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Oxford United boss Des Buckingham says his team “won’t shy away” from the challenges that come with Championship football.
The U’s play in England’s second tier for the first time in 25 years when they face Norwich City on Saturday.
Oxford were promoted from League One last season after they beat Bolton in May’s play-off final.
“Since that full-time whistle went at Wembley we’ve done as much as we
Blackburn Rovers have made their first major signing of the summer after agreeing a three-year deal with Senegalese striker Makhtar Gueye from Belgian club Molenbeek.
The 6ft 5in 26-year-old moves to Ewood Park for an undisclosed fee on a contract that runs until the summer of 2027.
The Championship club also have the option to extend his stay by a further 12 months.
Gueye began his career in France
Goalkeeper Leo Wahlstedt has departed Blackburn Rovers to join Danish Superliga club AGF for an undisclosed fee.
The 24-year-old signed for Rovers from Norwegian side Odds Ballklubb in August 2023 on a three-year deal to replace former goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski.
Sweden international Wahlstedt kept four clean sheets in his 25 appearances for the club across all competitions.
Blackburn ended last season in 19th place in the Championship while AGF finished
Manchester United midfielder Omari Forson will join Serie A side Monza when his contract at Old Trafford expires later this month.
It is understood Forson has agreed a contract to 2028, with the deal set to be officially confirmed later on Tuesday.
The 19-year-old made seven first-team appearances in the 2023-24 season, featuring in matches against Manchester City and Arsenal.
He rejected offers to extend his stay at United.
The
But the Argyle owner also warned fans that if the club got appropriate offers they would consider selling some of their players
Top scorer Whittaker was the subject of a multi-million pound bid from Italian giants Lazio in January while homegrown goalkeeper Michael Cooper has drawn plaudits for his performances over a number of seasons.
“We’ll also be looking at our portfolio of players and maybe some of them will
After all the grief he received for his positioning on Sunday against Arsenal, Casemiro was a surprise starter in central defence given Lisandro Martinez was available and had demanded to play against the Gunners.
Martinez’s conversation with Ten Hag before this game could only be guessed at and when the Brazilian wandered into midfield in the opening minutes and then gave the ball away to set up a dangerous Newcastle
Ten Hag’s future as United manager has been up for debate for months – despite the Dutchman having a year left on his contract.
They have taken 10 points from the past 11 Premier League games and conceded late goals against Fulham, Brentford, Chelsea, Liverpool and Burnley in that run, costing them 10 points.
Ten Hag says he is battling against an injury crisis, the like of which he has
Burnley’s spirits were high following a run of one defeat in their last eight games, dragging back a deficit of 11 points as recent as March to just two before kick-off on Saturday.
At 0-0, news filtered through from Bramall Lane that Forest had fallen 1-0 behind at already-relegated Sheffield United, but it was the only cheer of another dismal performance.
Kompany’s side had been much improved but put in
Wilder says his team need to “own” their relegation after collecting just 16 points and conceding 97 goals in 35 games – the worst top-flight defensive record since Swindon Town shipped 100 goals in the 42-game 1993-94 season.
The Blades spurned several opportunities to add to Anel Ahmedhodzic’s early opener at St James’ Park before Alexander Isak’s double, efforts from Bruno Guimaraes and Callum Wilson, and an own goal from
They were 2-1 down at Old Trafford with less than 10 minutes to go, so Liverpool have to take some positives from Sunday’s draw with Manchester United.
After being so dominant – they had more control of that match at half-time than I’ve seen them have against anyone for a very long time – they could have felt sorry for themselves after falling behind.
Instead they showed fight and spirit,