Vale pair suffer Stamford Bridge thrashing! Finney sent off!

Chelsea's Wesley Fofana, left, challenges for the ball with Port Vale's Martin Sherif during the English FA Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Chelsea and Port Vale in London, England, Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

League Two:

Martin Sherif/Elijah Campbell- Port Vale- 24th out of 24

Sherif started both of Vale’s games over Easter, whilst Campbell appeared from the bench in each fixture.

Jon Brady’s side bowed out of the FA Cup with a 7-0 thrashing at Stamford Bridge, before beating relegation rivals Rotherham United 1-0 in midweek to boost their slim survival hopes.

The Valiants host Barnsley on Tuesday.

 

Roman Dixon- Stockport County- 5th out of 24

Dixon returned to action after a spell on the sidelines, as the full back was substituted on for Stockport’s 3-0 home win over Wycombe and 2-2 away draw to Bolton Wanderers.

The Hatters now gear up for a trip to Wembley on Sunday, with County facing Luton Town in the EFL Trophy Final.

 

League Two:

Isaac Heath- Accrington Stanley- 16th out of 24

Heath has missed Accrington’s last six games due to an injury picked up at the beginning of March, and remains a doubt for their home tie with Fleetwood Town this weekend.

 

Will Tamen- Tranmere Rovers- 21st out of 24

Tamen made his first appearance for Rovers since January after recovering from an MCL injury, and the defender impressed in a 1-0 loss to Colchester United.

Tranmere are staring down the barrel of relegation to the National League after a run of 15 defeats in 17 matches, but the 19-year-old managed a solid performance in an otherwise dismal day at Prenton Park.

Pete Wild’s side travel to Chesterfield next.

 

National League:

Fraser Barnsley- Marine- 12th out of 24

Barnsley was back between the sticks for Marine over Easter, as the goalkeeper started the club’s hard-fought 2-1 win over Chorley and surprise 1-0 home defeat to Hereford.

The Lilywhites are away to Darlington on Saturday, with a play-off place now seeming unlikely.

 

George Pickford- Southport- 14th out of 24

Pickford returned to action for Southport’s 3-1 win at Curzon Ashton having missed a month due to a thumb injury.

The Sandgrounders have won four league games on the spin in what’s turning out to be an excellent end to the season, and the 19-year-old stopper will be hoping to keep his place in the side against Leamington next.

 

Scottish Championship:

George Finney- Ayr United- 6th out of 10

Finney was sent off in Ayr’s 3-0 defeat to Dunfermline, with the full-back receiving a first career red card for an off-the-ball incident.

United are winless in their last eight heading into Saturday’s game against Arbroath.

 

Championnat National 2:

George Morgan- AS Cannes- 2nd out of 16

Morgan was absent from Cannes’ 1-0 win over FC 93 Bobigny, as the French club closed the gap to two points behind league leaders Nimes Olympique.

Les Dragons are away to RC Grasse next.

 

1 Liga:

Jack Patterson- LSK Lodz- 6th out of 18

Patterson is yet to make his debut in Poland, and again missed out on selection for Lodz’s 2-0 victory at Wieczysta.

The midfielder has only managed two appearances for the club’s reserve team since moving in January.

LSK welcome Pogon Grodzisk to the Krol Municipal Stadium on Saturday, looking to continue their strong end to the campaign.

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