Blackburn’s second tier status is on a knife-edge. A win will not be enough if Nottingham Forest and Birmingham match their result, yet they could also draw and theoretically even lose and still stay up. It would be simplistic to say Sunday will define the club’s long-term future, because failings over the last five years,… Read more →
Huddersfield received a taste of their own medicine in a 4-1 defeat to Fulham on Saturday. We normally associate with pressing high up the pitch, but instead that was what their opponents did. The Terriers led after four minutes through Chris Loewe’s penalty but after that, they invited pressure. Eight outfield players were based in their… Read more →
While the six point gap between Middlesbrough and safety might look insurmountable, matters could change quickly. Steve Agnew’s side’s respectable goal difference of -16 means they could mathematically be out of the drop zone by Wednesday evening. To do so, they need a win in their game in hand on Hull and Swansea at home to… Read more →
Gary Bowyer’s smart tactics helped Blackpool on their way to a 1-0 Easter Monday win at Doncaster. After Matty Blair was sent off for the hosts, he resisted assistant Richie Kyle’s suggestion of going from three to four at the back. Instead, he split the three centre-backs and replaced holding midfielder Jack Payne with the… Read more →
Of the 12 League One games this weekend, only four can mathematically affect the division both teams will be in next season. One of those four sees relegation strugglers Port Vale take on promotion-chasing Bolton Wanderers. They meet with neither side in the best of form, particularly in goalscoring terms, 2nd place Bolton netting just… Read more →
In Nottingham Forest’s 2-0 win over promotion-chasing Huddersfield, their front three combined superbly. The skill of Zach Clough, the pace of Ben Brereton and the work rate of Jamie Ward, all adding fine technique to their respective qualities, caused problems. They had 17 shots, seven of which on target and 76% from inside the 18-yard-box… Read more →
Before Leeds United’s Pontus Jansson played in a single league game after joining on loan from Torino, the team had endured a disappointing August. They conceded nine goals in five Championship games, leaving them fourth from bottom. He came into a young defence that conceded soft goals in a heavy defeat at QPR on the… Read more →
Speak to Norwich fans and most will say that big changes to the squad are needed this summer. A player the majority want to keep however, is Ivo Pinto. That is partly for his passion for the club and the way he embraces supporters off the field. On it, he has also been one of the… Read more →
Unless an extra space is randomly added on to the League Two play-off and relegation places, the Towns of Grimsby and Crawley are set for low key finales to their respective campaigns. To make the play-offs, Grimsby need from their final nine games around 21 points. That tally is almost double their total from the previous nine,… Read more →
These teams met in the Black Country at a similar stage last season when Daniel Bentley, then of Southend, put in one of the best goalkeeping performances this blog has ever seen. So good, he was applauded off the field by Walsall fans as well as travelling Shrimpers. Sadly, a late Jordi Hiwula goal rendered… Read more →