Championship, League One and League two: 14 things to look out for this Saturday while hunting for promotions and battles for relegation are increased | Football news

The last month of the Bet Efl season began.

For now, no team has been promoted or left from the Championship, League 1 or League two, but the races increase at each end of the appropriate tables.

Seven matches from all three divisions are live Sky Sports+ At 12.30 this Saturday and almost every side in the action is still involved in the promotion race, play-off chase or the battle for relegation …

Which EFL is live on Sky Sports+ Saturday?

(All 12.30 hours begins)

• CH: Coventry Vs Burnley, Luton Vs Leeds (also on SSF -u), West Brom Vs Sunderland
• L1: Reading Vs Wycombe, Wrexham vs Burton
• L2: Cheltenham vs Doncaster, Walsall v port vale

Priority

Coventry vs Burnley

Can Coventry get closer to securing the playoff site?

From the turn of the year, Coventry was a team that would win. Between January 18 and 15, they won 10 out of 12 of their championship games to cross from the mediocrity in the middle of the table to the playoff candidate. Frank Lampard worked his magic after replacing Mark Robins.

Despite this, the place in the first six is ​​far from confirmed. Two teams from Sky Blues, West Brom, Middlesbrough and Bristol City seem to get there – and only two points are currently separating the quartet. Directing this winning form of recent time will be an imperative to start.

Burnley secured at least a place for a play -off – can I stay in more hunting?

Sheffield United, Leeds and Burnley secured at least a place in the play-off championship. The two will automatically increase, one will not. Improving Leeds’ result, Clarets will move to the first two this Saturday. But that, knives of defeat and their own victory would see them to end the top of a bunch of weekends.

Whether this will happen remains to be seen, but it is difficult to bet against them, given that they are undefeated in 26 games – and on the way to reconcile the championship record for the longest ride without defeat, set by reading 2005/06 (33).
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Luton Vs Leeds

Can Luton expand an undefeated race to enhance the hopes of survival?

Matt Bloomfield took nine games to win his first game as Luton Boss. As a result, Hatters slid into the lower three in mid -January and were still unable to withdraw.

Fortunately, March was far more kinder to them. Out of 15 points on offer, they picked up 10 and held three clean leaves, which means that their hopes will avoid another straight outburst still live and hit. Safety gap is currently only three points.

Can the stuttering of Leeds be returned to the right path?

As Luton went well in March, Leeds will not love to look back with love. They won comfortably against Millwall on March 12th, but lost to Portsmouth, they were retained on another three times.

The best harmful of these draws came last weekend at Elland Road, when the equator of the 96’s 96 minute was earned by a point for Swansea. This meant that Sheffield United kept in the first place, and the two -point advantage, after their victory over Coventry last Friday. Now they are out of hand, but that could still change in the last weeks.
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West Brom Vs Sunderland

Can West Brom make up your play-off?

West Brom was disappointed last weekend. The last winner meant that Baggies dropped three key points to colleagues to Play-off Norwich. They bravely defended themselves during six points, but they fell to the last obstacle. Leading to that, the side of Tony Mowbray was undefeated at six. After this defeat, they tread the water.

The 61-year-old has held bags in the first six since he replaced Cherlos Corberan, but faced the serious pressure from Middlesbrough and Bristol City. Mowbray’s men have to take three points from their ex -side to prevent threats around them.

Can Sunderland raise pressure?

Sunderland commented on his best last Saturday after a good weather break. Black cats beat Millwall 1-0 at the Light Stadium, and their position for play-offs, except that it was confirmed.

Regis Le Bris turned the youngest team of the championship into promotional competitors – they finished 16th last season, but now they are fourth. Victory can reduce the gap of nine points between himself and the second place. Like their remaining seven knots, this is a mandatory victory if they want to sniff late for automatic promotion.
Blake Keeble

League first

Reading vs wycombe

Can reading a bounce in a play-off push?

In the midst of all the restlessness of reading, it is quite extraordinary that the team is going so well on the field. Noel Hunt took over from Ruben Selles in the middle of the season, and the transition was as smooth as anything.

They are still in the play-off chase, even if they were in Blackpool in the middle of the week. But on weekends, they start only a point behind Bolton in the sixth, and at the top of the foreign foreign, who still hope to take that place.

Wycombe to put pressure on Wrexham?

It was a missed opportunity for Wycombe on Tuesday night. Since Wrexham dropped points in Cambridge, it was an opportunity to close in three points. But while dominated by Shrewsbury – the Lower Club in the league – they could not find a breakthrough.

It was not completely smooth because Mike Dodds entered Matt Bloomfield in the excavation, but this had to win if he would keep him in his hands and reject Charlton and Stockport from below.
Simon Gholam

Wrexham vs Burton

Can Wrexham keep in second place?

Wrexham will breathe a sigh of relief in the middle of the week. Their failure to beat 23. Cambridge only harmonized Wycombe, so the three -point gap remained between the second and the third.

Wycombe’s game in hand comes to Huddersfield the next Tuesday in the evening, so the promotion picture is likely to be much clearer in a few days. All Wrexham can do is continue to win and hope to be persecuted. But at the moment, six games stand between the Vels club and history, because they aim to become the first side in the history of the league that returned backwards.

Can Burton climb with the lower four?

Burton appeared as if the side would most likely climb from the long -established foursome in the league of the first. A huge victory over Leyton Orient in the middle of the week took them in three points of security.

They also have a game in their hand at Bristol Rovers at the age of 20 and a better difference in goal. Considering that they won in just two of their first 25 games this season, it was an exceptional recovery since Gary Bowyer took over the duty in December. There were 11 points in one phase and were not out of the lower four of September. Victory here and they could go above the line.
Simon Gholam

League two

Cheltenham vs Doncaster

Can Cheltenham end the losing string of three games?

Cheltenham will hope that he will be deducted after a poor defeat last weekend. Robins lost comfortably to Morecambe, who was in the outburst of the whole season.

The city of Michael Flynna is played as a side that has nothing to play. Sitting in 15th place, promotion in League 1 or going to the National League is not at stake. Flynn must restart his side and look for a positive result if they want to turn to wealth.
Blake Keeble

Will Doncaster sneak into the first three?

Doncaster remained disappointed after six points on Tuesday. Rovers received a goal in dying stages to attract 2-2 with colleagues failing Walsall.

Grant McCann’s side must be emptied and bounced if they want to bridge the gap by the first three. McCann will hope that his return to Whaddon Road will play over 200 games for Cheltenham – brings his side three points; They could move on to Port Volunteer points in third place if Valiants lose Walsall.
Blake Keeble

Walsall vs port vale

Will Walsall finish the satisfaction to wait for victory?

Walsall was sitting on top of the league since the beginning of December, and after a 4-2 victory over MK Dons on January 18 – their ninth in a row at that moment – he boasted of 14 points. The promotion seemed inevitable.

But their shape has since decreased dramatically. They won only two of the last 14 and saw their leadership on the summit descended on just two points. If Port Vale wins Neuro, Sedlari will decrease for the first time in four months. If he wins, however, they hope that their hope for the title will remain in their hands.

Can Port Vale Hope the titles again?

Before Walsall took office, Port Vale led the way during October and November. And they suffered a fall in shape, in a crucial festive period, which is why they lost their place at the top.

But from New Year’s Day, they lost only two of the 17 league matches, including a four -win win in the last five, during which time they acknowledged only once. In the past, they defeated colleagues of the cover of Bradford and would send a strong message if they did so to the saddlers.
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