Tag: hold

7 May 2026 Off

Portsmouth FC podcast: 🎧 John Mousinho, Adrian Segecic and what the future might hold

By Total Football News

“Eight goal contributions in the last six games. The fact Adrian Segecic has put it together at the end… he’s gone from someone you think ‘he could be a good player next season’ to someone you think ‘is someone going to be looking at buying him this summer’ – has he made a late push for the Croatia World Cup squad? You never know.

“We know Wrexham came in for

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3 April 2026 Off

Oxford United 1-1 Hull City: U’s hold Tigers but remain in relegation zone

By Total Football News

Oxford United continued their fine run against promotion-chasing Hull City, but remain in the Championship relegation zone.

Oxford recovered from conceding after just four minutes to Mohamed Belloumi’s goal to level nine minutes later through captain Cameron Brannagan from the penalty spot.

Matt Bloomfield’s Oxford side have taken 11 points from their latest six games thanks to this result, and they might have snatched a stoppage-time winner when Mark Harris

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24 February 2026 Off

Middlesbrough 1-1 Leicester City: Relegation-threatened Foxes hold Boro

By Total Football News

Okoli gave the visitors a shock lead when he got in front of Boro defender Luke Ayling to head home Divine Mukasa’s right-wing free-kick.

But defender Okoli gave the ball away in the build-up to the hosts’ equaliser just before the interval.

Boro sprang forward and Hayden Hackney played the ball to the left to Tommy Conway, who pulled it back for McGree to tuck away his third goal in

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22 February 2026 Off

Norwich 1-2 Birmingham: Blues hold on to beat Norwich and extend unbeaten run

By Total Football News

Birmingham took the lead after five minutes when Bright Osayi-Samuel fed Vicente, and the Spanish winger, signed last month from Deportivo Alaves, raced down the right and finished at the near post.

The Blues were buzzing and August Priske chested the ball down and unleashed an overhead kick, which was saved by Vladan Kovacevic.

Priske then found Ducksch with a first-time pass and the German rolled it past Kovacevic on

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10 February 2026 Off

Birmingham frustrated as West Brom hold on for draw

By Total Football News

For all the heads in hands on both the pitch and in the stands it was hard to argue with any of the decisions taken by referee Adam Herczeg according to the letter of the law, even if the Styles block would have stung.

For the disallowed goal, Gray was in an offside position and, after standing in front of O’Leary when the corner was taken, had taken a step

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25 January 2026 Off

Hull City 2-1 Swansea City: Tigers hold on for third straight victory

By Total Football News

Hull head coach Sergej Jakirovic:

“It was a very difficult game for us, especially the third game in seven days.

“We are very happy because I think that was a battle from the first minute and we used our chances. Swansea especially first half didn’t use theirs, through [Zan] Vipotnik.

“Second half we dropped down, we didn’t control anything. They deserved to score but we didn’t lose our head after

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27 December 2025 Off

Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Hull City: Owls rally to hold Tigers

By Total Football News

The home side made a really impressive start with fullback Harry Amass heavily involved. His byline cross narrowly evaded Jamal Lowe at the far post after clever linkup with Barry Bannan.

Ingelsson broke the deadlock on 20 minutes with a smart finish direct from goalkeeper Pierce Charles’ long clearance. It was nothing short of what they deserved.

Hull took half an hour to create a proper chance and Belloumi was

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26 December 2025 Off

Birmingham City 1-1 Derby County: Ten-man Rams hold Blues to draw

By Total Football News

Despite the frustration of an entirely avoidable red card, Derby will have finished the happier of the two sides, given they played almost all of the second half with a numerical disadvantage.

And while Ward’s second bookable offence, for an unnecessary foul on Patrick Roberts, which followed a first for kicking the ball away at a Birmingham free-kick, undoubtedly cost his side, there will be some satisfaction that they were

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20 December 2025 Off

Southampton 1-1 Coventry City: 10-man Sky Blues hold on for point at Saints

By Total Football News

Both sides had presentable opportunities in the opening stages but it was Coventry who grew stronger as the first half wore on, making it count when Mason-Clark netted for his fifth league goal of the season.

Their dominance was to be short-lived, however, with Dasilva sent off after hurtling into Welington with studs raised halfway up the Brazilian’s shin.

Southampton were immediately incentivised by the man advantage and looked to

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