Tag: championship

22 August 2026 Off

Kieran Scott: Boro head of football on Rob Edwards’ exit and hiring Kim Hellberg’s

By Total Football News

Scott’s theory on Middlesbrough being more potent in attack under Hellberg is not unfounded.

Hellberg’s Boro have scored more freely, with 52 goals in his 30 regular season Championship matches in charge so far at a rate of 1.73 goals per game, compared to 1.21 with Edwards.

In terms of win ratio, both managers are tied evenly on 50%.

However, Edwards picked up 0.11 more points per game and his

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21 August 2026 Off

Arne Engels: Nuno Espirito Santo says West Ham signing is for the Premier League

By Total Football News

West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo says the club bought £22m record Championship signing Arne Engels to eventually play in the Premier League.

Engels, 22, is set to make his debut against Charlton on Saturday following his recent move from Celtic.

The Belgian scored 17 goals and contributed 22 assists in 100 appearances during his two years with Celtic, and Santo insists the Hammers have bought him for the long

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21 August 2026 Off

Cyle Larin is best Championship striker, says Southampton boss Tonda Eckert

By Total Football News

Tonda Eckert says Southampton’s Cyle Larin is the best striker in the Championship and looks in “amazing” form after his World Cup adventure.

The 31-year-old made four appearances for host nation Canada on their run to the last-16 in the summer, scoring twice, having made his loan move to Saints from Mallorca permanent in June.

He had scored eight goals in 16 Championship appearances in the second half of last

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21 August 2026 Off

Jordi Osei-Tutu: Full-back joins Millwall on a free deal from Bolton

By Total Football News

Millwall have completed the free signing of full-back Jordi Osei-Tutu on a one-year contract.

Osei-Tutu, 27, left Bolton Wanderers at the end of last season after helping them win promotion to the Championship and has been training with Millwall for the past two weeks.

The right-back began his career at Arsenal’s academy and spent time at Bochum, Cardiff City, Nottingham Forest, Rotherham United and Greek side PAS Giannina before joining

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21 August 2026 Off

West Brom: What does Aune Heggebo’s deception of a match official ban mean for football?

By Total Football News

Heggebo was charged with misconduct, contrary to FA Rule E3.1, by the Football Association on Tuesday.

In his defence, West Brom argued that the ball took a deflection off the goalkeeper before making contact with Heggebo’s hand.

The Baggies claim it affected the ball’s trajectory and left the player with “less than 0.1 of a second” to react.

Given the accidental nature of the handball, the club argued, it could

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21 August 2026 Off

West Ham: Fans told to stop ‘anti-Palestine’ chant about Manor Solomon

By Total Football News

West Ham have urged fans to banish an “offensive and divisive” chant that was heard during their opening Championship match of the season against Burnley.

The club said they are aware of the chant relating to winger Manor Solomon, containing an “anti-Palestine message”, being sung by a section of away supporters at Turf Moor in last Sunday’s 2-2 draw.

Israel winger Solomon was recently signed from Tottenham and has had

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21 August 2026 Off

Five things in EFL: West Ham, Lincoln, Blackburn, Bromley, York City

By Total Football News

Having just been promoted from the National League South, Bromley finished 14th in the National League in the 2015-16 season.

That same year, Leicester City were upsetting the odds with their famous Premier League title win.

Such has been the rise of Andy Woodman’s Bromley, they can expect plenty more comparisons like that this season and, such has been the Foxes’ fall from grace, they will get similar.

While the

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20 August 2026 Off

Sheffield United: Fans left in dark as ownership silence goes on

By Total Football News

What a mess. What must Sheffield United fans be thinking?

This was supposed to be a fresh start. A proper summer, to make up for the shambles of 12 months ago.

Instead what have we got? Claims that the current owners owe the former owners £35m – an amount that has never been disputed. Liquidators being called in. A mystery surrounding the next step.

Whenever something emerges from this story,

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20 August 2026 Off

George Hirst: Stoke City sign Ipswich Town striker on three-year deal

By Total Football News

Stoke City have signed striker George Hirst from Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee on a deal until at least the end of the 2028-29 season.

Scotland international Hirst, 27, has been with the Tractor Boys for the last three seasons, winning two promotions, and scored 23 times in 102 games after joining from Leicester City.

Eleven of his 21 league goals came last season, helping Ipswich seal automatic promotion

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