Tag: boost

Sheffield Wednesday: Captain Barry Bannan says club need ‘boost’ of takeover
19 December 2025 Off

Sheffield Wednesday: Captain Barry Bannan says club need ‘boost’ of takeover

By Total Football News

Wednesday have been deducted a total of 18 points this season; 12 for entering administration and a further six for financial regulation breaches.

On Friday, the EFL formally confirmed that there would be no further sporting sanctions applied this season.

The Owls have won only one Championship fixture, losing 13 of their 20 games. They are rock bottom and 29 points from safety, with relegation to League One looking

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Nottingham Forest: Nuno’s men survive 112 minutes and VAR fiasco to boost Champions League dream
18 May 2025 Off

Nottingham Forest: Nuno’s men survive 112 minutes and VAR fiasco to boost Champions League dream

By Total Football News

Forest’s win – dug out from under a deluge of late West Ham attacks, born from a succession of late blocks – was their 10th away league victory of 2024-25.

It is twice the number they have won on the road in their last two league seasons combined, their joint most in the Premier League era alongside 1994-95 – when Forest finished third – and most have come in games

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West Ham 1-2 Nottingham Forest: Visiotrs win to boost top-five hopes
18 May 2025 Off

West Ham 1-2 Nottingham Forest: Visiotrs win to boost top-five hopes

By Total Football News

As well as being a crucial game in their top-five bid, this was also an emotional match for Forest as their first since striker Taiwo Awoniyi required emergency surgery after colliding with a post during their draw with Leicester last week.

Forest warmed up in T-shirts bearing Awoniyi’s name and number on the back, plus the message “we are all with you Taiwo on the front”.

After scoring, Gibbs-White held

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Brentford 4-3 Manchester United: Hosts beat United in thriller to boost Europe hopes
4 May 2025 Off

Brentford 4-3 Manchester United: Hosts beat United in thriller to boost Europe hopes

By Total Football News

Publicly, Ruben Amorim said the trip to Brentford was about getting the three points to end a run of six matches without a win in the Premier League.

Privately, he would have confessed that coming through the game unscathed and without any injury worries was all that mattered before Thursday’s Europa League semi-final second leg against Athletic Bilbao.

The Portuguese coach made eight changes to his side from the team

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Plymouth Argyle get Makysm Talovierov boost ahead of Preston North End trip
25 April 2025 Off

Plymouth Argyle get Makysm Talovierov boost ahead of Preston North End trip

By Total Football News

Plymouth Argyle’s Ukraine defender Maksym Talovierov has returned to fitness in time for the final two games of the season.

It had been feared that the club-record signing would miss the rest of the campaign after injuring his knee in last month’s 3-2 loss to Derby County.

But the centre-back, who has scored two goals in 11 appearances for the Pilgrims since his January move to Home Park, has recovered

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West Bromwich Albion 1-3 Derby County: Rams boost survival hopes
22 April 2025 Off

West Bromwich Albion 1-3 Derby County: Rams boost survival hopes

By Total Football News

West Brom manager Tony Mowbray told BBC Radio WM:

“Obviously, it’s a tough period for us. I haven’t seen anything since I’ve been here like the goals we conceded today from the set-plays.

“It’s so unlike us. Two set-play goals from a hard-working, honest team. I thought we lacked courage today, didn’t play enough forward passes, weren’t brave enough on the ball.

“When your team’s in situations like we’re in,

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West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Watford: Baggies boost play-off push
14 April 2025 Off

West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Watford: Baggies boost play-off push

By Total Football News

West Brom boss Tony Mowbray told BBC WM:

“I think the three points is the most important thing, I didn’t particularly like our performance.

“I prefer to dominate the game and have double the shots of the opposition. It was a strange game today, they’re a hugely athletic team and gave us some problems and yet I always felt on transitions there was a lot of space for us to

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Oxford United beat Sheffield Wednesday to boost Championship survival hopes
12 April 2025 Off

Oxford United beat Sheffield Wednesday to boost Championship survival hopes

By Total Football News

The visiting U’s registered the first significant effort of the game as a shot by Will Vaulks was well saved by Wednesday keeper Pierce Charles.

Rowett’s side came went close again just before the half-hour mark when Cameron Brannagan sent a powerful strike just wide of the right-hand post.

Wednesday responded with an effort of their own as Anthony Musaba hit a shot on the volley narrowly over the Oxford

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FPL gameweek 32 tips: Triple Captain Isak? Bench Boost? Eze or Sarr?
10 April 2025 Off

FPL gameweek 32 tips: Triple Captain Isak? Bench Boost? Eze or Sarr?

By Total Football News

Kaoru Mitoma, Brighton, £6.5m – Leicester (h)

Backing a forward player against Leicester pays off almost every week and Mitoma is easily Brighton’s most reliable midfielder.

The most shots, shots in the box, on target, key passes, xG, goals – I could go on.

Newcastle’s Murphy had a haul from the flanks against the Foxes, now it is Mitoma’s turn.

Mohamed Salah, Liverpool, £13.8m – West Ham (h)

It is

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Aston Villa 2-1 Nott’m Forest: Hosts survive fightback to boost European hopes
5 April 2025 Off

Aston Villa 2-1 Nott’m Forest: Hosts survive fightback to boost European hopes

By Total Football News

Aston Villa survived a stirring Nottingham Forest comeback to boost their Champions League hopes.

Villa looked in total control against Forest, lying third in the Premier League, when quick-fire goals from Morgan Rogers and Donyell Malen gave them a 2-0 lead after only 15 minutes.

Rogers ran clear to score with a composed finish before Malen timed his arrival in the six-yard area perfectly to turn in Ian Maatsen’s

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