Tag: championship

20 March 2024 0

EFL confirms Championship, League One & League Two final-day and play-off schedules

By Total Football News
Rob Edwards kisses the Championship play-off final winners' trophy
Luton Town won the 2022-23 Championship play-off final under Rob Edwards

Details for the final day of the Championship, League One and League Two campaigns – as well as the play-offs schedule – have been confirmed by the English Football League.

The final round of League One matches will start at 12:30 BST on Saturday, 27 April, with League Two at 15:00.

The regular Championship season will end the following

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19 March 2024 0

Gary Rowett: Birmingham City poised to bring back former manager as interim boss

By Total Football News
Gary Rowett left his job as Millwall manager in October
Gary Rowett left his job as Millwall manager in October

Birmingham City are poised to bring back popular former manager Gary Rowett as interim boss until the end of the season in a bid to end their alarming run of Championship results.

The 50-year-old, who has been doing media work since leaving Millwall in October, is in line to take charge in the continued absence of Tony Mowbray.

Assistant Mark

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19 March 2024 0

Sunderland to create safe-standing areas at Stadium of Light

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Sunderland fans stand on the old Fulwell End at Roker Park
Sunderland fans have not had a standing area since leaving the old Roker Park for the Stadium of Light in 1997

Sunderland will introduce two safe-standing areas as part of a “multi-million pound investment” at the Stadium of Light for next season.

The Wearsiders will turn over 2,000 seats at the Roker End and another 1,000 in the upper North Stand into standing spaces for supporters.

Clubs were permitted safe-standing

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18 March 2024 0

Shilen Patel: West Bromwich Albion owner aiming high – but with realism and patience

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Shilen Patel surveys the view at The Hawthorns
Shilen Patel’s arrival at The Hawthorns follows American ownership at neighbours Aston Villa and Birmingham City

Another English club, another West Midlands club, another new American owner with dreams.

But West Bromwich Albion’s new main man Shilen Patel mixes those ambitions with realism.

The 43-year-old businessman has taken over the Championship club as they chase promotion back to the Premier League, via the play-offs.

Albion are fifth, have been fifth

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18 March 2024 0

Leeds United: Daniel James and Daniel Farke play down importance of Championship top spot

By Total Football News
Dan James after scoring for Leeds v Millwall
Dan James’ second-half goal against Millwall sent Leeds top of the Championship on goal difference

Leeds United forward Dan James says going top of the Championship table counts for little with eight games still to play.

James scored in Leeds’ 2-0 win over Millwall on Sunday that sent the Whites above Leicester on goal difference.

It is the first time all season that Leeds have been top, but previous leaders

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12 March 2024 0

Cardiff City 2-1 Ipswich Town: Ryan Wintle and Callum O’Dowda strike in injury time

By Total Football News
Cardiff players celebrate with Callum O'Dowda
Callum O’Dowda’s strike against Ipswich Town was his first goal of the season for Cardiff City

Ipswich Town missed the chance to reclaim the second automatic promotion spot in the Championship as Cardiff City scored two injury-time goals to snatch a stunning victory.

Cardiff started strongly and should have taken an early lead but Perry Ng’s scuffed close-range effort was cleared off the line by Kieffer Moore.

Subdued during the

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12 March 2024 0

Premier League clubs accused of ’empty promise’ on EFL funding

By Total Football News
The Premier League trophy
The plan for an independent regulator in English football was recommended by a fan-led review in 2022

Premier League clubs have been accused of making an “empty promise” about a new funding deal for the English Football League (EFL).

A meeting between clubs on Monday ended without an agreement on a ‘New Deal’.

Dame Caroline Dinenage, chair of the Culture, Media and Sport committee, accused clubs of “parking the bus”.

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11 March 2024 0

Southampton 4-2 Sunderland: Joe Rothwell comes off the bench to grab a double for Saints

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Adam Armstrong scores from the penalty spot for Southampton
Adam Armstrong appeared to kick the ball twice when he scored from the penalty spot

Substitute Joe Rothwell scored a late double as Southampton survived a Sunderland fightback to keep their slim hopes of automatic promotion back to the Premier League alive.

The Saints, who had their midweek game against Preston postponed at late notice because of a fire on a nearby industrial estate, took an early lead when Stuart

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11 March 2024 0

Bristol City 1-0 Swansea City: Rob Dickie header sees Robins end losing streak

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Rob Dickie runs away to celebrate his third goal in his last 10 appearances
Rob Dickie runs away to celebrate his third goal in his last 10 appearances

Bristol City ended a four-game losing streak as Rob Dickie’s second-half header settled a forgettable game against Swansea City.

Dickie guided the ball inside the far post after a short-corner routine to give Liam Manning’s team a timely victory.

Bristol City look secure in mid-table having triumphed for just the third time in 13 Championship games

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