Salford City game to go ahead despite international call-ups
Saturday’s Sky Bet League Two game between Salford City and Northampton Town will go ahead despite international call-ups within both squads.
There had been an expectation that the fixture would be at risk of postponement, especially given Cobblers saw both of their league games in the previous international break called off.
However, while both Salford and Northampton will be missing first-team players at Moor Lane on Saturday, the game will go ahead after neither club reached the threshold to request suspension. Clubs need to have at least three first-teamers selected by their countries to have the option to postpone.
Cobblers midfielder Tyrese Fornah is at least one player who will be absent at the weekend. He is set to represent Sierra Leone in their two-legged 2027 AFCON qualifiers against DR Congo. Any other individuals who might be away have not been confirmed, with Joe O’Brien-Whitmarsh (Ireland Under-21s), Sam Chambers (Scotland Under-19s) and Janoi Donacien (Saint Lucia) all having recently received call-ups.
For Salford, who are the current League Two leaders but lost to Carlisle in the first round of the FA Cup, Elliot Bonds, Nathan Asiimwe and Kallum Cesay were away on international duty during the last break.
A Northampton club statement confirmed: “Saturday's game at Salford City is scheduled to go ahead as planned.
“Although the match is taking place during an international window, neither side has the required number of international call ups for the game to be postponed and we are now beyond the cut off for a postponement so the game is expected to take place as scheduled on Saturday.”