Welcome to The First Word - and another big game in League One!

Wanderers host local rivals Blackpool aiming to keep up the pressure on the sides above them in the promotion hunt, and there's the added drama of Ian Evatt's return to the Toughsheet Stadium just over a year on from his exit.

We catch up with Steven Schumacher and Josh Sheehan, who has just signed a new deal keeping him at the club until the summer of 2028 with a 12-month option.

It's The First Word.... The start to your matchday in podcast form!

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