Blackpool boss wants calm heads in Preston derby
Blackpool have the chance to return to the Championship's play-off places with a derby success over Preston on Monday night.
Leaders Newcastle and the Seasiders are the only side's in the division still unbeaten on their own turf.
"This is a game of football where the intensity of the tackles and the work-rate of both teams will go up a notch, but we just need to play with our heads and not our hearts," Holloway told the club's website.
"Preston are a side that have always been up and around the play-offs for as long as I can remember.
"We're not used to being up there in this division at the moment, so it's up to us to continue what we're doing and not get carried away with it.
"We currently have a great record at home this season that they could take from us and I don't want to relinquish it easily."
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Matches
| Home | Away | Score | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue Feb 14th | |||
| West Ham United | Southampton | - | 19:45 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Millwall | - | 19:45 |
| Coventry City | Leeds United | - | 19:45 |
| Bristol City | Crystal Palace | - | 19:45 |
| Derby County | Reading | - | 19:45 |
| Portsmouth | Ipswich Town | - | 19:45 |
| Doncaster Rovers | Blackpool | - | 19:45 |
| Middlesbrough | Nottingham Forest | - | 19:45 |
| Burnley | Barnsley | - | 19:45 |
| Cardiff City | Peterborough United | - | 19:45 |
| Watford | Leicester City | - | 19:45 |
| Birmingham City | Hull City | - | 19:45 |
Tables
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ham United | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 56 |
| Southampton | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 52 |
| Birmingham City | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 50 |
| Cardiff City | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 50 |
| Blackpool | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 48 |
| Middlesbrough | 29 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 47 |
| Hull City | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 46 |
| Reading | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 45 |
| Leeds United | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 45 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 45 |
| Burnley | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 44 |
| Derby County | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 41 |
| Leicester City | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 39 |
| Crystal Palace | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 39 |
| Barnsley | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 39 |
| Watford | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | -8 | 36 |
| Portsmouth | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 34 |
| Peterborough United | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 34 |
| Ipswich Town | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 34 |
| Bristol City | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | -16 | 30 |
| Millwall | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -11 | 29 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -22 | 24 |
| Nottingham Forest | 28 | 7 | 3 | 18 | -24 | 24 |
| Coventry City | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 22 |
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