Daniel Farke's Whites are one game away from an immediate return to the Premier League after last season’s relegation and will seal top-flight status if they overcome Southampton in next Sunday's Championship play-off final at Wembley. But one of either Leeds or Southampton will remain in the Championship next season, for which Luton Town were confirmed as the penultimate new addition on Sunday’s final day of the Premier League season. Luton approached Sunday's final day of the Premier League...
Sheffield Wednesday’s survival in the Championship means the Steel City derby will return next season with Sheffield United’s relegation from the Premier League already confirmed. The fierce rivals last played in March 2019, as they played out a 0-0 draw at Hillsborough. The scoreline was the same when the two met at Bramall Lane in November 2018. Both clubs have played over 1,000 games in the second tier, with the Owls winning the title five times compared to just once for the Blades. United...
Sheffield Wednesday managed to successful dodge relegation, albeit they left it a little late, wrapping up Championship survival on the final day. The Owls pulled off a great escape with superb form in the final weeks of the season. Danny Rohl’s team would have been good enough to finish in and around mid-table, but the disastrous start that preceded Rohl’s appointment made things much more difficult. Before attention turns to next season, we have taken a look back at the Championship stats to...
Sheffield Wednesday pulled off a hugely impressive great escape that saw them secure their Championship status on the very last day of the regular season. While the Owls never wanted to leave it that late, their start to the season made it difficult for them to get out of the relegation zone, even after an impressive run of form under Danny Rohl in the second half of the year. But where would Wednesday have finished if that first half of the year hadn’t taken place? Here we have put together a...
Sheffield Wednesday enjoyed a fine ending to the season, securing Championship survival on the final day. The Owls had to bounce back from a disastrous start, with Danny Rohl transforming the team’s fortunes following his arrival in mid-October. Wednesday fans have been with the team both home and away, and there’s no doubting that their impact was felt, especially down the stretch. With that in mind, and with the help of The 72, we rounded up the final Championship away attendance table to see...
Norwich City have sacked manager David Wagner following Thursday’s humiliating 4-0 Championship play-off defeat to Leeds United. The Canaries saw any hope of promotion to the Premier League crushed at Elland Road, with a rampant Leeds side putting them to the sword with three first-half goals before adding a fourth later on in the evening. Following the full-time whistle, those in the away end could be heard expressing their displeasure towards Wagner. The German has been under a constant state...
Oxford United have secured the final promotion spot up to the Championship next season after their 2-0 win over Bolton Wanderers in the League One play-offs final. After finishing fifth in the table with 77 points, the U’s qualified for the play-offs, where they faced first opponents Peterborough United. Oxford knocked out the Posh after a narrow 2-1 aggregate win across the two semi-final legs. Goals from Elliott Moore in the first leg at the Kassam Stadium, followed Cameron Brannagan’s penalty...
Sheffield United are Championship bound, though they still have some Premier League business to take care of. Big changes are expected in the Blades squad this summer, with Chris Wilder having already been vocal about the state of his squad. Wilder wants players who are committed to the cause, something he’s suggested has been missing from some of his players this season. While the squad will change significantly over the summer, we’ve taken a look at how the current value of the Blades squad...
Sheffield Wednesday will already have eyes on next season after securing a Championship stay, while Sheffield United will already be preparing for a Championship campaign of their own following relegation. The Owls required a fine run of form down the stretch to haul themselves out of the bottom three, but they got the job done under immense pressure. The Blades were not able to manage such a feat, but they will get a fresh start under Chris Wilder next season. The pressure has now been lifted...
Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday can already start their preparations for the new season, with all domestic football now wrapped up aside from next weekend’s Championship play-offs and FA Cup final. The Blades were relegated weeks ago and failed to go out with a bang on the final day of the season, while Wednesday turned their season around to secure safety on the final day of the Championship season. As preparations for next season begin, we have rounded up the latest odds from the...
Sheffield Wednesday will already be planning for next season, deciding who they want to sign and who they want to move on. But how have those who were moved on this time last season got on? The Owls’ preparations for last season were not exactly ideal, with the club getting off to a slow start - to say the least - in the Championship. Danny Rohl helped turn that around, but as he prepares for his first full season in charge following this summer, we have taken a look back at all the players who...
The German did a phenomenal job at Hillsborough after coming on board in October, putting the Owls on course to formulating midtable form throughout and finishing the campaign with a promotion-challenging run of results. But despite the points they picked up, it wasn’t until the 11th hour that Wednesday actually managed to get out of the bottom three – and in the end they managed to stay up having spent just 22 days outside of the drop zone all season. Röhl has spoken previously about the...