Portsmouth travel to Bloomfield Road seeking revenge as they look to continue their unbeaten streak in their quest for the League One title.
John Mousinho's side are unbeaten in their last nine games and their only blemish in February was a draw against Charlton Athletic who are seeing an upturn in form. Pompey last tasted defeat on January 13 to Leyton Orient, and since then they have recorded seven victories and two draws, picking up 23 points from a possible 30.
Portsmouth's record against Blackpool isn't the greatest however and it was the Seasiders who ended their 27-game unbeaten run back at the end of November. Former Pompey loanee Owen Dale opened the scoring and then Joe Morrell was sent off 10 minutes after Jake Beesley had doubled their lead. CJ Hamilton and Albie Morgan scored after making the most of the man advantage but since then Portsmouth have recovered and Blackpool have stuttered.
Three months on, there's a a whole 20 points and seven places separate the two sides with both teams playing 36 games. Blackpool are four points off of the play-offs whilst Portsmouth are firmly in the driving seat for a return to the Championship.
Pompey have failed to beat Blackpool in their last five meetings however with a 1-1 draw in August 2019 being their best result. A Ronan Curtis brace at Bloomfield Road back in August 2018 was Portsmouth's last success against the Lancashire outfit.
Portsmouth's unbeaten run has been achieved on the back drop of an injury crisis. Central midfield options have been decimated, but thankfully the situation does seem to be clearing up. Here's the latest injury and team news ahead of kick-off.
5. Lee Evans - out
Joined last week but is not expected to make his debut until next week. | Getty Images
6. Lee Evans - out (continued)
John Mousinho said: "The Burton game will be slightly too soon for him, but what we can do over Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week is give him another really good three training sessions. ‘We’ve done quite a lot of short and sharp stuff, we need to get him exposed to bigger distances - getting him as close to match pace as we can. ‘Hopefully then it can be for the Peterborough game - and if not that Barnsley game.’ | Getty Images
7. Tom Lowery - out
Missed half of the season with a damaged meniscus. Suffered a hamstring injury in February but is expected to return next weekend. | Getty
8. Ben Stevenson - out
Stevenson suffered knee ligament damage in January and has been out for mroe than a month. He's had limited playing opporunities since joining from Forest Green Rovers. | Jason Brown/ProSportsImages