Tag: form

Matt Bloomfield: Luton boss says they fell below recent standards against Blackburn after positive form
14 April 2025 Off

Matt Bloomfield: Luton boss says they fell below recent standards against Blackburn after positive form

By Total Football News

Luton Town boss Matt Bloomfield said his side were below par in the home defeat against Blackburn Rovers.

“We really felt we were building momentum and our performances have been good,” Bloomfield told BBC Three Counties Radio.

“But that wasn’t good enough for the standards we have been setting and we are very disappointed.

“Blackburn have had a tough run of results but they have a very good group of

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Chelsea: Enzo Maresca not concerned by Cole Palmer form or body language
24 February 2025 Off

Chelsea: Enzo Maresca not concerned by Cole Palmer form or body language

By Total Football News

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says he is not concerned by Cole Palmer’s form or body language.

The Italian manager addressed the issue of the England international’s dip in form amid Chelsea’s run of two wins in 10 matches in all competitions.

The 22-year-old forward has not scored in any of his past six matches in all competitions and has not registered an assist in any of his past 13 matches.

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Luke Williams: Head coach set to leave Swansea City after slump in form
17 February 2025 Off

Luke Williams: Head coach set to leave Swansea City after slump in form

By Total Football News

The Albion links came just when Swansea were looking like genuine contenders for a top-half finish in 2024-25, which would have been a laudable achievement given the club’s budget and the players at Williams’ disposal.

In the autumn, Williams had boldly talked up Swansea’s play-off prospects having suggested – understandably – last September that it would be “silly” to say his inexperienced squad could compete “at the very peak” of

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‘Alexander Isak is in red-hot form’ – but are Newcastle United in Premier League title race?
16 January 2025 Off

‘Alexander Isak is in red-hot form’ – but are Newcastle United in Premier League title race?

By Total Football News

Life could hardly be much better for Newcastle fans right now.

The Magpies are on a club record-equalling nine-match winning run in all competitions, they have one of the hottest strikers in world football at their disposal in Alexander Isak, and they are back in the top four of the Premier League for the first time since September.

In-form Isak became the first Newcastle player to score in eight successive

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Ryan Hedges: Blackburn’s good form means nothing at the moment
13 December 2024 Off

Ryan Hedges: Blackburn’s good form means nothing at the moment

By Total Football News

Blackburn Rovers midfielder Ryan Hedges says their recent good form will be wasted if they don’t maintain their promotion push.

Rovers go into Saturday’s Championship meeting with Luton on the back of a five-game winning streak which has propelled them up to fifth place in the table.

“We’ve been in this position before since I’ve been at this club and it came to nothing so we know that it

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John Eustace: Blackburn Rovers boss says the club are heading in the right direction with fine form
11 December 2024 Off

John Eustace: Blackburn Rovers boss says the club are heading in the right direction with fine form

By Total Football News

Blackburn’s form is in stark contrast to last season, when the club struggled for form in the Championship and Eustace arrived as replacement for Jon Dahl Tomasson following a run of eight Championship games without victory.

The former Birmingham City boss then kept the club in the division having navigated them to a 19th-place finish, three points clear of the drop zone.

Some canny signings in the summer, including former

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Everton: Sean Dyche working harder than ever to improve Premier League form
3 December 2024 Off

Everton: Sean Dyche working harder than ever to improve Premier League form

By Total Football News

Sean Dyche says he is working harder than he ever has as a manager to turn around Everton’s gloomy season.

The Toffees have won just twice in this Premier League campaign and sat two points above the relegation zone in 15th heading into the midweek programme.

The Merseysiders face fellow strugglers Wolves on Wednesday and will be looking for their first win in six games, having failed to score in

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Chris Wood interview: Nottingham Forest striker on feeling appreciated and best form of career
28 November 2024 Off

Chris Wood interview: Nottingham Forest striker on feeling appreciated and best form of career

By Total Football News

“If you go up one side of the mountain, you are going to have to eventually come down the other side.”

In the form of his career at 32, Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood has just been asked if he enjoys all the positive headlines.

The New Zealand international has been in the spotlight – scoring eight of Forest’s 15 league goals so far – but his thoughtful answer reflects

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Man Utd: Ruben Amorim says Marcus Rashford has to show desire for return to form
27 November 2024 Off

Man Utd: Ruben Amorim says Marcus Rashford has to show desire for return to form

By Total Football News

Only Everton and the bottom two, Crystal Palace and Southampton, have scored fewer than United’s 13 goals in the Premier League this season. Alejandro Garnacho is their top scorer with three.

It is little wonder that Amorim has been linked with a move for one of his former Sporting players in ex-Coventry forward Viktor Gyokeres, who is riding high in the Champions League top scorers’ chart this season with

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