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England play their crucial Nations League match with Croatia tomorrow at Wembley. Check out our preview and betting tips by clicking the image
In Sky Bet League One
Sunderland miss the chance to go top ahead of Portsmouth, who didn't play today.
Barnsley's win at Accrington moves them up to third.
Bradford City remain bottom, but level on 11 points with second bottom AFC Wimbledon now.
Oxford are above the relegation zone by a point after today's 1-0 home win over Gillingham
In League Two
MK Dons are now top by a point from Lincoln City, who didn't play today
Newport County are up to third and into the last automatic promotion spot.
Colchester move into the play offs,while Tranmere drop down three places, but remain in the play-offs.
Get full classified results HERE and updated League Tables HERE.
So sadly no Super 6 winners today, as James Collins' hat trick as Luton scored five suppered us all.Super 6 Full Time Scores
There'll be another Super 6 round next week, for your chance to win.
π© James Collins gets his hat-trick for #LTFC!
— Super 6 (@Super6) November 17, 2018
π Unfortunately, this means there will be no #Super6 jackpot winner today.
π However, the consolation prize is still to play for. pic.twitter.com/dhAdarj2sj
Shrewsbury have a win, as we predicted....
Shrewsbury 3-2 Rochdale
Richie Wellens finishes his first game in charge of Swindon with defeat
Swindon 0-4 Carlisle
Sky Bet League One bottom club Bradford City get a valuable away point
Peterborough 1-1 Bradford City
We have new leaders of Sky Bet - MK Dons!! Note - previous leaders Lincoln City did not play today due to international call ups.
MK Dons 2-0 Macclesfield
The stars of today are Luton in Sky Bet League One
Luton 5-1 Plymouth
Can League One's bottom club Bradford City hold on at Peterborough - it's currently 1-1
The home side are putting the pressure on though - 63% possession now and 5 shots on target. Sky Bet have them to win at 13/2. Bradford to win at 16/1
Forest Green 0-1 Morecambe - Wildig 86 mins
Notts County 0-3 Cheltenham - Barnett makes it another terrible week for Notts County, who slip into the Sky Bet League Two relegation zone on goal difference, from the side beating them right now!!!
Sunderland's unbeaten record at home could be back in tacked - they've levelled with Wycombe 1-1.
Five minutes left here and it is now end to end, with both sides going for it. Will there be a winner...
YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! π
— Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) November 17, 2018
π΄βͺοΈ 1-1 π΅ pic.twitter.com/SHcXY4gJ2F
Grimsby 1-0 Crawley - Rose finally breaks the deadlock there
Bristol Rovers 0-2 Scunthorpe - Lund surely seals the win for Stuart McCall's side
Crewe 3-2 Tranmere - Banks pulls one back for the visitors
We had Newport to win and they are 2-0 up against Colchester, if we can get more goals that will bring us the win and over 3.5 goal at 8/1.
Sunderland need an equaliser at home to Wycombe, so if that could come from Honeyman that would help us out, as we had him to score at 7/2
We also had Cornick at 20/1 to score two or more for Luton and we aren't sure how he hasn't got on the scoresheet yet with his team 5-0 up!
π One player is now SIX goals away from the jackpot.
— Super 6 (@Super6) November 17, 2018
π Don't rule it out just yet. #Super6 pic.twitter.com/Ble8zBSShK
Luton are at it again, as Collins completes his hat trick - now 5-0 up against Plymouth
He deserves another fig
77' HAT-TRICK!!! 5-0 #COYH pic.twitter.com/XXPxCh3oca
— Luton Town FC (@LutonTown) November 17, 2018
All going Newport's way after a quiet first half. Now 2-0 up against Colchester. We had them to win and over 3.5 goals at 8/1 - so come on lads - lets get a couple more please.
Other scores
Southend 1-1 Blackpool
Oldham 2-1 Cambridge
Bury 2-0 Stevenage
Crewe 3-1 Tranmere
Mansfield 1-0 Port Vale
Now I'm not sure who would want to be the next Notts County boss. Yes, a great club, history and stadium, but two managers sacked already and near the bottom of Sky Bet League Two.
Currently Martin Allen is the favourite at 5/2; with Paul Hurst 3/1; Kevin Nolan to retuen at 4/1; Michael Appleton at 4/1 too.
Check out the Sky Bet market for Notts County's next manager here.
So let's go quite on this now, you can't be right all the time. It started so well with Luton's fine display. But with Sunderland losing and now, more damagingly, Notts County are now 2-0 at home to Cheltenham
WOW, Wycombe have just one away win this campaign, Sunderland have not lost at home this season, so guess what....
Sunderland 0-1 Wycombe
This is why the EFL is great, so unpredictable
GOOOOOOALLLLLLL! 0-1 #SUNvWYC pic.twitter.com/AEIkC4oxh1
— Wycombe Wanderers (@wwfcofficial) November 17, 2018
Peterborough have equalised at home to Bradford City and Burton lead at home to Coventry
And now Shrewbury have made it 2-2 at home to Rochdale
What does all that do for your Super 6? This is how it stands now
So not great now, Luton have done us proud, bur Shrewsbury are now losing, as are Notts County, while Sunderland are still 0-0 at home to Wycombe
Newport 1-0 Colchester - Matt
Shrewsbury 1-2 Rochdale - Williams
Oldham 1-1 Cambridge - Edmundsdon
Does this Tweet remind you of anything? Rochdale needs you!!!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAL! #RAFC pic.twitter.com/HF2Zuidzgq
— Rochdale AFC (@officiallydale) November 17, 2018
LUTON are our stars of the day so far. Part of today's Super 6 and our Sporting Life ACCA and are 4-0 at home to poor Plymouth. Collins has two now, the second from the penalty spot.
We just need Cornick to score now to bring in our EFL Expert Tom Carduff's pre-match tip up.
π It's light work for James Collins and @LutonTown today. #LTFC pic.twitter.com/Abcnwo6iRn
— Super 6 (@Super6) November 17, 2018
Swindon 0-2 Carlisle - Slater
As it stand that keeps Carlisle 11th in Sky Bet League Two, with Swindon in 17th
Carlisle have had 3 shots on target and are now 2/1 to get the next goal of the game to seal the win. Click here to place your bets
Doncaster 1-1 AFC Wimbledon - the second half is about to start, but wait.. is it a bird, it is a plane, no it is Superma..... no, sorry, it's a drone apparently.
The ref, managers and players are looking upwards and cannot do anything until it moves away from the Keepmoat Stadium airspace
We are underway in the second half for most games, but no more goals..... yet
At half-time there are around 2,000 players left in Super 6.
This is mainly due to Bradford leading against Peterborough but also because Luton are beating Plymouth 4-0.
Are you one of those still in, if so then tweet us at @SportinglifeFC to tell us what results you need to stay the same or to change to give you a great win
Sky Bet have Sunderland & Luton to win & Accrington & Barnsley to draw now at 9/1. CLICK HERE to check that out.
So, looking for some value in the second half...
Well, Exeter have yet to lose a game when Jayden Stockley has scored. He's done that today, to give Exeter a 2-1 lead over Northampton. Well Exeter are now 1/3 to win, 11/10 to score the next goal. while it is 3/1 for no more goals.
Exeter have had 6 shots on target, so for them to score next might be worth a look.
πͺ Exeter are yet to lose a game this season when Jayden Stockley has scored.
— Sky Bet (@SkyBet) November 17, 2018
β½οΈ He's just netted his 10th of the season. #ecfc pic.twitter.com/8XAX9h7ve0
Ok, so this is the situation at half time. Get all your half time scores here (but please come back here after).
β½οΈ Inman equalises for #RAFC.
— Super 6 (@Super6) November 17, 2018
π 1-1 is the most popular score in this game. #Super6 pic.twitter.com/Zobp2LM5bM
Luton lead, Shrewsbury and Sunderland are level; and Notts County are losing - work to be done
Oh no - well from a Sporting Life ACCA point of view anyway, but not from a Cheltenham point of view. They lead at managerless Notts Count 0-1 at half time.
Here's the moment Luke Varney handed Cheltenham the lead with a header here at Meadow Lane.#ncfc 0-1 #ctfc pic.twitter.com/ZRikYKKnbr
— Cheltenham Town (@CTFCofficial) November 17, 2018
Swindon 0-1 Carlisle - Nadesan
Exeter 2-1 Northampton - Stockley
I know this is a football blog, but I confess to having an eye on the rugby. I tipped a slow start from England against Japan and for it to be close at half time. I admit bottling calling Japan to lead at half time and England to win overall.
So in the end I called Japan on the +15 handicap at half time. Well - they lead England at Twickenham 10-15 at half time - WHAT???!!!!
Doncaster 1-1 AFC Wimbledon - Crawford
Accrington 0-1 Barnsley - Woodrow
Crewe 1-1 Tranmere - Norwood
Tranmere's James Norwood was part of the Sporting Life Goal Scorer Treble, which we got boosted to 11/1!!!
Talking of Shrewsbury and their search for a new manager.
Sam Ricketts is 6/5 favourite currently; with former boss Paul Hurst 9/4.
But Michael Flynn, the Newport boss, is the latest in the whisper the Sporting Life team are hearin. He is currently 5/2 with Sky Bet to move to Shrewsbury. Check that out here.
Managerless Shrewsbury are now 1-0 up against Rochdale at home!
That's now 2 our of 4 winning for our Sporting Life ACCA; while it's also another Super 6 game - how's it affect you?
Only one game from the six Super 6 has goals in them so far and they've all gone to Luton...
Luton 3-0 Plymouth
I'm really loving the Luton Social Media Team
29' HE'S ONE OF OUR OWN!!! 3-0 #COYH pic.twitter.com/oqOAvXQFOw
— Luton Town FC (@LutonTown) November 17, 2018
Bradford City, bottom of League One need some joy ASAP, but surely it won't start today away to high flying Peterborough? Surely??, well....
Peterborough 0-1 Bradford City - O'Connor
And more good gifs
β½οΈ 12' | GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLLL | The ball comes to Hope Akpan, who moves it wide to Anthony O'Connor and he hammers it into the back of the net! City lead!
— Bradford City (@officialbantams) November 17, 2018
π© 0-1 π#BCAFC pic.twitter.com/KUbl7fvUBJ
Exeter 1-1 Northampton
Doncaster 0-1 AFC Wimbledon
Luton are now 2-0 up against Plymouth - Elliot Lee. It's good news for our ACCA, and it is a Super 6 game too.
I'm loving the Luton Gifs, so let's have enough
COME ON!!!!! 2-0 #COYH pic.twitter.com/Dl5rXy0yiZ
— Luton Town FC (@LutonTown) November 17, 2018
Still no goals in the Newport v Colchester game in League Two, which is one of our focuses today, but the visitors are dominating procession at 57% and have had the only shot on goal so far
Lee Novak has given Scunthorpe the lead at Bristol Rovers in Sky Bet League One
Sky Bet now have the Iron at 11/8 to get the next goal; while Bristol Rovers are now 11/4 to win
Luton 1-0 Plymouth - JamesCollins
Is that good or bad for all you Super 6 players??? Well it's good news for the Sporting Life ACCA, as Luton are one of teams to win - 1 in, 3 to go for that!!
Got to love a good Player Gif
12' COLLLLLLLOOOOOOOO!!!!! 1-0 #COYH pic.twitter.com/M4pKCKg1SS
— Luton Town FC (@LutonTown) November 17, 2018
Here we go, the goals are starting to come
Southend 0-1 Blackpool - Oliver Turton
Exeter 1-0 Northampton - Jake Taylor
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GOALLLLLLLLL
— Cambridge United FC (@CambridgeUtdFC) November 17, 2018
OH MY WORD! An absolute thunderbolt from George Maris - 25 yards out BELTING it into the top right corner in front of the #AmberArmy
OAFC 0-1 CUFC #CamUTD pic.twitter.com/eIwSkRW9Mr
We have our first of the day in the EFL. Cambridge lead 1-0 at Oldham thanks to stunner from George Maris. For the moment that moves the visitors up a place to 18th in League Two
No goals yet in Sky Bet EFL League One or League Two - also remember the 12pm kick off between Fleetwood and Walsall finished goalless too.
However there's been a quick start in the rugby at Twickenham - so let's talk about that. England are 7-0 ahead against Japan - the Quins scrum half Danny Care scoring.
Here we go then, best of luck to you today for both your team's success and your bets. We'll keep you updated on things as we go along the next few hours
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1455: So five minutes from kick off, we will have the key goals, news and odds from across League One and Two today, but a reminder of some of our focuses
Super 6 games
Sporting Life's EFL Recommend tips
Harry Cornick to score two or more goals in Luton v Plymouth at 20/1
George Honeyman to score anytime in Sunderland v Wycombe at 7/2
Newport to win and over 3.5 goals in the match at 8/1
Sammie Szmodics to score anytime in Newport County v Colchester at 7/2
Check out all of today's team news for the six games and 12 teams (that maths is right, isn't it? involved in Super 6 today here.
It's a busy day of sport, with week three of rugby union's Autumn Internationals; great racing at Cheltenham; and the quarter finals of the Grand Slam of Darts.
So click the image below to check our the Sporting Life Team's best bets for today across a range of sport.
By the way, there might not be any Premier League Football about today, but there's still plenty of news, rumour and gossip floating around the top flight.
Check out our Paper Talk for the latest from the page pages, including:
Chelsea close in on Christian Pulisic
Manchester City could face a potential FIFA transfer ban
More delays for Tottenham's new stadium
Sky Bet have boosted Sunderland and Luton to win, with Accrington and Barnsley to draw from 8/1 to now 10/1.
Some more Super 6 advice from Merse...
π£οΈ "Luton are getting stronger."
— Super 6 (@Super6) November 16, 2018
πͺ Merse is all for @LutonTown in this #Super6 fixture. #LTFC #PAFC pic.twitter.com/U2gUpJfQH8
π£οΈ "Coventry have picked up, but Burton are at home, I think that levels it out."
— Super 6 (@Super6) November 16, 2018
π¬ Merse is on the fence for this one.
π€ What have you gone for in #Super6? ##BAFC #SkyBlues pic.twitter.com/G7rr4oQHcQ
Remember our Sporting Life ACCA today, we are backing Luton, Shrewsbury, Sunderland and Notts County all to win enhanced to 14/1.
Luton have the best home record in the division, while their opponents Plymouth have the worst away record.
Shrewsbury boast a decent home record this season having lost just one of their last five, while Rochdale have won one in five away.
Sunderland are unbeaten in front of their own supporters. Wycombe have just one away win this campaign.
Notts County hope sacking Harry Kewell will bring better success, starting today. Visitors Cheltenham have lost three of their last four on the road.
George Honeyman is names in the starting 11 for Sunderland, as they look to take top spot in Sky Bet League One.
Our EFL Expert Tom Carduff has him to score anytime at 7/2. Why? Well, the attacking midfielder has four goals and three assists already this season, including two in his last three.
So let's get some advice on today's Super 6 with Paul Merson, here's some of his verdicts
π "I don't know if I went for a draw here."
— Super 6 (@Super6) November 17, 2018
π€£ SPOILER: Merse did not go for a draw! #Salop #RAFC #Super6 pic.twitter.com/5NBbzHvw5j
π£οΈ "My nap of the weekend, these are certainties."
— Super 6 (@Super6) November 17, 2018
π Merse fancies #PUFC to do the business in #Super6. pic.twitter.com/XyDTGPCBVU
With Sky Bet League One and League Two taking centre stage today, Sky Bet have the following Soccer Saturday Price Boosts:
Sunderland, Luton and Barnsley all to win is now 6/1
Sunderland, Luton and Accrington to all win is 10/1
CLICK HERE to place your bets
Meanwhile in League Two Newport are looking for their first league win in FIVE attempts today, as they host Colchester. However they have won their last two, both in cup competitions, while Colchester sit 14th in the away league form standings.
So we are going for Newport to win and over 3.5 goals in the match at 8/1
Also in this game we are looking at Sammie Szmodics, who starts for the visitors. The attacking midfielder has been amongst the goals with six and five assists, and he's priced up at 7/2 to strike again.
Henry Cornick starts for Luton today and Sporting Life's EFL Expert Tom Carduff has tipped him to score two or more at 20/1.
Cornick found the net in Luton's 2-0 victory over Wycombe in the FA Cup, starting as a striker and playing the full 90 minutes. It was his third goal of the season, which is a decent tally given that the majority of his appearances have come from the bench.
1405: Afternoon, hope you are all doing well and had good days so far. Are you raring to go for another exciting afternoon of football action?
Already we've seen Fleetwood and Walsall play out a 0-0 draw in Sky Bet League One. So now we focus on the 3pm kick-offs.
If you aren't as familiar with League One and Two as you'd like to be, then fear not. We will have all our best tips and advice to help you with your bets today.
I'll start bringing you team news, and our best tips for the afternoon shortly. In the meantime there is still a round of Super 6 where you have a chance to win a huge Β£250,000 - the games for this round are below and you can enter by clicking here.
In the meantime, here are all our match previews and recommend bets for the day. Also enjoy our Sky Bet EFL Championship Podcast and we discuss all the news from the second tier of English football.
We've been able to get an enhanced treble with Sky Bet for three strikers to find the net on Saturday. James Norwood, Josh Maja and Matt Godden have all scored on numerous occasions this season and we've been able to get better odds on them all adding to their tallies. Click here or click on the image below to back the treble.
Our Best Bets Podcast for this weekend is out now and ready for you to download and listen, as the Sporting Life team bring you their weekend fancies.
We have racing covered with a focus on the Cheltenham November Meeting thanks to David Ord and Matt Brocklebank, while our football team look for value in Sky Bet League One and League Two, as well as England's Nationsl League clash with Croatia.
Ben Coley shares his thoughts on the final two days at the DP World Tour Championship and there's advice from Chris Hammer, who brings us his best bets for the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam of Darts plus his verdict when it comes to crowning a champion on Sunday.
We also have our tips for the weekend's Autumn International rugby union matches, including Ireland against New Zealand, and England at home to Japan.
Click here or on the image below to listen to the full podcast.
Four home teams make up this week's Sporting Life Accumulator - enhanced to 14/1 by EFL title sponsors Sky Bet. To view the teams and back the acca click here or on the image below.
There may be no Sky Bet Championship, but there is still plenty of value on offer in Leagues One and Two on Saturday. Tom Carnduff is on tipping duty here and has found five best bets to consider backing. Newport v Colchester is fancied for goals, while two goalscorers are backed to find the net in England's third tier. Click here or on the image below to view the full preview
Missing the Championship action today, well get your fill with our Sky Bet EFL Championship Podcast. Ex Leeds, Boro, Millwall and Derby striker Noel Whelan joins Gareth Jones and Tom Carduff to discuss all the latest news from the division.
Including Leeds United's keepers; Norwich City's top form; Millwall's mental strength; Blackburn Rovers' Dack; and who now sits favourites for promotion and relegation after 17 games.
Odds correct at stated time published