Tag: lead

2 August 2026 Off

Chelsea: Xabi Alonso heals Real Madrid scars to lead Blues’ senior revolution

By Total Football News

Alonso held discreet meetings in London and his hometown of San Sebastian over three weeks in early May to ensure Chelsea was the right fit.

Despite questions as to why he chose the Blues over his former club Liverpool, there was no offer on the table from the latter.

“I had a view of Chelsea from the outside,” he explained, revealing how carefully he considered the move to Stamford

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22 February 2026 Off

West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Coventry City: Sky Blues stretch lead at top

By Total Football News

Coventry City made it back-to-back wins to strengthen their promotion hopes and push West Bromwich Albion deeper into relegation trouble.

Frank Lampard’s Championship leaders picked up where they left off in Monday’s 3-1 win over second-placed Middlesbrough as they brushed the Baggies aside at The Hawthorns.

Ephron Mason-Clark gave the Sky Blues an early lead with his seventh goal of the season before Jack Rudoni doubled the advantage with a

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6 December 2025 Off

Liverpool surrender two-goal lead as Leeds score late to draw 3-3. Video, 00:09:05Liverpool surrender two-goal lead as Leeds score late to draw 3-3

By Total Football News

Liverpool surrender two-goal lead as Leeds score late to draw 3-3. Video, 00:09:05Liverpool surrender two-goal lead as Leeds score late to draw 3-3

This article was originally posted on https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/videos/c5yjkdwj0kwo

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26 October 2025 Off

Arsenal 1-0 Crystal Palace: Eberechi Eze scores against former club as Gunners extend lead at top of Premier League

By Total Football News

Eberechi Eze scored against his former club as Arsenal beat Crystal Palace to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table to four points.

Eze joined the Gunners in a deal worth £67m in the summer and his winner came from another trademark Arsenal set-piece.

Declan Rice curled a free-kick into the area which was knocked down by centre-back Gabriel, then Eze acrobatically fired the ball into

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22 June 2025 Off

Lukas Jutkiewicz: Birmingham City appoint ex-striker as lead positional scout

By Total Football News

“Now that my playing career has come to a close, I’m excited to begin a new chapter,” Jutkiewicz said., external

“I look forward to applying the knowledge and experience I’ve gained over my 20-year playing career in a different capacity, and I will bring the same commitment and passion to this new role as I did on the pitch.”

Birmingham director of football Craig Gardner said part of the

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15 May 2025 Off

Liverpool trio lead Premier League player of the season nominees

By Total Football News

Three members of Liverpool’s title-winning squad have been nominated for the Premier League’s player of the season award.

Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, and Ryan Gravenberch lead the eight-player shortlist after helping the Reds to a 20th league title.

Captain Van Dijk has played every game for Liverpool this season, helping the club record 14 clean sheets, while midfielder Gravenberch has only missed one match.

Salah, meanwhile, has registered a

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29 March 2025 Off

Cardiff City 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday: Bluebirds squander lead

By Total Football News

With this draw, the Bluebirds extend the gap between themselves and the relegation zone to two points, but Derby County could close it when they play their game in hand at home to Preston North End on Wednesday.

As for the Owls, they stay 12th in the table, five points adrift of the play-off spots.

This result was of no real use for either side and their respective aims at

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15 March 2025 Off

Manchester United: Sir Jim Ratcliffe says abuse would lead him to walk away

By Total Football News

“They can’t really come to a match, the Glazers. They’ve retreated into the shadows a bit now, so I’m getting all the stick.

“We bought in and I haven’t seen them since. It’s, ‘thank you, Jim, you’re doing a really good job’.

“At the moment, I don’t have security, I don’t have to walk around like that. But it would defeat the object, wouldn’t it? You couldn’t tolerate it at

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