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Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea: Are Blues short of midfield options despite £349m spent?
6 September 2026 Off

Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea: Are Blues short of midfield options despite £349m spent?

By Total Football News

The primary issue is the absence of midfielder Moises Caicedo.

The Ecuador international is out with an unspecified injury for an unknown period after breaking down just 11 minutes into a substitute appearance against Brighton last week.

It has left Alonso in almost uncharted territory for a Chelsea boss. Aside from suspensions, Caicedo had missed only two matches during the previous three seasons, through a knock and illness.

Asked about

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Manchester City: Rodri out for ‘short period’ after back surgery
28 July 2026 Off

Manchester City: Rodri out for ‘short period’ after back surgery

By Total Football News

Manchester City midfielder Rodri will be sidelined for a “short period of rehabilitation” following back surgery.

New manager Enzo Maresca said on Friday that Rodri would have an operation on Monday, and that he “needs a holiday, he needs to rest and recover and then he will be back with us”.

No timeline has been set for his return.

City face Arsenal in the Community Shield on 16 August before

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Derby County 1-2 Sheffield United: Rams fall short of Championship play-offs
3 May 2026 Off

Derby County 1-2 Sheffield United: Rams fall short of Championship play-offs

By Total Football News

Defeat consigned the Rams to an eighth-placed finish, four points adrift of the Tigers, while victory ensured the Blades ended up 13th, a respectable finish after their awful start to the season.

While Szmodics squandered a huge chance inside the first 90 seconds when sent clear on goal on a must-win afternoon in the East Midlands, the Republic of Ireland international wasted no time in making amends when he popped

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Middlesbrough: Inconsistency saw Boro fall short in play-off race
7 May 2025 Off

Middlesbrough: Inconsistency saw Boro fall short in play-off race

By Total Football News

Former Middlesbrough defender Tommy Smith says a lack of consistency was to blame for Middlesbrough’s disappointing season.

Boro sat fifth with six games to go but a run of four points from their final half-dozen games saw them slide to finish 10th, four points short of the play-off places.

Smith, who retired in February due to an ankle injury, told the BBC’s 72+ EFL podcast: “I think Middlesbrough have been

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Tom Cleverley: Watford sack head coach after falling short of play-offs
6 May 2025 Off

Tom Cleverley: Watford sack head coach after falling short of play-offs

By Total Football News

Cleverley was the first head coach to remain in charge for an entire season since Javi Gracia in 2018-19.

He was unbeaten at home in his first 15 league games as boss, but results took a downturn following a 2-1 defeat by Cardiff on 29 December and they only took five points from the next nine matches.

Reports in Spain earlier this season claimed former Villarreal head coach Jose Rojo

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Derby County: Rams revival to avoid relegation ‘nothing short of remarkable’
4 April 2025 Off

Derby County: Rams revival to avoid relegation ‘nothing short of remarkable’

By Total Football News

The first half against Preston North End proved to be typical post-international break display – very stop-start, plenty of sloppy play from both sides.

This set up a pretty bleak atmosphere inside Pride Park, with neither set of supporters having much to really get excited about.

The half-time whistle blew and the collective yawns in the stands just about summed it up. John Eustace’s half-time team talk no doubt focused

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Premier League apologises as Tottenham v Nottingham Forest is moved at short notice
28 March 2024 0

Premier League apologises as Tottenham v Nottingham Forest is moved at short notice

By Total Football News
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Tottenham won the reverse fixture 2-0 in December

The Premier League has apologised after Nottingham Forest’s trip to Tottenham in less than two weeks’ time was brought forward by 24 hours.

The fixture, due to take place on Monday, 8 April, will now be at 18:00 GMT on Sunday, 7 April because of London Underground and train strikes.

The local authority’s Safety Advisory Group deemed the required level of safety

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