Friday, April 13, 2007

Blackpool (A) Preview...


A trip north to the seaside is next up for the Cobblers as we travel to Bloomfield Road to face high-flying Blackpool. As we look to build on the two wins over Easter, a victory would guarantee us League One safety, though it would take nothing short of a major slump for us to go down now!

Chris Doig is only rated as 50/50 for the Cobblers while Bradley Johnson is suspended following his sending off against Scunthorpe on Monday. Blackpool have completed the emergency loan signing of Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart after injuries to both of their first team stoppers.

Andy Morrell scored the equiliser for the Tangerines back at Sixfields in the 1-1 draw following Eoin Jess' opener and will be a major threat up front. Without Bradley Johnson and possibly Doig, we could see a change in formation from Stuart Gray going into the game.

Head to Head

November 4th, 2006: Cobblers 1-1 Blackpool
18th January, 2003: Blackpool 2-1 Cobblers
23rd August, 2002: Cobblers 0-1 Blackpool
5th March, 2002: Blackpool 1-2 Cobblers
25th September, 2001: Cobblers 1-3 Blackpool
6th February, 1999: Cobblers 0-0 Blackpool

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