James sustained the injury during the second half of Leeds’ 4-3 win over Middlesbrough on Monday night and received treatment on the pitch at full-time having struggled through the final few minutes clutching his side. A scan revealed the Welsh international has suffered a costal cartilage injury and oblique abdominal muscle tear which will keep him out of contention for this weekend’s trip to QPR at the very least. Given there could be just one more Championship fixture to play this season, if...
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,...
Dutchman safe until summer despite scare against Coventry Bruno Fernandes calls on team to focus on rest of seasonErik ten Hag remains safe as Manchester United manager until the end of the season, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe having no intent to remove the Dutchman despite the increased pressure on him following Sunday’s alarming FA Cup win over Coventry.United were in control at 3-0 until Mark Robins’s team staged a remarkable comeback, scoring three times in 29 minutes to force extra time. In the...
Leeds blew an enormous opportunity at the weekend when a first home league defeat of the season arrived at a time when even a point would have put the Whites back into the Championship’s automatic promotion places. Instead, a 1-0 reverse at home to Blackburn Rovers left Daniel Farke’s side third, a point behind Leicester City who have a game in hand and two points behind new leaders Ipswich Town. Leeds and Ipswich both have just three games left whereas Leicester have four more to play. But...
Changes have been made to next season's FA Cup with the aim of 'protecting and enhancing the magic' of the competition. The most noteworthy change is that replays have been scrapped from the first round proper in order to try and reduce the amount of games played across the competition. At present, replays are used until the fifth round, but the decision has been made to ditch them entirely once Football League clubs have entered the competition, with all ties from the first round set to be...
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Daniel Farke’s Whites moved back into the Championship’s second automatic promotion place with Monday night’s thrilling 4-3 success at Middlesbrough and another away day evening kick-off quickly presents itself just four nights later at Loftus Road. With third-placed Ipswich Town not playing until Saturday night, Leeds know that a victory would send them four points clear in the automatics and pile the pressure on the Tractor Boys to take six points from their two games in hand at Hull City on...
Sheffield Wednesday's relegation rivals Plymouth Argyle are hopeful of receiving an injury boost ahead of this weekend's clash with Millwall. It's a game that Plymouth need to win in order to bolster their chances of avoiding relegation on the final day of the Championship campaign. The Devon-based outfit are currently 20th, one place and one point better off than Danny Rohl's Wednesday, and two points above the dreaded drop zone. As such, they need all hands on deck this weekend at The Den and...
Southampton manager Russell Martin doesn't expect first-choice goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu to play again this season. Bazunu had played every minute of every league game for the Saints prior to Tuesday's rearranged clash with Preston North End. However, the Republic of Ireland international picked up an Achilles injury in the warm-up at St Mary's Stadium and probably won't feature again this season. Bazunu's injury opened the door for Alex McCarthy to make his first Championship appearance of the...
Southampton could be without forward Sekou Mara for three games as they await news on a potential ban for violent conduct. Mara is facing the prospect of a suspension for his part on an off-the-ball collision with Ryan Porteous during Saturday’s dramatic 3-2 win over Watford. The pair clashed in the closing stages of the game and Southampton’s 21-year-old man could be adjudged to have struck his rival. Watford manager Tom Cleverley highlighted the incident after the game, insisting Mara should...
John has also been handed a £2,000 fine for his actions in the closing stages of Leeds’ defeat by Rovers. Daniel Farke’s assistant was shown a straight red card by match official James Bell as the Leeds bench protested the non-award of a late penalty for what was perceived by those in the home dugout as a foul on Patrick Bamford. "My staff members were appealing for a red card, it's also quite normal at the crunch time period,” Farke said at the end of the match. “You also have to understand the...
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