Who cares about the English Football League? You do, that’s why we’re here. You’re here because you’re interested in Burton Albion and Morecambe rather than any EPL giant. Here for your consideration is our English Football League preview.
The weekend is here and so is the English Football League. 3 divisions of great football action await. Our preview is ready for the weekend ahead.
Well, we’re excited anyway.
5 THINGS FROM LAST WEEK/END’S ACTION
Ipswich v Norwich. The first half anyway. A classic Old Farm derby that ended in a draw and Ipswich Town in the most mediocre position possible. 13th. Norwich look good thus far for a quick return to the EPL.
Nottingham Forest 4 Wigan Athletic 3 – a second 4-3 win of the year. Nottingham Forest appear to be this year’s entertainers.
Blackburn Rovers get their first point of the year with 2-2 draw against newly promoted Burton Albion. They look like this year’s Bolton – the fallen EPL club to head to the third tier.
Talking of Bolton. Bolton Wanderers win to make it 4 from 4 and are the only team in the Football League to be 100%.
Midweek League Cup Round 2. Lower League upsets – Northampton beat WBA, Gillingham beat Watford, Fulham beat Middlesbrough and Frank favourite Accrington Stanley beat
Burnley. Plus fourth tier Carlisle took second tier Derby County to penalty shootout. They lost the shootout 14-13.
5 THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR THE EFL ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE THIS WEEKEND
1st placed Huddersfield play 3rd placed Wolves
Candidates for 1st and 3rd at the end of the year Newcastle Untd and Brighton also clash this weekend.
Burton Albion v Derby County. Burton Manager Nigel Clough used to manage Derby County. He arrived there from Burton Albion who at that stage were not far from being promoted from Non League.
Charlton v Bolton – two relegated Championship clubs looking good to rebound.
Swindon Town v Bristol Rovers – the closest game to a hate derby this weekend. Well the early kick off says so anyway.
5 FAVOURITE 1980’s/1990’s FOOTBALL LEAGUE KITS
For this week’s top five we take a look down memory lane, where not everything 80’s and 90’s was good.
All courtesy of the bible for Football Kits – Historical Football Kits website.
5 PACKS OF OUR BEST BETS
Here’s our weekly bunch of tips. We’ve won once already at 90-1 and came got 17/19 from the midweek League Cup. We’re due again surely.
CHAMPIONSHIP MULTI
NEWCASTLE UTD to beat Brighton
IPSWICH TOWN to beat Preston
ASTON VILLA to beat Bristol City
BRENTFORD to beat Sheffield Wednesday
NORWICH CITY to beat Birmingham City
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LEAGUE ONE MULTI
COVENTRY to beat Northampton
SCUNTHORPE UNITED to beat Port Vale
WIMBLEDON to beat Rochdale
BRADFORD to beat Oldham
SHEFFIELD UTD to beat Oxford
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LEAGUE TWO MULTI
DONCASTER to beat Yeovil
WYCOMBE to beat Colchester
BARNET to beat Carlisle
LEYTON ORIENT to beat Mansfield
CREWE ALEXANDRA to beat Chelthenham
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DRAWS-A-PLENTY
Nottingham Forest v Leeds
Walsall v Bury
Chesterfield v Millwall
Shrewsbury v Gillingham
Cambridge v Luton
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BEIN SPORTS – FOXTEL TV GAMES THIS WEEKEND
Sat 4:40am OZ – BeIN Sports 2 (514) – Burton Albion v Derby County
Sat 11:55pm OZ – BeIN Sports 2 (514) – Cardiff City v Reading
Sun 2:25 am OZ – BeIN Sports 3 (515) – Newcastle v Brighton.
