League One & Two take centre stage! | Weekend EFL guide

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Massive live games, free highlights, league tables, podcasts, exclusive interviews and more. Everything you need to know about the EFL this weekend on Sky Sports.

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Sat Mar 22 (All 3pm Kick Off unless stated)

  • L1: Barnsley vs Cambridge, Crawley vs Bristol Rovers, Lincoln vs Exeter, Northampton vs Blackpool, Peterborough vs Charlton, Wrexham vs Stockport
  • L2: Notts County vs Crewe (12.30pm), AFC Wimbledon vs Barrow, Bradford vs Colchester, Carlisle vs Bromley, Cheltenham vs MK Dons, Chesterfield vs Harrogate, Fleetwood vs Tranmere, Gillingham vs Walsall, Grimsby vs Newport, Port Vale vs Morecambe, Swindon vs Accrington

The key action in League One - League One table

With Wycombe not in action on Saturday, just a point will be enough for Wrexham to take second spot in the league. They face old foes Stockport County, who are looking to close in on a play-off spot and still have hopes of automatic promotion.

Charlton, who are fourth, and sandwiched between the two sides, will also have a keen eye on events at the Racecourse as they head to Peterborough.

The key action in League Two - League Two table

Everywhere, really. Events start at Meadow Lane at lunchtime as promotion-chasing duo Notts County and Crewe meet. They start the day in fifth and eighth respectively.

Elsewhere, Walsall have flagged of late but still sit top as they head to Gillingham, while second-placed Bradford host in-form Colchester.

Nolan: I learned so much under Moyes at West Ham

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Northampton boss Kevin Nolan tells Sky Sports about his learning experience as a coach at West Ham under David Moyes.

"I was offered a job quite soon after Notts County, but it just felt too soon to go and jump right back into it. I'd lived away from my wife for a while at that point, and she'd just moved to Nottingham the week I got sacked.

"I'll never forgive the chairman for that, because he promised that I'd be there for years and years. Then I was out for a while, and the opportunity at West Ham arose. I got in touch with David because I knew he was looking for staff, and it all worked out great.

"I learned so much under him, and I thank him so much for taking me on and trusting in me as one of his coaches, because I was an unknown to him really."

Holloway: Being back in management has made me feel alive again

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Ian Holloway discusses his return to management with Swindon Town, after enduring a challenging start.

"Right now I can't wait to come in every day. I feel alive again. When you've been a football manager, and then you're not one, your world's totally different. I've got all these thoughts going through my head, even when I'm at home eating tea with my lovely wife.

"When I'm not in it, I don't feel right about myself. It's like when you try something on in a shop, you don't know if it suits you or not until you try it on. So me, being back in this job, I feel normal again. I can't thank the club enough for dusting me down and chucking me in it."

Alexander: How Bradford rode challenges to enter L2 title hunt

"We went into the summer with a real positive energy that we knew we had a good squad and we could maintain the work we'd done in the last six or seven games. We had a real difficult period before that, a difficult month where results were horrendous. We drew a line in the sand and made definite decisions that we had to make to go forward.

"Those results gave us belief that we could essentially take that run into the next season."

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