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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. Match Thread - League One Preview - Match Report - PoN's Video System

In this weeks round-up there hasn't been many surprises within the League One fixtures. Only three stand out which are Gillingham, Port Vale and Yeovil. Whilst the top end of the table hasn't changed much with only Rochdale making their way into the play-off places, as Sheffield United drop just outside and remain on the same points as Bradford. Yeovil will be hoping they can continue their form with a win on Tuesday over Preston, however after this weekend the play-offs remain wide open. League One Results Colchester 0 Walsall 2 Doncaster 1 Barnsley 0 Fleetwood 0 Oldham 2 Gillingham 3 Coventry 1 MK Dons 1 Sheffield United 0 Notts County 2 Crewe Alexandra 1 Port Vale 2 Peterborough 1 Rochdale 4 Crawley 1 Scunthorpe 0 Bristol City 2 Swindon 3 Chesterfield 1 Yeovil 1 Bradford 0 Upcoming Fixtures – Tuesday 20th January 2015 Doncaster v Notts County Oldham v Rochdale Preston v Yeovil League Update There were home wins for Doncaster Rovers, Gillingham, MKDons, Notts, Port Vale, Rochdale and Yeovil. There were away wins for Walsall, Oldham and Bristol City. Swindon remain top on 54 points after 26 games but Bristol City still have a game in hand. MK Dons move up to 3rd after their home win over Sheffield United, who slip to 7th, both having played 24 games. Preston drop to 4th from 25 games. Rochdale move up to 5th after their impressive home win over Crawley. Bradford currently occupy the final play-off spot, though they lost away to bottom of the league club Yeovil. In the chasing pack behind Sheffield United come Chesterfield in 8th place with Port Vale moving up to 9th. Notts now move up to 10th with 34 points from 24 games, level with Fleetwood who have played 26 games, Oldham who have played 24 and Tuesday nights opponents Doncaster Rovers, who have also played 24 games. Yeovil remain anchored at the bottom of the league with 23 points from 24 games, even though they beat Bradford City. Crawley stay at 23rd with 24 points from 23 games. Colchester are also on 24 points and in 22nd place. Crewe drop into the final relegation place after Notts beat them and have 26 points. Also on 26 points are Leyton Orient. Gillingham move up to 19th after their 3 -1 home win over Coventry who remain in 18th place. Barnsley and Scunthorpe, 16th and 17th also have 29 points. Peterborough drop to 15th with 31 points from 25 games and Walsall move up to 14th with 33 points from 26 games. Still only 10 points separate 6th placed Bradford City from 21st placed Crewe. If Notts beat Doncaster on Tuesday they will move into the final play-off place at the expense of Bradford City, provided Oldham beat Rochdale. However Notts would drop a place if they don't win and Oldham win. All is still to play for! Match Thread - League One Preview - Match Report - Aftermath

There have been some surprising victories for sides in League One within this past weekends fixtures, Crawley, Colchester and Scunthorpe are all within this bracket. Whilst sides like Rochdale, Crewe, Fleetwood and Sheffield United have all triumphed in close and difficult games within their own rights. The most surprising result would be at the Bescot Stadium where Walsall lost to Scunthorpe, the West Midlands side will be stunned after this defeat. League One Results Barnsley 2 Yeovil 0 Bradford 1 Rochdale 2 Bristol City 4 Notts County 0 Chesterfield 3 Port Vale 0 Crawley 2 MK Dons 2 Crewe 3 Gillingham 1 Leyton Orient 0 Fleetwood 1 Oldham 2 Doncaster 2 Peterborough 0 Colchester 2 Sheffield United 2 Preston 1 Walsall 1 Scunthorpe 4 Upcoming Fixture – Monday 12th January 2015 Coventry v Swindon – Kick Off 7:45pm League Update Home wins today for Barnsley, Bristol City, Chesterfield, Crewe, Sheffield United and away wins for Rochdale, Colchester and Scunthorpe. This means that Bristol City move 3 points clear of Swindon at the top, though Swindon will hope to beat Coventry in Monday nights fixture. MK Dons move up to 3rd after drawing away at Crawley, while Preston drop to 4th after losing away 2-1 to Sheffield United who remain in 6th place. At the other end Yeovil remain rooted in bottom place after losing 2-1 at Barnsley. Crawley occupy 23rd place despite drawing away. Colchester move up to 22nd with a surprise 2-0 win away at Peterborough. Gillingham slip into the bottom 4 after their 3-1 loss away at Crewe. Sheffield United have 36 points, while Gillingham have 25 points, so there are only 11 points separating a promotion or relegation place. Notts having slipped to 12th place could be overtaken if Coventry win at home against Swindon on Monday and are now just 6 points clear of 21st placed Gillingham. They are however only 5 points behind 6th placed Sheffield United and have played fewer games than some teams around them. Match Thread - League One Preview - Match Report - Aftermath