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,...
Junior Firpo has issued a “better side” Leeds United challenge with a Whites results admission and virus update. Left-back Firpo helped Leeds to a huge 4-3 win at Monday night’s Championship hosts Middlesbrough, after which he revealed that he battled through a recent bout of sickness and fever, declaring that he was on the verge of throwing up in the second half. Victory at Boro, where Firpo provided two assists, put Daniel Farke’s Whites back into the Championship’s automatic promotion places...
Leicester City boss Enzo Maresca doesn't care whether his side finish first or second in the Championship, just as long as they win automatic promotion. The Foxes are now on the brink of an immediate return to the Premier League after thrashing promotion rivals Southampton 5-0 at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday night. Abdul Fatawu bagged a hat-trick on the night, while Wilfred Ndidi and Jamie Vardy also found the back of the net as Leicester cut loose to assert their dominance on the...
Former Sunderland manager Martin O’Neill has been named as new chairman of the League Managers Association. The 72-year-old replaces another former Black Cats boss after Howard Wilkinson revealed he was bringing an end to his 33-year chairmanship at the end of the season. O’Neill had a 14-month managerial reign at the Stadium of Light after he initially put pen-to-paper on a three-year contract in December 2011. His time in charge got underway with a 2-1 win against Blackburn Rovers and the...
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...
Neil Harris admitted that his side’s win over Sunderland was a game that lacked quality from both teams, but praised his players for buying into the ‘Millwall traits’ he’d demanded of them. Harris admitted his side had made a clean sheet their primary focus coming into the game at the Stadium of Light, hoping they would then find a moment to snatch the three points. They were able to do that thanks to Duncan Watmore’s late strike, a goal that all but secured their Championship safety. "Both...
Leicester City man Conor Coady will be watching the Foxes' promotion rivals through his fingers this weekend. Leicester are second in the Championship table at present, a point behind league leaders Ipswich Town and a point above Leeds United, who have won just one of their last five games. Enzo Maresca's side have a game in hand to their advantage, which will be played next week against Southampton, but the final three weekends of the Championship season promise to be tense and full of drama. ...
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...
Leeds United’s automatic promotion rivals Ipswich Town have a new injury concern over a star man on the back of Saturday evening’s 3-3 draw at Hull City. Former Leeds youngster Leif Davis has continually excelled for Kieran McKenna’s side this season, the 24-year-old named in the Championship team of the year and the only Tractor Boys player to be included in that XI. Left back Davis made his 41st league start of the season in Saturday evening’s huge clash at Hull but the defender rolled his...
Leeds United are back in action on Friday night when they take on a QPR side that could secure safety with with a win, although they look as though they will beat the drop anyway. As for Daniel Farke’s men, they need to win to remain in with a real shot of automatic promotion, currently just one point ahead of Ipswich Town but having played a game more. Leeds won’t want to give second place back to Ipswich ahead of next weekend’s final games, but even with a win on Friday night, if Ipswich win...
Sheffield Wednesday are preparing for one of the biggest games of their season, facing relegation rivals Blackburn Rovers away from home this weekend. The Owls are currently one point from safety, and they will desperately want to avoid falling further behind further behind with just two games to play. Elsewhere in the Championship, the race for two play-off spots remains open, while four teams are still competing for two automatic promotion spots. This weekend promises to be another huge round...
West Ham United manager David Moyes offered an update on the fitness of Jarrod Bowen, Nayef Aguerd and Dinos Mavropanos ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash against Liverpool at London Stadium.