Barnsley boss Simon Davey turned his attention to the weekend's glamour FA Cup quarter-final with Chelsea following a 1-1 draw at Blackpool.Jamal Campbell-Ryce struck in first-half injury time as the struggling Tykes claimed a Championship point after Gary Taylor-Fletcher's opener.
Davey was pleased with the performance and put it down to his players trying to impress ahead of the Stamford Bridge tie.
"I put out a side to get a result and I am happy with that," said Davey.
"Blackpool played some good football in the first half but we came back strongly and the players showed a great deal of character.
"We have had three draws on the trot and over that time my players have had the chance to stake a claim for the match at Chelsea on Saturday.
"They will have their day off and I will be sitting down to reflect about the team I will choose for that game.
"They all want to play against the Lampards and Drogbas and I'm sure there are one or two players who came back in contention tonight like [Sam] Togwell and [Kayode] Odejayi, who will be in with a chance."
Blackpool dominated the first half with Taylor-Fletcher threatening several times.
The Seasiders forward found the net in the 20th minute when the striker headed home - and his side looked set to extend their lead as they continued to force the pace.
But the visitors pulled level with the half drawing to a close, Campbell-Ryce latching on to Odejayi's pass to score his second goal of the season.
Blackpool boss Simon Grayson said: "It was a decent game, we started well and on another day we might have taken all three points.
"We looked a few times as if we might get that second goal and I'm sure we would have won the game if we'd managed that but it never quite happened for us.
"The players worked hard and showed some good quality at times but it wasn't quite enough.
"The expectations have gone up and possibly it's the most decent run we've been on, but Barnsley are a good side and you don't just have to turn up to beat them."
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