The fan was photographed sitting on top of the coach at Arsenal's team hotel shortly before the London side were to depart for Bloomfield Road.
Supporters of third-tier Blackpool have regularly protested against club owner Owen Oyston and many are boycotting home games with gates averaging only 4,129 at their 17,000-seater ground which hosted Premier League football in 2010-2011.
The protest did not last long, according to the BBC, and the Arsenal team arrived in good time for kick-off, going on to win the game 3-0.