Blackpool make the short trip to Wigan tomorrow in their first ever Barclays Premier League encounter.

The wait is finally over for Pool fans as the season they have all been waiting for is now about to kick-off. Please note that all tickets for the away section are sold out for this fixture.

Pool supporters will be made welcome in the stadium's North Stand Marquee where alcohol will be sold from 12.30pm and the early kick-off (Tottenham vs Manchester City) will be shown.

Team news

Pre-season injuries to Keith Southern, Louis Almond and Billy Clarke rule the trio out of action. Meanwhile, new boys Ludovic Sylvestre and Elliot Gardin hope to receive international clearance in time to make their debuts. 

Marlon Harewood, Chris Basham and Craig Cathcart could all appear though as boss Ian Holloway now has that added depth to his squad which he has been working hard to obtain throughout the summer.



The Latics are without the injured Gary Caldwell and are sweating on the fitness of defender Steve Gohouri.

Last time out

In what was a remarkable evening at Bloomfield Road last season, Blackpool came out 4-1 winners in the Carling Cup.

Ishmel Demontagnac opened the scoring before further efforts from Ben Burgess, Charlie Adam and Gary Taylor-Fletcher pushed the Seasiders on to a great victory.

One to watch - Mauro Boselli




Wigan's new Argentinian has been very impressive in pre-season. Netting six goals in six friendlies, he has certainly given the Latics fans something to look forward to this season - and something for opposition fans to be wary of.

He alerted boss Roberto Martinez with his impressive scoring record at former club Estudiantes where he netted 32 goals in 57 appearances.

From the gaffer

"They played their reserves against us last season. Last year was last year and this year is this year though so it's different. They've spent £6.5 million on a striker so they mean business. Roberto is a great manager with dignity so it should be a good game.

"I love the way he wants to play football and what he achieved last year in his first season in the Premier League to survive was absolutely brilliant. To secure the comeback against Arsenal and secure their safety was something else."