'I'm confident' - Blackpool manager's message to his troops after surveying Portsmouth's unbeaten away record

The Seasiders boss is adamant his side can cause the Blues problems at Bloomfield Road this evening.

Pompey are the only team in League One who have yet to lose on their travels. They've defeated Burton, Sunderland, Gillingham and Lincoln, as well as drawing with Rochdale and Plymouth, and sit fifth in the table.

In fact, Kenny Jackett's side's sole loss on the road was at Premier League Brighton in the Carabao Cup in September.

Blackpool had another high turnover of players this summer – bringing in the likes of CJ Hamilton, Keshi Anderson, Jerry Yates and Ben Woodburn.

The Tangerines had a slow start but have picked up in recent weeks and sit 16th.

Critchley, who is in his first management role after previously being in charge of Liverpool under-23s, knows Blackpool face a stiff challenge against a ‘well organised’ Pompey outfit.

But he insists the home side can take the Blues’ scalp.

Critchley told the Blackpool Gazette: ‘They’re very well organised but off the back of that they have a lot of quality at the top end of the pitch.

‘They have a real clear way of playing. Kenny Jackett is an experienced manager and they have experienced players in the team.

‘They do the basics very, very well and they make it very difficult for you.

‘They’ve not lost away in the league this season, so that tells you something about their mentality and resilience.

‘We know we’ll have to play well to beat them but that record is there to be broken at some point.

‘We had a small blip at Doncaster for only a short period of time within that game but we’re still in good form.

‘I’m confident we can cause Portsmouth problems and give a good account of ourselves.’