Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Blackpool and Stoke City from Bloomfield Road.

Holloway is very animated in the technical area - he'll be anxious for his side to their superiority to a lead.

Adam strikes the wall and from the rebound Blackpool pass up at least three opportunities to take a clean strike on goal but each effort is snatched at.

Vaughan wins a free-kick from Whelan 25 yards out and right of centre. Adam over it.

And break they do with Jones - he was clear through but for a great last ditch challenge from Evatt.

Stoke look quite happy to soak up the pressure and then break at pace.

Stoke work the ball left to right and back again before winning a free-kick. Stoke clear and break with Pennant but the Tangerines regain possession with Phillips and fashion a chance for Eardley but he flashes an effort wide from just inside the box. Campbell with the assist.

Blackpool look to be targeting Wilson but with Phillips' end product left wanting at the moment it is stalemate.

The hosts are really struggling to come to terms with the wind here today - they are definitely in control but with the wind erratic they are struggling to find their range with their usual switch of play.

Disarray in the Stoke box following a switch of play from Adam - but Campbell takes a touch too many with his back to goal and the chance is lost. He should have really teed up a teammate there.

DJ Campbell's effort from the edge of the box is charged down. He scored the only goal in their 1-0 victory at Stoke on December 11.

Adam nips in and tackles Jones on the edge of the area before finding Phillips but the move breaks down after the wide man overruns the ball.

Stoke appear to have pushed up and are squeezing their hosts a bit more now and as a result are having more of the ball. Delap weaves this way and that down the left before flashing an effort across goal. Chance.

Stoke have their first long throw of the day. Gilks gets a hand to it but Huth tees up Shawcross who, leaning back, never looks like threatening the goal.

Blackpool have certainly started the brighter - with Adam and Campbell looking industrious.

Slight hiatus to a pulsating start for a head injury to Adam - the Scot looked to have been fouled there but Mark Clattenburg waves play on.

Phillips colects a loose ball on the edge of the box but drags his effort wide.

Campbell gets his head to a Crainey cross but it flashes wide. Big chance there - he has 11 league goals this season and if Blackpool are to stay up it looks like he'll need to add to that tally.

Blackpool are also looking to become only the fourth different club in PL history to score in all of their home matches within a single PL season, and the first non-Big Four clubs. Arsenal (4), Chelsea (2) and Manchester United (1) are only other clubs to achieve this.

Adam tracks back to deny Jermaine Pennant space as he looks to spark a counter.

Boisterous start thus far. Adam looks to get on the ball but his first pass doesn't find its intended target.

Bright sunshine and blustery winds in the North West.