Tag: rare

Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Watford: Last-gasp Hornets deny Owls rare win
11 March 2026 Off

Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Watford: Last-gasp Hornets deny Owls rare win

By Total Football News

Before the match, recently appointed Watford boss Ed Still had described his side’s 11-day break between matches – because of their early FA Cup exit – as like a “mini pre-season”, giving him prolonged time to work with the squad and allowing players some time off.

That freshness told in the first half as they registered 10 shots to Wednesday’s four and dominated possession.

Chances missed by striker Luca Kjerrumgaard

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‘Wins like this are rare’: The best EFL comeback victories
11 February 2026 Off

‘Wins like this are rare’: The best EFL comeback victories

By Total Football News

For all its highs, playing football can also be pretty unenjoyable at times. For example, if you are losing 5-1 and a man down with 27 minutes remaining, you could be forgiven for somewhat throwing in the towel.

That was the situation Charlton Athletic were faced with against a Huddersfield Town side led by Bill Shankly at The Valley in the Second Division (now the Championship) four days before Christmas

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Leicester City 1-2 Oxford United: Mark Harris earns rare win for U’s
24 January 2026 Off

Leicester City 1-2 Oxford United: Mark Harris earns rare win for U’s

By Total Football News

The anger was mirrored on the pitch as both sets of players pushed and shoved each other at the full-time whistle following a niggly contest on a freezing cold afternoon.

Oxford, who had not scored in their past two matches, were aggressive and spiky from the off, constantly disrupting Leicester’s rhythm and setting the tone for a combative contest.

And, buoyed by the cleverly worked set-piece opener when a long

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Stoke City 2-1 Swansea City: Ben Pearson scores rare goal as Potters end losing streak
13 December 2025 Off

Stoke City 2-1 Swansea City: Ben Pearson scores rare goal as Potters end losing streak

By Total Football News

Stoke manager Mark Robins:

“It was important because the five [defeats] out of six games everybody keeps reminding us about. We have not won since Charlton here and we have had three tough away games we’ve lost and the Hull game here which was a reverse we shouldn’t have suffered.

“We made hard work of it because I thought we were the better team from start to finish and we

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Thomas Frank: Spurs ease pressure on head coach with rare home win
8 December 2025 Off

Thomas Frank: Spurs ease pressure on head coach with rare home win

By Total Football News

Frank’s approach has been condemned as negative by his detractors – one more suited to Brentford than Spurs. That criticism was cranked up in November after the home defeat by Chelsea and the 4-1 loss at Arsenal in the north London derby, but the signs were positive here.

He has been hit over the head with poor expected goals (xG) statistics. So he can point to the fact that against

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Brighton 2-2 Leicester City: Caleb Okoli header earns Leicester rare point at Brighton
12 April 2025 Off

Brighton 2-2 Leicester City: Caleb Okoli header earns Leicester rare point at Brighton

By Total Football News

Caleb Okoli scored the equaliser as relegation-threatened Leicester City ended their eight-game losing streak and hurt Brighton’s ambitions of qualifying for Europe with a hard-earned draw.

Okoli, starting in place of the injured Wout Faes, powered a diving header from Bilal El Khannouss’ free-kick past Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen to rescue a rare point for Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side.

The Foxes had scored their first league goal since 26 January

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Southampton 1-1 Crystal Palace: Saints denied rare Premier League win by late goal
2 April 2025 Off

Southampton 1-1 Crystal Palace: Saints denied rare Premier League win by late goal

By Total Football News

Southampton were denied just a third win of the season as Crystal Palace scored at the death to snatch a draw at St Mary’s.

Paul Onuachu looked to have earned the home side a first Premier League win in two months, but substitute Matheus Franca headed a stoppage-time equaliser to add to Southampton’s woes.

Saints head coach Ivan Juric and goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale both spoke this week of the importance

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Wayne Rooney: Plymouth boss steps up intensity in hunt for rare win
20 December 2024 Off

Wayne Rooney: Plymouth boss steps up intensity in hunt for rare win

By Total Football News

Wayne Rooney says he has upped the intensity of Plymouth Argyle’s training ahead of the busy Christmas period.

The Pilgrims host Middlesbrough on Saturday having won just once in their last 11 games – including losing their last four games in succession.

It has left Argyle second-from-bottom of the Championship, although Rooney’s side do have a game in hand on the teams around them.

“We’ve actually stepped the training up

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Ipswich 1-2 Bournemouth: Late goals deny Ipswich rare home Premier League win
8 December 2024 Off

Ipswich 1-2 Bournemouth: Late goals deny Ipswich rare home Premier League win

By Total Football News

Bournemouth scored two late goals to come from behind and record a dramatic victory against Ipswich at Portman Road.

Ipswich were on track for their first home Premier League win since 2002 when the clocked ticked into the 87th minute, thanks to Conor Chaplin’s first-half strike.

But Bournemouth, who came on strong in the second half, refused to give up and broke the hearts of the home side thanks to

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Plymouth Argyle 1-0 Portsmouth: Michael Obafemi late goal seals rare Pilgrims win
6 November 2024 Off

Plymouth Argyle 1-0 Portsmouth: Michael Obafemi late goal seals rare Pilgrims win

By Total Football News

Having rested many of his first-choice attackers in the 3-0 loss at Leeds on Saturday, Rooney handed a full debut to Andre Gray up front as he made five changes, while Pompey made one change from the team that drew 1-1 at Hull on Saturday.

Portsmouth started superbly and had the ball in the home net after 48 seconds as Poole tapped in from close range, but he was offside

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