Tag: comeback

Leicester City 1-1 Wrexham: Nathan Broadhead inspires Wrexham comeback
3 October 2025 Off

Leicester City 1-1 Wrexham: Nathan Broadhead inspires Wrexham comeback

By Total Football News

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson had been among those to admit this was one of the headline fixtures for the serial promotion winners ahead of their arrival on the Championship stage.

After all, back when Leicester were taking on Atletico Madrid in the last-eight of the Champions League in 2017, Wrexham were being beaten by Braintree on their way to a 13th-placed finish in the National League.

Even three years ago

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Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Swansea City: Goncalo Franco and Liam Cullen give Swans comeback win
30 September 2025 Off

Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Swansea City: Goncalo Franco and Liam Cullen give Swans comeback win

By Total Football News

Blackburn Rovers’ home struggles continued as Goncalo Franco’s sparkling volley and a cool Liam Cullen finish saw Swansea City come from behind to win at Ewood Park.

Rovers gave themselves hope of a first victory on their ground this season when Todd Cantwell headed Valerien Ismael’s team in front.

The goal came via their one genuine chance in the first half, as Ryan Alebiosu’s deflected cross looped on to the

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Newcastle v Arsenal: Mikel Arteta plays trump cards to earn comeback win
28 September 2025 Off

Newcastle v Arsenal: Mikel Arteta plays trump cards to earn comeback win

By Total Football News

What is it about this side and set-plays?

For context, since the start of the 2023-24 season, Arsenal have scored 36 goals from corners in the Premier League – 15 more than any other side in this period.

Arsenal’s prowess from set-pieces ultimately turned this game on its head.

From the first, in the 84th minute, Arsenal took a short corner before Declan Rice swung the ball into the box.

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Daryl Dike: West Bromwich Albion striker dreamed about comeback goal
5 May 2025 Off

Daryl Dike: West Bromwich Albion striker dreamed about comeback goal

By Total Football News

Since joining the Baggies from Barnsley in January 2022, Dike has had a scarcely believable run of serious injuries.

A hamstring injury on his full debut kept him out for six months, before a thigh problem on his return ruled him out for a further three.

Then in April 2023, a ruptured Achilles tendon saw him miss another 10 months.

Five games into his comeback, it went again against Ipswich

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Manchester City 5-2 Crystal Palace: Kevin de Bruyne leads comeback win
12 April 2025 Off

Manchester City 5-2 Crystal Palace: Kevin de Bruyne leads comeback win

By Total Football News

At most, De Bruyne will lead City into battle three more times in this arena.

Over the past decade he has produced so many sublime moments and provided memories that will last a lifetime.

But it had been a while since he had done anything significant, and when City’s form slumped a third of the way through the season, De Bruyne could do nothing to arrest the slide.

On this

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Everton 2-2 Man Utd: Manuel Ugarte and Bruno Fernandes lead late comeback before hosts denied late penalty
22 February 2025 Off

Everton 2-2 Man Utd: Manuel Ugarte and Bruno Fernandes lead late comeback before hosts denied late penalty

By Total Football News

Manchester United staged a late comeback before being saved by VAR in a dramatic draw at Everton after looking set to plunge deeper into crisis at Goodison Park.

Everton’s resurgence under their returning manager David Moyes – formerly of United – looked set to continue as they exerted total domination in the first 45 minutes to establish a deserved two-goal lead.

They exposed every United flaw in that opening half,

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Stoke City 3-1 Swansea City: Lewis Baker stunner helps Potters to comeback win
17 February 2025 Off

Stoke City 3-1 Swansea City: Lewis Baker stunner helps Potters to comeback win

By Total Football News

Stoke City came from behind to beat fellow strugglers Swansea City with Lewis Baker scoring a sensational late goal from inside his own half to put the gloss on a 3-1 victory.

Former Stoke player Josh Tymon took advantage of some desperate home defending to put Swansea in front just after the hour mark.

Tymon’s simple finish sparked what had been a forgettable contest into life, with Wouter Burger swiftly

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Newcastle United 1-2 Fulham: Raul Jimenez and Rodrigo Muniz score in comeback win
1 February 2025 Off

Newcastle United 1-2 Fulham: Raul Jimenez and Rodrigo Muniz score in comeback win

By Total Football News

Newcastle missed the opportunity to go fourth in the Premier League after a superb second-half comeback from Fulham.

A point for the Magpies would have sent them above Manchester City, who visit Arsenal on Sunday, 2 February.

But substitute Rodrigo Muniz completed a fine Fulham turnaround in the 82nd minute after he got the deftest of touches on Andreas Pereira’s dangerous free-kick into the box.

After falling behind in the

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Hull City 3-3 Leeds United: Tigers snatch point with late comeback
4 January 2025 Off

Hull City 3-3 Leeds United: Tigers snatch point with late comeback

By Total Football News

Abu Kamara turned from villain to hero with two goals to help struggling Hull City come from behind and take a point at home to the Championship leaders Leeds United.

In a week in which the forward was forced to apologise for a social media post on Portsmouth’s Instagram account, Kamara opened the scoring before lashing home a late equaliser.

Ao Tanaka equalised for Leeds straight after the interval, Dan

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Chelsea 1-2 Fulham: Rodrigo Muniz scores injury-time winner as visitors claim late comeback win
26 December 2024 Off

Chelsea 1-2 Fulham: Rodrigo Muniz scores injury-time winner as visitors claim late comeback win

By Total Football News

Marco Silva’s superb work at Fulham has been illustrated by the manner in which they earned fully deserved draws at home to Arsenal and away at Liverpool in recent weeks.

Fulham are a potent combination of quality, energy and relentless ambition and that was all on show here as they were undaunted by going behind to Palmer’s superb early strike.

It was no surprise when Wilson equalised, Fulham then preying

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