Post by Les on Apr 30, 2019 21:17:55 GMT
www.theguardian.com/football/2019/apr/30/football-league-roundup-promotion-joy-luton-barnsley-bury
Football League roundup: Promotion joy for Luton, Barnsley and Bury
Sunderland players realise they have missed out on automatic promotion in their defeat at Fleetwood.
Luton and Barnsley were both promoted last night without kicking a ball thanks to Portsmouth’s 3-2 defeat at home to Peterborough and Sunderland’s injury-time defeat away to Fleetwood.
Pompey and Sunderland both harboured automatic promotion hopes themselves before kick-off, albeit slight in the latter’s case, but neither team was able to get the win they needed. Sunderland’s misery was complete five minutes into injury time when they conceded to lose 2-1.
Bury were promoted to League One last night thanks to their 1-1 draw at Tranmere. In a game that was postponed on Saturday because of a waterlogged pitch, Bury went behind but equalised through Danny Mayor in the 56th minute to join Lincoln, who are also promoted, with the third slot to be decided on Saturday. Newport beat Oldham 2-0 to go into the play-off places.
In the Championship, Bristol City kept their play-off hopes alive at the Den. Losing 1-0 when Millwall missed a penalty, City went up the pitch and equalised and with eight minutes remaining Famara Diédhiou hit the winner.
Football League roundup: Promotion joy for Luton, Barnsley and Bury
Sunderland players realise they have missed out on automatic promotion in their defeat at Fleetwood.
Luton and Barnsley were both promoted last night without kicking a ball thanks to Portsmouth’s 3-2 defeat at home to Peterborough and Sunderland’s injury-time defeat away to Fleetwood.
Pompey and Sunderland both harboured automatic promotion hopes themselves before kick-off, albeit slight in the latter’s case, but neither team was able to get the win they needed. Sunderland’s misery was complete five minutes into injury time when they conceded to lose 2-1.
Bury were promoted to League One last night thanks to their 1-1 draw at Tranmere. In a game that was postponed on Saturday because of a waterlogged pitch, Bury went behind but equalised through Danny Mayor in the 56th minute to join Lincoln, who are also promoted, with the third slot to be decided on Saturday. Newport beat Oldham 2-0 to go into the play-off places.
In the Championship, Bristol City kept their play-off hopes alive at the Den. Losing 1-0 when Millwall missed a penalty, City went up the pitch and equalised and with eight minutes remaining Famara Diédhiou hit the winner.
