Team News: Ricardo Fuller fails late fitness test

Blackpool striker Ricardo Fuller has missed out on a place in the home team for today's Championship clash against Nottingham Forest.

The Jamaican veteran failed a late fitness test for Barry Ferguson's side.

Midfielder Elliot Grandin, who recently rejoined the club on a free transfer from Crystal Palace, will be on the bench for today's game at Bloomfield Road.

Nathan Tyson, who used to play for the Reds, is also among the Blackpool substitutes.

Nottingham Forest will be without midfielder David Vaughan, who is expected to be out for three months with a knee injury.

Fellow central midfielder Henri Lansbury, who is out injured with a lower back fracture, is also expected to be sidelined for several months.

Blackpool: Gilks, McMahon, Broadfoot, MacKenzie, Robinson, Angel, Perkins, Haroun, Dobbie, Keogh, Davies Subs: Cathcart, Basham, Halliday, Grandin, Chopra, Tyson, Goodwillie

Nottingham Forest: Darlow, Halford, Lascelles, Hobbs, Fox, Mackie, Moussi, Jara, Reid, Cox, Djebbour Subs: De Vries, Harding, Collins, Majewski, Paterson, Derbyshire, Henderson