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Goal crisis & in drop zone – so why is Spurs’ £60m striker stuck in U21s?
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When Sheffield Wednesday begin the League One season in August they will not be sure of many things.
But what they will be certain of is unwavering support from their fans – fans who could be forgiven for feeling downtrodden and bereft of hope as this most distressing of seasons edges towards its conclusion.
On Saturday, that same support helped galvanise their team as they threatened a second-half fightback against
On the surface Portsmouth aren’t in a bad position. Their key objective this season is to stay in the Championship. They are currently a point above the bottom three with at least one game in hand on the sides around them.
However, a quick look under the bonnet and things are a little more concerning. The injury crisis has reached epic proportions and there are key absentees.
On Thursday it
EFL five things to watch: Bosses in crisis and a Bristolian reunion
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All the frailties were on show, from conceding the opening goal to Murillo from a corner.
Liverpool have conceded nine league goals from set-pieces – excluding penalties – this season, as many as they did in the whole of last season.
Their anticipated second-half revival lasted precisely the 39 seconds it took former Liverpool defender Neco Williams to play in Nicola Savona in front of the Kop, who were stunned
“The players are getting away with this massively. It’s up to them to sort this out but the manager will be the one that will get it because, for whatever reason, the players are not looking that confident under him.”
Former Saints striker Rickie Lambert joins the podcast to discuss the pressure mounting on Southampton boss Will Still, while BBC Radio Lancashire’s Andy Bayes talks Preston North End before their
“I imagine there will be some Sheffield Wednesday fans tonight who are really worried about the future of their football club, a club which has been part of the community since 1867.
“On the other hand, if a winding-up petitions means Dejphon Chansiri is no longer going to be the owner of the club, is it a necessary evil? Is it the kind of news you are willing to tolerate
Middlesbrough’s injury crisis in central defence is showing signs of easing ahead of their game with Oxford United on Saturday.
Rav van den Berg is back in training after a knee injury, although head coach Michael Carrick will still have to make a call on him before the game.
George Edmundson could return to training next week but Dael Fry’s return from a calf injury is a little further away.
🎧 Crisis? What crisis?
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The 6ft 2in Merino’s height and stature make him an obvious threat and so it proved. He stole in to head home powerfully from Ethan Nwaneri’s right-wing cross with nine minutes left, before finishing with confidence after 87 minutes to wrap up the win that leaves Arsenal four points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool having played a game more.
The player himself played down the notion he might figure more
