Leeds United visit the so-far impenetrable Stadium of Light as BBC Sport previews the weekend EFL action.
Sunderland v Leeds United kicks-off the weekend on Friday evening with League Two's Bradford City v Newport City drawing the action to a close on MondayThe grind of the EFL is very much in effect with a hectic few days leading into the second international break of the 2024-25 campaign, encompassing three matches inside a week.And now we've got even more football fun for you to enjoy - here's what's coming up in the EFL this weekend.
Aside from that, from a purely entertainment perspective, two of the Championship's best attacking units will face each other: Jobe Bellingham, Patrick Roberts, Wilson Isidor and Romain Mundle for Sunderland against Willy Gnonto, Mateo Joseph, Brendan Aaronson and Largie Ramazani for Leeds.Portsmouth, Burton Albion, Cambridge United, Morecambe and Accrington Stanley are the only teams without a win across the EFL - and the latter two play each other on Saturday.
As for the others, Pompey need to rebound from their midweek thrashing at Stoke as they host Oxford United at Fratton Park, Burton host Bristol Rovers and Cambridge travel to Exeter City.last week, Crawley Town had to quickly find somebody new to try to lift them away from League One's bottom four - and they have chosen
The former Newcastle United goalkeeper has enjoyed some success with Gateshead, having won the FA Trophy and reached the National League play-offs last season, but League One is a step up and he will be eager to show he's ready for the challenge.
With so many teams in and around the upper portion of the table, results between promotion-seeking rivals could take on extra significance, even at this stage of the campaign.struggled to settle The Blades are undefeated so far this Championship campaign, having kept five successive clean sheets and accrued the same points tally in their first eight games as the entirety of their brief spell in the Premier League last season - and that doesn't include the
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