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At 7:45pm tonight, Bradford City will make a claim for a play-off place again, as they take on MK Dons at the Valley Parade. Then the rest of League One return to action the day after - Tuesday 10th of February. MK Dons are presented a chance to go top of the league, at least on a temporary basis. Both teams are hot in form and I believe this lively encounter could end up as a 2-2 draw.
The Bantams will perhaps be classed as the underdogs, however The Dons manager Karl Robinson believes his side are doing far better than they should be.
As the home side Bradford are presented a golden opportunity, they will believe they have the quality to beat MK Dons – especially after coming back and defeating the Premierships leaders Chelsea.
 
Monday 9th February 2015
Bradford vs MK Dons – Kick Off 7:45pm – Score Prediction (2-2)
 
* Important Game – ** Key Game
Tuesday 10th February 2015
*Barnsley vs Fleetwood – Kick Off 7:45pm – Score Prediction (1-0)
*Bristol City vs Port Vale – Kick Off 7:45pm – Score Prediction (3-1)
Chesterfield vs Preston North End – Kick Off 7:45pm – Score Prediction (2-2)
**Coventry vs Scunthorpe – Kick Off 7:45pm – Score Prediction (3-1)
*Crawley vs Doncaster – Kick Off 7:45pm – Score Prediction (0-1)
**Crewe vs Yeovil – Kick Off 7:45pm – Score Prediction (0-2)
Leyton Orient vs Notts County – Kick Off 7:45pm – Score Prediction (2-1)
Oldham vs Swindon – Kick Off 7:45pm – Score Prediction (1-2)
**Peterborough vs Gillingham – Kick Off 7:45pm – Score Prediction (3-1)
Sheffield United vs Colchester – Kick Off 7:45pm – Score Prediction (2-1)
*Walsall vs Rochdale – Kick Off 7:45pm – Score Prediction (1-0)
 
My Stand-out Games
Barnsley vs Fleetwood
Chesterfield vs Preston North End
Peterborough vs Gillingham
 
If Barnsley's home tie against Fleetwood ended up as a draw, it would be useful to ourselves as it would narrow the gap down, especially if we can get a result ourselves. I see Barnsley winning Fleetwood however, it should be a close game.
Chesterfield could secure their play-off place further by defeating Preston North End, whereas Preston could achieve this goal themselves whilst maintaining a chance of progressing back to an automatic place.
Peterborough is another game whereby a draw would most likely help Notts, yet with Peterborough finding their feet I see them easily seeing off the Gills, despite them performing very well themselves as of lately.
 
Thoughts on Leyton Orient v Notts County
I fear for the result but not for the safety of the club, I firmly believe in the squad that Shaun Derry has assembled. Leyton Orient will be wanting to keep themselves within a chance of surviving the drop and it's the relegation fights I feel Notts struggle the most in.
I do believe a win is possible for the magpies, yet I do think there's much more required to progress back to a steady field and that will naturally take some time.
I am hoping for a close game, one which might not be entertaining but will require a lot of concentration and effort. A win for Notts could flip the league back into an healthy situation, allowing it to be a positive game for the club to move on from.
No matter what, I do feel we can rely on the depth of the squad and over come any challenge thrown at us.
 
 
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Chris

League One Round-Up

Another disappointing day for Notts fans, losing at home to local rivals Chesterfield who now sit comfortably in the play off places at 5th in the table. The big game of the day between MK Dons and Bristol City ended as a goalless draw. Swindon and Preston remain in 2nd and 4th place respectively with Oldham moving up to 6th replacing Sheffield United who fall to 7th.
There was a League One game which end up being called off, however all the other remaining fixtures went ahead as planned and it makes for another interesting weekend of football at this level.
 
League One results
Colchester 2–3 Crewe Alexandra
Doncaster 0–2 Walsall
Fleetwood 1–1 Peterborough
Gillingham 2–0 Sheffield United
MK Dons 0–0 Bristol City
Notts County 0–1 Chesterfield
Port Vale 2–2 Bradford
Preston North End 1–0 Coventry
Scunthorpe 0–1 Oldham
Swindon 2–0 Barnsley
Yeovil 2–1 Crawley
Rochdale v Leyton Orient - POSTPONED (Frozen Ground)
 
Upcoming fixtures
Monday 9th February 2015
Bradford v MK Dons
 
Tuesday 10th February 2015
Barnsley v Fleetwood
Bristol City v Port Vale
Chesterfield v Preston North End
Coventry v Scunthorpe
Crawley v Doncaster Rovers
Crewe Alexandra v Yeovil
Leyton Orient v Notts County
Oldham Athletic v Swindon Town
Peterborough United v Gillingham
Sheffield United v Colchester
Walsall v Rochdale
 
League update
Today there were 4 home wins, 4 away wins, 3 draws and 1 postponement.
Bristol City hold pole position with 58 points from 27 games.
Swindon move up to 2nd with 57 points from 28 games replacing MK Dons who drop to 3rd on 56 points from 28 games. There is then a 6 point gap to Preston who remain 4th with 50 points from 28 games.
Chesterfield stay at 5th 8 points lower with 42 points from 28 games. Oldham move up into the final play off place with 40 points having played 28 games. Sheffield United drop to 7th with 39 points from 28 games.
Rochdale, Bradford, Peterborough and Fleetwood occupy positions 8 to 11th each on 38 points from 26, 27, 28 and 29 games respectively. Walsall climb up to 12th with 37 points from 28 games.
Doncaster slip to 13th with 36 points from 27 games, just above Port Vale who have the same number of points but from 29 games.
Barnsley drop to 15th with 35 points from 28 games, the same as Notts County who drop to 16th..
Gillingham move up to 17th also on 35 points but from 29 games. Scunthorpe fall to 18th with 33 points from only 26 games. Crewe move up to 19th with 32 points from 28 games.
Coventry fall to 20th with 31 points from 29 games. Colchester stay at 21st with 28 points from 28 games, just above 22nd placed Yeovil who have the same number of points but from 29 games.
Crawley fall to 23rd with 27 points from 29 games. 24th and bottom are Leyton Orient who have played 27 games accumulating 26 points.
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12 points separate 6th placed Oldham from 21st placed Colchester and 22nd placed Yeovil who are both on 28 points.
Notts have fallen to 16th with 35 points, but are still only 5 points away from a play off place though are slightly worryingly only 7 points outside the relegation zone. Notts have a chance to climb the table with their next game, although being away they are playing against rock bottom Leyton Orient.
 
 
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super_ram

Notts County 0-1 Chesterfield

Where did it all go wrong? Another matchday, another defeat, this time at home against local rivals Chesterfield. A freakish Caolan Lavery goal midway through the second half proved the difference between the two sides, as the Magpies now find themselves in 16th place and looking down rather than up.

Sam Clucas had the game's first effort on goal for the visitors in the tenth minute when he received a lay-off from Jay O'Shea inside the box.
 
The resulting effort was beaten away by Roy Carroll, as Chesterfield were then caught on the break, Balint Bajner marauding into their final third before drilling a low shot narrowly wide of goalkeeper Tommy Lee's left-hand post.
Just before the quarter-hour mark, the world's best player had a close-range shot saved by Lee, before the rebounding ball was poked wide, and moments later, the Spireites keeper used his legs to keep out Curtis Thompson's shot at his near post.
Both sides continued to trade chances throughout the remainder of the first half, but at the break, it remained goalless.
 
Chesterfield then took the game by the scruff of the neck after the restart, as Armand Gnanduillet headed off-target from a Jimmy Ryan cross and O'Shea's low shot was saved by Carroll.
The breakthrough came midway through the second half when an attempted clearance from Haydn Hollis saw the ball strike Lavery before looping high into the air, over Carroll and into the goal.
The visitors continued to push forward and Byron Harrison threatened to find a way through when Clucas played the ball into the area, but Carroll came off his line to claim in due time.
Despite five minutes of added time being played out at the end of the game, Notts were unable to find an equaliser at the death and had to endure another loss at home.
Joe Jones

Stat Attack: Notts County vs. Chesterfield

Notts County have played local rivals Chesterfield a total of 64 times over the years, the first meeting coming on the 29th November 1930 in the FA Cup.

The game took place at the Spireites' old ground, Saltergate, and finished 2-1 to the Magpies.

The head-to-head record favours Notts, with 27 victories, 19 defeats and 19 draws. The latter was the outcome of our last meeting (1-1) back in September last year.
 
Nobody knows the date when the first incarnation of Chesterfield Football Club was formed. A Derbyshire Times newspaper report from the 2nd January 1864 noted a scheduled game between "Chesterfield and Norton football clubs", suggesting that a club in the town was active from at least 1863.
By contrast, club historian Stuart Basson had placed a formally constituted Chesterfield F.C. as being established as an offshoot of Chesterfield Cricket Club in October 1867.
The early history of the club is dotted with tumult and instability - the club lost the right to play at Saltergate following worsening relations with Chesterfield Cricket Club, while in 1915 the subsequent incarnation of the club, Chesterfield Town, was put into voluntary liquidation.
To fill the footballing gap left in the town, Chesterfield Borough Council reformed the club on 24 April 1919, giving it the name Chesterfield Municipal F.C.
After the Football Association and Football League made it clear that they were against a council-run club, the entity became independent, reflected in the name change to Chesterfield F.C. in December 1920.
The club have been successful in terms of minor silverware, winning the Fourth Division (and its subsequent reincarnations) a record four times, while also claimin the Anglo-Scottish Cup in 1982 and the Football League Trophy in 2012 (and finishing runners-up in 2014).
 
The 1996–97 season saw Chesterfield beat six clubs including Nottingham Forest to reach the semi-final of the FA Cup for the first time. The semi-final match against Middlesbrough was drawn 3–3 after extra time; Chesterfield lost the replay 3–0.
The club's nickname, The Spireites, comes from the Church of St Mary and All Saints in Chesterfield, famous for its crooked spire.
Legend goes that a virgin once married in the church, and the church was so surprised that the spire turned around to look at the bride. It is said that if another virgin marries in the church, the spire will return to true again.
The more realistic explanation is more of a scientific nature, however. It is now believed that the twisting of the spire was caused by the lead that covers the spire.
The lead causes this twisting phenomenon, because when the sun shines during the day the south side of the tower heats up, causing the lead there to expand at a greater rate than that of the north side of the tower, resulting in unequal expansion and contraction.
This was compounded by the weight of the lead (around 33 tons) which the spire's bracing was not originally designed to bear.
 
Famous Chesterfield players include Ernie Moss, Kevin Davies, Gary Stone, Jason Lee, Walter McMillen, Sam Hardy, Gordon Banks, Herbert Munday, Steve Ogrizovic, Barry Sunday, Freeman Hardy and Willis Edwards .
Famous fans include glamour model Jo Guest, presenter Robert Primrose Wilson, and ex-Arsenal goalkeeper John Lukic.
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Shaun Derry has no new injury or suspension worries ahead of Chesterfield's visit.
Kaiyne Woolery and Balint Bajner started up front together against Oldham Athletic last weekend and could both keep their places in the team.
Spireites boss Paul Cook lost leading scorer Eoin Doyle this week, as he moved to Cardiff City, but added loan signings Caolan Lavery, Mark Duffy and Ashley Carter to his squad.
Lavery will battle it out with Byron Harrison to replace Doyle in the starting line up while Duffy looks likely to come in for injured winger Dan Gardner.
Striker Armand Gnanduillet will be assessed but winger Gary Roberts remains out.
Joe Jones

The Match Officials

Saturday 7th of February, Notts County will be facing up against promotion chasing Chesterfield. The Spireites will be hoping a win will help them establish themselves firmly within the play-off places, however a draw or defeat would most likely see them replaced. Chesterfield won't turn up to Meadow Lane allowing us to push them over, it must be a hard working performance from Notts.

The Spireites have won three of their last six games, drawing two and only losing one. Recent wins come against Crawley, Port Vale and Peterborough United.
The Match Officials for the game against Chesterfield will be Keith Stroud, with his two assistants Ben Toner and Ollie Yates. The fourth official will be Michael D'aguilar.
 
Match Officials
 
Referee; Keith Stroud
From – Hampshire
His matches involving Notts County and Chesterfield in the last four seasons;
JPT – Wednesday 17th October 2012 – Notts County 1 Sheffield United 4 – 3 Yellow Cards
League One – Friday 2nd August 2013 – Sheffield United 2 Notts County 1 – 4 Yellow Cards and 1 Red Card
League One – Saturday 15th March 2014 – Tranmere Rovers 3 Notts County 2 – 4 Yellow Cards
F.A Cup – Saturday 6th December 2014 – MK Dons 0 Chesterfield 1 – 2 Yellow Cards
 
Run down of his last four games this season;
Championship – Tuesday 30th December 2014 – Derby County 2 Leeds United 0 – 5 Yellow Cards
League One – Monday 12th January 2015 – Coventry City 0 Swindon Town 3 – 3 Yellow Cards
Championship – Wednesday 21st January 2015 – Bright & Hove Albion 3 Ipswich Town 2 – 2 Yellow Cards
F.A Cup – Saturday 24th January 2015 – Preston North End 1 Sheffield United 1 – 4 Yellow Cards
 
In his last four games 14 yellow cards have been shown and no red cards.
So far this season in a total of 25 games he has shown 115 yellow cards and 3 red cards.
That's roughly 4.6 yellow cards per game.
 
Assistant Referee; Ben Toner
From – Lancashire
Last 3 officiated games;
Saturday 17th January 2015 – Nuneaton Town 0 Gateshead 2
Saturday 24th January 2015 – York City 1 Burton Albion 1
Saturday 31st January 2015 – Wrexham 0 Torquay United 0
 
Assistant Referee; Ollie Yates
From – Staffordshire
Last 3 officiated games;
Saturday 17th January 2015 – Leamington Spa 1 Tamworth 2
Saturday 24th January 2015 – Wolves 0 Charlton Athletic 0
Saturday 31st January 2015 – Blackpool 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 0
 
Fourth Official; Michael D'aguilar
From – Staffordshire
 
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Chris

Chesterfield - Scouting Report

Meadow Lane hosts Chesterfield on Saturday 7th of February, as Notts County prepare to take on the Spireites in a local derby. Chesterfield currently sit 5th after winning three of their last six games, drawing two and only losing one against Swindon Town. They have scored 12 goals, having conceded 7 times.

Chesterfield will be hoping the visit is just another formal encounter of their quest to remain within the play-offs, however Notts will be hoping to strike back at home with a good result.
 
Run down of their last six games.
Saturday 10th January – Chesterfield 3 Port Vale 0
Tuesday 13th January – Chesterfield 2 Scunthorpe United 0 (F.A Cup)
Saturday 17th January – Swindon Town 3 Chesterfield 0
Saturday 24th January – Derby County 2 Chesterfield 0 (F.A Cup)
Tuesday 27th January – Chesterfield 3 Crawley Town 2
Saturday 31st January – Chesterfield 2 Doncaster Rovers 2
 
The Players – Fact Sheet
Highest Goal Scorers; Samuel Clucas 8, Gary Roberts 5, Jay O'Shea 3 and Jimmy Ryan 3.
Persistent Foulers; Ian Evatt 1 Red Card and 8 Yellow Cards, Sam Morsy 1 Red Card and 6 Yellow Cards, Daniel Jones 1 Red Card and 4 Yellow Cards and Tommy Lee 1 Red Card and 1 Yellow Card.
 
The Key Players.
Armand Gnanduillet, Oliver Banks, Samuel Clucas, Jimmy Ryan and Daniel Jones.
Thankfully the Spireites will be without Eoin Doyle, however Samuel Clucas is a consistent and dominant threat to opposition teams. The tricky winger and attacking midfielder is a live wire for Chesterfield.
Armand Gnanduillet will be keen to etch his name in their starting 11, he is a versatile striker who will more likely find regular game time. He is pacey, strong and tall – However his eye for goal can be questionable, he is and will remain a threat if selected.
Oliver Banks and Jimmy Ryan are the inspiration within the Spireites midfield, they are both creative and clever with the type of play they both express.
Whilst Daniel Jones is also a versatile player who can play within defence and midfield, he also has a habit of scoring from set pieces and can release quite a powerful shot from distance.
 
Style of Play, Strengths, and Weaknesses.
Chesterfield are very attacking minded, they play quite high up the field which leaves space within their defence but are quite well structured. They play strategic passes, cleverly moving the ball forward whist attempting to dictate the tempo of the game.
They're direct with their approach, with players getting behind the ball and running straight at their opposition. Runs aim to move outwards from the channels, as they tend to try to build through the centre of the park.
This allows them to create chances, whilst some players like having a go with long drives towards goal.
The Spireites don't give up, this is an element shown throughout their squad and each player gives 100% allowing them to easily find their way into games. Another strength is found within their direct approach, they can build play slowly or bombard their opposition.
Chesterfield are a well set-up side, very well structured. However, with them mainly focusing on being offensive, they do sit their defence at times quite high up the field and if their opposition can get the ball quickly into dangerous areas they do struggle. This is something better play can break down
Also, panic can set in from set pieces which often sees them scramble and pack players into their penalty box.
If they don't retain the ball well, it falls down to their hard work, concentration and better players to dig them out of the game. So, in principle if we hold the play and slowly build, making sure we get into good positions good chances will come.
 
 
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Chris

League One News

Chesterfield manager Paul Cook has signed a one-year contract extension, tying him to the club until 2017.

The 47-year-old took over at the Proact Stadium in October 2012 and led them to promotion to League One last season.

The Spireites, who sold top scorer Eoin Doyle to Cardiff on Monday, are currently fifth in the table.
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Tottenham Hotspur have signed MK Dons midfielder Dele Alli on a five-and-a-half-year deal for an initial £5m fee.
The 18-year-old will be loaned back to the League One side for the rest of the season as part of the deal.
Alli has scored 12 goals in 25 league games for MK Dons this season.
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Keeping with the Dons, Bolton Wanderers midfielder Keith Andrews has joined the Milton Keynes outfit on loan until the end of the season after his stint with Watford was cut short.
In his first spell at MK Dons, the 34-year-old won the League Two title and the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy.
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Sheffield United have signed Rochdale forward Matt Done on a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
The 26-year-old has scored 14 goals for Dale this season.
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Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAnthony has launched a scathing attack on an unnamed Championship club over the non-payment of a transfer fee.
On Twitter, MacAnthony did not name the club in question but it is thought he was referring to Nottingham Forest, who in the summer bought striker Britt Assombalonga from Posh for a club-record fee of £5.5million.
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Barnsley have extended the loan of Chelsea striker Alex Kiwomya until 3 March.
The 18-year-old England youth player joined at the start of January and has so far started three League One games.
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Fulham have agreed the signing of teenage defender Aron Davies from Bristol City.
The 17-year-old has initially joined on a scholarship and will sign professional terms in the summer to tie him to Fulham until June 2018.
Joe Jones

League One Preview

In this weeks PoN's preview to the League One games played on the 7th of February, several key games have been identified – None more important than the MK Dons v Bristol City game, which several teams within League One will be looking out for.

MK Dons against Bristol City is possibly the biggest game of the season so far as it will give either team an advantage in the race for the league one title neither side will want to lose.
 
* Important Game – ** Key Game
Saturday 7th February
*Colchester v Crewe – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (0-1)
Doncaster v Walsall – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (1-1)
*Fleetwood v Peterborough – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (1-2)
Gillingham v Sheffield United – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (0-2)
**MK Dons v Bristol City – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (1-2)
*Notts County v Chesterfield – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (1-1)
Port Vale v Bradford – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (0-1)
Preston v Coventry – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (2-0)
Rochdale v Leyton Orient – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (1-0)
Scunthorpe v Oldham – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (0-0)
Swindon v Barnsley – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (2-0)
Yeovil v Crawley – Kick Off 3:00pm Score Prediction (1-0)
 
My Stand-out Games
MK Dons v Bristol City
Fleetwood v Peterborough
Colchester v Crewe
 
MK Dons will be hoping to win so they can go back to top of the league, which they managed to for one day last weekend until Bristol City beat Fleetwood. A win for MK Dons could put them a point clear of their opponents.
Bristol City will be hoping to keep up there good run of form, a win could put them six points clear of MK Dons and Swindon depending on results elsewhere.
Fleetwood will be hoping to leap frog as many as six teams with a victory against Peterborough, a defeat could see them move into the bottom half of the table.
Peterborough will be hoping to pick all three points up to move into the play-off places with a change in form over the past couple weeks, a lose could see them also drop into the bottom half of the league.
Colchester against Crewe is a 6 pointer with either side winning leap frogging the other and moving out of the drop zone. A win for Colchester could see them move up to as high as 19th while a victory for Crewe could see them move up to as high as 17th place.
 
Thoughts on Notts County v Chesterfield
This week’s match for us is another tough game to predict especially as it’s a local derby, though when you look at current results I would say Chesterfield are favourites, saying that I’ve predicted a draw.
Our current results against Chesterfield have been pretty good. We last lost against them back in 2011.
The overall head to head record shows us as favourites winning 26 Chesterfield 18 and 18 draws.
Chesterfield last beat us in the league on the 15/10/11, beating us 3-1.
We have picked up 7 points out of 15 from the last 5 meetings.
As I said earlier this match is a tough one to predict as we struggle to score goals. I think a draw would be a pretty good result for us.
 
 
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william1984

League One Round-Up

Results over the weekend have gone mostly as form would suggest though Notts' fans will be very disappointed with such a heavy defeat by the hands of Oldham Athletic. On Saturday there was 5 Home wins, 2 away wins and 3 draws. On Sunday we saw a home win and a draw.

This weekends fixtures have widely opened up the play-off places and kept the automatic promotion widely open to the three teams in the running.
 
League One Results
Saturday January 31st 2015
Barnsley 2–1 Port Vale
Bradford 1–1 Colchester
Chesterfield 2–2 Doncaster
Coventry 2–2 Rochdale
Crawley 2–1 Preston North End
Crewe Alexandra 0–5 MK Dons
Leyton Orient 1–4 Scunthorpe
Oldham 3–0 Notts County
Peterborough 1–0 Yeovil
Sheffield United 2–0 Swindon
 
Sunday February 1st 2015
Bristol City 2–0 Fleetwood
Walsall 1-1 Gillingham
 
Upcoming fixtures
Tuesday February 3rd 2015
Barnsley v Oldham
 
League Update
Bristol City are top of the league with 57 points from 26 games. MK Dons move to 2nd place after their resounding away win at lowly Crewe with 55 points from 27 games.
Swindon drop to 3rd place, also with 54 points but from 27 games after losing away at Sheffield United who move up to 6th with 39 points from 25 games.
Preston remain in 4th spot with 47 points from 27 game and Chesterfield stay at 5th also having played 27 games but with 8 points fewer on 39 points. Just outside the play-off places comes Rochdale dropping to 7th with 38 points from 26 games.
Bradford remain 8th with 37 points from 26 games. Oldham move up to 9th and are also on 37 points from 26 games.
Peterborough, the 4th team with 37 points move up to 10th from 27 games.
Fleetwood drop to 11th also with 37 points but from 28 games, Doncaster fall to 12th with 36 points from 26 games.
Notts fall to unlucky 13th with 35 points from 27 games, also on 35 points come Port Vale in 14th position after 28 games.
In 15th place comes Walsall with 34 points from 27 games, 1 point above Scunthorpe who climb to 16th having played 25 games. Barnsley move up to 17th with 32 points from 26 games.
Gillingham drop to 18th with 32 points from 28 games. Coventry fall to 19th with 31 points from 28 games. Crewe stay 20th in spite of their heavy home loss to MK Dons with 29 points from 27 games.
Remaining at 21st comes Colchester with 28 points from 27 games. Crawley climb to 22nd with 27 points from 28 games, Leyton Orient drop to 23rd with 26 points from 27 games. Falling to 24th and bottom are Yeovil with 25 points from 28 games.
Walsall could have knocked Notts down a place if they had won at home to Gillingham earlier today. 6th placed Sheffield United are 11 points ahead of 21st placed Colchester.
Notts are 7 points clear of a relegation place but still only 4 points off the play-offs though some teams have games in hand.
 
 
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super_ram

Oldham Athletic 3-0 Notts County

Oh dear. Notts County's season is unraveling right before our very eyes.

We've now slipped into the bottom half of the table following a thumping 3-0 defeat away at Oldham Athletic.

Following such a bright start, the wheel appears to be falling off the wheelbarrow, which could make the next few months uncomfortable for the Magpies faithful.
The Latics started brightly and had Shaun Derry’s side on the back foot in the opening stages, but failed to thoroughly test Roy Carroll.
 
Notts then enjoyed a lively spell as Oldham goalkeeper Jake Kean was forced to tip over a Will Hayhurst free kick midway through the half.
But just as the visitors looked to up the tempo and strike first blood, Amari Morgan-Smith fired in a shot that was cleared as far as Liam Kelly.
The midfielder crossed perfectly onto the head of George Elokobi and he duly wrong-footed the goalkeeper to give the Latics the lead.
Notts were still reeling from conceding against the run of play when their opponents doubled the lead minutes later, Morgan-Smith latching onto a perfectly weighted ball over the top by Carl Winchester before slotting past Carroll.
 
Although the Magpies began the second half with intent, they had to rely on the Northern Irish stopper to pull of a series of stunning saves from Oldham in the second half as the visitors cranked the pressure, while ex-Notts loanee Jonathan Forte struck the crossbar with an overhead kick.
Ultimately, the killer goal was struck in the 73rd minute when Winchester dummied the ball into the path of Connor Brown, who then set up Forte to nod home.
The result means that Oldham climb to 10th in League One, two points shy of the top six, while Notts County are now 13th after only one win in their last nine league matches.
Joe Jones

Stat Attack: Oldham Athletic vs. Notts County

Notts County first played Oldham Athletic all the way back in 1910. During the Division One fixture, played at the Oldham Athletic Ground (now known as Boundary Park), the home side ran out 2-1 winners against the Magpies.

The Latics hold the upper edge against Notts in the head-to-head, having won 36 games to our 34, while 21 draws have taken place - making a total of 91 games.
Of those draws, arguably one of the most important in recent years was a mere eight months ago, when Notts travelled to Boundary Park at the end of the 2013-14 season with their League One status in the balance.
 
I'm sure I don't need to remind people of events on that day, but needless to say, Notts got the job done with an Alan Sheehan penalty helping his then side to a 1-1 draw and completing the Great Escape.
The last fixture was a lot tamer, at the opening end of the current season back in September when the Latics travelled to Meadow Lane and played out a 0-0 draw.
The club was formed in 1895 as Pine Villa F.C. When local rivals Oldham County F.C. folded in 1899, Pine Villa moved into their stadium, the Oldham Athletic Ground, and changed their name to Oldham Athletic.
 
The Latics' most successful season came in 1914-15, when they finished runners-up in the First Division by a single point. They also reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, after making the semis just a year earlier.
Boundary Park is less than 9 miles from the nearby stadiums of Bury, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Rochdale.
Oldham's mascot, Chaddy the Owl, has famously been flagged for offside in a game against Peterborough United in 2000, while in 2003, in a game versus Blackpool at Bloomfield Road, Chaddy was involved in a scuffle with Bloomfield Bear after throwing his foam boots into the crowd. Chaddy defended himself, stating that Bloomfield Bear was attempting to break his beak.
 
Near the end of the 2005–06 football season, Chaddy was ejected from Belle Vue in a game versus Doncaster Rovers. Chaddy was escorted off of the premises after inciting a riot and making obscene gestures.
Notable Oldham Athletic fans include comedy duo Cannon and Ball, professor Brian Cox, ex-Manchester United footballer Paul Scholes, glamour model Michelle Marsh and Hollyoaks star Alex Carter.
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Oldham could give a debut to on-loan goalkeeper Jake Kean, and will check on top scorer Jonathan Forte - who spent time on loan at Notts a few seasons ago - who is nearing recovery from a groin injury.
Notts have midfielder Liam Noble and on-loan striker Kwame Thomas back after suspension.
Kaiyne Woolery is also in contention to start after joining on a one-month loan deal from Bolton Wanderers.
Joe Jones

The Match Officials

Saturday 31st of January, Notts County head to Boundary Park to play Oldham Athletic. The Latics also find themselves requiring to improve in terms of their form, however they are scoring as of lately. Both teams will be eyeing this tie up as a must win encounter as Notts look to respond after the disappointing performance and result against Peterborough United.

The Latics form currently stands at LLLDWL compared to Notts LLLWDL, likewise they have also been performing better away from home.
The Match Officials for the game against Oldham Athletic will be Peter Bankes, with his two assistants Jonathan Hunt and Neil Sharp. The fourth official will be Richard Wigglesworth.
 
Match Officials
 
Referee; Peter Bankes
From – Merseyside
His matches involving Notts County and Oldham Athletic in the last four seasons;
League One – Saturday 18th October 2014 – Notts County 5 Crawley Town 3 – 6 Yellow Cards
League One – Saturday 13th December 2014 – Oldham Athletic 0 Yeovil Town 4 – 2 Yellow Cards
Run down of his last four games this season;
League One – Saturday 13th December 2014 – Oldham Athletic 0 Yeovil Town 4 – 2 Yellow Cards
League Two – Sunday 28th December 2014 – Bury 2 Mansfield 0 – 2 Yellow Cards
League One – Saturday 10th January 2015 – Barnsley 2 Yeovil Town 0 – 1 Red Card and 3 Yellow Cards
Championship – Saturday 17th January 2015 – Middlesbrough 2 Huddersfield 0 – 4 Yellow Cards
 
In his last four games 15 yellow cards have been shown and only 1 red card.
So far this season in a total of 16 games he has shown 54 yellow cards and 4 red cards.
That's roughly 3.3 yellow cards per game.
 
Assistant Referee; Jonathan Hunt
From – Liverpool
Last 3 officiated games;
Saturday 29th November 2014 – Bury 0 Dagenham & Redbridge 2
Sunday 28th December 2014 – Bradford City 1 Notts County 0
Sunday 11th January 2015 – Blackburn Rovers 0 Wolves 1
 
Assistant Referee; Neil Sharp
From – Cleveland
Last 3 officiated games;
Saturday 13th December 2014 – Leeds United 0 Fulham 1
Friday 26th December 2014 – Sheffield Wednesday 1 Blackpool 0
Saturday 10th January 2015 – Carlisle United 0 Cambridge United 1
 
Fourth Official; Richard Wigglesworth
From – South Yorkshire
 
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League One News

Former Notts County loanee Cristian Montano has accused Oldham Athletic of double standards for sacking him for alleged spot-fixing then trying to sign convicted rapist Ched Evans.

The ex-West Ham player was sacked by the Latics in December 2013 only for the Crown Prosecution Service to drop their investigation earlier this month.

Now the Colombian winger, 23, intends to sue Oldham, claiming that his former club "turned against" him.
Oldham have so far refused to comment on Montano's claims.
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MK Dons manager Karl Robinson has confirmed Newcastle United are among a number of clubs to express interest in young midfielder Dele Alli.
According to reports, the Tyneside out are the favourites to sign the 18-year-old prodigy, who has 12 goals this season.
But Robinson expects the England Under-19 international to return to Stadium MK on loan if a deal is completed.
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Walsall ended their 127-year Wembley wait as they reached the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final following a 0-0 draw with Preston.
The Saddlers, who have never been to Wembley in their history, edged through 2-0 on aggregate on Tuesday night.
The final whistle sparked a pitch invasion from the home fans and the Saddlers will face either Bristol City or Gillingham in March's final.
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Mauro Milanese has left his post as sporting director at League One side Leyton Orient after six months in the role.
The 43-year-old joined the O's in the summer following Francesco Becchetti's takeover of the east London club.
Milanese had an eight-game spell as Orient boss earlier this season, winning two games while in charge.
He reverted to the role of sporting director following the appointment of Fabio Liverani as manager in December.
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Doncaster Rovers have signed Watford striker Uche Ikpeazu on loan until the end of the season after the Championship side recalled him from Crewe.
The 19-year-old agreed a deal to remain with the Railwaymen on Monday, but was recalled the following day to enable the Doncaster move to go ahead.
Ikpeazu scored two goals in eight appearances for the Gresty Road side this season.
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Colchester United have signed defender Jamie Harney on a free transfer from West Ham.
The 18-year-old, who has made one substitute appearance for the U's since joining on loan in November, has signed a deal until 2016.
Harney has been is capped at age group levels up to U21 by Northern Ireland.
Joe Jones

Oldham - Scouting Report

Notts County visit Boundary Park on Saturday as the magpies prepare to take on Oldham Athletic. The Latics have only won one of their last six games, which was against Fleetwood Town. They have lost four and only drawn one. So, Notts find themselves against another team in similar form to themselves, another chance for points to be added to the scoreboard.

Oldham Athletic will be seeing this as a game whereby their home advantage might sway things in their favour, however Notts must put out all the stops.
 
Run down of their last six games.
Saturday 13th December – Oldham Athletic 0 Yeovil Town 4
Saturday 20th December – MK Dons 7 Oldham Athletic 0
Friday 26th December – Oldham Athletic 1 Crewe Alexandra 2
Saturday 10th January – Oldham Athletic 2 Doncaster Rovers 2
Saturday 17th January – Fleetwood Town 0 Oldham Athletic 2
Saturday 24th January – Gillingham 3 Oldham Athletic 2
 
The Players – Fact Sheet
Highest Goal Scorers; Jonathan Forte 13, Danny Philliskirk 5, Mike Jones 4 and Dominic Poleon 3.
Persistent Foulers; Joseph Mills 1 Red Card and 1 Yellow Cards, Jabo Ibehre 1 Red Card 1 Yellow Cards, James Wilson 7 Yellow Cards and Liam Kelly 3 Yellow Cards.
 
The Key Players.
Jonathan Forte, Danny Philliskirk, Jacob Mellis, Mike Jones and Carl Winchester.
The former magpie forward Jonathan Forte is likely to be a doubt, however he's found form during his time at Oldham and they play to his strengths which has seen him notch up quite a few goals. The lively player may see a return and if so, he will be one of their key players.
Danny Philliskirk is a player who is hard working, this allows him to find time on the ball and he has the ability to finish half chances when presented with a chance.
The on loan Jacob Mellis is a box to box midfielder who brings creativity, strength and versatile defending to the ranks of The Latics.
Mike Jones and Carl Winchester are the heartbeat within the Oldham play, if these two gain a stride opposition teams can have quite the headache on their hands. However, Mike Jones is also a player which Oldham rely upon to pull play together which either sees him play well or disappear within important games.
 
Style of Play, Strengths, and Weaknesses.
Oldham Athletic look to mix dropping high balls with forward runs down the side of the flanks, often rushing into space created within the centre of the park. They place close passes, usually into areas whereby their players can gain ground over their opposition effectively allowing them to advance forward.
They set-up themselves up to be offensive, however against good teams they drop their defensive line back to counter any fallout from their attacking game.
Their main strengths come from the type of balls they choose to play, which allows them to get behind the defenders they face and into key areas. The Latics invite chances for themselves by delivery high balls to their strikers who are quite tall.
The link-up play which Oldham can put together can be difficult for teams to defend against, they have won quite a few free kicks in positions as a direct result to this which is another area they like to have a try from.
Weaknesses are mainly found from stray passes and a lack of awareness within their defence. If sides seize onto their mistakes, Oldham tend to be drawn into areas whereby they fail to mark or restrict chances.
Although they have quite an experienced keeper in Paul Rachubka, he tends to struggle with far placed shots aimed high into the top of his netting.
Their midfield often fails to pick up lose play, which invites pressure back onto their defence and if teams can quickly burst towards their penalty box – Oldham Athletic tend to allow players to run on passes or are drawn into making fundamental challenges.
 
 
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Magpies in the Market

Towards the end of December, I didn't really expect Notts to make many signings, if any, during the January transfer window. Some sources claimed that no signings would be made at all. I stuck to hopes that we would see some sort of inbound movement within the transfer period at Meadow Lane. I think more than anything I was hoping we would sign players on a permanent basis.

Yet I did think if any movement was made, it would mostly be in the form of loans, and I'm not against that at all – a club like Notts needs to make the most of the loan market.
During the same period, the Nottingham Post had claimed that the return of Liam Noble would be like a new signing and most likely all us Notts fans should expect. I felt this was patronising more than anything, as I didn't think Derry would sit out the window completely.
 
Then came the arrival of two untested and untried loanees from Derby County, my father’s team.
Kwame Thomas: Looked to be the one with the most promise, in his début he looked to get involved and offered us something completely different up front. It was nice to see a striker looking to bring in the physical side of play, at least to the point he didn't shy a way from getting involved.
Good move? Hard to say but I'd gamble on extending his deal.
Does he offer us anything different? I would say he does. His attitude and ambition, combined with his raw potential, makes him appear useful to have around. We don't have a striker who isn't afraid of getting involved in the way young Thomas does.
Alefe Santos: He arrived with more expectations I would say, instantly I noticed comments about him being Brazilian, but playing football like an English player. This isn't hard to explain, since he's been living in the UK since his early childhood, but he does show some touches of flare and unlike some Brazilians he looks to pass more than he does run – bar the effort he wasted against Peterborough.
Good move? So far, no. He simply hasn't done enough.
Does he offer us anything different? I don't think he's settled in as he could have done, considering his wages I wouldn't expect them to be a lot and he could be worthwhile hanging onto.
William Hayhurst: Put in a very effective and exciting début, even within the last few games he has looked to get involved but has been considerably marked out of games. However, the youngster still continues to impress and if Notts could work more on their dynamics, I can see him being a big signing for the magpies.
Good move? Yes, his ability to cross is something we desperately lacked.
Does he offer us anything different? To say we have been crying out for a winger who can cross would be a massive understatement but he offers much more than that. He offers energy, someone who can assist with defending and link up with the central midfielders.
Billy Daniels: After his speculator début goal, he hasn't quite offered us much else. However, it's very early days and he does seem to have something about him that suggests he could link up well with a striker or an attacking midfielder who can play into him.
Good move? Yes, his ability to be a rotational player will be of importance when we require a little more depth in midfield.
Does he offer us anything different? I echo my earlier comments, but his height and skill does seem to intrigue me.
Hayden White: Coming into the Doncaster Rovers there was a lot said about him, at the time I saw him more as a backup and something we could have needed. Dean Yates said on the radio that he's probably a failed winger, yet having seen highlights of him on YouTube he appeared to be a rugby player and not a footballer – these comments concerned me. And seeing him start at Peterborough United, he offered us nothing and he looked to really struggle in the game. His defending was non-existent and his attacking play was limited at best.
Good move? No, not at all.
Does he offer us anything different? I wouldn't say so, not even as a backup player. I mean he could prove us all wrong but he doesn't seem to have a future in football, let alone the non-league.
Balint Bajner: #NoBajnerNoParty – Now we've got that out the way, I tracked this rumour from the early days where by the Oldham manager said we 'blew them out of the water'. He looked useful from the highlights; his career suggests he has something. His début at Doncaster Rovers received some interesting comments and I was eager to see him start against Peterborough United. His height, ball control and confidence suggest he could be a very good player in League One. I think he did okay in the game against the Posh, I liked his energy, movement and the way he held his own against their defenders. He also didn't go down for a penalty within the first half, many European strikers let a lone at this level would have done.
Good move? Yes, this signing could actually pay off.
Does he offer us anything different? Aside from his cult following? Yes, definitely. He offers us movement, a bit flare and skill. He's the type of signing with little expectation but a considerable amount of promise. I also don't want to forget about his height! To say he's tall, he offers close control and turns rather nicely. If we can bring that into our play and help him more, I would say he offers a lot of hope.
 
Summary
All in all much better than I had expected, the young players from Derby sort of sent Twitter into meltdown and I understand that. Yet bar White, I am not disappointed. Santos could actually improve, whereas Hayhurst, Daniels and Bajner offer a lot of promise and at least they're ours!
The kid Thomas is also useful.
 
Am I expecting any more?
Notts are being heavily linked with Nicky Clark, whilst Louis Laing seems quite viable. If I am honest, I don't think we will see any more. I do hold hopes we can, quite possibly we will but I do expect any more personally.
 
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League One Preview

In this weeks PoN's preview to the League One games played on the 31st of January and the 1st of February, several key games have been identified – None more important than the Sheffield United v Swindon game, as automatic promotion chasing Bristol City and MK Dons will be keen to see Sheffield United continue their recent form.

If the Blades win, they could move into the play off places while the robins will also be hoping to win so they can stay top of the league with Bristol City chasing them.
 
* Important Game – ** Key Game
 
Saturday 31st January
Barnsley v Port Vale – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (1-2)
Bradford v Colchester – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (2-0)
Chesterfield v Doncaster – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (1-1)
Coventry v Rochdale – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (0-1)
Crawley v Preston – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (0-3)
Crewe v MK Dons – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (0-2)
*Leyton Orient v Scunthorpe – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (1-0)
*Oldham v Notts County – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (1-2)
* Peterborough v Yeovil – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (2-0)
**Sheffield United v Swindon – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (1-2)
 
Sunday 1st February
**Bristol City v Fleetwood – Kick Off 3:00pm – Score Prediction (2-0)
Walsall v Gillingham – Kick Off 6:00pm – Score Prediction (2-1)
 
My Stand-out Games
Sheffield United v Swindon
Leyton Orient v Scunthorpe
Bristol City v Fleetwood
 
Sheffield United will be hoping to re enter the play off places with a win against Swindon with 3 games in hand over Fleetwood who currently are in 6th place.
A win for Swindon would keep them temporarily in 1st place on goal difference, until Bristol City play Fleetwood on Sunday whereby a high win for the Robins may change this.
Leyton Orient could do with a win against Scunthorpe to get out of the relegation places and possibly move above their opponents today which could see them move up to 19th place.
Scunthorpe will be hoping to keep up there current form which could see them move up to 16th position but may have to pin their hopes on paddy madden.
Bristol City will be hoping to beat Fleetwood, then it will be down to Swindon to beat Sheffield United in order to regain the top position of League One otherwise they may still end up in 2nd position depending on their goal difference.
Fleetwood can only possibly move up one place to 5th in the league but could pull away from 7th place Bradford and 8th place Sheffield United, who are hoping to chase them down with a victory against Swindon.
 
Thoughts on Oldham v Notts County
This week’s match for us is a tough one to predict again with both teams not picking many points up recently though saying that I think we should just about edge it.
Our current results against Oldham Athletic have been pretty good, last losing against them back in 2011.
The last time Oldham Athletic beat us was back in 2013 losing 5–1 in the football league trophy.
The overall head to head record shows us as slight favourites winning 35 Oldham 32 and 20 draws.
Oldham Athletic last beat us in the league on the 31/12/11 beating us 3–2 .
We have picked up 9 points out of 15 from the last 5 meetings.
As I said earlier this match is a tough one to predict both teams struggling for form though our form is slightly better which makes me predict us to just about pull it off.
 
 
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League One Round-Up

This weeks League One programme was curtailed due to the FA cup where hopefuls Preston and Sheffield United drew 1-1. Chesterfield lost 2-0 away at Derby. Bristol City lost at home to West Ham. The result of the round though was Bradford's unexpected 4 -2 away win at Premiership leaders Chelsea. Rochdale play Stoke tomorrow.

Within the League One fixtures no major surprises were found, as three home teams won, two of the seven ties ended up as draws and only two resulted in wins for the away teams.
 
League One Results
Colchester 2 Leyton Orient 0
Fleetwood 1 Crawley 1
Gillingham 3 Oldham 2
MK Dons 2 Barnsley 0
Notts County 1 Peterborough 2
Port Vale 0 Crewe Alexandra 1
Yeovil 0 Coventry 0
 
Upcoming Fixtures Tuesday 27thJanuary 2015
Chesterfield v Crawley
Scunthorpe v MK Dons
 
League Update
The top 5 places in League One remain unchanged. Swindon are in top spot with 54 points from 26 games with Bristol City in second place on the same number of points but having played a game less. In 3rd place are MK Dons with 51 points from 25 games followed in 4th place by Preston on 47 points from 26 games.
There is then a gap of 10 points with Rochdale in 5th place on 37 points from 25 games, level with Fleetwood having beaten Crawley move up to 6th having played 25 games.
Bradford drop to 7th with 36 points from 25 games with Sheffield United also on 36 points but having played a game less.
Chesterfield, Notts, Doncaster Rovers and Port Vale come next, all on 35 points having played 25, 26, 25 and 27 games respectively.
Peterborough move up to 13th with 34 points from 26 games, while Oldham, on the same number of points drop to 14th from 25 games.
Walsall fall to 15th on 33 points from 26 games. Gillingham move to 16th with 31 points from 27 games. Coventry also move up to 17th, with 30 points from 27 games.
Barnsley drop down to 18th and Scunthorpe to 19th both on 29 points Barnsley have played 25 games but Scunthorpe have only played 23.
Crewe climb out of the relegation places to 20th place also with 29 points but from 26 games.
Colchester,still in the drop zone ,move up to 21st with 27 points from 26 games.
Leyton Orient drop to 22nd with 26 points from 26 games with Yeovil moving off the bottom to 23rd with 25 points from 27 games.
Crawley drop to rock bottom with 24 points from 26 games. 10 points separate 6th placed Fleetwood and 21st placed Colchester.
Notts are 2 points off a play-off place but also only 8 points off a relegation spot.
 
 
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Notts County 1-2 Peterborough United

Notts County were undone by goals from Marcus Maddison and Christian Burgess as Peterborough United came away from the League One clash at Meadow Lane with a 2-1 win.

The 21-year-old striker gave the visitors the lead when his turn and shot from 25 yards took a deflection off Hayden Mullins to wrongfoot goalkeeper Roy Carroll just before the quarter-hour mark.
 
The visitors were looking for a penalty shortly after when Conor Washington went down under a challenge in the area, but the official waved away the appeals.
The home side started to get the better of proceedings after the half-hour mark with Balint Bajner particularly involved.
The world's best player broke clear midway through the half, rode a challenge from Burgess which could have led to a red card, and was ultimately denied by a fine save from Scott Loach.
Garry Thompson then pulled the Magpies level towards the end of the first half when made the most of some space to blast a wonderful volley into the Posh net.
 
Notts, however, failed to keep that momentum going after the restart, and they were duly punished just after the hour when Burgess headed in Joe Newell’s corner.
The hosts set about trying to level proceedings once again and Will Hayhurst forced Loach into a great save to keep out his free kick at full stretch.
Notts continued to press for a leveler and Ronan Murray then saw a shot saved by Loach, but the visitors hung on for only their second win in 13 matches.
Joe Jones

The Build-Up

The relegation-zone will see the most action in this weekends fixtures, all four teams have the chance to dig themselves out, provided the scores work in their favour. It will most likely boil down to only two making a successful fight, although it is interesting to see none of the bottom four teams laying down and allowing themselves to be pushovers.

Notts could find themselves back within the play-offs or at least just narrowly outside with a win today, it's important that county work hard to create chances today in order to progress.
 
Key Fixtures
Fleetwood v Crawley
Gillingham v Oldham
Port Vale v Crewe
 
Prediction
Peterborough United find themselves in poor form, however I cannot write them off for that and I fully expect them to attempt to stay on top of today's game. A lot will depend on Notts and how they set up but I am going to predict a 1-0 win to the magpies.
 
Match Odds
Notts County to win 5/2 – Draw 12/5 – Peterborough United to win 21/20
 
Head to Head
Notts County – A win for the magpies could see them return to the play-offs as high as 5th depending on other results today. Realistically I see a win moving Notts to 6th or 7th. A draw could see them move to 8th or move down by a couple of spaces. A loss could see Notts move to 10th to 14th.
Peterborough United – If the Posh win the maximum amount of places gained would only be 3, they currently sit 15th with 31 points. A draw would see them remain 15th or if the results work against them they could drop realistically down to 17th. Similar if they lose, they could end up between 15th to 19th.
 
Key Man
Notts County; Roy Carroll – Although hopefully Roy will not be forced into action or held under siege for any long periods but he will be the difference between a win, draw or loss. Big Roy will have to make sure the defence are aware to threats from The Posh offense.
Peterborough United; Conor Washington – He will be most likely very lively for them today, if he gains his stride the 22-year-old will pose a real threat to the Notts County no1.
 
League Table
The top two positions will remain unchanged since the Doncaster Rovers v Bristol City game has been postponed but also Swindon Town do not play until the 31st of January.
If MK Dons beat Barnsley at home, they will move closer to the automatic promotion fold.
A win would see the Dons move to 51 points, merely 3 points behind Swindon Town and Bristol City, so the game for them is of vast importance.
Port Vale and Notts County both find themselves in a position whereby they could re-enter the play-off spaces, with Rochdale not playing in League One until the 31st and the same for Bradford City. In other news, Bradford have a trip to London today as they take on Chelsea in the F.A Cup.
Several teams could swop places from the upper to lower position of the League One table, Peterborough will be hoping to make ground away from the relegation zone. A lose for The Posh could seem them slip into the lower half of the table. Coventry City will be hoping to beat Yeovil so that they can move as high as 15th.
If Crewe win away to Port Vale this would see them move out of the relegation zone, where The Railwaymen have found themselves inside for the majority of the 2014/2015 season campaign.
Crawley will be hoping to step out of the relegation zone themselves, as will Colchester United and Yeovil Town.
 
 
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Stat Attack: Notts County vs. Peterborough United

Notts County and Peterborough have met a grand total of 45 times over the years, dating back to the 1960s.
The Posh hold the upper edge, with 18 wins to our 12, while 15 draws have taken place.
The first meeting between the two, a Third Division fixture on the 7th September 1961, ended in a 2-2 draw.
Our record win over the Posh is a 6-0 drubbing at Meadow Lane in the 1970-71 season, while our record defeat to them is a 5-1 loss in 1963.
 
The last game between the two sides was in September 2014, a goalless draw at London Road.
Peterborough United are nicknamed "The Posh" because Pat Tirrel, then manager of Fletton United - the current club’s previous incarnation - was reported to say he was "looking for posh players for a posh new team".
Fletton, previously known as the 'Brickies', re-formed as Peterborough and Fletton United in 1923, and both nicknames were in use through the 1920s, although supporters complained that 'Posh' references were sometimes used by newspapers in a derisory manner.
Peterborough and Fletton United folded in 1932, the present club was formed two years later and a Midland League debut against Gainsborough Trinity on 1st September 1934 was greeted with cries of 'Up The Posh' from the crowd.
 
14 years ago, Peterborough United clashed with Victoria Beckham, aka “Posh Spice”, over the use of the “Posh” nickname. She had apparently objected to Peterborough's plans to register "Posh" and "The Posh" as registered trademarks, but eventually backed down after realising the club had been using that nickname some 50 years before she was born.
Notts and Peterborough also played a blinder of a game back on the 28th September 2010 at London Road, the Magpies surging into a two-goal lead courtesy of Ben Davies, before Gabriel Zakuani’s header halved the deficit. Craig Westcarr restored the away side’s two-goal lead, before Craig Mackail-Smith made things tense for the last half hour thanks to his angled shot.
The game is also known for a 22-man brawl at the final whistle, which resulted in an FA charge for both teams and a £15,000 fine.
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Notts will be without striker Kwame Thomas and midfielder Liam Noble.
Noble, who was sent off against Crewe on his return game following a lengthy ban, has one more game to serve this time round.
Meanwhile, Thomas is suspended after being sent off amid confusing scenes against Doncaster and is likely to be replaced in the starting XI by the greatest footballer in the universe, Lord Balint Bajner.
Peterborough United have no new injury concerns as they look for only a second league win in 13 matches.
Jon Taylor and Jack Baldwin remain long-term absentees, while keeper Ben Alnwick remains sidelined with thigh-knack.
Joe Jones

The Match Officials

Saturday 24th of January, Peterborough United travel to Meadow Lane with hope of improving their own recent form. Notts will be hoping to make 2 from 2 home wins, however a draw here would also be a good outcome for both teams. Notts will have the returning Liam Noble among their ranks after his sending off against Crewe Alexandra in the last home game.
The Posh have won only one of their last six games, with one drawn and four defeats coming by the hands of Port Vale, Colchester United, Chesterfield and Preston North End.
The Match Officials for the game against Peterborough United will be Graham Scott, with his two assistants Paul Graham and Mark Howes. The fourth official will be Jason Whiteley.
 
Match Officials
Referee; Graham Scott
From – Oxfordshire
His matches involving Notts County and Peterborough in the last four seasons;
Championship – Saturday 20th August 2011 – Peterborough United 7 Ipswich Town 1 – 2 Red Cards and 4 Yellow Cards
League One – Saturday 29th October 2011 – Colchester United 4 Notts County 2 – 4 Yellow Cards
League One – Saturday 28th April 2012 – Wycombe Wanderers 3 Notts County 4 – 3 Yellow Cards
Championship – Saturday 9th February 2013 – Peterborough United 2 Leicester City 1 – 1 Yellow Card
League One – Saturday 22nd March 2014 – Notts County 4 Carlisle United 1 – 3 Yellow Cards
League One – Saturday 4th October 2014 – Notts County 1 Gillingham 0 – 4 Yellow Cards
 
Run down of his last four games this season;
Championship – Monday 29th December 2014 – Fulham 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 2 – 2 Yellow Cards
F.A Cup – Saturday 3rd January 2015 – Derby County 1 Southport 0 – No Cards
F.A Cup – Wednesday 14th January 2015 – Ipswich Town 0 Southampton 1 – No Cards
Championship – Saturday 27th January 2015 – Sheffield Wednesday 1 Bolton Wanderers 2 – 1 Red Card and 6 Yellow Cards
 
In his last four games 8 yellow cards have been shown and only 1 red card.
So far this season in a total of 27 games he has shown 85 yellow cards and 2 red cards.
That's roughly 3.1 yellow cards per game.
 
Assistant Referee; Paul Graham
From – Manchester
 
Last 3 officiated games;
Friday 3rd October 2014 – Burton Albion 1 Cambridge United 3
Tuesday 28th October 2014 – Chesterfield 0 Swindon Town 3
Saturday 20th December 2014 – Carlisle United 2 Northampton Town 1
 
Assistant Referee; Mark Howes
From – Birmingham
 
Last 3 officiated games;
Saturday 13th December 2014 – Rotherham United 0 Nottingham Forest 0
Saturday 20th December 2014 – Stevenage 1 Exeter City 0
Saturday 10th January 2014 – Chesterfield 3 Port Vale 0
 
Fourth Official; Jason Whiteley
From – West Yorkshire
 
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