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On the face of it, Luton’s problems are plain and simple for all to see.
“We’ve not scored enough goals and not kept enough clean sheets,” former Luton defender Leon Barnett told BBC Three Counties Radio’s sport show.
Luton have scored just eight times. Only bottom side Cardiff and Preston North End have managed fewer.
They are also leaking goals with only the bottom three sides conceding more than
Brentford – in 11th – are the only team outside the current top 10 that Wolves have played this season, with just one point gained at Nottingham Forest.
“It is not about the coach, it is not about anything but ourselves,” said Lemina. “After the international break we need to be honest again with ourselves and try to work things out and be committed to the plan, that’s it.
“We
The match at Elland Road was Sheaf’s first start since the final game of last season following an ankle injury and, after playing just over an hour, the midfielder said he “felt good physically” but knows match-fitness “is going to take a little bit of time”.
“I’m happy to be out there, it’s been a frustrating time for me personally,” he said.
Sheaf also knows now he is back in
The pressure seemed to be getting to Bulut following Cardiff’s most recent defeat at Derby County last Saturday as he refused to do interviews after the 1-0 loss at Pride Park.
Bulut was banned from the touchline at Derby following his red card at Swansea City last month. Although that suspension did not preclude him from doing interviews at Pride Park, Bulut handed his media duties over to assistant coach
Oxford United boss Des Buckingham says he still has his feet “firmly on the ground” despite his side’s encouraging start to the Championship season.
The U’s have won two of their opening four league games back in England’s second tier for the first time in 25 years.
Before the next international break, United will take on Stoke City and Burnley at home as well as travelling to Bristol City, Luton
The win lifted Newcastle up to fourth in the Premier League table with seven points from nine matches, but they would drop to fifth if Liverpool beat Manchester United later on Sunday.
Tottenham would have gone second with a win, but are now 10th after losing for the first time in this campaign.
Boss Ange Postecoglou will be wondering how they left the north east without anything to show for
Sunderland did not have any of their four deadline-day signings in the matchday squad, but Pompey included Ibane Bowat, Mark O’Mahony and Freddie Potts on the bench, the trio having been brought in by boss John Mousinho in the last week.
There was little of note at either end in the first half hour, though Pompey’s Connor Ogilvia saw a header saved from Matt Ritchie’s cross and Patrick Roberts fired
Despite opening with two wins under Parker, there has been a lot of transfer activity at Turf Moor in the last few days with Sander Berge, Anass Zaroury and Johann Berg Gudmundsson all departing.
Republic of Ireland defender Dara O’Shea could be next out of the door as he was left out of the squad, despite Parker having to fill the substitutes bench with two goalkeepers and three youngsters yet
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says he will open talks about a new contract with the club once the transfer window has closed.
Arteta’s current contract expires at the end of this season but talks are not expected to be a problem and the 42-year-old has a good relationship with the club’s hierarchy.
“The focus has been on the transfer window,” Arteta said.
“We had quite a lot of things to
In addition to their slow opening on the field they have also seen midfielder Archie Gray and forwards Crysencio Summerville and Georginio Rutter move on to Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Brighton and Hove Albion respectively this summer, with the latter leaving on Monday.
So far this summer Leeds have made defender Joe Rodon’s loan move from Spurs permanent, while full-back Jayden Bogle has joined on a free from