Tag: teams

Derby County 1-1 Millwall: Both teams score own goals in Championship draw
10 December 2025 Off

Derby County 1-1 Millwall: Both teams score own goals in Championship draw

By Total Football News

Derby County and Millwall both scored late own goals as honours ended even in a frantic Championship finale at Pride Park.

The match looked destined to end goalless before two unfortunate headers in the last 10 minutes of the game.

Derby defender Matt Clarke turned Thierno Ballo’s cross in at his near post but then recovered to create the equaliser at the other end.

Under pressure from the Rams centre-back

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Long throw-ins: Which Premier League teams are kings of the long throw?
22 November 2025 Off

Long throw-ins: Which Premier League teams are kings of the long throw?

By Total Football News

How could you affect a team’s long throw? Give them less space for a run-up perhaps? That is exactly what Sunderland did when Arsenal visited the Stadium of Light.

Many teams also used it as a tactic against Pulis’ Stoke.

Sunderland have form for this, having brought the boards closer to the pitch for the second leg of their Championship play-off semi-final against Coventry in May, which they drew on

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Rob Edwards: Middlesbrough boss has no concerns with team’s strikers
1 November 2025 Off

Rob Edwards: Middlesbrough boss has no concerns with team’s strikers

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough boss Rob Edwards says he has no concerns about his strikeforce in the Championship this season.

Boro go into this weekend’s match with Edwards’ previous side Watford in second place in the table.

They have scored 16 goals in 12 games – fewer than half the 34 hit by leaders Coventry – and no player has more than two goals in the league.

Coventry’s Haji Wright and Brandon Thomas-Asante

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Birmingham City boss Chris Davies pleased with team’s progress
1 November 2025 Off

Birmingham City boss Chris Davies pleased with team’s progress

By Total Football News

Saturday’s visit of Portsmouth is the first of two homes game in four days, and Davies accepts it is an opportunity to pick up points.

“Yes, it’s an important week for our season,” he said.

“We’ve had a difficult run. We’ve hung in there. I think the Preston game was a big one to win, and win away from home.

“We’ve proved we can win at home, away, clean sheets,

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Aaron Ramsey: Leicester City midfielder unhappy with team’s display at Hull
23 October 2025 Off

Aaron Ramsey: Leicester City midfielder unhappy with team’s display at Hull

By Total Football News

Ramsey suffered a difficult start for the club following his season-long loan move from Burnley last month, being sent off on his debut against Oxford United and subsequently serving a three-match ban.

Despite netting in back-to-back games, the 22-year-old felt he should have scored more as the Foxes slipped to eighth in the table, with the risk of dropping two further places depending on results elsewhere on Wednesday.

“I should

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How have Premier League teams really started the season?
17 October 2025 Off

How have Premier League teams really started the season?

By Total Football News

Both Manchester United and Chelsea have one of the top five attacks in the league but worryingly also rank in the bottom five defensively.

Liverpool’s back-to-back defeats following five straight wins gives a more accurate picture of how they have been playing, while Tottenham have needed to be very efficient to make up for their lack of dominance in games.

Aston Villa’s early-season struggles are no longer to do with

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Carabao Cup: Preliminary round in 2025-26 due to Premier League teams in Europe
12 June 2025 Off

Carabao Cup: Preliminary round in 2025-26 due to Premier League teams in Europe

By Total Football News

The 2025-26 Carabao Cup will include a preliminary round to accommodate the increased number of Premier League clubs with European commitments.

Nine top-flight sides are set to participate in European competitions next season, prompting the change to help reduce the number of clubs in the first two rounds.

The preliminary round will feature the two sides promoted from the National League and the two clubs who finished 21st and 22nd

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Josh Sargent: Norwich forward says team’s form is “embarrassing”
24 April 2025 Off

Josh Sargent: Norwich forward says team’s form is “embarrassing”

By Total Football News

Norwich City striker Josh Sargent has urged team-mates to “find something to fight for” following a run of three successive defeats.

After losing 2-1 at Burnley on 11 April, City conceded eight goals in their two Easter games against Portsmouth and Millwall.

It left the Canaries, who reached the Championship play-offs last season before being beaten by Leeds United, down in 14th place.

Asked to sum up the Easter weekend

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Middlesbrough: ‘A lot at stake for both teams’ – Carrick on Leeds
8 April 2025 Off

Middlesbrough: ‘A lot at stake for both teams’ – Carrick on Leeds

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick has been speaking to BBC Radio Tees ahead of Tuesday’s vital Championship clash with Leeds United (20:00 BST).

Here are the main takeaways from his press conference:

  • The club are “still looking” at the injury Neto Borges suffered in the 2-0 win at Blackburn on Friday. “It looked like a really bad twist,” Carrick said. “Unfortunate really, Neto’s been fantastic for us. We will see how

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Four spots, 10 teams – how Champions League race is gearing up
9 March 2025 Off

Four spots, 10 teams – how Champions League race is gearing up

By Total Football News

Each country’s league earns a coefficient ranking based on how their teams perform in Uefa’s three men’s club competitions: the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.

Coefficient points are earned through match results – two for a win and one for a draw.

The points earned by clubs from the same domestic league are added up and divided by the number of clubs the league has in Europe.

For

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