It has been a second summer of turmoil for Blackpool following their relegation from the Championship last season, a campaign that ended with an abandoned home game against Huddersfield Town.
Prior to the start of the season a Football Disciplinary Commission handed out a three-point deduction, suspended for two seasons, for the pitch invasion at Bloomfield Road.
Amidst huge supporter unrest at the Oyston family's running of the club there have been more protests at pre-season friendlies and it is against that backdrop that new manager Neil McDonald has attempted to build a new squad.
The two sides meet for the first ever time in cup competition. The last league fixture at Sixfields ended in a 1-1 draw in November 2006.