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Birmingham City 1-0 Queens Park Rangers: Patrick Roberts claims winner for Blues
12 March 2026 Off

Birmingham City 1-0 Queens Park Rangers: Patrick Roberts claims winner for Blues

By Total Football News

The hosts enjoyed almost complete dominance in the first half, with Ibrahim Osman at the heart of their good play.

The winger grazed the crossbar with a cross-cum-shot after just two minutes before teeing up Roberts to fire home from close range three minutes later after he nutmegged his opposite number and sent a low cross into the box.

Only some acrobatics from Amadou Mbengue stopped Blues from doubling their

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Patrick Roberts: Birmingham City make winger’s Sunderland move permanent
2 February 2026 Off

Patrick Roberts: Birmingham City make winger’s Sunderland move permanent

By Total Football News

Patrick Roberts has completed a permanent move to Birmingham City from Sunderland after initially joining the Championship side on a season-long loan.

The 28-year-old winger has signed a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Roberts has scored three goals and provided four assists in 26 appearances for Birmingham to date.

The former Manchester City winger was on the books at Sunderland for four years, playing a part in two

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Swansea City 1-1 Birmingham City: Patrick Roberts cancels out Zan Vipotnik opener
19 January 2026 Off

Swansea City 1-1 Birmingham City: Patrick Roberts cancels out Zan Vipotnik opener

By Total Football News

Swansea head coach Vitor Matos:

“I think it was a good game from our side, especially the first half. I was really happy, really proud of the boys.

“I think someone said a nice word, tenacity. I think it was really good from the players. I think we were sharp, we were dominant, we were aggressive. We controlled the game, had chances, scored the goal.

“Second half, I think Birmingham

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Wrexham 1-1 Birmingham City: Patrick Roberts strike cancels out George Dobson opener
3 October 2025 Off

Wrexham 1-1 Birmingham City: Patrick Roberts strike cancels out George Dobson opener

By Total Football News

Birmingham ended the opening half having had two thirds of the possession, and yet, their xG [expected goals] figure of 0.33 was dwarfed by the 1.61 managed by the hosts.

Davies’ men badly needed a spark in the final third but, despite the best efforts of Gray, they found it difficult to trouble Okonkwo.

Having had huge defensive concerns of their own earlier on in the season, Wrexham showed a

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George Saville and Liam Roberts: Duo leaving Millwall as contract talks fail
9 June 2025 Off

George Saville and Liam Roberts: Duo leaving Millwall as contract talks fail

By Total Football News

Midfielder George Saville and goalkeeper Liam Roberts are to leave Millwall at the end of the month after both failed to agree a new contracts with the club.

Saville made almost 250 appearances for the Lions across four spells and last rejoined the club in July 2021 from Middlesbrough.

The 32-year-old Northern Ireland international played in 45 out of 46 of the club’s Championship matches in 2024-25, scoring one goal.

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Sunderland: Patrick Roberts celebrates thrill ‘ride’ of two promotions
25 May 2025 Off

Sunderland: Patrick Roberts celebrates thrill ‘ride’ of two promotions

By Total Football News

Roberts says that he picked up a calf injury in the first leg of the play-off semi-final with Coventry City.

He battled through the second leg but then faced a race against time to get fit for the final, with head coach Regis Le Bris deciding to only use him as a substitute.

But with the game going against them, Roberts was sent on just before the hour-mark, going on

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Iwan Roberts: Ex-Norwich striker on sacking of Johannes Hoff Thorup
23 April 2025 Off

Iwan Roberts: Ex-Norwich striker on sacking of Johannes Hoff Thorup

By Total Football News

Former Norwich City striker Iwan Roberts believes failure to resolve defensive frailties is a big reason for Johannes Hoff Thorup’s downfall as head coach.

“I watched the first half of the Norwich-Portsmouth game (on Friday) and made a tongue-in-cheek comment to my son after the game, I said ‘that’s a sackable offence’, conceding five goals against a team that had scored seven in their previous 12 games,” he told BBC

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Haydon Roberts: West Brom goal is ‘most important of career’
10 April 2025 Off

Haydon Roberts: West Brom goal is ‘most important of career’

By Total Football News

Roberts, who typically plays at left-back or the left side of midfield, joined Bristol City in June 2023 from Brighton and has made 54 appearances for the club, including 26 this season so far.

Tuesday’s goal was his first at home and only his second for the club, with his first coming away at Norwich in April last year.

“I owe my team-mates, I owe everyone a goal really. It’s

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Alex Neil: Millwall win draws a line under Liam Roberts ban
8 March 2025 Off

Alex Neil: Millwall win draws a line under Liam Roberts ban

By Total Football News

Millwall boss Alex Neil hopes they can now move on from goalkeeper Liam Roberts’ suspension following their come-from-behind win at Watford in the Championship.

Roberts had a three-match ban for a dangerous challenge on Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta in the FA Cup extended to six games during the week.

Lukas Jensen was again in goal at Vicarage Road and made some important saves as the Lions came

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