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A win at West Bromwich Albion on Boxing Day pushed Bristol City up to sixth, but just four victories in 13 league games since the start of the new year – plus two draws and seven losses – mean they have fallen off the pace.
A lack of goals has been an issue – City have not scored in seven of those 13 games – while their home form has
Norwich City captain Kenny McLean has said he will be staying with the Championship club next season.
The 34-year-old Scotland international told BBC Radio Norfolk that an option to extend his deal had been taken up.
McLean made his 300th appearance for the Canaries in their FA Cup defeat at Leeds United on Sunday.
“I didn’t want any attention on me. But yes, I’ll be here next season,” he said.
Pedersen said Bannan had spoken to his team-mates about his intention to leave earlier in the week and that it was a “difficult” moment.
“You could feel Barry’s emotion from him to them and you could feel the emotion from them to him, so of course it was an emotional moment,” he said.
“I said to him ‘I’ll miss you a lot’ – on a football level, a captain level,
Sheffield Wednesday captain Barry Bannan has told team-mates that Saturday’s Championship game at Bristol City will be his last for the club.
The 36-year-old midfielder has made 434 league appearances for the Owls since joining in August 2015.
The former Scotland international, whose deal expires at the end of the season, has been linked with a move to promotion-chasing Millwall.
Wednesday have been in administration since October and despite naming
Ward spent 13 seasons playing for Palace in the Premier League after helping the Eagles win promotion from the Championship in 2012-13, his first year at the club after he joined from Portsmouth.
He made 364 appearances for Palace, scoring six goals, but played on only three occasions last season.
Ward was an unused substitute as Oliver Glasner’s team beat Manchester City in the FA Cup final last May, having
Millwall captain Jake Cooper has signed a new contract keeping him at the Championship side until the summer of 2027.
The 30-year-old centre-back has played 411 times and is two games away from becoming equal fifth on the Lions’ list of all-time appearance-makers.
The former Reading player initially joined Millwall on loan in January 2017 before making the move permanent the following summer.
“It was a pretty easy deal to
Championship side Bristol City have agreed a deal to sign free agent Sam Morsy on an initial six-month contract.
The 34-year-old midfielder had joined Kuwait FC on a two-year agreement in the summer, but the contract was cancelled in September after playing just three games.
Prior to that, the Egypt international had captained Ipswich Town to consecutive promotions from League One, through the Championship and into the Premier League.
Kieran
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
Bukayo Saka (captain), Arsenal, £10.2m – Wolves (h)
This game against Wolves is too juicy to pass up and that makes Saka, Arsenal‘s best attacking player essential.
No stats needed to back this up. Manchester United had 27 shots at Wolves on Monday, scored four and could have had double that.
Arsenal will be licking their lips.
Declan Rice, Arsenal, £7.1m – Wolves (h)
One point behind
There’s momentum quickly gathering among serious FPL managers to captain Saka as the league leaders face bottom side Wolves at the Emirates.
It’s the best fixture on the calendar this season from an attacking perspective: Wolves are without a clean sheet this season, conceding a league-high 33 goals, including four at home to Manchester United last time out.
Saka has delivered an attacking return in three consecutive league games, and