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Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheff Wed: Morgan Whittaker winner keeps Boro’s automatic promotion hopes alive
24 April 2026 Off

Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheff Wed: Morgan Whittaker winner keeps Boro’s automatic promotion hopes alive

By Total Football News

Whittaker’s return to the side was keenly felt and he warmed the palms of Cooper shortly after breaking the deadlock. Matt Targett and Tommy Conway then combined down the left to create a chance for David Strelec as Boro searched for a decisive second goal.

Wednesday were unbeaten in their previous three outings, having held Leicester City, champions Coventry City and Charlton Athletic, but they offered little threat in the

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Brentford 2-3 Fulham: Cottagers’ second-half fightback keeps European hopes alive
18 May 2025 Off

Brentford 2-3 Fulham: Cottagers’ second-half fightback keeps European hopes alive

By Total Football News

Fulham host Manchester City on the final day of the season, but Brighton can end the Cottagers’ hopes of an eighth-place finish on Monday if they beat champions Liverpool at Amex Stadium.

Had City beaten Palace in the FA Cup final on Saturday and gone on to finish in the top six, the team that came eighth would have qualified for next season’s Uefa Conference League.

However, that team will

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Ipswich Town 0-1 Brentford: Brentford beat Ipswich to keep alive European hopes
10 May 2025 Off

Ipswich Town 0-1 Brentford: Brentford beat Ipswich to keep alive European hopes

By Total Football News

Brentford are one of four teams chasing an eighth-place finish in the Premier League, but the wind is very much with the Bees heading into the final two games.

Frank’s team are unbeaten since losing to Newcastle on 2 April – a six-match run which has included games against Arsenal, Chelsea, Brighton, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United – and have lost only two of their past 12 in the top

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Leeds United: Opinion – Chris and Kev’s memory kept alive, 25 years on
7 April 2025 Off

Leeds United: Opinion – Chris and Kev’s memory kept alive, 25 years on

By Total Football News

Last weekend marked a milestone in the memories of Christopher Loftus and Kevin Speight. It has been 25 years since they left to watch Leeds United in the Uefa Cup semi-final first-leg against Galatasaray in Istanbul, and never came home.

The banners unfurled at Leeds’ last two games bore the words “25 years” and “Never forgotten”.

Both family and friends of Chris and Kev attended a memorial last Thursday to

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Plymouth Argyle 2-3 Derby County: Marcus Harness double keeps Rams survival hopes alive
17 March 2025 Off

Plymouth Argyle 2-3 Derby County: Marcus Harness double keeps Rams survival hopes alive

By Total Football News

Plymouth Argyle head coach Miron Muslic told BBC Sport:

“We simply gave away two easy goals from throw-ins that we could not defend.

“When you’re in a six-pointer and 2-0 down, we knew that nothing after the second goal would be easy for us

“But our response was positive and we managed to get back into the game and we found the right tactical approach and the right words at

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