Tranmere Rovers and Walsall meet at Prenton Park on Tuesday evening in
the first of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Northern Area Semi-Finals.
The fixture will come as a welcome distraction for Sky Bet League 2
strugglers Tranmere but they are up against an in-form Walsall side who
have not lost in any of their last five.
Elsewhere, there is one Area Quarter-Final still to be decided, as
Doncaster Rovers and Notts County contest an all-Sky Bet League 1
fixture.
Rovers welcome County having comfortably dispatched of Burton Albion in
the previous round, with the visiting Magpies having made the last eight
of the Northern Section with a 2-1 win over Scunthorpe United last time
around.
The winner of the match at the Keepmoat Stadium will host Preston North End in the semi-finals.
Southern Section
On Wednesday, Sky Bet League 1 leaders Bristol City face Coventry City
for the chance to go up against Gillingham in the Southern Area Final
next month.
The Robins defeated AFC Wimbledon 2-1 at Ashton Gate to reach the last
four in November, while the Sky Blues triumphed 2-0 at home to Plymouth
Argyle.
