THE likes of Everton, Leeds, Aston Villa and Tottenham await in Saturday's second round draw after the Seasiders put in a gritty performance to overcome battling Barnsley at Oakwell on Tuesday night.

With a run of 13 competitive games without a victory now at an end, the Seasiders have a perfect chance to build on their improved performances against Wycombe on Saturday.

Lawrie Sanchez's side have enjoyed a good start to the season with home victories over Stockport and his old club, Wimbledon.

Like many clubs in the division, however, they have been unable to add to their squad in the summer because of financial difficulties. Players and staff this week agreed to a wage deferral because of cash flow problems.

Wycombe fans will be the first visiting supporters to sample life in Bloomfield Road's new stands. They have been allocated around 400 tickets at the south end of the Matthews Stand because the temporary east stand is not yet ready.

Steve McMahon's side -- and, in particular, midfielder Richie Wellens -- went a long way towards wiping out memories of the opening day stuffing at Loftus Road with Tuesday night's victory.

It took just five minutes for Scott Taylor to score his, and Blackpool's, first goal of the campaign. Mike Sheron slipped in behind Peter Handyside with a clever run before squaring the ball for Taylor to scoop home off the crossbar.

The home side, aided by some generous refereeing, piled on the pressure, but Blackpool's new keeper, Lee Jones, made an impressive debut, commanding his area and proving equal to anything Barnsley could throw at him.

Jones, 33, is on an initial month's loan from Stockport, which is likely to become permanent.

The Seasiders added a second after 21 minutes, with Taylor, played in this time by Wellens, holding off two defenders to slot the ball past Sasa Illic.

Wellens worked his socks off alongside Blackburn loan-man Neil Danns. The former Manchester United man looked like he had taken Steve McMahon's criticisms to heart as he gave the kind of performance that made him a fan's favourite when he arrived at Bloomfield Road.

It was no coincidence that Wellens' departure through injury in the second half came minutes before Barnsley scored.

The midfielder went off, with Leam Richardson pushed forward and substitute Simon Grayson taking the right-back slot. Dean Gorre slipped off the left wing and into the area, where he fell under a challenge from Kirk Hilton. Gorre stepped up to take the resulting penalty which he converted to give the Seasiders an anxious last 25 minutes.

But Steve Davis and Mike Flynn looked solid at the back as Barnsley were reduced to long-range efforts.

It was a vast improvement on Saturday's stuffing at QPR, where Blackpool's pre-season optimism lasted less than four minutes.

That is how long it took for QPR to open the scoring, with Gareth Ainsworth left unmarked at the far post to tap in Richard Langley's corner and set up an afternoon of misery for Steve McMahon's side and around 1,000 supporters who had made the long journey on one of the hottest days of the year.

Blackpool huffed and puffed in the sunshine, with their best chance coming after a typically mazy Martin Bullock run which beat half the QPR team but was followed by a tame shot.

The home side made it two just before the break. The dangerous Kevin Gallen hit a powerful shot from the edge of the area.

Phil Barnes got down brilliantly to save, but the ball continued to loop towards the goal-line. Debutant, Kirk Hilton, cleared off the line but the ball went straight to Ainsworth, who rolled the ball across the goal-line for regular Seasiders tormentor, Richard Langley, to tap home.

It didn't get any better in the second half, with Gallen adding a third and Ainsworth, the former Preston winger, completing a dream debut with a fourth. In the dying seconds, Steve Palmer headed home to make it five.

New signing, Steve Davis, had a couple of half chances, but Pool were as toothless going forward as they were muddled at the back.

To make matters worse, Richie Wellens was stupidly sent off in the dying seconds for a petulant and pointless late tackle which earned a second yellow card.

The former Manchester United man has been warned that he will have to fight to get his place in the team back after his one game suspension.

Thanks to Notts County, who also lost 5-0 at Bristol City, Blackpool stay off the bottom off the embryonic league table.

Barnsley 1 Blackpool 2