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Cobblah helps Bloods earn away point Jeff Cobblah’s early strike secured a 1-1 draw for Saffron Walden Town aw ay to Great Wakering Rovers. Saffron Walden, the underdogs for the game who had suffered three defeats in a row, enjoyed the perfect start when Cobblah put them ahead on 6 minutes, however, after an eventful second half which included a sin bin and a dismissal for Walden boss John Hughes, Harry Talbot’s 88 th minute penalty rescued a point for the hosts. On paper, following Walden’s dismal performance at home to Buckhurst Hill in midweek, during which they struggled to create chances and test the keeper, it seemed a formality that they would suffer yet another defeat to all but end their slim play-off hopes, away to a Great Wakering side in decent form and buoyed by their midweek Peter Butcher Memorial Cup final victory against Little Oakley. But Wakering seemed to be suffering from a hangover from their cup win, which was evident when Solomon Ofori tested himself against lef...
Opinion: Who will win promotion from the Championship this season?                                                      Chris Wilder, Daniel Farke and Scott Parker are three managers who have a genuine chance of promotion this season.   With four teams running away from the chasing pack, establishing a ten-point lead over fifth place, it is no secret that this is one of the most exciting, unpredictable EFL Championship promotion races in years. Leeds United and Sheffield United look to be the favourites for automatic promotion, on 72 and 70 points respectively, with Burnley and Sunderland close behind on 65 and 62 points. Coventry City, West Bromwich Albion, Bristol City, Blackburn Rovers, Middlesbrough, Watford an...