Viktor Johansson, the former Sheffield United transfer target, is expected to leave Rotherham United this summer, Millers manager Steve Evans has admitted, after their drop from the Championship. The Swedish international is available for a reduced fee, thought to be around £750,000 initially, thanks to a relegation release clause in his contract. Widely regarded as one of the best shot-stoppers in the second tier Johansson is going to be a man in demand this summer, with Leeds United and Stoke...
Sunderland may be destined for a midtable finish under Mike Dodds but it's still all to play for at the top and bottom of the Championship. It's a dramatic promotion race with four teams still competing for a top two spot, while the relegation battle is far from settled Sunderland's season hasn't gone as planned but they'll be keen to bounce back and compete at the top end of the table next time around under a new permanent manager. For now, though, here's a look at what's going on elsewhere in...
Former Premier League referee Mike Dean admits he is rooting for Leeds United in the Championship promotion race. Daniel Farke’s side have it all to do at present with a run of just one win in five leaving them two points adrift of the current top two pace in the second tier ahead of their Monday night clash with Middlesbrough. United know that three points against Boro will be enough to see them leapfrog Ipswich Town and claim second spot. However, games in hand complicate the situation...
The Ivory Coast international received immediate attention on the pitch from emergency services and Roma's medical staff and was later pictured 'in good spirits' at a nearby hospital, with the Italian club adding he would remain under the watchful eye of doctors and to undergo further testing. Discussions between club officials and the referee took place at Udinese's Stadio Friuli and the decision was taken to abandon the fixture with the score tied at 1-1. A statement from the capital club...
Leeds United were thumped 4-0 away at QPR on Friday night in a big dent to their automatic promotion hopes from the Championship. The Whites’ defeat has left Ipswich Town in the driving seat and has confirmed Leicester City’s return to the Premier League at the first time of asking. Daniel Farke’s side will be hoping for favours from Hull City and Coventry City against the Tractor Boys as they prepare for their final day clash against Southampton at home next weekend. In the meantime, here is a...
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Sunderland play Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday in the Championship before taking on Sheffield Wednesday at the Stadium of Light the following week in their last game of the 2023-24 campaign. The Black Cats, who are currently under the stewardship of interim head coach Mike Dodds, lost 1-0 to Millwall at home last time out and have seen their season fizzle out with the play-offs out of reach whilst mathematically safe of the relegation places. Despite Sunderland’s dull end to the season,...
Farke’s Whites headed for Friday night’s Championship clash at Queens Park Rangers looking to pull four points clear of Ipswich Town in the division’s second automatic promotion place yet instead suffered their heaviest loss of the season via a 4-0 defeat. Speaking on Sky Sports, former-Whites star Beckford admitted that the performance and setback left him scratching his head. Beckford, though, says Farke deserves huge credit for turning relegated Leeds around to amass 90 points so far this...
When it comes to their hopes of winning automatic promotion back to the Premier League, Leeds United have reached the do or die period of the Championship season. The Whites are currently third in the table, one point behind Leicester City and two behind league leaders Ipswich Town with just three games left to play. To give themselves the best chance of going up automatically, Daniel Farke's side know they must pick up maximum points from hereon in. That starts on Monday night when the Whites...
United’s under-21s have improved their results of late, taking seven points from a last possible nine for a three-game unbeaten run. Those points have taken Scott Gardner’s young side away from the bottom of the table and up to 23rd place in the 26-team Premier League Two table. One of the three sides that sit below Leeds will now present their final opponents of the season this evening as the Whites visit West Brom’s under-21s in a 7pm kick-off at The Hawthorns. The Baggies sit second-bottom,...
Leeds United’s under-18s have been in flying form of late, reeling off four straight league wins as part of a campaign that has taken them to the final of the FA Youth Cup in which they will face Manchester City’s youngsters. Two weeks ahead of the final, the two sides met in a league fixture at Thorp Arch on Saturday afternoon in which thriving 15-year-old Harry Gray made a fresh double impact by winning a penalty which he then converted himself. England youth international Gray, younger...
Sheffield United’s Premier League journey has now come to an end, albeit there are some meaningless fixtures to play out before the season officially ends. A heavy defeat to Newcastle United on Saturday say the Blades relegated with three games to spare, and fans will want to quickly wash this season from their memory. Attention will already have turned to next season, with preparations aplenty required if United are going to compete to bounce back up at the first time of asking. Better...