Leeds return to the top of the Championship table: Leeds beat their Yorkshire rivals Hull one nil on Tuesday night to regain top spot in the Championship table. A second-half goal from Tyler Roberts proved to be the winning goal for Marcelo Bielsa’s side. Leeds wasted some guilt edge chances to kill off the game in the first half. The ...
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EFL Championship Week 9 Roundup
Birmingham shock Leeds as Bielsa admits he got his tactics wrong: Birmingham City secured their first win of the league season with a gritty 2-1 win over Leeds at Elland Road. Two first-half goals by Che Adams ended Leeds eight-game unbeaten start to the season. The opening goal came in the 8th minute as the Birmingham striker’s long-range shot deceived ...
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Welsh wizard Roberts scores twice to keep Leeds top: Leeds produced a dominant display to beat Preston three-nil at Elland Road on Tuesday night. Leeds captain Liam Cooper opened the scoring in the 37th minute when he headed in a Barry Douglas corner. Preston nearly made Leeds pay for squandering some great goalscoring chances when they had a goal correctly ...
Read More »EFL Championship Game Week 7 Roundup
Bielsa’s Leeds show “bottle” in London: An 89th-minute strike from on-loan winger Jack Harrison earned Leeds a 1-1 draw at The Den. The draw means Leeds are one point clear at the top of the table and remain the only unbeaten side in The Championship. After a scrappy first half, Millwall took the lead ten minutes after the break when ...
Read More »UEFA Nations League: O’Neill facing Roy Keane Conundrum
The first international break of the season has been one to forget for the Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill. A facile 1-1 draw away against a makeshift Poland side on Tuesday night ended a horrible fortnight for the former Celtic manager. The embarrassing 4-1 loss in Wales last week was preceded by the capitulation in the World Cup play-off at home to Denmark last November. ...
Read More »UEFA Nations League: England 1 – 2 Spain Review
Three months after their celebrated run to the World Cup semi-finals, England received a harsh reality check from a dominant Spanish side on Saturday night at Wembley. Luis Enrique’s first competitive game as Spain head-coach saw his team show fantastic character to come from behind to beat the Three Lions 2-1. In truth, England showed grit, guts and no shortage of industry, but they were outplayed for ...
Read More »The Timeline of Matt le Tissier
Written by Guest Author – Martin Gjorgjievski Southampton FC may not have a history as that of a giant club, but they have something that many big clubs lack – a loyal fan base. Based in the same-named city in Hampshire, with only one trophy, the FA Cup, in their shelves, Saints have a long list of laurels to check ...
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