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West Bromwich Albion have paid an undisclosed fee to sign goalkeeper Matt Ingram from Oxford United on a two-year contract.
The 32-year-old made only one Championship appearance for the U’s after joining them from Hull City in 2024, and also featured in three FA Cup and three League Cup ties.
Ingram signed a new two-year-deal with Oxford in the summer of 2025 but leaves after their relegation to League
Charlton Athletic striker Matt Godden has agreed a new one-year contract with the Championship club.
Godden, 34, has scored 24 goals in 60 appearances for the Addicks since joining from Coventry City in July 2024.
“It’s something that I was really keen to get done and I’m just glad it’s sorted now,” he told the club’s official website, external.
Manager Nathan Jones said: “He’s been instrumental in our
West Bromwich Albion have confirmed Matt Gill will be staying as assistant head coach to boss James Morrison and added Celtic first-team coach Gavin Strachan and former Middlesbrough defender Tony McMahon to the coaching staff.
Gill joined up with the Baggies for the last 11 fixtures of 2025-26, as they went on to secure their Championship survival off the back of a 10-game unbeaten run.
Strachan, 47, has been with
Oxford United head coach Matt Bloomfield says he is confident of keeping his job at the club despite relegation from the Championship.
Charlton’s win over Hull City on Saturday condemned the U’s to the drop and brought their two-year spell in the second tier to an end.
Bloomfield replaced Gary Rowett in January and despite some encouraging results and performances, he was unable to keep them up.
The U’s boss
Matt Bloomfield is delighted with his start to life at Oxford United and believes the U’s have what it takes to beat the Championship drop.
Bloomfield was appointed as successor to Gary Rowett in January with the club second-bottom, three points from safety.
While they remain 23rd, the U’s are now just a point from safety with seven games remaining after Bloomfield steered them to 17 points from his 15
Swansea head coach Vitor Matos:
“We had chances, we didn’t score. That shows that in this kind of game, being clinical is massive, having the mental focus in that kind of situation is massive.
“That’s something we need to improve. For 30 minutes I think we were a good team who properly pushed Coventry in moments they didn’t like.
“Cross bar, post, good chance for Franco as well, then a
Grimes joined Swansea, who were then a Premier League side, from Exeter City in 2015 for £1.75m.
Though his impact was limited during the club’s spell in the top flight, the midfielder established himself as a key figure following their relegation from the top flight in 2018.
Grimes was a regular in the second tier, going on to make 333 Swansea appearances and captaining the club for five-and-a-half seasons before
Oxford United boss Matt Bloomfield said the club wanted to “pay their respects in the best possible way” after the passing of one of their academy players.
Teenager Amelia Aplin collapsed during a game against Fulham at the club’s training centre in Horspath on Saturday afternoon before tragically passing away.
The Us held a minute’s silence prior to kick-off during Wednesday’s Championship fixture against Blackburn Rovers with an applause held
Hull now face what could be a pivotal week as they play promotion rivals Ipswich Town and Millwall.
At Fratton Park the Tigers thought they had continued their momentum from Tuesday’s win over Derby as McBurnie put the ball in the net after Joe Gelhardt’s effort was saved, only to see the linesman’s flag go up for offside.
The early let-off spurred Pompey into action, with Terry Devlin’s long-range effort
The football purists won’t be banging on the Oxford United club shop door for a DVD of Saturday’s game against Bristol City.
Both sides made it a difficult watch for most of the match.
Thankfully, United lit the touch paper late in the game and those oh-so-near moments when Stan Mills forced strong saves in the 72nd minute and injury time really gave the home crowd something to get behind.