Tag: rout

8 December 2025 Off

Sheffield United 4-0 Stoke City: In-form hosts rout out of form Potters

By Total Football News

After recovering from their dismal start to the season the Blades are starting to show the kind of form and performances that saw them finish third in the Championship last season.

They took the lead at Bramall Lane when McGuinness thundered home a powerful header unchallenged from Gus Hamer’s corner kick.

If Stoke boss Mark Robins was unhappy with his side’s marking for the first goal he would have been

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3 February 2025 Off

Myles Lewis-Skelly: Teenager inspires Arsenal rout over Manchester City

By Total Football News

Lewis-Skelly gave hints of his confidence and personality in those angry verbal exchanges at Etihad Stadium. Since then, he has shown he can walk the walk as well as talk the talk.

He oozes self-belief and settled lingering Arsenal nerves with his powerful 62nd minute strike, although Manchester City keeper Stefan Ortega should have done much better than help it in.

And how he revelled in the deserved standing ovation

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2 February 2025 Off

Arsenal 5-1 Man City: A new low for defending champions after Premier League rout?

By Total Football News

City have achieved near footballing perfection over the past few years, winning four consecutive titles and five out of six.

It is just over 18 months since they won the Treble of Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League.

At the start of November, they were unbeaten in 32 Premier League games.

A run of six games without a win in all competitions, starting in late October, was followed by

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24 April 2024 0

Russell Martin: Southampton boss apologises to fans for Foxes rout

By Total Football News

Southampton boss Russell Martin has issued an apology to supporters who travelled to Leicester after their humiliating 5-0 defeat on Tuesday.

The Saints were outclassed and are now six points adrift of the automatic promotion places with two games left and a far inferior goal difference.

“I want to apologise to the fans,” Martin told BBC Radio Solent.

“We’re going to need them in the next few games to pick

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