Norwich City travel to Bloomfield Road on Saturday, October 1 to face Blackpool in a 3pm kick-off. Following the 1-1 draw against West Brom at Carrow Road before the international break, the Canaries remain in second place in the Sky Bet Championship, three points behind leaders, Sheffield United. The Yellows are aiming to take all three points from Blackpool to maintain their high position in the league table.
Blackpool are yet to win a game at home in the English Championship this season since the opening weekend. On the opening weekend of the season, English defender Callum Connolly scored the only goal of the game to lead Blackpool to a slim win over Reading at home. Blackpool beat the Royals 1-0 at home thanks to the ninth minute strike from the aforementioned Connolly.
English Championship outfit Huddersfield Town has reportedly won the keenly contested race to sign Jack Rudoni ahead of Blackpool, Sunderland and other teams. This is according to the report from BlackpoolGazzette which stated that the Terriers have won the race to sign Rudoni. Israeli international Rudoni plays his club football at AFC Wimbledon in League Two
Derby County assistant manager Liam Rosenior is on the verge of becoming the Blackpool manager according to the report from Derby Telegraph. It was disclosed thatRosenior wants to speak with Derby County manager Wayne Rooney before an official announcement is made on his appointment as the new Blackpoolboss. What the former full-back wants to discuss with Rooney is unclear at the moment, but it is unlikelythat it would change anything concerning the managerial job at Blackpool. The deal for Rosenior to take the manager's job with the Tangerines is done and dusted.
An encouraging first season back in the Championship ends for Blackpool with a trip to Peterborough United on Saturday. Neil Critchley’s side will be aiming to end the season on a high after losing 2-0 to Derby County last week in their final home outing. Irrespective of this weekend’s result, the Seasiders have looked well at home in the second tier. They secured their safety in March and a win at London Road will see them end the campaign on 63 points.
Birmingham City manager Lee Bowyer is on the verge of losing his job after he saw his side lose heavily to Blackpool in an English Championship clash played on Monday.
Blackpool are now on a four-match unbeaten run in the English Championship after their goalless draw with Sheffield United at home last week Wednesday. It was the last league game for the Tangerines before the current international break. Blackpool are one of many teams in the hunt for a place in the playoffs and they have not suffered a defeat since they were beaten at London club Queens Park Rangers (QPR) on February 23. The Tangerines were beaten 2-1 by QPR despite the fact that their hosts ended the game with ten men.
Beryley “Bey” Lubala 24 was accused of raping a woman in 2019, which he has denied in court last week. The woman who was 18 at that time was invited by the Blackpool player to his house for “Netflix and chills” before raping her at his home. Lubala was a Crawley player at that time, before making a move to Blackpool a year later.
The woman who cannot be named for legal reasons, had been with the player twice. One was at a hotel in Crawley, and before a second meeting. The woman claimed to have spent the night the first time they met, and had known the player for barely an hour before they had fun together. The relationship ended after the second time they were together, and she blocked the player on social media before he contacted her again via sms.
Young Everton striker Ellie Simms has put pen to paper on a new long-term contract with the Merseyside club. It was announced earlier this week that the former Blackpool loan star has signed a contract extension at Goodison Park.
Simms had some months to run on his previous Everton contract which was scheduled to expire at the end of this season. The 20-year-old striker would have been a free agent next summer if he didn't sign a new deal with the Toffees. He has since signed a two-year contract extension to take him to 2024 at the Merseyside club.
Blackpool manager Neil Critchley has refused to put a time-frame on the return of midfielder CJ Hamilton following surgery on his foot. As revealed by his Championship club, Blackpool midfielder CJ Hamilton went under the knife to remove a screw in his foot from a previous operation. The surgery was carried out on the experienced player was done in September.