wigan Athletic and Northampton Town, whereas as a win for Blackpool would move them up a place above Stevenage. The last meeting between the two sides was a goalless draw back in March 2021, and their last win against Fleetwood was back in December 2020 when Gary Madine scored the winner.
Without further ado, here’s the latest injury and team news from both the Blackpool and the Fleetwood Town camps ahead of their EFL League One clash:
13. Ollie Norburn - doubtful
Ollie Norburn has missed the three games due to a neck problem. He still remains doubtful for Wednesday’s game. | CameraSport - Lee Parker Photo: CameraSport - Lee Parker
14. Oliver Norburn - doubtful (continued)
Neil Critchley said: “He’s done a little bit of ball work and running on his own but he’s still not quite right. “Perhaps he’ll be okay for Wednesday but we’ll see. “It’s slowly getting better and he’s improved during the week. “He’s still in a bit of discomfort so we’ll have to see how he keeps responding to treatment and how he is when we come back into training on Monday.” | CameraSport - Dave Howarth Photo: CameraSport - Dave Howarth
15. Shaun Rooney - doubtful
The 27-year-old right-back was forced to come off in the 79th minute after a complain for an injury. His season has been stop start and he was out for most of September into early October. | Getty Images Photo: Clive Mason/Getty Images)