A Bradley Dack brace moved Blackburn Rovers a step closer to automatic promotion with a 3-1 win over Peterborough United. Here’s six things from the game. Posh’s enterprising first half The visitors acquitted themselves well in the first half. After a shaky start, 18-year-old Leo Da Silva Lopes grew in confidence in an unnatural right… Read more →
Bradford City’s 0-0 draw with Shrewsbury Town could not be put down to a lack of attacking endeavour from either side; here’s our player ratings from the game. The Bantams Colin Doyle – denied Nolan from close-range in the second half, even if he was fortunate that he didn’t have to stretch too much for… Read more →
Bradford City’s 0-0 draw with Shrewsbury Town could not be put down to a lack of attacking endeavour from either side; here’s six things from the game. Bradford battled Timothee Dieng was one of four new faces to come into the Bradford eleven and his physical presence helped them in central areas. Charlie Wyke and… Read more →
Blackburn Rovers went top of League One on Thursday night after second half goals from Bradley Dack and Craig Conway gave them a 2-0 win over out-of-form Bradford City. Here’s six things from the game. Blackburn’s bold start Tony Mowbray, who is arguably establishing himself as one of Blackburn’s most popular managers so far this… Read more →
A crucial part of Shrewsbury Town’s impressive automatic promotion challenge has been their defensive unity. A week ago, they had conceded just eight first half goals in League One, highlighting their collective resilience. More recently though, they have had to show a different type of resilience after being punished for below-par first half displays against… Read more →
John Marquis’ late brace gave Doncaster Rovers a 2-0 victory over out-of-form Bradford City on Monday night: here’s five things from the game. Intricate Doncaster Not for the first time this season, Darren Ferguson asked his Doncaster side to overload central areas and play cute one-touch football in tight spaces. Winger-turned-right-back Matty Blair therefore rarely… Read more →
With Shrewsbury not in action until Tuesday, Blackburn Rovers took their opportunity to temporarily go top of League One on Monday night. They secured a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Bury thanks to goals from Danny Graham and Adam Armstrong – here’s six things from the game. Rovers need variation Blackburn, heavily fancied for promotion with… Read more →
Walsall tossed aside Doncaster Rovers on pancake night, when a Joe Edwards brace helped them to a more dominant victory than the 4-2 scoreline might suggest. Here’s six things from the game. Walsall’s pressing Jon Whitney has often justifiably been criticized for employing imbalanced tactics but here, every player knew inherently what they were doing… Read more →
David Ball’s second half winner gave Rotherham United a 2-1 victory at Walsall, after Joe Edwards had cancelled out Semi Ajayi’s first-minute opener for the visitors. Here’s our Player Ratings on a deserved away win. The Saddlers Mark Gillespie – his distribution left a lot to be desired and might have been more commanding for… Read more →
David Ball’s second half winner gave Rotherham United a 2-1 victory at Walsall, after Joe Edwards had cancelled out Semi Ajayi’s first-minute opener for the visitors. Here’s six things on a deserved win for the Millers. Dominant start This was a unified performance from Paul Warne’s men, but the nature of their victory was not… Read more →