Gosling leaves Newcastle as Blackpool take midfielder until January

Blackpool have bolstered their promotion bid by signing Newcastle midfielder Dan Gosling on loan until the New Year.

After a summer of upheaval, Blackpool manager Paul Ince has defied all expectations by leading his unfancied side into the promotion pack.



But they have been short of goals in recent weeks and Ince hopes the arrival of attacking midfielder Gosling will give them more options going forward.

Lightly raced: Dan Gosling has only featured in the League Cup this season and will join Blackpool on loan

The 23-year old almost joined Crystal Palace in July and now has the chance to put himself back in the shop window after agreeing a deal to move to Bloomfield Road until January.

He made his name with a dramatic extra-time FA Cup winner for Everton against Liverpool in 2009 but joined Newcastle the following year, despite then-manager David Moyes offering him new terms in an effort to keep him at Goodison Park.