Football Today LIVE - Hull City pick up huge win at Barnsley, Huddersfield Town and Sheffield United are beaten, Middlesbrough are held as Buxton stun York City in the FA Cup
All five of Yorkshire's Championship clubs are in action today, with Barnsley and Hull City facing each other in a huge clash at the bottom end of the table.
Doncaster Rovers, Rotherham United, Bradford City and Harrogate Town are in action in the first round of the FA Cup, along with a number of non-league sides from Yorkshire.
Keep up-to-date with it all right here with our running guide which provides the big match previews, live updates and reports from Yorkshire and beyond.
Football Today LIVE
Key Events
- A number of Yorkshire sides from across the pyramid are involved in the FA Cup this weekend
- A huge game at the bottom of the Championship as Barnsley host Hull City
- Sheffield United, Huddersfield Town and Middlesbrough go in search of away wins
Welcome!
Hello and welcome to today’s matchday instalment of Football Today.
There are a number of Yorkshire clubs in action across the Championship and FA Cup - keep up-to-date with all of them right here with us throughout the afternoon!
Doncaster Rovers head to Scunthorpe United
Doncaster Rovers are first up for Yorkshire this afternoon as they visit struggling Scunthorpe United in the FA Cup at 1pm.
Rovers have struggled away from home in League One this season and manager Richie Wellens hopes a different competition will provide more joy for his players and the club’s supporters.
He said: “It can take the pressure off a little bit but it also gives us a chance to get some momentum going.
“It’s a club that was in the Championship for a couple of years but they’re going through a difficult period at the minute.
“Our away fans have been terrific and we need to start giving them more to shout about.”
He also provided the latest injury updates ahead of kick-off HERE
Bradford City missing four players for Exeter City clash
Bradford City will still be without Caolan Lavery, Abo Eisa, Liam Ridehalgh and Lee Angol for today’s FA Cup tie against Exeter City.
Adams hopes to have the quartet back within the coming weeks, as Bradford look to progress to the second round of the FA Cup at Valley Parade this afternoon.
“We are pretty much the same, we have four players who will still be out for this weekend,” confirmed Adams.
Bradford City missing four players for FA Cup tie against Exeter City
Bradford City will still be without Caolan Lavery, Abo Eisa, Liam Ridehalgh and Lee Angol for Saturday's FA Cup tie against Exeter City.
Ruhr to Reds
“Where I am from is called the Ruhrgebiet. It is a working area like Barnsley and it is quite similar to here and it is all about football.”
Many a fine football career began by the coalfields of Barnsley – from Taylor to Howard, Winstanley to McCarthy.
For Reds caretaker head coach Joseph Laumann, you have to go to Germany’s coal-mining region of Ruhrgebiet for where his own love affair with the beautiful game truly began.
Below, he tells his story to Leon Wobschall as he prepares Barnsley for another huge Championship fixture
Rotherham refusing to underestimate Bromley
Paul Warne insists he will pick the strongest team he has available as his Rotherham United side host non-league Bromley in the first-round of the FA Cup today.
The Millers are one of the form teams in English football, having lost just one of their last 15 games in all competitions.
Bromley are fourth in the National League but have a game in hand over the sides above them and Warne is in no mood to take the contest lightly.
“We’ll approach the game in the same way we would any other and pick the strongest team we can,” he said.
“We have a bit of time without a game after this, so this is one more hurdle to get through, hopefully injury free. We’ll attack the game in the same way. It is a game we want to win against a really good team. We’ve watched them a lot and we know what they can do.”
The Millers boss also discussed selection headaches and his latest team news HERE
Changes planned at Harrogate Town
Simon Weaver is not planning on making a raft of changes for Saturday’s FA Cup clash with Wrexham, but has revealed that “one or two” players who have not featured much in recent weeks could start the game.
The Sulphurites boss has been left disappointed by some of his team’s recent displays having witnessed the club drop from second in League Two to seventh place following three defeats in four matches.
He said: “We’re pretty steady with the selection, there’s not going to be four in, four out, but Saturday will be a chance for one or two to come in and stake a claim.
“When we’ve suffered a few defeats and we’ve not been playing well, sooner or later you have to give these lads a chance to show what they can do.”
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