BBC Football Focus - 17th August 2024

yes and as you can see Will Perry is joining us right now because he's across all things efl on final score this afternoon and with the new TV contracts there are more Saturday games kicking off earlier this year so will let's get straight into it because Bromley against AFC Wimbledon happening right now so what's the update yeah there were seven games in the efl underway at 12:30 still goalless in that game but we heard from Andy Woodman in that piece there he says they're not here to make up the numbers they got a brilliant opening day win against harri but they lost against Wimbledon in the League Cup midweek they're facing the again today so still goal is there the other game in lead to Alex which is a 1230 kickoff car nil Barrow no Barrow failed to win any of their last 10 away League games conceding 25 goals in the process in that one and talk to me about leads as well because I know there's been a lot going on around them this Summer yeah I mean a lot there's already a bit of heat isn't there on N far because that 33 a crazy game at alen row against against Portsmith and they've lost they're going to lose R they've lost Sumer L AR gray as well um and they needed a big result today in in the championship against West Brom also going for promotion to to the Premier League um they were knocked out of the League Cup midweek by middles westbr got these Financial off field issues as well but a goal is at the Hawthorns in that one it's Derby W middlesbor nil Derby back in the championship after like nearly 900 days away Kaden Jackson's given them the lead against bur bur a team that TI to make go for automatic promotion under Michael Carrick this SE eth last season a really strong finish at the end of The Campaign ports nil L nil pompy how good is it to have back in the championship but he's 12 years away in the likes of League one and League two that crazy open game as I mentioned against Leeds and they're taking on Lon so nil nil in that one but Lon thrashed by Burnley at home in the opening game was a bit of a surprise we mentioned last night as well