Tag: championship

Alex Neil: Millwall boss ‘optimistic but with an air of trepidation’ ahead of Norwich game
20 August 2026 Off

Alex Neil: Millwall boss ‘optimistic but with an air of trepidation’ ahead of Norwich game

By Total Football News

Alex Neil is “optimistic but with an air of trepidation” about Millwall’s chances against his former club Norwich on Saturday.

Neil’s side made an excellent start to their Championship campaign, winning 2-0 at Bristol City, and will want more of the same in their first home match of the season.

“We’ve had a good result with a good performance and we obviously want to try to put another one in

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EFL: 72+ Podcast – Luton’s dramatic comeback & VAR in the Championship?
20 August 2026 Off

EFL: 72+ Podcast – Luton’s dramatic comeback & VAR in the Championship?

By Total Football News

Bolton won on their return to the Championship, but how can they compete with their big-spending rivals?

Listen to the newest episode of the 72+ podcast as Aaron Paul and Jobi McAnuff are joined by Bolton manager Steven Schumacher to break down the opening weekend of league fixtures in the EFL.

The panel also discuss Will Lankshear’s dream start at Middlesbrough, how Southampton will deal with being pantomime villains after

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Arthur Okonkwo: Charlton Athletic sign Wrexham goalkeeper on loan
20 August 2026 Off

Arthur Okonkwo: Charlton Athletic sign Wrexham goalkeeper on loan

By Total Football News

Charlton Athletic have signed goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo on a season-long loan from Wrexham.

Okonkwo has kept 46 clean sheets in 121 games for Wrexham, having joined the team initially in 2023 on loan before making the move permanent a year later.

The 24-year-old played 39 Championship games for the club last season but did not feature in the match-day squad for their opening league game against Cardiff City.

The Nigerian

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Middlesbrough: Kim Hellberg admires Boro legend Tony Mowbray ahead of showdown
20 August 2026 Off

Middlesbrough: Kim Hellberg admires Boro legend Tony Mowbray ahead of showdown

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg has spoken of his admiration for former Boro boss Tony Mowbray ahead of their first meeting in the dugout.

Hellberg’s side head to Ewood Park on Saturday (15:00 BST) to face Blackburn, who are playing the first home game of Mowbray’s second spell in charge of Rovers, more than nine years after his first began.

The Saltburn-born 62-year-old played nearly 350 league games for Boro

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Wolves rule out Liquidator return due to offensive chanting
20 August 2026 Off

Wolves rule out Liquidator return due to offensive chanting

By Total Football News

Wolverhampton Wanderers have confirmed they will not bring back their pre-match song The Liquidator after a review by the club.

The song – which has historically prompted offensive chanting towards rivals West Bromwich Albion – was pulled several years ago and has seen Wolves sanctioned by the Football Association over the chanting.

The club’s new executive chairman Nathan Shi told supporters at a BBC Radio WM Fan Forum in May

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Charlton Athletic: Opinion – Addicks evolving into proper Championship side
20 August 2026 Off

Charlton Athletic: Opinion – Addicks evolving into proper Championship side

By Total Football News

This Charlton Athletic fan was pacing around his hotel room in Le Touquet, on France’s northern coast, anxiously awaiting the outcome of our Championship opener against Derby County.

The relief was palpable when I re-joined my wife and our West Ham-supporting friends at the beach bar to celebrate a fine victory.

What pleased me most was Charlton’s courage and resolve in recovering from a goal down to claim all three

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George Earthy: Reading sign West Ham midfielder for undisclosed fee
20 August 2026 Off

George Earthy: Reading sign West Ham midfielder for undisclosed fee

By Total Football News

Reading have signed West Ham United midfielder George Earthy for an undisclosed fee.

The 21-year-old has signed a three-year deal at the SCL Stadium and is the Royals’ fifth addition of the summer transfer window.

Earthy is a product of the east London club’s academy and went on loan to Bristol City on two occasions, in 2024 and for part of last season.

He made five first-team appearances for

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Jordan James: Wolves sign Wales midfielder from Rennes on loan
20 August 2026 Off

Jordan James: Wolves sign Wales midfielder from Rennes on loan

By Total Football News

Wolverhampton Wanderers have signed Wales midfielder Jordan James on loan with an option to buy at the end of the season.

The 26-times capped international returns to the Midlands almost two years on from leaving boyhood club Birmingham City for French Ligue 1 club Rennes in a reported £4m deal.

James spent last season back in England on loan in the East Midlands at Leicester City. But, despite his 11

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Aaron Wan-Bissaka: Aston Villa agree deal to sign West Ham defender
19 August 2026 Off

Aaron Wan-Bissaka: Aston Villa agree deal to sign West Ham defender

By Total Football News

Aston Villa have agreed a deal sign West Ham defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

The DR Congo right-back will join on an initial loan deal with an obligation to buy at the end of the season.

Wan-Bissaka has been given permission to travel for a medical in the Midlands but the exact terms are not known, with the Hammers having previously asked interested clubs to pay a £25m fee.

The 28-year-old has

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Man found dead at Charlton Athletic football ground
19 August 2026 Off

Man found dead at Charlton Athletic football ground

By Total Football News

Police have launched an investigation after a 33-year-old man was found dead at Charlton Athletic’s football ground.

Officers and paramedics from the London Ambulance Service were called to The Valley stadium in south-east London on Tuesday morning following concerns for the welfare of a person.

The Metropolitan Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin have been informed and are receiving support from officers.

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