Lyle Taylor will line-up alongside a new strike partner against Blackpool on Saturday after serving his three-match ban.

Last time the talisman took to the field it was alongside the now Huddersfield striker Karlan Grant but Taylor isn’t dwelling on his departure.

Igor Vetokele, new signing Josh Parker and academy graduate Reeco Hacket-Fairchild are all vying for a place alongside Taylor who is expected to come straight back in to the side.

“It’s going to be different, but nobody ever said different was bad,” said Taylor on lining up with someone other than Grant.

“Let’s hope that the partnerships between now and the end of the season can yield as many goals as the partnership before. There are different faces but I don’t see why we can’t do the same job.”

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Taylor’s dismissal came in Charlton’s feisty 1-0 win over Accrington Stanley, where Grant got the winner, was the last time Lee Bowyer’s men picked up three points.

In Taylor’s absence the Addicks have seen disappointing draws with Peterborough and Southend, as well as a loss to Fleetwood strike a blow to their automatic play-off ambitions.

The 28-year-old still believes the side can push for promotion despite the recent blip but knows victory against a side with promotion ambitions themselves is vital.

“Results haven’t gone the way we wanted them to go but we now have to do everything we can to put it right and gain the points that we need.

“I know that we can and we will be better. We’re still the same group of players that has taken teams apart.

“So, let’s get back to that, let’s have a bit of fun, take the pressure off and forget what happened at the weekend because we can’t do anything about it now.

“Keeping the spirit as we continue to be in touching distance of the top two is so important.”

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Taylor, who is two bookings away from another two match suspension will be hoping top stay the right side of the referee’s whistle after admitting the difficulty of watching from the side-lines during his suspension.

“The results haven’t been favourable and it’s made it a little bit harder to sit back and watch what has been going on.

“I have to take responsibility for what’s happened and do my best now that I’m back to drive the team on.”