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The 2018-19 EFL League One season has kicked off and 24 teams are vying for promotion to the Championship. The amount of money at the top of the English football pyramid has trickled down over the last few years. Thanks to the money at the top, the talent is improving down the Football League.
Which players should football fans be watching in the EFL League One this season? Here is a look at some of the top talent playing in the third tier of the English football pyramid.
Jason Cummings, Peterborough United
The trickle down of money to League One is showcased in Peterborough United’s signing of Scottish international Jason Cummings. The striker, 23, signed on loan from Nottingham Forest. It isn’t often a player of Cummings’ calibre joins a League One side, and the move could be exactly what Posh needs to gain promotion. Cummings made his professional debut in 2013 for Scotland’s Hibernian. He went on to score 71 goals and tally 23 assists while playing 149 matches for the club. Cummings has played sparingly for Forest, but has tallied four goals in 17 matches. He spent the end of last season on loan at Rangers where he scored six goals in 18 games. Peterborough have pulled off a coup as Cummings scores goals wherever he goes. Last term, Peterborough’s attack was fantastic as striker Jack Marriott bagged 27 goals to win the League One golden boot. Cummings has the talent to bring the award back to the Posh. On website’s as Genting, he is clearly the favorite to be the best striker of the league one more time.
Brett Pitman, Portsmouth
Brett Pitman finished last season as League One’s second highest goal scorer. The striker tallied 24 goals in 38 games for the club. Pitman gained a considerable amount of Championship experience with Bournemouth and Ipswich Town, and it has helped him bag goals. Portsmouth are third favourites to go up, according to leading sportsbooks. The club will need another stellar year from Pitman to achieve Championship football for 2018-19. In fact, the games are way easier with this kind of player in your team.
Jerome Sinclair, Sunderland
Jerome Sinclair joined Sunderland on loan from Watford ahead of the League One season. Sinclair was one of the top players in Liverpool’s academy at one time. He scored 22 goals for the club’s various youth teams in 2015. Sinclair joined Watford in 2016 and made nine appearances. The Hornets hope he can get more seasoning in League One and fire Sunderland back into the Championship. The Black Cats are favourites to go up and Sinclair could lead them back to the second tier.
Tom Naylor, Portsmouth
Portsmouth have turned to veteran lower league midfielder Tom Naylor to shore up the centre of the park this season. Naylor, 27, has played for nine different clubs in his career. A graduate of Mansfield Town’s youth academy, Naylor arrived at Portsmouth from Burton Albion. There, he played 134 times for the Brewers scoring 13 goals and collecting eight assists. The defensive midfielder will bring plenty of leadership to Pompey.
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