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It took Luton Town, a significant force in the top flight of English football in the 1980s and 90s before a prolonged period of decline, 10 years to climb back from the National League to the Premier League.
There were unforgettable scenes after Rob Edwards’ side beat Coventry City on penalties at Wembley in the 2023 play-off final.
But the great adventure lasted only one season and now they are
Bristol City manager Liam Manning said his side were beaten by the best side in the division after their 4-0 defeat at promoted Leeds.
The Robins, who will secure a play-off spot with victory over struggling Preston on the final day, were blown away at Elland Road by a Whites side who will win the title and hit 100 points with a win at Plymouth at the weekend.
“Where do
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Postecoglou brought off the struggling Yves Bissouma and Brennan Johnson at half-time against Fulham and sent on Bergvall and Son Heung-min.
The Spurs boss confirmed Bissouma was taken off due to his poor performance, saying: “I just feel Biss can sometimes let the game drift by him.
“He needs to be a little bit more dominant in the way he gets on the ball. At times I think the game
QPR, who remain 14th despite a fifth defeat in their past seven games, showed plenty of grit to keep the Blades on edge until the final whistle.
Both Frey and, deep into stoppage time, Koki Saito had headed efforts miss as the Blades were forced into a defensive rearguard.
Yet on balance of play and, for a moment of real quality from Campbell – whose spin and top-right-corner finish from
A clinical display from Crystal Palace inflicted a sixth straight Premier League defeat on Leicester City and increased pressure on manager Ruud van Nistelrooy.
In a game short of quality, Jean-Philippe Mateta’s opener – seven minutes into the second half – was Palace’s first effort on target.
He latched on to a through ball after a driving run from Ismaila Sarr and took a touch round the advancing goalkeeper, before
Burnley boss Scott Parker told BBC Radio Lancashire:
“Overall the performance was very good today and I thought we dominated for large parts.
“We get our noses in front, which is probably something we’ve been lacking a little bit, and were well worthy of our goal in the first half.
“The slight negative was we could have had a few more. The second half they changed their system, but credit
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Lewis Gibson hit the Sheffield United post while Ryan Hardie, Mustapha Bundu, Rami Al Hajj and Darko Gyabi all forced saves from former Argyle goalkeeper Michael Cooper.
The loss – a fourth in succession for Argyle – came as experienced defender Brendan Galloway made his first start since August after recovering from injury in an unfamiliar role at left-back.
“In recent away games when we’ve conceded we’ve caved in really,”
Southampton were 5-0 down to Tottenham before half-time and frustration from some of the home fans was directed at both Martin and club owners Sport Republic.
Despite making nine permanent signings in the summer, Saints’ squad has been exposed in the Premier League, with the lack of goals and a porous defence.
“This is a very precarious job,” said Martin after the game. “I can’t sit here after losing 5-0,
