League One news: Analysing the play-off battle and predicting who will finish inside the top six
The final run-in of the League One season is fast approaching, with the play-off battle proving to be as exciting and unpredictable as usual. Lincoln City and Cardiff City are virtually assured of automatic promotion, being 18 and 11 points ahead of third, respectively.
With Bolton Wanderers and Bradford City already in a strong position to secure a play-off berth, Sports News Blitz writer AJ Becker instead focuses on seven other teams with a realistic chance of extending their season beyond May 2nd.
Top matches from Round 1 of the FA Cup: Yorkshire derbies and hat-trick heroes
Leagues One and Two of the EFL were suspended from Friday, October 31, to Monday, November 1, all thanks to the return of the FA Cup.
Before current holders Crystal Palace begin their defence of the trophy, the first round has already seen a couple of upsets and surprises in fixtures that would be hard to find anywhere else.
Here, Sports News Blitz’s Charlie Gardner shares some talking points from the first round of the FA Cup.
League One news: Optimism at Reading FC as Rob Couhig buys out unpopular Dai Yongge
For several years now, being a fan of Berkshire-based Reading Football Club has been an arduous ordeal as a 150-year-old institution, once the symbol of responsible football governance, was driven to the brink of extinction by owner Dai Yongge.
Now, with Rob Couhig’s takeover officially completed, Film News Blitz and Sports News Blitz writer David Bason surveys the scene at the Madejski Stadium and counts himself bloody delighted to be a Reading fan once again.