Blackpool vs Middlesbrough LIVE – Early team news and updates from Bloomfield Road

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Blackpool vs Middlesbrough from Bloomfield Road.

New boss Michael Carrick will be looking to extend Boro’s unbeaten record to three matches following a win away at Hull City and Saturday’s draw with Bristol City.

Boro have managed to pull themselves out of the relegation zone in recent weeks and a win in Lancashire could see them pull further clear of the bottom three.

It would leapfrog them above a Blackpool side who head into the clash on the back of successive defeats and would allow Boro to start looking up the table as opposed to looking nervously over their shoulder.

Stick with us for build up, updates and reaction throughout the evening as Carrick searches for his second win as Boro boss.