Simon Wilkes

Dec 10, 2024 | thenonleaguefootballpaper.com | Simon Wilkes

The fourth-round fixtures for the Isuzu FA Trophy and FA Vase were drawn on Monday to be played on Saturday 4 January 2025 and Saturday 11 January 2025 respectively. National League leaders York City will travel to seventh-tier side Gainsborough Trinity, who currently play in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. The Minstermen defeated National League North side Darlington in the third round thanks to second half goals from Ricky Aguiar and Tyrese Sinclair at the LNER Community Stadium.

Dec 9, 2024 | thecricketpaper.com | Simon Wilkes

Harry Brook and Joe Root both hit centuries as England won the second Test by 323 runs in Wellington to secure a first series victory in New Zealand since 2008. Jacob Bethell, Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope also impressed with the bat in the crushing win, but Zak Crawley failed again to make a meaningful contribution. Meanwhile, Gus Atkinson and Brydon Carse continued their fine starts to international cricket. Here, Dom Harris rates the players out of 10 following a fine all-round performance.

Dec 8, 2024 | theleaguepaper.com | Simon Wilkes

In a weekend where a few games were cancelled due to Storm Darragh, those who managed to continue played as normal as they possibly could in the adverse conditions. Two young wingers scored braces for the club whose academy they came from, and a proper number nine scored a proper number nine’s hat-trick, with plenty of other action across the games and across the team. Here is Charlie Elliott’s EFL Team of the Week as Christmas approaches and the EFL schedule gets ever busier.

Dec 1, 2024 | theleaguepaper.com | Simon Wilkes

It was a full house of EFL Championship fixtures while Leagues One and Two went on their FA Cup journeys, apart from a few exceptions. The games that remained delivered enough drama and action to make up for the missed ones. Following a weekend where youthful spirit was more effective than experience, here is Charlie Elliott’s EFL Team of the Week.

Nov 25, 2024 | theleaguepaper.com | Simon Wilkes

There were goals galore at the weekend in the EFL, with Middlesbrough scoring six, Leeds United winning in a seven-goal thriller and Wrexham scoring three at home. Leeds topped the Championship and there were plenty of shocks across the board in the EFL, including high-flying Birmingham City being beaten by lowly Shrewsbury Town – in Gareth Ainsworth’s first game as Salop boss.