Summary

  • Follow live text commentary and score updates from League One and League Two Play-offs

  • League One second leg: Bolton 2-3 Barnsley (5-4 agg)

  • Bolton held comfortable lead thanks to Aaron Collins and Eoin Toal goals

  • Sam Cosgrove double and Adam Phillips strike gave Barnsley hope of comeback

  • League Two first leg: Crawley Town v MK Dons

  • Crawley face MK Dons a day later than planned after heavy rain

  • Liam Kelly, Jay Williams and Ronan Darcy put Crawley in control headed into second leg

  1. Team newspublished at 19:48 British Summer Time 7 May

    Bolton v Barnsley (3-1 agg) (20:00 BST)

    Bolton boss Ian Evatt is clearly of the belief that if something isn't broke you don't try and fix it. He names the same XI that started the 3-1 win at Oakwell on Friday.

    Bolton team v BarnsleyImage source, BBC Sport

    Barnsley make one alteration from the first leg. Sam Cosgrove came off the bench to get their goal and he's in from the start tonight. Devante Cole drops out.

    Barnsley team v BoltonImage source, BBC Sport
  2. Barnsley must believe - Devaneypublished at 19:43 British Summer Time 7 May

    Bolton v Barnsley (3-1 agg) (20:00 BST)

    Martin DevaneyImage source, Rex Features

    There's no doubt that Barnsley face a huge ask this evening.

    In the entire history of the play-offs only three teams have ever reached the final having lost the first leg at home by a margin of two goals.

    Interim Tykes boss Martin Devaney has insisted his side are still in with a chance though and pointed to the miracle local rivals Sheffield Wednesday pulled off in coming back from 4-0 down to beat Peterborough last season.

    “Our away form has been one of the best in the country, so there’s a lot we can take from that,” Devaney told BBC Radio Sheffield.

    "There’s still a lot to play for. We’ve got to just keep believing and keep working hard.



    "You look at last year, Sheffield Wednesday-Peterborough. The tie is still open, no one’s won yet."

  3. 'End-to-end from the whistle'published at 19:39 British Summer Time 7 May

    Crawley 1-0 MK Dons

    Toby Lock
    MK Citizen's sports editor on BBC Three Counties Radio

    It's been end-to-end from the opening whistle. Barely 90 seconds after Max Dean had his shot, Crawley were threatening at the other end.

    It was a terrific strike though.

  4. goal

    GOAL: Crawley 1-0 MK Donspublished at 19:36 British Summer Time 7 May

    Liam Kelly (4 mins)

    Crawley celebrateImage source, PA Media

    The home side score with their first attack.

    Crawley work it up the left flank with Liam Kelly and he receives lay off back at the top of the MK Dons area.

    Kelly strikes right-footed and finds the bottom left corner!

  5. CLOSE!published at 19:35 British Summer Time 7 May

    Crawley 0-0 MK Dons

    Oh what a goal line clearance!

    A long ball bounces over the home defence to leave Max Dean clean through on goal.

    The MK Dons man rounds the keeper but Will Wright make an amazing last ditch clearance to spare Crawley!

  6. Charles puts Bolton in chargepublished at 19:35 British Summer Time 7 May

    Bolton v Barnsley (3-1 agg) (20:00 BST)

    Dion Charles celebratesImage source, Rex Features

    A double from Dion Charles in the first leg of this semi-final means Bolton start tonight firmly in charge against Barnsley.

    Wanderers took the lead at Oakwell on Friday when Dion Charles converted Paris Maghoma's wicked cross in the first half.

    The Northern Ireland international then converted from the penalty spot for his second after Josh Sheehan was clattered in the area by Tykes goalkeeper Liam Roberts.

    Sub Sam Cosgrove got the home side back in the tie with a comfortable finish from inside the area but Randell Williams' late corner went straight in to leave Bolton, who finished three places and 11 points better off than Barnsley in the table, in the boxseat.

  7. Postpublished at 19:34 British Summer Time 7 May

    Crawley 0-0 MK Dons

    MK Dons force an early corner and it’s taken short from the left.

    Joe Tomlinson has a thrash at goal from 25 yards out but well over the Crawley bar.

  8. KICK-OFFpublished at 19:31 British Summer Time 7 May

    Crawley 0-0 MK Dons

    Crawley Red Devils mascotImage source, PA Media

    Away we go in Sussex.

  9. Team newspublished at 19:29 British Summer Time 7 May

    Crawley v MK Dons (19:30 BST)

    Just the one change for Crawley as they take on MK Dons.

    Ade Adeyemo makes way and Harry Forster comes into the starting XI.

    Crawley: Addia, Wright, Conroy, Maguire, Forster, Williams, Kelly, Kelly, Campbell, Lolos, Orsi

    Subs: Sanford, Gordon, Adeyemo, Roles, Darcy, Mukena, Tsaroulla

    Crawley Town teamImage source, BBC Sport

    Cameron Norman is the only change for MK Dons as he takes the place of Kyran Lofthouse.

    MK Dons: Kelly, Tucker, Gordon, O’Hora, Harvie, Norman, Bate, Payne, Tomlinson, Wearne, Gilbey, Dean

    Subs: Marschall, Lewington, Harrison, Williams, Robson, Tezgel, Lofthouse

    MK Dons line-upImage source, BBC Sport
  10. Experience counts?published at 19:25 British Summer Time 7 May

    Crawley v MK Dons (19:30 BST)

    This is Crawley's first taste of the play-offs in their 13th season in the EFL.

    They finished third in League Two to win promotion back in 2012 before returning three years later.

    MK Dons by contrast have plenty of play-off experience.

    Just two years ago, they were three games away from the Championship but lost to Wycombe in the semi-final and tumbled to League One relegation last season.

  11. MK Dons - the best of the rest?published at 19:22 British Summer Time 7 May

    Crawley v MK Dons (19:30 BST)

    MK Dons looked like play-off candidates from a long-way out, without ever having enough consistency to challenge the top three - finishing eight points behind Mansfield in third.

    So this is their chance to prove they are the next best in the division.

    They've also been the great entertainers, certainly for the last month of the season, where 30 goals were scored in their five matches.

  12. Red Devils risingpublished at 19:19 British Summer Time 7 May

    Crawley v MK Dons (19:30 BST)

    If they can pull off promotion, Crawley will surely be the story of the season in League Two.

    The previous season, relegation was avoided by just three points after Scott Lindsay was appointed as manager in January.

    But this time, he's guided them to over double the number of wins and the last of those, against Grimsby on the final day of the season, saw them grab the final play-off spot.

    Can their remarkable rise continue?

  13. Take two at Broadfieldpublished at 19:18 British Summer Time 7 May

    Crawley v MK Dons (19:30 BST)

    Crawley Town floodingImage source, Rex Features

    The horrendous bank holiday weather yesterday left the Broadfield ground waterlogged and this game was postponed.

    Thankfully we only have to wait 24 hours for this first leg of the League Two play-offs.

    The second leg is now scheduled for Saturday evening back in Buckinghamshire.

    Milton Keynes finished eight points and three places above Crawley and will hope that superiority holds across these two matches to reach Wembley.

  14. Good eveningpublished at 19:15 British Summer Time 7 May

    Crawley v MK Dons (19:30 BST); Bolton v Barnsley (20:00 BST)

    Bolton Wanderers stadiumImage source, Rex Features

    Evening all. The weather has warmed up as the EFL play-offs continue tonight.

    First up, Crawley and MK Dons will try again to play the first leg of their League Two tie after yesterday's game was postponed.

    And then Bolton look to seal their place at Wembley as they bring a 3-1 first-leg lead over Barnsley back to Lancashire.