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72+ EFL podcast: Huge games loom in Championship relegation scrap
30 March 2026 Off

72+ EFL podcast: Huge games loom in Championship relegation scrap

By Total Football News

The BBC’s 72+ EFL podcast team have taken a look at the Championship relegation picture, with some huge games in store at the end of the international break.

Easter Monday (6 April) sees Blackburn and West Brom face-off, level on points just above the drop zone, just hours after second-bottom Oxford United head to Portsmouth.

Third-bottom Leicester will also head to Portsmouth and Blackburn during the run-in.

Former Watford and

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Leicester City analysis: Point deduction has Foxes ‘in a true relegation scrap’
7 February 2026 Off

Leicester City analysis: Point deduction has Foxes ‘in a true relegation scrap’

By Total Football News

As Leicester City “consider their options” following their six-point deduction, many will be wondering what that means – and what comes next for their football club.

The deduction has now thrown the club into a true relegation scrap at the bottom of the second tier.

Leicester City, the EFL and the Premier League can all appeal the verdict from the independent comission should they wish to – with the Premier

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Luton’s focus on scrap for survival and stadium move
2 May 2025 Off

Luton’s focus on scrap for survival and stadium move

By Total Football News

That the club battled its way from non-league to the Premier League at a ground that has so often been the butt of jokes is even more of an achievement.

“There were quite a few times at Kenilworth Road last season where we were actually sniggering saying, ‘isn’t this funny, with Pep Guardiola sitting in the dugout across the way’,” says Sweet.

“But actually, quite a lot of time we

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Ipswich 1-2 Wolves: Pablo Sarabia and Jorgen Strand Larsen settle Premier League relegation scrap
5 April 2025 Off

Ipswich 1-2 Wolves: Pablo Sarabia and Jorgen Strand Larsen settle Premier League relegation scrap

By Total Football News

Wolves closed in on Premier League survival and left Ipswich on the brink of relegation after a vital comeback win at Portman Road.

Jorgen Strand Larsen and Pablo Sarabia’s second-half strikes cancelled out Liam Delap’s opener to leave the Tractor Boys facing an immediate return to the Championship.

Kieran McKenna’s third-bottom side are 12 points behind the visitors with seven games left after a damaging defeat.

It was a game

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Wolves scrap child ticket price hike and freeze cost of adult season tickets after fan backlash
5 June 2024 Off

Wolves scrap child ticket price hike and freeze cost of adult season tickets after fan backlash

By Total Football News

The Premier League club also guaranteed a freeze on adult season ticket prices, which will come into force for the 2025-26 campaign, and promised a review of junior season ticket costs.

“Wolves deeply value the feedback from our supporters and the role the fan advisory board plays in representing their voices,” the club said.

“We are committed to ensuring open communication and collaboration as we strive to achieve

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Premier League: Wolves set to lose bid to scrap VAR
5 June 2024 Off

Premier League: Wolves set to lose bid to scrap VAR

By Total Football News

It is also understood there is unlikely to be a vote on Thursday around new financial rules, which are due to link squad costs to anchoring around broadcast income received by the league’s lowest clubs.

Although hope was expressed in April that the league would be in a position to put a concrete proposal to their clubs at the annual meeting, it was always felt the timescale was tight.

Thursday’s

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Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool boss says he would vote to scrap VAR
17 May 2024 0

Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool boss says he would vote to scrap VAR

By Total Football News

Klopp said it has been the “most intense” week of his life as he prepares to take charge of Liverpool for the last time.

The 56-year-old German will leave the club after Liverpool’s Premier League season finale against Wolves at Anfield at Sunday.

“Saying goodbye I don’t think is ever nice but saying goodbye without feeling sad or hurt, that would just mean the time we spent together was not

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VAR vote: Premier League clubs unlikely to vote to scrap VAR
16 May 2024 0

VAR vote: Premier League clubs unlikely to vote to scrap VAR

By Total Football News

As yet, Wolves are the only club to publicly declare their intention to vote in favour of scrapping VAR.

Nottingham Forest declined to comment, but given their recent statements over VAR they could side with Wolves.

Leicester City and Ipswich Town will both be at the meeting after their promotion to the Premier League. Neither club has communicated their views on the vote but VAR does not operate in the

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VAR: Premier League clubs to vote on whether to scrap video assistant referees
15 May 2024 0

VAR: Premier League clubs to vote on whether to scrap video assistant referees

By Total Football News

Premier League clubs will vote on whether to scrap video assistant referees (VAR) from next season at their annual general meeting next month.

Wolves have formally submitted a resolution to the Premier League which will trigger a vote when the 20 member clubs meet in Harrogate on 6 June.

The club said VAR was introduced “in good faith” but has led to “numerous unintended negative consequences that are damaging the

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