Tag: momentum

7 November 2025 Off

EFL five things to watch: Manager returns, upward momentum and sack races

By Total Football News

Quiz time. Of the 62 teams who both finished last season and started this one in the EFL, who has won the most points in 2025 so far?

Surely it’s Coventry? Nope, not even close. It must be Bradford then? No. Wrexham? Afraid not.

Birmingham’s back-to-back 4-0 home wins this past week took them up to 83 points and counting this year.

League One leaders Stockport are second with 78

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12 February 2025 Off

Match Momentum: Telling the story of the match at a glance on BBC Sport

By Total Football News

So maybe you couldn’t watch the match, but you’ve seen the final score. You might also have looked at how many shots your team had, how many saves your keeper made, and how much possession your side managed. So far, so traditional, right?

But that doesn’t always tell the full story of how your team got on.

This is where our new feature called Match Momentum can help. It’s a

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1 October 2024 Off

Tom Cleverley: Watford head coach says beating Sunderland was huge for momentum

By Total Football News

Watford continue another busy week with Wednesday’s trip to Deepdale before hosting Middlesbrough on Saturday.

Having just ended a tough three-game week on a high, beating Sunderland after losing to Norwich and a strong Manchester City side in the Carabao Cup, Cleverley knows he will have to rely heavily on his entire squad.

The former Manchester United midfielder made nine changes for the cup game, before using all five substitutes

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15 April 2024 0

Premier League title race: ‘Arsenal and Liverpool stumble as momentum shifts in Man City’s favour’

By Total Football News
Arsenal midfielders Jorginho and Declan Rice contemplate what went wrong against Aston Villa after the full-time whistle
Arsenal suffered their fifth league defeat of the season against Aston Villa

Arsenal revelled in a scene of high anticipation when they walked out to face Aston Villa but were left looking at a sea of empty red seats 90 minutes later as the Premier League title race took a potentially pivotal twist.

Liverpool stumbled first in a shock home defeat by Crystal Palace before Arsenal’s supporters, well at least

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