League Two play-off guide

We examine the Sky Bet League Two play-offs as Accrington, Plymouth, Portsmouth AFC Wimbledon battle for a place in League One.

Who? What? When? How?

With the help of Ian Holloway, we analyse each team’s chances of promotion to League One.

League Two – Match A

Leg 1: Portsmouth v Plymouth – Thursday, May 12 (KO: 7.45pm)

Leg 2: Plymouth v Portsmouth – Sunday, May 15 (KO: 6pm) 

Plymouth

Final position: 5th (81 points)

Manager: Derek Adams

Recent form: LWWLDW

Season summary: Top of the table for three months and in the automatic promotion places for much of the season, Plymouth missed out on a top-three finish after an inconsistent final few months.

On January 17, the Pilgrims had a nine-point lead over fourth-placed Bristol Rovers, but their form tailed away, with their automatic promotion hopes severely damaged by a 3-2 defeat to relegated Dagenham & Redbridge in late April.

They did at least finish the campaign in good goal-scoring form, netting 14 goals in their last five games.

Graham Carey, who missed two months mid-season with a knee injury, has been key for the Pilgrims, providing 11 goals and as many assists since joining last summer.

Play-off history: Winners (1996). Beaten semi-finalists (1994, 2015)

Ollie’s key man: Graham Carey: “To get 11 goals from midfield at any level is impressive. He’s slotted in perfectly in his debut season – he’s a very talented boy.”

Portsmouth

Final position: 6th (78 points)

Recent form: LLWWWL

Season summary: Having fallen all the way down from the Premier League, this is Portsmouth’s first opportunity to start their climb back up the ladder.

Paul Cook’s side were in and around the play-off spots for the entire season but a patchy run of form near Christmas and the start of 2016 dented their chances of a …

continue reading in source www.skysports.com