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Bristol City 0-2 Millwall: Josh Coburn double gets Lions’ season off to great start
15 August 2026 Off

Bristol City 0-2 Millwall: Josh Coburn double gets Lions’ season off to great start

By Total Football News

Millwall impressed in an action-packed opening few minutes as Camiel Neghli fired just wide while Casper de Norre’s flicked header from a corner landed on the top of the bar.

The visitors were left frustrated when Coburn felt he was brought down by goalkeeper Sam Tickle after breaking into the City box, only to be booked for a dive.

Millwall’s frustrations grew when highly rated winger Femi Azeez limped off

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Valencia 1-2 Newcastle: Yoane Wissa’s double gives Matthias Jaissle winning start as Anthony Elanga stretchered off | Football News
9 August 2026 Off

Valencia 1-2 Newcastle: Yoane Wissa’s double gives Matthias Jaissle winning start as Anthony Elanga stretchered off | Football News

By Total Football News

Substitute Yoane Wissa scored twice to give Matthias Jaissle a winning start as Newcastle boss with a 2-1 comeback pre-season win at 10-man Valencia.

But the friendly at the Mestalla threatened to be overshadowed by Jose Gaya’s red-card horror tackle on Anthony Elanga, which saw the Newcastle winger stretchered off in the first half and led to both sets of players clashing.

Fortunately for the Sweden international, his injury does

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Phil Foden: Man City midfielder aims to repay ‘faith’ shown in him by club with ‘fresh start’
1 August 2026 Off

Phil Foden: Man City midfielder aims to repay ‘faith’ shown in him by club with ‘fresh start’

By Total Football News

Foden started for England in their 2024 European Championship final defeat by Spain but missed out on a place in Thomas Tuchel’s squad for the 2026 World Cup.

The Three Lions reached the semi-finals of the tournament before losing 2-1 to Argentina, and Foden said it was hard watching them walk out for the national anthem before games.

Foden said Maresca had checked in with him after he was left

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Liverpool: Joe Gomez injury overshadows winning start for Andoni Iraola
26 July 2026 Off

Liverpool: Joe Gomez injury overshadows winning start for Andoni Iraola

By Total Football News

On Friday evening, some of the Liverpool squad took the short walk from their hotel in downtown Nashville to Broadway – the famous entertainment district here in the state of Tennessee.

Szoboszlai, who was among that group, certainly took some inspiration. Wearing the armband after coming on at half-time and picking up from exactly where he left off last season, the Hungarian scored a belter from outside the box to

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Liverpool 4-2 Sunderland: Andoni Iraola makes winning start to life as Reds head coach | Football News
26 July 2026 Off

Liverpool 4-2 Sunderland: Andoni Iraola makes winning start to life as Reds head coach | Football News

By Total Football News

Andoni Iraola won his first match in charge of Liverpool as his new side produced an impressive display to beat Sunderland 4-2 in their opening game of their summer tour of the US.

Iraola, who replaced Arne Slot at Anfield in June, will have been delighted with some of the football Liverpool produced in the Nashville heat, especially a fine team move that led to the opening goal for young

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Queens Park Rangers 0-0 Bristol City: Roy Hodgson’s 100% Bristol City start ends at QPR
13 April 2026 Off

Queens Park Rangers 0-0 Bristol City: Roy Hodgson’s 100% Bristol City start ends at QPR

By Total Football News

Roy Hodgson’s winning start to his second Bristol City spell ended with a frustrating draw at Queens Park Rangers.

The visitors dominated early on and created enough chances to win, but QPR goalkeeper Joe Walsh kept them at bay.

Meanwhile, the hosts extended their unbeaten run to five games.

But both sides will be frustrated as their already slim hopes of making the Championship play-offs look over with the gap

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Oxford United 0-0 Bristol City: Stalemate start for Matt Bloomfield
18 January 2026 Off

Oxford United 0-0 Bristol City: Stalemate start for Matt Bloomfield

By Total Football News

The Matt Bloomfield era began for Oxford United in uninspiring fashion with a goalless draw against Bristol City at the Kassam Stadium.

The former Luton Town boss has inherited a precarious situation with the U’s fighting against relegation from the Championship and a point was valuable in that respect – as was a first clean sheet in 17 games – but it is now one win in eight for the

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EFL announces start dates for 2026-27 season
13 January 2026 Off

EFL announces start dates for 2026-27 season

By Total Football News

The EFL has announced the 2026-27 season will begin over the weekend of Friday 14 to Sunday, 16 August.

The Championship, League One and League Two campaigns will all kick off on the same weekend, with round one of the Carabao Cup taking place 7-9 August.

It means there will be almost a full month between the World Cup final in New Jersey and the beginning of the new EFL

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