Bolton beat Barnsley in League One play-off first leg
Dion Charles scores twice as Bolton earn a 3-1 lead against Barnsley in their League One play-off semi-final first leg.
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Dion Charles scores twice as Bolton earn a 3-1 lead against Barnsley in their League One play-off semi-final first leg.
Freddie Ladapo, Wes Burns and Conor Chaplin were on target as Town comfortably beat Oxford United 3-0 at Portman Road, their first victory over the U’s since February 1999. Ladapo followed up Chaplin’s volley in the 39th minute to give the Blues the lead, then six minutes later Burns hooked home a corner to make it 2-0 and Chaplin made it three with nine minutes left to inflict Oxford’s first league defeat by more than one goal this season.
Two goals in six minutes from Freddie Ladapo and Wes Burns have given Town a 2-0 half-time lead over Oxford United at Portman Road.
Town host second-bottom Shrewsbury at Portman Road on Saturday looking to put last weekend’s 2-1 defeat at Accrington behind them. The Blues will be without forward Bersant Celina as he is away with Kosovo but Cook says he knows the team he is going to field.
Town boss Kieran McKenna has made five changes from the team which won 1-0 at Burton on Tuesday for this afternoon’s game at Shrewsbury.