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Ipswich Town captain Dara O’Shea says it will take a whole-squad effort between now and the end of the season if they are to achieve automatic promotion.
The Tractor Boys closed to within two points of second-placed Middlesbrough with Saturday’s 2-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday and have a game in hand.
“It doesn’t matter how you win the games now. Coming into this part of the season all that matters
Italian midfielder Edoardo Bove is set to make his first appearance in the Watford matchday squad since joining the Championship club last month.
The 23-year-old has not played any first-team football since suffering a cardiac arrest while playing for Fiorentina against Inter Milan in Serie A in December 2024.
But new Watford boss Ed Still has confirmed Bove will be on the bench for his first game in charge at
Wingers Ali Ahmed and Papa Amadou Diallo will both be available for the trip to north Wales.
Canada international Ahmed joined Norwich from Vancouver Whitecaps on 5 January, while Diallo has been out since September because of injury.
“They have two interesting profiles for the group. We need to bring them back step by step and not go too fast, although I am, of course, pushing things,” said Clement.
“I
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is in the squad for Saturday’s Premier League match against Brighton after talks with head coach Arne Slot on Friday.
It is understood the decision was made with Slot wanting to act in the best interests of the club, particularly with a number of players out through injury.
Issues still remain unresolved and those will continue to be tackled by Liverpool and Salah’s agent, Ramy Abbas,
Bristol City are currently sixth in the table, one point ahead of the three teams below them, and they face the Lions on Saturday having won two of their past three matches.
Struber said he is not looking beyond the next game, with eight fixtures between now and 4 January, and that ensuring his players are all individually motivated was key to gaining as many points as possible from a
It is “stupid” to suggest Blackburn Rovers’ squad is weaker than last season, according to boss Valerien Ismael.
Rovers head into Saturday’s Championship match at home to Southampton (15:00 BST) with just one point from their past five outings and sitting second from bottom of the table, after finishing seventh last season.
“This is stupid analysis. We didn’t lose any quality (in the squad) we reduced the age, we took
Javi Gracia starts his second spell as Watford head coach away to Chris Wilder’s Sheffield United on Saturday.
The pair could exchange plenty of juicy stories about their respective spells at Vicarage Road, but it is Gracia’s job now to get Watford back into the top flight – where he was with them six years ago. Gracia wants even more; he says he has unfinished business.
His team back then
Birmingham City have a squad that is “easily top-six” quality says recent arrival Jack Robinson.
The 32-year-old centre-back joined Blues on transfer deadline day and, at the time, said the stature and ambition of the club, following their record League One title-winning season last term, was the main reason he moved from Sheffield United.
It is a sentiment he has echoed after making his debut as Blues snapped their run
Harry Maguire will link up with the Manchester United squad on Wednesday for their pre-season trip to the United States after initially being left out for personal reasons.
Maguire featured in the goalless draw with Leeds in Stockholm, Sweden at the weekend but his name was not in the 32-man squad named by manager Ruben Amorim for matches against West Ham, Bournemouth and Everton.
However, in a social media post
It was not long after his emergence before Nypan was catching the eye of Europe’s big clubs.
Norway’s TV2 reported in August 2023 that scouts from Manchester United had watched Nypan, but Rosenborg boss Alfred Johansson praised the youngster’s attitude, stating: “He focuses on enjoying football and training every day.
“It’s very impressive, and that’s how it should be, but not everyone would have been able to do it. That