(Although still busy, but the focus on the lower leagues in Europe has been maintained, in the season has been near the end of the stage, or want to summarize the end of the four major European leagues (English, Spanish, Italian and German) in the way of each round of review, the closing stage of the second league, if there is time, will also add League One, at the end of the season, will also pay attention to the relegation and relegation of the third or even fourth league.) ）
In the 43rd round of League One, the second-placed Derby County and the fourth-placed Peterborough United were postponed, and only Barnsley lost the other four teams in the top six, Portsmouth easily beat the mid-table team Shrewsbury City to extend the lead to eight points and advance promotion was in sight, and Bolton Wanderers were close to Derby County after two consecutive wins, and Oxford United also won two consecutive victories to extend the gap with Lincoln City to two points. The bottom 8 teams in the standings drew 2 and lost 6, and Carlisle United was relegated after losing 0-2 away.
Northampton vs Carlisle United
Portsmouth hosted Shrewsbury City and just three minutes into the opening game, the opposing captain, Jamaican centre-back Donkley, gave an own goal, but after 26 minutes, the opposition left winger Sipley equalized, and before half-time, top scorer Bishop gave Portsmouth the lead again, and 13 minutes before the end, Bishop added another goal to seal the 3-1 victory. Portsmouth are unbeaten in 15 games and are nine points clear of third-placed Bolton Wanderers after playing the same 42 games, and the two teams will face off next weekend, with a win away to the Clippers that would see them move up three rounds earlier.
Bishop celebrates with his teammates
Bolton's 2-0 win away to Bristol Rovers was not an easy win until the 52nd minute, when Wales striker Collins, who had just poached from Bristol Rovers in the winter transfer window, broke the deadlock, and in the eighth minute of stoppage time, substitute midfielder Molley sealed the win with a penalty. The Clippers are still in third place with two wins in a row and three games unbeaten, seven points behind Peterborough United in fourth and only one point behind Derby County in second, and the competition for a second direct promotion ticket will be fierce.
Collins
Fifth-placed Barnsley lost 2-1 at Charlton Athletic, with top scorer Alfie May scoring twice to increase his tally for league goals this season to 23, three ahead of Portsmouth's Bishop, and this season's League One top scorer is likely to be between the two players. Sixth-placed Oxford United thrashed Burton Albion 4-0 away, with top scorer Harris scoring twice, while left winger Murphy and substitute midfielder Thierry Henry also scored. Lincoln City's draw with Reading widened the gap to two points for Oxford.
Harris
The bottom eight teams in the table are either draws or losses, and the position of the relegation zone has been fine-tuned, because the away draw with Wigan, Port Vale has one point and passed Burton to move up to 20th, and Burton has fallen into the relegation zone, the team has played two more games than Cheltenham behind them, and the situation is not optimistic. Bottom Carlisle United lost 2-0 to Northampton and were relegated three rounds ahead of schedule, returning to League Two after nine seasons after being promoted as fifth in League Two last season. It is still unclear whether former Manchester City midfielder Simpson, the decorated coach who led the team to promotion last season, will be able to stay after the season.
Simpson
Attached to the results of the 43rd round of League One:
Wigan 0-0 Port Vale, Reading 1-1 Lincoln City, Portsmouth 3-1 Shrewsbury City, Northampton 2-0 Carlisle United, Layton East 3-1 Cheltenham, Exeter City 1-0 Stevenage, Charlton 2-1 Barnsley, Burton 0-4 Oxford United, Bristol Rovers 0-2 Bolton, Blackpool 1-0 Cambridge United, Wycombe v Derby (10 April), Peterborough United v Fleetwood (16 April)
Attached to the League One standings:
Direct promotion zone: 1 Portsmouth 90 points, 2 Derby County 82 points;
Promotion play-offs: 3 Bolton Wanderers 81 points, 4 Peterborough United 74 points, 5 Barnsley 74 points, 6 Lincoln City 70 points;
7 Oxford United 68 points, 8 Blackpool 64 points, 9 Stevenage 64 points, 10 Layton East 61 points, 11 Northampton 59 points, 12 Exeter City 54 points, 13 Wigan 52 points, 14 Wycombe 51 points, 15 Bristol Rangers 51 points, 16 Charlton Athletic 50 points, 14 Reading 46 points, 17 Shrewsbury 46 points, 19 Cambridge United 45 points, 20 Port Vale 40 points;
- 21 hours: 21 Burton 40 points, 21 Cheltenham 38 points, 23 Fleetwood 34 points, 24 Carlisle United 27 points