TEAM NEWS: Blackpool make six changes for Rochdale clash

Gary Bowyer has made six changes to his Blackpool side for today's New Year's Day trip to Rochdale.
Mafoumbi comes in for his first league startMafoumbi comes in for his first league start
Mafoumbi comes in for his first league start

Ben Williams, who was culpable for Plymouth Argyle's first goal in the 2-2 draw on Saturday, is dropped from the squad altogether.

Christoffer Mafoumbi takes the number one jersey while Ryan Allsop remains on the bench.

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Elsewhere, Ollie Turton comes in at left back while Jimmy Ryan and Callum Cooke come into the midfield.

Viv Solomon-Otabor starts after netting the 94th minute equaliser against Plymouth while Nathan Delfouneso also starts in place of Armand Gnanduillet, who also drops out of the squad.

Youngster Rowan Roache is brought onto the bench.

Other than Williams and Gnanduillet, the players to drop out are Andy Taylor, Jay Spearing, Sessi D'Almeida and Danny Philliskirk.

The Seasiders go into today's game looking for their first win in six outings, having lost three out of their last five.

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Rochdale, meanwhile, sit second from bottom in the League One table having just won four games all season.

Rochdale: Lillis, Ntlhe, McGahey, Andrew, Camps, Rathbone, Done, Cannon, Daniels, Kitching, Henderson

Subs: McNulty, Williams, Thompson, Inman, Keane, Moore, Adshead

Blackpool: Mafoumbi, Mellor, Tilt, Robertson, Turton, Ryan, Cooke, Longstaff, Daniel, Solomon-Otabor, Delfouneso

Subs: Allsop, Anderton, Aimson, Spearing, Philliskirk, Quigley, Roache

Referee: Anthony Backhouse