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Goal crisis & in drop zone – so why is Spurs’ £60m striker stuck in U21s?
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Ipswich started the game well and had a great chance to open the scoring when Kasey McAteer was slipped in down the right and found George Hirst in the box, but his shot ended up being blocked behind for a corner.
The Blues had a brilliant effort well saved just before the half-hour mark when Millenic Ali let fly from 25 yards with a thunderous right-footed effort that had to
Bristol City head coach Gerhard Struber told BBC Radio Bristol:
“We know what we had a week ago and I think today was reaction time and the boys showed a really good face against a team that had a really big momentum and many, many wins.
“The win and the performance was on a really high level otherwise you could not win here.
“The resilience was on a really high
After a scrappy opening period, in which both sides struggled to maintain possession in wintry conditions, Baggies captain Jed Wallace produced the first meaningful effort on goal shortly after the half-hour mark when he carried the ball to the edge of the Stoke penalty area, but his effort trickled past Tommy Simkin’s far post.
The Potters, who are slowly gathering personnel in the midst of an injury crisis in recent
Nuno was keen to stress that the Greek owner’s actions were down to “confusion” over the use of striker Awoniyi.
The Nigerian emerged from the bench following Leicester’s late equaliser, charged with finding a winner.
He showed his desperation to score when he slid in at the backpost in the hope of connecting with an Anthony Elanga cross, only to collide with the goalpost.
The 27-year-old was down for several
Preston North End boss Paul Heckingbottom says it is “pointless worrying” about relegation before Saturday’s decisive game against Bristol City.
The Lancashire side are only one point above the relegation zone after a winless run of seven league games and can only guarantee safety with a victory, although even if they lose, Hull City and Luton will both need a point away at Portsmouth and West Brom respectively to send
It is simplistic to say that Argyle were poor at both ends of the field – but the statistics do not lie.
They have conceded more goals than any other side in the Championship, while a recent flurry of eight goals in the past four games has seen them become the highest-scoring side in the bottom third of the table – but it was too little too late.
The lack
Joao Pedro hopes he can save Hull City from the drop in the final two games of the season.
The Tigers sit two places and two points ahead of the drop zone ahead of the visit of Derby, one place below, to the MKM Stadium on Saturday (15:00 BST), with a trip to Portsmouth to follow on 3 May.
The 33-year-old Brazilian has scored just six goals in 33 appearances
In Leicester’s favour, however, is time.
A five-point deficit is not insurmountable and they have 11 league games left – that’s 33 points to play for.
But their upcoming run of fixtures look tough with their next four games being trips to Chelsea and Manchester City and home matches against Manchester United and Newcastle.
Leicester defender Wout Faes says the players still believe they can stay up.
“Of course, there
Arsenal manager Arteta had to rotate his squad, with Kai Havertz missing through illness and captain Martin Odegaard also suffering and only well enough for substitute duty.
The Gunners are already trying to deal with the loss of Bukayo Saka who is out of action with a serious hamstring injury, yet they had by far the better of the opening stages of this game.
The main criticism will be that
