Salford City aim to rebound from a 1-0 defeat at Walsall and seek an immediate response at Moor Lane. The Ammies narrowly missed a play-off place last season and have collected nine points from their previous four League Two matches. Karl Robinson’s side last won at home 2-1 against Accrington and have beaten Cheltenham in consecutive home meetings by an aggregate 4-1. Cheltenham lost 3-0 to Cardiff in the EFL Cup and were beaten 1-0 at home by Barnet. Michael Flynn’s squad have lost their first five League Two matches, conceding 11 and scoring 1, and sit bottom of the table.
Starting with the hosts, watching their flurry come to an abrupt end last week as they fell to a close-fought 1-0 defeat away at Walsall, Salford will be desperate to claim an immediate response here. Suffering real heartbreak last season as they narrowly missed out on a play-off ticket, the Ammies are desperate to go one-step further this time around. Mustering nine points from their previous four League Two appearances, Karl Robinson's side will be excited to make a return to Moor Lane on Friday night.
As for the visitors, watching their EFL Cup adventure come to a thumping end earlier in the week as they slumped to a routine 3-0 drumming at the hands of Cardiff, Cheltenham find themselves at the heart of what has been a public crisis. Last seen in League Two action putting in another toothless performance as they were hit with a 1-0 defeat at home against Barnet, Michael Flynn has a tremendous amount of pressure on his shoulders. With their nightmare start to the 2025/26 campaign underlined by a 5-0 drumming against MK Dons on August 16th, the former Newport boss has remarkably seen his squad lose all of their first five League Two showdowns by an aggregate score of 11-1.
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