Team News: On-loan Manchester United midfielder Joe Rothwell on bench for Blackpool

Blackpool have new signing Joe Rothwell available for this afternoon's Championship clash against Brighton & Hove Albion at Bloomfield Road.

The midfielder, on loan from Manchester United, is on the bench for Lee Clark's charges, while fellow loanee Tom Aldred is also among the substitutes.

Meanwhile, goalkeeper Joe Lewis is also on the bench despite uncertainty regarding his future after the Tangerines manager tried to send him back to parent club Cardiff City.

Brighton striker Leon Best returns to the squad after he was cup-tied against Arsenal last week and is among the substitutes, while midfielder Joao Teixeira is also on the bench after recovering from illness.

Kazenga LuaLua, Andrew Crofts and Dale Stephens are still out with injuries, while new signing Beram Kayal is not included despite obtaining a work permit this week.

Blackpool: Parish, McMahon, Clarke, O'Dea, Dunne, O'Hara, Perkins, Orlandi, Cameron, Telford, Davies Subs: Lewis, Maher, Ferguson, Aldred, Rothwell, Waddington, Delfouneso

Brighton: Stockdale, Bruno, Greer, Dunk, Bennett, Ince, Holla, Calderon, Forster-Caskey, Baldock, O'Grady Subs: Walton, Hughes, Chicksen, Teixeira, Mackail-Smith, March, Best

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