(Nominations each week include Premier League, EFL Championship, EFL League One, EFL League Two fixtures)
The League Managers Association’s panel, comprising of LMA Chairman Martin O’Neill OBE, Jess Creighton, Les Ferdinand MBE, Sir Alex Ferguson CBE, Barry Fry, Chris Hughton, Mick McCarthy, Stuart Pearce MBE, Clare Tomlinson, Carla Ward, and Rachel Yankey OBE has determined that the Everest Men’s Performance of the Week Award should go to Bolton Wanderers for their performance against Bradford on Thursday 14th May.
Steven Schumacher will receive the Everest Men’s Performance of the Week trophy.
Match Report
Wanderers are off to Wembley for the chance to win promotion after a heroic second-leg performance earned them a place in the League One play-off final, writes Pete Oliver.
A brilliant strike from super-sub Xavier Simons doubled Wanderers’ aggregate lead to set up a promotion shoot-out with Stockport County on Sunday-week.
But his sublime finish inside the last 10 minutes of normal time told only half the story as Steven Schumacher’s men stood firm to keep Bradford at bay in the face of a second-half onslaught.
A resolute back line limited City’s chances of levelling up the scores following Saturday night’s first-leg win for the Whites courtesy of another clean sheet.
But goalkeeper Jack Bonham still had to make two magnificent saves to keep his team in front, with the second coming just 68 seconds before Simons struck the winner.
Read more here: https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/play-report-bradford-city-0-wanderers-1-wanderers-win-2-0-aggregate
