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Stanley are currently 20th in Sky Bet League One as they prepare to face a Leeds outfit who are 15th in the Premier League.

Second half goals from Gary Taylor-Fletcher and Barry Ferguson saw Blackpool to a comfortable 2-0 victory over the Blues at Bloomfield Road. Town never looked like getting back into the game after Taylor-Fletcher’s 49th minute opener, Ferguson adding the second 11 minutes later.

Jimmy Bullard could make his first start after his recent return to the Blues when Town take on Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday. The midfielder has been working on his fitness during the two-week international break, having come on as a sub against Leeds, and could be considered ready to go into the starting XI, along with new loan signing Danny Collins.

The Reds have had a barren run in the fifth tier of English football, since their relegation in 2008. 

Boss Roy Keane will assess the fitness of defensive trio Damien Delaney, Gareth McAuley and David Wright in training today before deciding on his side for Saturday’s game at Blackpool. The Town manager will also look at how David Healy and Owen Garvan came through their midweek international matches.

Chris Makin is still Towns main doubt ahead of Saturdays sell-out clash with Southampton. Makin has so far failed to overcome a foot injury and could miss only his second league game this season.

THE look of delight on the faces of goalscorers James Beattie and Brett Ormerod summed up the day perfectly.  Saints beat Watford 2-1 at Villa Park on April 13, 2003 to book their place in the final of the FA Cup. Goalscorer Ormerod confessed it was “a dream come true”. Thousands of Saints fans dreamt of further glory in the final against holders Arsenal on May 17, but it wasn’t to be. SAINTS V WATFORD FA CUP SEMI FINAL JAMES BEATTIE CELEBRATES HIS GOAL dig9918 However, Saint...