Defender Danny Coid will also miss out with a hamstring injury and on-loan Leicester striker DJ Campbell is ineligible to face his parent club.
Swansea striker Stephen Dobbie, who has joined the Seasiders on loan until the end of the season, could make his first start after scoring as a substitute in Wednesday's 3-2 home defeat against West Brom.
Defenders Neal Eardley and Alex Baptiste missed the Albion defeat due to a hamstring injury and illness respectively. The pair will be assessed but could miss out again.
Source: Team Talk
Source: Team Talk