Happy New Year

Stoke have met blackpool on two previous occasions this season. Both at the Seasiders home - Bloomfield Road. One was the LDV where they beat us when we put out a lower than full stregnth side, and the other was a 2-2 draw, where Chris Iwelumo scored two in the space of 60 seconds to stun the home crowd. Ormerod had the last word though in a thrilling game in Blackpool.

Stoke are without Brnjar Gunnarson after he broke a bone in his foot at Huddersfield on saturday. Handyside also looks doubtful after an x-ray also from the Huddersfield game. Major losses to the team.

So if this team news is right, this is how the team should look today.
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