Tag: play

14 July 2026 Off

Jeremy Monga: How good is new Man City signing and what role could he play?

By Total Football News

While at Coventry City at the age of 11, Monga undertook specialist one-to-one coaching sessions in a programme that has hosted players from numerous academies around the country all the way up to the Premier League.

“Initially, Jeremy was quite a reserved character, but he goes about himself in the correct way,” Callum Powell of CP Coaching Academy tells BBC Sport.

“He conducts himself well and he is very polite

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7 April 2026 Off

Blackburn Rovers 0-0 West Bromwich Albion: Championship strugglers play out goalless draw

By Total Football News

Albion’s Isaac Price sending a low effort wide of the far post in the seventh minute was the only chance of a first half that lacked much goalmouth action.

That changed when Heggebo’s swivelling volley from six yards out was well saved by Toth after Callum Styles’ cross had been headed into his path by Ousmane Diakite.

Ryoya Morishita blazed an effort high and wide for Rovers, who failed to

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3 April 2026 Off

Alex Neil: Millwall boss says promotion-chasing teams should play at the same time

By Total Football News

Important games during the Championship’s promotion run-in should be played at the same time, according to Millwall boss Alex Neil.

The Lions are fourth in the table, two points behind second-placed Middlesbrough who they visit on Friday (12:30 BST) but Neil feels kicking-off before their other promotion rivals gives them an advantage.

“We’ve had quite a few of our games moved,” he told BBC Radio London.

“I don’t think that

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1 April 2026 Off

Jeremy Petris: Watford full-back ready to ‘play through pain’ at QPR

By Total Football News

Watford expect to have full-back Jeremy Petris back for Friday’s trip to Queens Park Rangers after missing three games with a dislocated shoulder.

Petris is still experiencing discomfort following the injury but head coach Ed Still believes that will not stop him being available at Loftus Road.

“He’s back early,” Still told the club website., external

“He should have been back at the end of next week but he

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10 March 2026 Off

Sheffield Wednesday: Liam Palmer set to play 500th game for Owls

By Total Football News

Sheffield Wednesday captain Liam Palmer is set to make his 500th appearance for the club when they take on Watford in the Championship on Tuesday (19:45 GMT).

The 34-year-old will become just the fourth player to reach that tally for the Owls since their founding in 1867.

“This being my 500th [appearance] at Hillsborough, leading the team out will be right up there with the best of [my Wednesday memories],”

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8 February 2026 Off

Hull City 2-3 Bristol City: Tigers drop to fourth as squirrel stops play

By Total Football News

Bristol City head coach Gerhard Struber told BBC Radio Bristol:

“We know what we had a week ago and I think today was reaction time and the boys showed a really good face against a team that had a really big momentum and many, many wins.

“The win and the performance was on a really high level otherwise you could not win here.

“The resilience was on a really high

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11 January 2026 Off

Josh Sargent: Norwich City boss Philippe Clement says striker made himself unavailable to play

By Total Football News

Sargent joined Norwich in August 2021 from German side Werder Bremen and has scored 56 goals for the Canaries in 157 games.

Without him, Norwich were convincing winners against the Saddlers, with Jovon Makama scoring a hat-trick to help the Canaries into round four.

The 21-year-old has overtaken Sargent as Norwich’s top scorer with 12 goals against the American’s eight.

“Jovon is improving a lot,” said Clement. “The staff is

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23 December 2025 Off

Porstmouth: John Mousinho ‘hopeful’ Josh Murphy can play against QPR

By Total Football News

Portsmouth manager John Mousinho says winger Josh Murphy is likely to be available for the visit of QPR on Friday (15:00 GMT kick-off) and has also praised Callum Lang’s form since returning to the side.

Murphy was forced off with an injury just eight minutes into the second half during the 1-1 draw at Derby on Saturday, with Lang having scored the opening goal at Pride Park.

“Josh hasn’t flagged

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