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EFL: Derby promotion hopes dented

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 Northampton Town 1 - 0 Derby County Derby's dreams of promotion took a hit as they suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat against mid-table Northampton, dealing a significant blow to their aspirations. It was a tough loss for Derby, with Northampton securing their first victory in six games, and notably, their first-ever win against Derby. Sam Hoskins emerged as the hero for Northampton, scoring his 15th goal of the season with a strike in the first half. Initially, Derby seemed to have control of the game, enjoying the lion's share of possession. However, they squandered a golden opportunity to take the lead in the 20th minute when Martyn Waghorn missed a clear chance, side-footing the ball over the bar with the goal gaping. More news from across the English Football League League One news and stories Against the flow of the game, Northampton seized their chance midway through the first half. Louis Appere chased down a long ball and displayed excellent awareness to find Hoskins, w...

Northampton fail to move clear of relegation zone

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Northampton Town 0 - 2 Blackpool Northampton Town missed an opportunity to pull further away from the League One relegation battle after falling to a home defeat against Blackpool. Author -  Greg S Stadium - Sixfields Stadium Goals from Ashley Fletcher , his fifth in eight games, and Niall Ennis secured a deserved win for the visitors, leaving the Cobblers six points clear of the drop zone in 19th place. Blackpool carried the greater threat throughout the first half, with Sonny Carey spurning an early chance when he found space in the box but could only fire into the side-netting. Their pressure paid off after 20 minutes as Rob Apter beat his man down the right and delivered a pinpoint cross for Fletcher to head home. Northampton struggled to respond, with Sam Hoskins and Tyler Roberts both failing to trouble the goalkeeper from distance. Genuine chances were few and far between for the hosts, who went into the break on the back foot. The Cobblers had some brief hope early ...

EFL: Bristol Rovers win promotion after dramatic final day

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Bristol Rovers 7 - 0 Scunthorpe Bristol Rovers pulled off a remarkable 7-0 win over Scunthorpe to seal promotion back to League One. On a day of drama, the basic task ahead for Bristol Rovers was to get a better result than Northampton, who were away at Barrow. Very few thought it would come like this. This is what happened. This is a slightly altered and condensed version of the report that's available on the Bristol Rovers website. Read that here.  Aaron Collins was the first to threaten but went to ground a little easily in the area and referee Breakspear waved away his protests, before first Sam Finley and then Trevor Clarke let fly with long-range efforts, both of which were off target. It was one-way Gas traffic for the first 10 minutes, but without a shot on target to trouble the 17-year-old Iron goalkeeper Watson. A promising move in the 14th minute was curtailed by the offside flag as Luke Thomas played a neat one-two with Sam Finlay, captaining the side in the absence...

England: Weather ruins plans in the EFL and Non League

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 The weather has had a massive impact on the weekend's football. āœ–ļøMATCH OFF āœ–ļø Today's Fixture šŸ†āš½ Vs @BacupBoro has been Postponed, Rearranged date TBC pic.twitter.com/DHX8oNhuoU ā€” Barnton AFC (@barntonfc) January 21, 2023 Eleven matches in the English Football League and seven National League fixtures have been postponed because of frozen pitches. Blackpool's match with Huddersfield in the Championship has been called off. Bristol Rovers v Wycombe, Lincoln's home clash with Burton, and Morecambe versus Port Vale have been postponed in League One. In the level below, matches at Bradford, Crewe, Doncaster, Newport, Northampton, Sutton and Walsall are all off. With the National League, matches at Eastleigh, Halifax, Gateshead, Maidenhead, Oldham, Solihull and Woking are off, with new dates yet to be confirmed. If your match has been cancelled, what are you doing with the weekend. Are you going for a walk? If you go further down the leagues into both the Nationa...