Championship, League One and League Two: 14 things that need to be careful about this Saturday as promotional hunts and descending battles ramp up | Football news

The last month of the EFL Sky Bet season began.

So far, no teams have been promoted or ranked from the championship, League One or League Two, but the races will warm up at each end of the tables.

Seven games from three divisions are living Sky Sports+ At 12:30 o’clock this Saturday and almost every party in action is still involved in the promotion race, pursuit of playoffs or battle with descent …

What does EFL live on Sky Sports+ on Saturday?

(All 12:30 pm.

• CH: Coventry vs Burnley, Luton vs Leeds (also on SSF), West Brom vs Sunderland
• L1: Reading vs wycombe, Wrexham vs Burton
• L2: Cheltenham vs Doncaster, Walsall in Port Vale

Championship

Coventry vs Burnley

Can the Coventers approach the playoffs of the playoffs?

Since the turn of the year, Coventry was a team that defeated. Between January 18 and 15. March won 10 of their 12 championship games to go from the average middle table to the playoffs. Frank Lampard worked on his magic after replacing Mark Robins.

Yet the place in the first six is ​​far from confirmed. It looks like two teams from The Sky Blues, West Brom, Middlesbrough and Bristol City – and currently the quartet is separated by only two points. It will be necessary to direct this winning form of recent times.

Burnley secured at least the place of play -off – can they stay in the pursuit of another?

Sheffield United, Leeds and Burnley have all secured at least a place in the playoffs of the championship. Two of them will go automatically, one will not. Increasing the outcome of the Leeds will see Clarets move this Saturday to the first two. But that, the defeat of Blads and its own victory would see that it will end the weekend peak of the pile.

Whether this happens is to be seen, but it is difficult to bet against them because they are undefeated in 26 games – and on the course to match the championship record for the longest run without defeat, which was set by reading in 2005/06 (33).
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Luton vs leeds

Can Luton prolong unsurpassed running to increase the hope of survival?

Matt Bloomfield won his first game as the boss of Luton. As a result, Hatters slipped into the lower three in mid -January and could not climb back.

Fortunately, March was much more kind to them. Of the 15 points, they raised 10 and left three clean leaves along the way, which means that their hopes that they will avoid the second direct descent are still very lively and dig. There are only three points to the safety gap.

Can he stutter the Leeds go back to the road?

While Luton did well in March, Leeds wouldn’t look back. March 12 won comfortably against Millwall, but lost to Portsmouth and were held on three more occasions.

The most harmful of these draws came last weekend on Elland Road, when the 96th minute equalizer Zan Vipotnik got a point for Swansea. This meant that Sheffield United was in the best place and a two -point advantage, after winning Coventry last Friday. Now it is from their hands, but that may have changed in recent weeks.
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West Brom vs Sunderland

Can West Brom Enlarge your Playoff Push?

West Brom was disappointed last weekend. The winner of the last gap meant that Baggies dropped three key points for colleagues for the playoffs of Norwich. They were seriously involved in the six-reporter, but fell on the final obstacle. It was leading to Tony Mowbray at six undefeated. Now, after this defeat, they are pedaling water.

A 61 -year -old man kept Baggies in the first six after the replacement of Carlos Corberan, but faced serious pressure Middlesbrough and Bristol City. Mowbray’s men must take three points from their earlier side to avert the threats around them.

Can Sunderland push?

Sunderland looked back at his best Saturday after a well -timed international break. Black cats beat Millwall 1-0 at the stadium of light, with their playoffs all, but confirmed.

Regis Le Bris transformed the youngest team of the championship into candidates for promotion – last season ended in 16th place, but now they are fourth. The victory can reduce the nine -point gap with each other and second place. Like the remaining seven accessories, it is necessary if they want to have some late sniffing of automatic promotion.
Blake keeble

League One

Reading vs wycombe

Can reading bounce back in the playoffs push?

In the middle of all riots outside the field, it is very remarkable that the team on the pitch is doing so well. Noel Hunt took over from Ruben Selles in the middle of the season and the crossing was as smooth as anything.

They are still pursuing playoffs, even though they were seated on Blackpool in the middle of the week. But the weekend just starts a point behind Bolton in sixth place and are the highlight of the queue of parties that still hope that the place will begin.

Wycombe put pressure on Wrexham?

On Tuesday evening it was a missed opportunity for Wycombe. With Wrexham declining points in Cambridge, it was a chance to close a three -point gap. But while they dominated Shrewsbury – the lower club in the league – they couldn’t find a breakthrough.

It wasn’t quite smooth because Mike Dodds came to Matt Bloomfield in the excavation, but it is necessary to keep it in their own hands and avert the threat of Charlton and StockPort from below.
Simon Gholam

Wrexham vs Burton

Can Wrexham hold second?

Wrexham exhaled relief in the middle of the week. Their inability to defeat Cambridge on 23.

Wycombe in hand comes in Huddersfield next Tuesday evening, so the promotional picture is likely to be much clearer in a few days. Everything Wrexham can do is constantly win and hope that the pursuers will slip up. At present, however, six games are between the Welsh and History because they are trying to become the first party in the history of the league that came back to each other.

Can Burton climb out of the bottom four?

Burton appeared as a party most likely to climb from the long -established lower four in League One. The huge victory over Leyton Orient in the middle of the week took them to three points of security.

In the 20th place they also have a game to Bristol Rovers and a better difference in the goals. Given that only two of their first 25 games won this season, it was a remarkable recovery since Gary Bowyer took the lead in December. In one stage it was 11 security points and from mid -September was not outside the bottom four. Victory here and they could go over the line.
Simon Gholam

League two

Cheltenham vs Doncaster

Can Cheltenham end your three -sided loss?

Cheltenham hopes to bounce after a poor defeat after last weekend. Robins lost comfortably on the side of MORECAMBE, which was in the descent throughout the season.

The city of Michaela Flynn plays as a party for which he has nothing to play. Promotion to League One or descent to the national league sitting in 15th place. Flynn has to cover his side again and look for a positive result if they are to turn their wealth.
Blake keeble

Will Doncaster sink back to the first three?

Doncaster was disappointed after Tuesday’s six indicators. Rovers admitted the target in the dying phases to attract 2-2 with colleagues to the persecutors of Walsall.

The McCann side grant must be dusty and bounce back if they have the gaps to the first three. McCann will hope that his return to Whaddon Road – played over 200 games for Cheltenham – will bring his party three points; They could move the level on the points with port Vale to third place if the Valiants lose with Walsall.
Blake keeble

WALSALL VS Port Vale

Will Walsall end after a maturity wait for victory?

Walsall was sitting at the top of the league since the beginning of December and after 4-2 victories over MK Dons 18. The promotion seemed inevitable.

However, their appearance has since dramatically dipped. They won only two of the last 14 and saw their lead at the summit at only two points. If the port Vale wins in Bescot, the farmers will drop for the first time in four months. But if they win, their hopes for the title will remain in their hands.

Can Port Vale reign your hopes for the title?

Before Walsall took over, Port Vale led the way during October and November. They also suffered a decline in shape, through the key festive period, which saw that they would lose their place upstairs.

But since the New Year, they have lost only two of the 17 league games, including the run of four victories in the last five, during which they only admitted once. Last time they defeated Hope colleagues Bradford and would send a strong message if they did the same sedants.
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