Tag: biggest

6 September 2026 Off

Everton v Man Utd player ratings: Jack Grealish returns but which sub made the biggest impact?

By Total Football News

Jordan Pickford: Not the busiest afternoon for the England keeper – might have done better for the goal. 6

Merlin Rohl (off 74, Hackney): Encouraged to get forward more by team-mates but seemed wary of leaving too much space behind him. Did provide the cross that Thierno Barry should have headed in. 6

James Tarkowski: Long ball straight to Senne Lammens in the second half drew groans from the crowd

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14 July 2026 Off

World Cup 2026: Which Premier League clubs have carried the biggest workload?

By Total Football News

Manchester City top the Premier League workload chart with 5,027 World Cup minutes played by their squad.

Rodri alone has played 537 minutes for Spain, centre-back Marc Guehi 483 and defender Nico O’Reilly 454 for England. Elliot Anderson, who is moving from Nottingham Forest to the Etihad, has added a further 533 minutes for the Three Lions.

Right behind them are Arsenal, whose players have clocked 4,285 minutes –

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17 February 2026 Off

Coventry v Middlesbrough: What did we learn from biggest game of season?

By Total Football News

As deflated as Boro and their fans may be feeling, two home games against relegation-threatened Oxford United and Leicester City coming up next, present the chance to get back on track.

And defender Luke Ayling has challenged his team-mates to build another winning run.

“We are not going to win 14 games on the bounce at this level,” he told BBC Radio Tees.

“Coventry had a 14-point lead at one

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14 July 2025 Off

Crystal Palace: Uefa decision to demote club ‘biggest injustice in the history of football’ says Steve Parish

By Total Football News

Palace were huge underdogs to win the FA Cup, beating Manchester City 1-0, and their joy at qualifying for Europe for a first time quickly turned to unease when the club realised their spot may be in doubt.

Uefa’s regulations around multi-club ownership and European competitions are in place to prevent collusion.

In the governing body’s rulebook, a club is required to prove they are not “simultaneously involved in any

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8 May 2025 Off

Sunderland: The ‘biggest night’ of Regis Le Bris’ career awaits

By Total Football News

Former Sunderland striker Marco Gabbiadini says the Black Cats’ second-leg of their play-off tie against Coventry City will be the “biggest night” of boss Regis Le Bris’ career.

Prior to heading to the north east of England, Le Bris’ only other first-team management experience was two years with French side Lorient, guiding them to 10th in Ligue One during his first season but suffering relegation in his second.

“How could

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29 April 2025 Off

Nottingham Forest: Nuno says side face ‘biggest games of career’

By Total Football News

“All the games are going to be very, very important for a lot of teams in this fight. We have one more, let’s try to perform well,” Nuno said.

“We are back in the City Ground in front of our fans, it’s a big help.

“We have never stopped believing, no matter what happens. Throughout the competition, we have had good moments and bad moments and we have been able

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8 April 2025 Off

Coventry City: ‘Keeper choice to face Pompey is Lampard’s biggest yet’

By Total Football News

It’s not an exaggeration to say that Frank Lampard’s team selection for Wednesday’s home game against Portsmouth (20:00 BST) is the biggest call of his short managerial career so far with the Sky Blues.

Brad Collins’ confidence is clearly gossamer-thin after another high-profile error, for which he was at least partially culpable along with Liam Kitching, ultimately costing City potentially something against Burnley.

But his likely replacement Ben Wilson is

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13 February 2025 Off

Plymouth Argyle 5-1 Millwall: Ryan Hardie scores twice in Pilgrims’ biggest win of the season

By Total Football News

Plymouth Argyle head coach Miron Muslic told BBC Sport:

“I knew it was going to be difficult because everything was so emotional on Sunday.

“I think we as staff found the right balance to support the lads to enjoy this great achievement, a historical moment, but also on the other side not to forget that the daily bread is this competition, and we have to collect points and we have

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10 November 2024 Off

Is Pep Guardiola facing his biggest test at Manchester City?

By Total Football News

Manchester City’s rivals will reach for the world’s smallest violin if Guardiola mentions injuries, given their vast financial and playing resources, but he is well within his rights to mention losing Rodri, his most important player, for the season.

Kevin de Bruyne, Ruben Dias, Jack Grealish, Jeremy Doku, Nathan Ake and Manuel Akanji have all missed games too.

And Guardiola’s own future is yet to be decided as his contract

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