Salford City vs Grimsby Town - prediction, team news, lineups

Salford City and Grimsby Town volition reason their League Two playoff semi last showdown connected Friday night, gathering astatine the Peninsula Stadium with a spot successful the last astatine Wembley connected the line.

Karl Robinson's broadside instrumentality a constrictive vantage into the 2nd limb aft securing a 2-1 triumph successful the opening meeting, with the winners acceptable to look either Notts County oregon Chesterfield astatine Wembley connected Monday, 25 May.

Match preview

Salford City missed the accidental to clinch the 3rd and last automatic promotion spot successful League Two aft being held to a goalless gully by Crawley Town connected the last time of the season, with Cambridge’s gully against Crewe meaning the Ammies could person overtaken them, but a deficiency of cutting borderline successful the last 3rd yet proved costly.

As a result, Robinson's broadside were forced to instrumentality the playoff way successful their bid for promotion to League One and were handed a semi last clash against Grimsby Town.

Despite conceding a sensational volley from Reece Staunton aft conscionable 26 seconds successful the archetypal leg, Salford recovered good to assertion a 2-1 distant triumph acknowledgment to goals from Kallum Cesay and Adebola Oluwo.

The decisive 2nd extremity arrived successful arguable manner aft Oluwo’s header deflected disconnected Grimsby defender Cameron McJannet and bushed Jackson Smith successful the Mariners’ goal, though the goalkeeper appeared to beryllium unsighted by Haji Mnoga, who was successful an offside position.

With location players, coaching unit and supporters furious that the extremity was allowed to stand, each the ingredients are successful spot for a fiery 2nd limb this weekend.

As for Grimsby Town, they would person been hoping to participate the 2nd limb with a amended effect down them aft finishing the regular play strongly. 

David Artell's broadside closed retired their League Two run with 7 wins from their last 10 matches, a tally that came to an extremity with decision astatine Blundell Park past Sunday.

As good arsenic their caller signifier that concluded the regular campaign, the Mariners would person been hoping to get 1 implicit Salford for the 3rd clip this play aft beating Robinson's men 2-0 distant and 3-1 astatine home.

Alongside their awesome points instrumentality of 22 points from the past 30 available, Grimsby’s attacking signifier has been cardinal to their momentum successful caller months, with their tally of 75 league goals finishing arsenic the associated 2nd highest successful the part and highlighting the attacking menace they proceed to transportation going forward.

Despite facing an uphill conflict distant from home, Grimsby tin inactive instrumentality assurance from the information they are 1 of lone 5 teams to person beaten Salford astatine the Peninsula Stadium this season.

Their Wembley hopes stay precise overmuch live heading into Friday night's clash.

Salford City League Two form:

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Grimsby Town League Two form:

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Team News

Both sides came done the archetypal limb without picking up immoderate caller wounded concerns and could sanction unchanged starting lineups for the 2nd leg.

However, Robinson volition inactive beryllium without Jorge Grant, Kadeem Harris, Ossama Ashley and Zach Awe.

Former Roma, Liverpool and AC Milan attacker Fabio Borini came disconnected the seat successful the archetypal limb and whitethorn propulsion for a commencement connected Saturday. 

Although Artell's broadside came distant unscathed wounded wise, helium whitethorn beryllium tempted to alteration things up successful bid to get his broadside backmost successful the tie. 

Irish guardant Jaze Kabia, who is the second highest scorer successful League Two with 18 goals, is expected to clasp his spot retired wide, portion midfielder Jamie Walker could travel into the starting XI.

The Mariners volition stay without Evan Khouri, George McEachran, Tyrell Sellars-Fleming and Doug Tharme. 

Salford City imaginable starting lineup:

Young; Mnoga, Oluwo, Cooper, Garbutt; Graydon, Butcher, Austerfield, Borini; Cesay, Udoh

Grimsby Town imaginable starting lineup:

Smith; Rodgers, Kacurri, McJannet, Staunton; Turi; Amaluzor, Green, Walker, Kabia; Cook

We say: Salford City 2-1 Grimsby Town

A archetypal limb vantage tin often beryllium decisive successful playoff semi finals, and we expect that to amusement with Salford booking their spot astatine Wembley with different constrictive triumph here.

We expect different tense and intimately contested encounter, with the Ammies edging done via different 2-1 win.

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