Main questions following Blackpool’s pre-season outing against West Brom – with ex-Portsmouth, Ipswich Town and Wigan Athletic man still absent
Sonny Carey and Ashley Fletcher were both on the scoresheet for Neil Critchley’s side – who are next in action against Sunderland at Bloomfield Road on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel picked up his first minutes of the summer, but a couple of other players remained unavailable.
Dan Grimshaw was once again absent from Blackpool’s squad for the game against West Brom, and is yet to feature in a pre-season game so far this summer due to a knee problem.
With the ex-Manchester City youngster currently on the sidelines, Richard O’Donnell and Mackenzie Chapman have both featured between the sticks for Neil Critchley’s side in the last few weeks.
Grimshaw’s injury is not believed to be too serious, but he is also expected to miss Saturday’s game against Sunderland at Bloomfield Road.
It is currently unclear how long beyond that it will be until he will be ready to feature.
Evans’ absence
The Seasiders’ latest addition Lee Evans is yet to feature in a pre-season game so far this summer following his arrival as a free agent.
Due to a personal reason, the midfielder missed the first half of the club’s pre-season trip to Spain, meaning he wasn’t in contention for the friendly against Cadiz due to the short amount of time he spent in training in the build-up.
Perhaps this was also the reason behind his absence against West Brom, and unless there’s any injury concerns, you’d expect him to be involved against Sunderland.
Jordan Rhodes and Kyle Joseph started up front together for the second time this summer, after previously being named as the attacking pairing in the first-team’s opening friendly against Fylde.
The two players didn’t get a long stretch of time playing alongside each other last season due to injuries at various points, as well as competition with others.
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