By Charlie Elliott
As always many fans had their weekend ruined by the EFL results, but equally, there are plenty of teams whose fans can go into work on Monday with their heads held high.
From loanees tearing it up in Leagues One and Two, to established names having great games in the Championship, it was as varied and brilliant a week as it always is.
It isn’t the end of it all, with Leeds United hosting Sheffield United for a crucial tie in the Championship title race.
For everyone else, here is Charlie Elliott’s Team of the Week after another brilliant few days, filled with action.
Glenn Morris (Gillingham)
Gillingham might be on the worst run in the entire EFL currently, but their goalkeeper Glenn Morris isn’t to blame.
The 41-year-old should be sitting on a sunbed and enjoying retirement, but instead, he is keeping clean sheets in the far north of the country.
A 0-0 draw away at Carlisle United was the result many expected given the struggles of both sides.
Morris made a mighty five saves and prevented 1.32 xG, which is very impressive.
If only the players in front of him showed as much quality, the Gills might not be nine points off from safety.
Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic)
That’s back-to-back MOTM awards for right back Kayne Ramsay, who followed up his brilliant performance against Birmingham City with an equally as impressive one against Exeter City this weekend.
Charlton Athletic won 3-0 in a comfortable game, with the former Southampton man leading in some key attacking statistics.
Most chances created, most dribbles completed and an assist, while also doing the defensive work needed to keep a clean sheet shows an all-round quality game from the youngster.
Still only 24-years-old, Ramsay could end up making a return to the big time, where he made two appearances for the Saints.
Amadou Mbengue (Reading)
Without Jay Stansfield, Birmingham looks to be struggling slightly, but they still have the best side in League One by far.
Senegalese defender Amadou Mbengue has seen the bright lights of Ligue 1 with Metz but is now dominating the third tier in England.
Scotland international Lyndon Dykes was pocketed by the Reading defence, which was marshalled by Mbengue.
Nine clearances, two tackles, three recoveries and a clearance off the line sums up a high-class defensive haul which proves that he is capable of playing at a higher level.
Bobby Thomas (Coventry City)
Was Bobby Thomas’ goal a classic? No.
But it did turn out to be the winner for Coventry City in a 2-1 home victory over Preston North End, which puts them on the brink of the playoffs in the Championship.
His header should have been saved by Freddie Woodman, but he palmed it into the roof of the net.
Aside from the goal he was brilliant defensively and made 11 clearances and three interceptions.
The deserved winner of the game, Thomas was key in the win that could prove significant by the end of the season.
Josh Tymon (Swansea City)
Almost identical to his opposite full-back Ramsay, Josh Tymon got an assist in a comfortable 3-0 win.
Swansea City dispatched Blackburn Rovers with relative ease, with the left-back the architect of plenty of chances throughout the match.
A beautiful cross from a free kick fell to the feet of striker Zan Vipotnik, who bundled home the opener.
Aside from the assist, he created the most chances in the match (three) and was solid defensively as his side came away with a clean sheet.
Marcus Edwards (Burnley)
No, you have not suddenly started reading a Champions League TOTW instead of a Championship one, Marcus Edwards is really playing in the second tier of English football.
Signed on loan from Sporting CP in January, the former Spurs winger is a magician with the ball at his feet.
In Burnley’s 4-0 win at home to Sheffield Wednesday, Edwards and Jaidon Anthony were unplayable on each wing.
He opened the scoring with a lovely, chipped finish that came following some great footwork.
Not satisfied with just a goal, he also completed the most dribbles and was fouled the greatest number of times in the game.
Burnley needed a spark in attack, and it looks like they’ve finally found it.
Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion)
West Bromwich Albion soldier on and keep themselves in the playoff positions in the Championship after an easy 2-0 win at home to Oxford United.
Albion’s midfield maverick Alex Mowatt scored the first goal just after the ten-minute mark with a composed finish from just outside the six-yard box, which he slotted into the corner.
Mowatt also ran the show, making the most passes in the game and creating a couple of chances.
Dependable and experienced, he has been brilliant in the Championship for the past few years and is an underrated player in the division.
Anthony Sarcevic (Bradford City)
From one technically gifted midfielder in his thirties to another, Anthony Sarcevic was outstanding as Bradford City beat MK Dons 2-0 at Valley Parade.
His brace single-handedly won the game for City, with a neat finish in each half putting his side level on points with the automatics in League Two.
As an attacking midfielder, he mucked in defensively against Scott Lindsey’s ball-playing defenders, making the most tackles in the game (four).
It could finally be the Bantams’ year, and should they go up, Sarcevic will etch himself as a club legend (if he hasn’t already).
Josh Stokes (Cambridge United)
Never fall in love with a loan player, they say.
Well, Cambridge United fans can be forgiven if they are smitten with Josh Stokes.
A brace against fourth-place Stockport County in a 2-0 victory for the U’s keeps their hopes of League One survival just about intact, with eight points between them and safety.
His first was a brilliant header into the top corner and his second was an absolute screamer from outside the box, blasting it into the top corner past Corey Addai.
Unstoppable.
While he is tearing it up in League One, the sky is the limit for Stokes, who only three seasons ago was playing in the eighth tier for AFC Sudbury but is now on the books at Championship side Bristol City.
Could he be the next Jamie Vardy?
Niall Ennis (Blackpool)
Blackpool have fallen victim to a similar fate as Cambridge, as striker Niall Ennis continued his red-hot start to life on the coast with a brace.
Only signed in January on loan from Stoke City, Ennis already has four goals in five games for the Tangerines, with his most recent haul crucial in a 3-1 win against Crawley Town.
Two goals in less than 20 minutes, he was in the right place at the right time for both, latching onto a cross with a header and then with a deft flick to give his team a lead that they would not surrender.
He was close to a hat trick but flashed a shot just wide.
Should it have gone in, it would have been a perfect hat trick.
Josh Sargent (Norwich City)
Norwich City stays in the hunt for promotion back to the Premier League with a huge 4-2 win at home to Stoke, with American striker Josh Sargent stealing the show.
With the score poised at 1-1, he took the game by the scruff of the neck and bagged a second-half double to put the game beyond doubt.
Whilst his first was a brilliant show of attacking instinct, swivelling in the box to slot home, the second was a joy to behold.
With his weaker left foot, he arrowed the ball into the top corner from outside the box and all but ensured that the points would stay at Carrow Road.
Like many players in the Championship, it seems that he is too good for this league, which he is showing week in, week out.
