• Manager on leave for Saturday’s match against Barnsley
• League One Blackpool ‘send love to Steve and his family’

Steve Bruce will miss Blackpool’s League One clash against Barnsley due to a family bereavement.

Blackpool confirmed their 63-year-old manager, whose former clubs include Birmingham, Hull, Aston Villa and Newcastle, will not be in the dugout on Saturday afternoon following the death of his grandson.