League One duo Stockport County and Luton Town are set to battle it out for a Premier League defender.
Dave Challinor’s side have been backed by the hosts of the League One Lowdown to win the title next season. Luton Town have also been backed to come in the top three.
However, their battle may start before the season begins with the two sides keen to secure the signing of the same player.
Stockport County have added the likes of Joseph Olowu, Tayo Edun and Arttu Hoskonen this window. Whilst Luton Town have secured Josh Keeley, Nahki Wells and Kal Naismith amongst others.
Stockport County Battle Luton Town for Burnley Defender
Luton Town is ready to battle Stockport County for the signing of Burnley’s Owen Dodgson. This is according to EFL Analysis.
The player has been on the books of Manchester United, Rochdale, Barnsley, Dundee FC and most recently Burton Albion.
He joined the Brewers in the January transfer window and impressed in his short spell at the club.
Dodgson made 22 appearances scoring one goal and providing four assists.
| Club | Appearance | Goals | Assists |
| Burton Albion | 22 | 1 | 4 |
| Rochdale | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| Dundee FC | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| Barnsley | 15 | 1 | 2 |
Statistics according to transfermarkt.co.uk.
Tight League One Hard to Call
As previously mentioned the hosts of the League One Lowdown attempted to predict the League One table. Whilst there were some agreements the hosts did have some vastly differing opinions. However, combined the hosts came up with the following table.
- Stockport County
- Huddersfield Town
- Luton Town
- Blackpool
- Plymouth Argyle
- Bolton Wanderers
- Leyton Orient
- Reading
- Cardiff City
- Barnsley
- Wycombe Wanderers
- Wigan Athletic
- Lincoln City
- Doncaster Rovers
- Rotherham United
- Peterborough United
- Bradford City
- Exeter City
- Mansfield Town
- Port Vale
- Stevenage
- Burton Albion
- Northampton Town
- AFC Wimbledon
To find out their reasoning and the full breakdown of what host scored what listen or watch the latest episode on YouTube or Spotify.