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John McDougall

Bolton Wanderers, Portsmouth & Ipswich Town learn new opponent for next League One season

The 2022/23 League One line-up is starting to slowly come together with teams from the Championship and League Two switching between divisions.

Derby County and Barnsley have been relegated and will be playing in the third tier of English fooball next season. Peterborough United are all but certain to join them back in League One next season.

The promotion battle out of League One to the Championship is still to be confirmed, with two out of Wigan Athletic, Rotherham United and MK Dons to go up automatically.

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And the one team out of Sunderland, Plymouth Argyle, Wycombe Wanderers and Sheffield Wednsday will miss out on the top six as the number of points needed to make the play-offs looks like it will be around the 83 mark.

Bolton Wanderers, Ipswich Town and Portsmouth are among three big sides who have missed out on the top six and will surely be aiming to reach them next season.

And they have been joined in League One next season by Forest Green Rovers following a goalless draw against Bristol Rovers.

Forest Green only needed a point to clinch their place in League One next season and, after a thrilling end-to-end contest for 90 minutes, Rob Edwards' side soaked up plenty of pressure in the closing stages as the Gas came close to a winner.

Elliot Anderson and Luke Thomas twice forced excellent saves from Luke McGee as FGR got the result they needed for promotion.

Exeter City are likely to clinch automatic promotion too, while Northampton Town currently occupy the final top three spot which Wanderers finished in last season.

Port Vale, Bristol Rovers, Mansfield Town and Sutton United are currently in the play-offs, with Salford City, Tranmere Rovers, Swindon Town and Newport County just outside.

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