Tag: chance

Josh Acheampong: Is academy defender finally getting a real chance at Chelsea?
21 October 2026 Off

Josh Acheampong: Is academy defender finally getting a real chance at Chelsea?

By Total Football News

Acheampong is under contract until 2029, meaning decisions need to be made between now and next summer.

Across recent transfer windows, the defender has been repeatedly linked with moves away from Stamford Bridge, only for sources within Chelsea to insist he was “untouchable”.

That message has remained consistent, although it has occasionally raised eyebrows.

Chelsea seriously explored moves for now-Real Madrid defender Dean Huijsen in the summer of 2025 and

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Aston Villa: Taylor Harwood-Bellis has chance to make mark at Villa
16 September 2026 Off

Aston Villa: Taylor Harwood-Bellis has chance to make mark at Villa

By Total Football News

Along with young striker Brian Madjo and fellow defender Modou Cisse, Harwood-Bellis was left out for Europe by Emery as the head coach failed to find room.

It has happened before, with Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia last season – Malen eventually left for Roma last January as he looked for more playing time and responsibility.

Emery is banking on the flexibility of Lamare Bogarde and Boubacar Kamara to fill

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Frank Lampard: Coventry players deserve their chance in the Premier League
27 May 2026 Off

Frank Lampard: Coventry players deserve their chance in the Premier League

By Total Football News

The players who helped Coventry City win promotion to the Premier League deserve their chance to show what they can do in the top flight, according to boss Frank Lampard.

After being named the League Managers Association’s manager of the year, Lampard is planning for the Sky Blues’ first season in the top flight for 25 years.

“We haven’t got Premier League minutes in our team. We’ve got a couple

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Gary Rowett: Leicester City down to ‘last chance’ in Championship
14 April 2026 Off

Gary Rowett: Leicester City down to ‘last chance’ in Championship

By Total Football News

Rowett certainly lived up to his reputation for straight-talking when confessing to how bad a situation Leicester are in with four games remaining.

There has been a chorus of agreement from former players, media pundits and Foxes supporters in the days since – with some of the most prominent voices pointing out that the the grim situation the club finds itself should not come as a surprise.

Since winning promotion

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Swansea City 2-2 Middlesbrough: Boro miss chance to reclaim top-two spot
8 April 2026 Off

Swansea City 2-2 Middlesbrough: Boro miss chance to reclaim top-two spot

By Total Football News

Swansea head coach Vitor Matos:

“We needed to control the game without the ball, getting compact, getting the right timings, the right positions, the right organisation.

“We knew Middlesbrough is a really good team with the ball, with a lot of individual technique in all positions, which can hurt you.

“With two games [over Easter] and all the internationals arriving last Thursday, you need first to be organised and compact

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Bristol City 2-0 Middlesbrough: Boro miss chance to close gap at top of Championship
22 December 2025 Off

Bristol City 2-0 Middlesbrough: Boro miss chance to close gap at top of Championship

By Total Football News

Boro almost took a fourth-minute lead as Tommy Conway latched onto a mistake by the recalled Zak Vyner before playing in Whittaker, whose powerful low shot came back off the far post.

Anis Mehmeti had two decent efforts in the space of a minute saved by Boro’s Sol Brynn soon after in a breathless start to the game.

Former City forward Conway then had a shot blocked before his ex-teammates

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Marc Guehi: Have Liverpool missed out on chance to sign Crystal Palace defender?
29 November 2025 Off

Marc Guehi: Have Liverpool missed out on chance to sign Crystal Palace defender?

By Total Football News

In 34 days, Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi will be free to complete a move to a European club when his contract expires on 30 June.

The 25-year-old can sign a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club when the winter transfer window opens on 1 January 2026.

Liverpool missed the chance to buy the England centre-back for £35m in the summer. The transfer saga, which lasted throughout the window, ended

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EFL board discussing Championship play-offs expansion to give seventh and eighth-placed finishers chance of promotion | Football News
23 September 2025 Off

EFL board discussing Championship play-offs expansion to give seventh and eighth-placed finishers chance of promotion | Football News

By Total Football News

The EFL board is discussing the possibility of expanding the Championship play-offs to include those clubs who finish seventh and eighth in the division – and there is widespread support for the idea among club bosses, Sky Sports News has been told.

The proposal has been put forward by the Preston North End chief executive, Peter Ridsdale, former chairman of Leeds United, Burnley, Barnsley and Cardiff, who discussed the idea

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