Football League 2024/25 - 20-24th September, 2024

[Stan]

all kick-offs 15.00 (BST) unless stated

Friday 20th September, 2024
Stoke vs Hull, 20.00

Saturday 21st September, 2024
Norwich vs Watford, 12.30
QPR vs Millwall, 12.30
Sunderland vs Middlesbrough, 12.30

Bristol City vs Oxford
Burnley vs Portsmouth
Cardiff vs Leeds
Coventry vs Swansea
Luton vs Sheff Weds
Sheff Utd vs Derby
West Brom vs Plymouth

Sunday 22nd September, 2024
Preston vs Blackburn, 12.00

                                                                                                                             

Saturday 21st September, 2024
Exeter vs Stevenage, 12.30
Lincoln vs Wigan, 12.30

Bolton vs Reading
Burton vs Barnsley
Charlton vs Blackpool
Huddersfield vs Northampton
Mansfield vs Shrewsbury
Peterborough vs Bristol Rovers
Rotherham vs Birmingham
Stockport vs Leyton Orient
Wrexham vs Crawley
Wycombe vs Cambridge

Tuesday 24th September, 2024
Huddersfield vs Blackpool, 19.45
Leyton Orient vs Peterborough, 19.45
Wigan vs Stevenage, 19.45

                                                                                                                             

Saturday 21st September, 2024
Accrington Stanley vs Port Vale, 12.30
Chesterfield vs Cheltenham, 12.30

Barrow vs Newport
Bradford vs AFC Wimbledon
Colchester vs Tranmere
Crewe vs Harrogate
Grimsby vs Bromley
MK Dons vs Doncaster
Notts County vs Gillingham
Salford vs Walsall
Swindon vs Carlisle

Monday 23rd September, 2024
Fleetwood vs Morecambe, 20.00

[Bluebird Hewitt]

Won't be at the match unfortunately for the Bamba tribute, but will say that if Leeds don't win by 4 clear goals, they need to immediately go into administration.

[Gunnersaurus]

@Bluebird Hewitt I always look forward to your pre match predictions. There always so positive.   Never stop 

[Bluebird Hewitt]

1 hour ago, Gunnersaurus said:

@Bluebird Hewitt I always look forward to your pre match predictions. There always so positive.   Never stop 

Honestly, we're so piss poor at the moment that there's little to be positive about. 

[Stan]

Cardiff 1-0 Leeds incoming. 

Sorry @Lucas

[Dave]

11 hours ago, Bluebird Hewitt said:

Honestly, we're so piss poor at the moment that there's little to be positive about. 

The underlying data has been pretty good. The stretch of fixtures in October look like a good opportunity for the manager to start picking up results.

[Bluebird Hewitt]

1 hour ago, Dave said:

The underlying data has been pretty good. The stretch of fixtures in October look like a good opportunity for the manager to start picking up results.

He could be sacked by then if results don't pick up. 

When I saw the fixture list I expected a tough start, nut not to the point where we've still struggled to create chances and score goals, while leaking goals for fun as well.

[Bluebird Hewitt]

Bagel red card and 1-0 down. This is going to get ugly both on and off the pitch.

Edited September 21 by Bluebird Hewitt

[Lucas]

Pretty easy win Saturday albeit very frustrating that we took so long to seal it. Cardiff were hampered by the red but it wasn't much difference really to when we went there in January. They just stood off us and let us play.

Got to be critical of our finishing though. That's always been our way, don't really have that killer instinct to go put 4's and 5's on teams abd then they will go and spawn a goal and it's done us.l, much like Burnley last week.

I think we're too laid back with our finishing and Farke alluded to this post match in his presser, especially the lack of any real reaction to the pen miss. Have to work on this sharpness as it became our downfall near the end of the season.

Defensively, we've only conceded the one goal in five games since that strange opening day Pompey game and away from home so at least thats looking reasonably strong. If we can get things right at the other end, I'd like to think we'll be in and around Top 2.