
Ben Cottrell: Folarin Balogun’s partner in crime
With the imminent announcement of Folarin Balogun’s new contract, can his teammate Ben Cottrell progress into the senior side?
With the imminent announcement of Folarin Balogun’s new contract, can his teammate Ben Cottrell progress into the senior side?
Tom Conlon has played a key role in Port Vale’s ongoing unbeaten run, which included eight wins victories (six being consecutive), a record which dates back to the 13th of March with the Burslem side snatching 25 points from an available 27.
Hull City confirmed their return to Championship football with a 2-1 victory at Lincoln City following an enthralling afternoon at the LNER Stadium which all but ended the Imps own automatic ambitions.
Welsh goalscoring ace Kieffer Moore grabbed two splendid goals for Cardiff City to leave Wycombe Wanderers with a mountain to climb if they are avoid relegation back to League 1 after one season in the Championship.
Along with the try from Widdop himself, there were also scores from Ben Currie, Toby King and Jake Mamo, which gave Warrington their second win of the season and one that ended the Dragons’ unbeaten start.
Sean Dyche’s last three points at Molineux was in April 2013 with both sides in the Championship and Wolves battling relegation. Fast forward almost eight years later, Sunday’s opponents are in the Premier League but it’s Burnley battling relegation this time around.
Relegation haunted West Bromwich Albion who’re nine points from safety face Dean Smith’s inconsistent Aston Villa. An important affair for Sam Allardyce’s men who fell to defeat on the soil of the King Power.
Richard Verschoor and David Beckmann were the two that topped the timing charts in Day Two of F2 Testing in Barcelona.
Nottingham Forest and Stoke City share the points following an uninspiring encounter at the City Ground. A first Stoke City goal for Schalke loanee Rabbi Matondo was cancelled out by Lewis Grabban early in the second half.
Reading and Swansea City have both gone off the boil in recent months and will be hoping to put things right, when they face off in the Championship this weekend.
The ART driver showed his class around Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya as the Dane topped both the morning and the afternoon sessions in the first day of F2 testing in Spain.
As two unbeaten teams in Wigan Warriors and Castleford Tigers faced each other at the DW Stadium on Thursday night it saw the return of Bevan French for the Warriors- in his first appearance of the season.
Tranmere play host to Barrow on Saturday with both sides looking for a win to boost their vastly different aims going into the crunch period of the season.
Coventry hope to carry their excellent form through to the end of the season, as they welcome Preston to St Andrew’s on Saturday
Grant McCann’s Hull City side can seal promotion to the Championship at the first time of asking if they can overcome Lincoln City at the LNER Stadium on Saturday.
Now the pressure is off for the Stags and they are able to enjoy their final three games without the worries of relegation, their penultimate away game of the season is against promotion-pushing Salford City.
Nottingham Forest could confirm their Sky Bet Championship status for next season when they face a struggling Stoke City side on Saturday.
After their defeat against Wolves, Paul Heckingbottom’s Blades were relegated down to the Championship as they prepare for life back in the second tier.
Norwich City will be keen to get back to winning ways after back-to-back defeats as they visit Queens Park Rangers with promotion insight for Daniel Farke’s men.
If Cambridge United secure three points against local rivals Stevenage on Saturday afternoon, the U’s will secure a return to the third tier for the first time since 2002.
Blackpool suffered their first defeat since early February in midweek and they will want to respond as they face Shrewsbury on Saturday.
Play-off chasing Portsmouth host a Bristol Rovers side that are all but relegated from League One at Fratton Park on Saturday, hoping for a victory to begin a renaissance in form to keep their promotion dreams alive.
Leigh Centurions manager John Duffy believes that the return of fans at his side’s matches will only benefit the team on the pitch, especially in front of a roaring home crowd.
Continuing to impress each week, Pascal Struijk has grown into a capable defender, and will only get better. James O’Reilly takes a look at one of the latest hot prospects to come out of Elland Road.