The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 win over Fleetwood Town in the FA Cup fifth round match on Wednesday, while Blackpool suffered a 3-1 league-defeat against Reading last weekend.
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EFL Championship leaders Burnley will make a short trip to Blackpool on Saturday, aiming to further strengthen their grip of the top spot. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 win over Fleetwood Town in the FA Cup fifth round match on Wednesday, while Blackpool suffered a 3-1 league-defeat against Reading last weekend. Burnley currently have 76 points to their name from 34 games, 12 clear of the chasing pack, while the visitors are languishing at the 23rd spot, having collected just 31 points, four adrift of safety.
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Burnley are unbeaten in their last 15 games across all competitions. Last Saturday, Vincent Kompany’s side thrashed Huddersfield at home, courtesy of goals from Anass Zaroury, Connor Roberts, Josh Brownhill and Michael Obafemi. It Was their 22nd league-win of the season. After that the Clarets secured a narrow win over Fleetwood Town on Wednesday night, thanks to Connor Roberts’ lone goal in the 90th-minute, and thereby progressed to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. Meanwhile Burnely’s opponents in the last-8 stage of the Cup competition will be the reigning Premier League champions Manchester city.
Blackpool, on the other hand, have recorded just one win from their last 17 second tier games, and that lone triumph came against Stoke City on February 18, through Ivan Poveda’s lone goal inside the opening seven minutes it was their seventh league-win of the campaign. After that, the Seasiders suffered back-to-back defeats against Blackburn Rovers and Reading. Last weekend, Tom Ince’s brace and Andy Carroll’s penalty kick helped the Royals take a 3-0 lead, before Blackpool scored a consolation goal through Soney Carey’s, four minutes into the injury time.
Blackpool attackers Shyne Lavery and Gary Madine sustained hamstring injuries against Reading last time out and are doubtful for Saturday’s game against the league-leaders. Therefore Poveda-Ocampo could come into the starting lineup, joining Morgan Rogers up front. As for Burnley, left-back Ian Maatsen is sidelined with an injury. Barnes will continue to lead the line, with Zaroury, Gudmundsson and Tella in support.
Blackpool probable line-up: Maxwell, Lyons, Nelson, Thorniley, Husband, Bowler, Connolly, Carey, Garbutt, Poveda-Ocampo, Rogers
BurnleyProbable line-up: Muric, Roberts, Ekdal, Beyer, Taylor, Cullen, Brownhill, Tella, Gudmundsson, Zaroury, Barnes
Blackpool
| Opponents | Score |
| Reading | 3-1 (L) |
| Blackburn | 1-0 (L) |
| Stoke City | 1-0 (W) |
| Swansea | 2-1 (L) |
| Rotherham | 0-0 (D) |
Burnley
| Opponents | Score |
| Fleetwood | 1-0 (W) |
| Huddersfield | 4-0 (W) |
| Millwall | 1-1 (D) |
| Luton | 0-1 (W) |
| Watford | 1-1 (D) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Burnley draw Blackpool | 3-3 |
| Burnley beat Blackpool | 0-1 |
| Burnley beat Blackpool | 0-1 |
| Burnley beat Blackpool | 0-1 |
| Burnley beat Blackpool | 2-1 |
The EFL Championship match between Blackpool and Burnley will take place at Bloomfield Road on Saturday at 8:30 pm IST.
| Blackpool vs Burnley | key Details |
| Date | March 4 |
| Venue | Bloomfield Road |
| Kickoff time in UK | 3:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 8:30 pm |
The live telecast of the EFL Championship match between Blackpool and Burnley can be seen on ESPN + in the USA.
