The Iron return to action with a trip to Blackpool this Tuesday, October 23rd (7.45pm kick-off).
United go into the match looking to bounce back from three successive league defeats against Luton Town, Peterborough United and Wycombe Wanderers respectively, while the Tangerines are unbeaten in ten league games and have only lost once in the division this season.
TEAM NEWS...
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, manager Stuart McCall confirmed forward Lee Novak will continue to sit out with a calf problem that saw him miss Saturday's encounter at Wycombe.
Full-backs Jordan Clarke and Cameron Borthwick-Jackson was fit to start at the weekend despite missing parts of last week with a virus.
Goalkeepers Matt Gilks (knee) and Rory Watson (arm) remain long-term absentees, while Matthew Lund (ankle ligaments) and Josh Morris (fractured jaw) are the latest additions to the injury list.
The Iron were 3-2 victors the last time they went to Bloomfield Road on Boxing Day in 2017. Tom Hopper and Duane Holmes put the side into an early 2-0 lead before Hakeeb Adelakun made it 3-1 in the second half. Scunthorpe then withstood late pressure to hold onto all three points and their first win at Blackpool in 17 years.
| SEASON/DATE | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2017-18 - Tue 26 Dec | LG 1 | Blackpool 2-3 Iron | Hopper, Holmes, Adelakun |
| 2017-18 - Sat 9 Sep | LG 1 | Iron 0-0 Blackpool | |
| 2015-16 - Sat 16 Jan | LG 1 | Blackpool 5-0 Iron | |
| 2015-16 - Sat 5 Sep | LG 1 | Iron 0-1 Blackpool | |
| 2009-10 - Fri 2 Apr | CHAMP | Iron 2-4 Blackpool | McCann, Hooper |
| 2009-10 - Sat 7 Nov | CHAMP | Blackpool 4-1 Iron | Hayes |
| 2007-08 - Mon 3 Dec | CHAMP | Iron 1-1 Blackpool | Butler |
| 2007-08 - Sat 10 Nov | CHAMP | Blackpool 1-0 Iron | |
| 2006-07 - Sat 28 Apr | LG 1 | Blackpool 3-1 Iron | Sharp |
| 2006-07 - Fri 15 Dec | LG 1 | Iron 1-3 Blackpool | Baraclough |
| 2005-06 - Sat 29 Apr | LG 1 | Iron 1-0 Blackpool | Sharp |
| 2005-06 - Sun 13 Nov | LG 1 | Blackpool 5-2 Iron | Sharp 2 |
| 2002-03 - Tue 22 Oct | FLT R1 | Iron 2-3 Blackpool | Torpey, Dawson |
| 2000-01 - Sat 3 Feb | DIV 3 | Blackpool 6-0 Iron | |
| 2000-01 - Sat 2 Sep | DIV 3 | Iron 1-0 Blackpool | Torpey |
| 1999-00 - Sat 15 Apr | DIV 2 | Blackpool 0-2 Iron | Bull, Sheldon |
| 1999-00 - Tue 28 Dec | DIV 2 | Iron 1-0 Blackpool | Omoyinmi |
| 1998-99 - Tue 18 Aug | LGC R1 L2 | Iron 1-1 Blackpool | Forrester |
| 1998-99 - Tue 11 Aug | LGC R1 L1 | Blackpool 1-0 Iron | |
| 1996-97 - Tue 3 Sep | LGC R1 L2 | Blackpool 2-0 Iron | |
| 1996-97 - Tue 30 Aug | LGC R1 L1 | Iron 2-1 Blackpool | Moss, Clarkson |
| 1991-92 - Sat 23 May | DIV 4 PO F | Blackpool 1-1 Iron (Blackpool win 4-3 on pens) |
Daws |
| 1991-92 - Sat 28 Dec | DIV 4 | Iron 2-1 Blackpool | White 2 |
| 1991-92 - Sat 31 Aug | DIV 4 | Blackpool 2-1 Iron | Buckley |
| 1990-91 - Wed 22 May | DIV 4 PO SF L2 | Blackpool 2-1 Iron | Hill |
| 1990-91 - Sun 19 May | DIV 4 PO SF L1 | Iron 1-1 Blackpool | Lillis |
| 1990-91 - Sat 19 Jan | DIV 4 | Blackpool 3-1 Iron | Cowling |
| 1990-91 - Sat 25 Aug | DIV 4 | Iron 2-0 Blackpool | Flounders, Hamilton |
| 1988-89 - Sat 19 Nov | FAC R1 | Blackpool 2-1 Iron | Harle |
| 1987-88 - Tue 12 Jan | FAC R3 R | Blackpool 1-0 Iron | |
| 1987-88 - Sat 9 Jan | FAC R3 | Iron 0-0 Blackpool | |
| 1984-85 - Sat 16 Mar | DIV 4 | Blackpool 1-0 Iron | |
| 1984-85 - Sat 13 Oct | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Blackpool | Bell |
| 1982-83 - Sat 23 Apr | DIV 4 | Iron 4-3 Blackpool | Cowling 2, Cammack 2 |
| 1982-83 - Sat 18 Dec | DIV 4 | Blackpool 3-1 Iron | Cammack |
| 1981-82 - Sat 9 Jan | DIV 4 | Blackpool 2-0 Iron | |
| 1981-82 - Sat 5 Sep | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Blackpool | Oates |
| 1960-61 - Sat 7 Jan | FAC R3 | Iron 6-2 Blackpool | Thomas 3, Bonson 3 |
Our full record against Blackpool is as follows:
| SCUNTHORPE WINS | DRAWS | BLACKPOOL WINS | |
| League | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| Cup | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| League Cup | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 21 |
ONE TO WATCH...
He may be a defender, but Curtis Tilt is in a rich vein of form after netting in his last two games.
Tilt is also part of a sturdy defence for the Tangerines and has been involved in seven clean sheets already this campaign, along with his three strikes.
The 27-year-old has only netted at home this campaign, but they've come in wins against Bradford City and AFC Wimbledon and a draw against Rochdale.
He is a product of non-league having come through Halesowen and Hednesford before moving to Telford and then Wrexham. He would have a loan spell at Forest Green Rovers before Blackpool signed him in June 2017.
So far in his Blackpool career he's netted four goals in 56 appearances, with three of those goals coming in the last seven games.
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Doncaster Rovers v Sunderland
Luton Town v Accrington Stanley
Peterborough United v Fleetwood Town
Plymouth Argyle v Gillingham
Portsmouth v Burton Albion
Shrewsbury Town v Barnsley
Southend United v Walsall
Wycombe Wanderers v Rochdale