Burnley v Blackpool LIVE
The 25-year-old made 45 league appearances for Blackpool' s West Lancashire rivals Preston North End prior to his move to Bristol City
Brownhill, who scored twice in a 4-0 win against Salford City in a behind-closed-doors friendly at the Barnfield Training Centre, said: “The quicker the games come the better now because when you've had that time off you just can't wait to get back and play football.
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Hide Ad“They are there to get you fit and I'm excited for the game on Tuesday night.
“They will be a decent team who have just come into the Championship and will be on a high, as all teams are when they play Premier League sides.
“That’s where they want to be so they will want that challenge and we will just look to keep building and putting the performances in.”
Blackpool v Burnley LIVE
Key Events
- The Clarets have beaten Salford City, Morecambe and Oldham Athletic in pre-season
- Blackpool have beaten both Southport and Carlisle United, but lost out to Accrington Stanley
- The Seasiders were without 16 players in total at Brunton Park at the weekend
- Burnley will likely be without Nick Pope, Chris Wood, Matej Vydra, Kevin Long and Dale Stephens
- Blackpool were promoted to the Championship via the play-offs last season
- The two sides last met at Bloomfield Road more than seven years ago
- Michael Kightly scored the only goal of the game as Sean Dyche’s side closed in on a return to the Premier League
- The Clarets have won six of the last eight games against the Tangerines
- The Lancashire rivals have faced each other 127 times in total in competitive fixtures
- Burnley have won 58 of those - including the first ever meeting on September 4th, 1897
Neil Critchley has his say ahead of Blackpool v Burnley
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Jay Rodriguez has hit the ground running in pre-season.
Burnley boss Sean Dyche was satisfied with his side’s last run out
“The team that came on second half, there was a lot of sharpness to it and they looked clear-minded and overall it was a good end to a good week.”
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Sean Dyche felt there was a sharpness to Burnley's second half display at Boundary Park.
In pictures: The last meeting at Bloomfield Road
Blackpool 0 Burnley 1
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“It was nice to get the goal in the end.”
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Match-winner Michael Kightly admits the Clarets had to dig deep to overcome Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.
Chances for the Clarets
Maxwell is equal to Brownhill’s effort from the edge of the box and the Seasiders’ stopper does well to claw a Richardson effort off the line.
Richardson with another chance to score
Richardson slides the ball wide after Gomez beats Callum Connolly to the ball, sending Rodriguez clear, but his strike partner can't convert the cross.
Clarets cranking up the pressure
Gomez’s effort is deflected and Maxwell is forced to turn the ball wide at his near post.
Not quite, Dwight
McNeil tries his luck from 20 yards out but the ball ends up with the Blackpool fans behind the goal.
Chance for the home side
Hennessey passes his first test, denying Yates after CJ Hamilton squared the ball to his team-mate inside the penalty area.
Hennessey saves
The Burnley debutant shifts to his right hand side to beat away Demetri Mitchell’s stinging drive.
Seasiders getting closer
Yates bends an effort just over the angle after Hamilton and Carey had combined in the build up.