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Preston North End 0-2 Millwall: Lions close gap on top two
2 March 2026 Off

Preston North End 0-2 Millwall: Lions close gap on top two

By Total Football News

Championship promotion chasers Millwall closed the gap to second-placed Middlesbrough to one point with victory at stumbling Preston North End.

Ryan Leonard’s low curling strike in the first half put the Lions in front, Josh Coburn having already struck the post for the visitors at Deepdale.

Camiel Neghli could have stretched the lead but fired wide and was then denied by Preston goalkeeper David Cornell before the break.

Femi Azeez,

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West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Coventry City: Sky Blues stretch lead at top
22 February 2026 Off

West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Coventry City: Sky Blues stretch lead at top

By Total Football News

Coventry City made it back-to-back wins to strengthen their promotion hopes and push West Bromwich Albion deeper into relegation trouble.

Frank Lampard’s Championship leaders picked up where they left off in Monday’s 3-1 win over second-placed Middlesbrough as they brushed the Baggies aside at The Hawthorns.

Ephron Mason-Clark gave the Sky Blues an early lead with his seventh goal of the season before Jack Rudoni doubled the advantage with a

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Coventry City v Middlesbrough: Championship’s top two meet in vital game
16 February 2026 Off

Coventry City v Middlesbrough: Championship’s top two meet in vital game

By Total Football News

Despite Coventry’s good record against Boro there is no getting away from their current form.

Only four wins in 13 games since the end of November.

Only 16 points from a possible 39.

Seven without a win away from home.

But rather than see those wither further in the light of Boro’s brilliance, Lampard said he is seeing that in isolation.

“Sometimes you just have to applaud six wins on

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Jovon Makama: Norwich top scorer has broken bone in his foot
11 February 2026 Off

Jovon Makama: Norwich top scorer has broken bone in his foot

By Total Football News

Norwich City top scorer Jovon Makama could miss the rest of the season because of a foot injury, head coach Philippe Clement has confirmed.

Makama has scored 13 goals in 31 appearances for the Canaries but limped off in the second half against Blackburn Rovers last weekend, a game which team-mate Papa Amadou Diallo missed after being injured in the warm-up.

“Jov broke a bone in his foot so he

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Middlesbrough: Kim Hellberg’s “controlled chaos” leads Boro to the top
10 February 2026 Off

Middlesbrough: Kim Hellberg’s “controlled chaos” leads Boro to the top

By Total Football News

In the aftermath of the latest win at Bramall Lane, Hellberg said that the target was not promotion but continued improvement as the prizes are not decided in February.

But regular Boro watchers will know that the first 45 minutes against the Blades was the best football of the season with two goals scored, eight shots on target and a high possession count.

Australia midfielder Riley McGree was one of

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Middlesbrough 1-0 Norwich City – Boro move level with Coventry at top
2 February 2026 Off

Middlesbrough 1-0 Norwich City – Boro move level with Coventry at top

By Total Football News

In a meeting of two of the Championship’s in-form teams, both sides had early chances with Hackney denied by Norwich keeper Vladan Kovacevic and home stopper Sol Brynn twice making saves from Makama.

But the opening goal was something special as Boro forced the visitors into conceding possession deep in their own half before Riley McGree squared the ball into the path of Hackney.

Boro’s captain took it on the

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Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Wrexham: Sam Smith goal sees Red Dragons return to top six
1 February 2026 Off

Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Wrexham: Sam Smith goal sees Red Dragons return to top six

By Total Football News

Phil Parkinson had urged his side not to be complacent at bottom side Wednesday, and despite seeing his troops dominate possession from the outset, the best opening early on fell to Owls debutant Jerry Yates, who fired over after combining with Lowe.

After Nathan Broadhead failed to make full contact with a header from close range, Wrexham worked their way into an encouraging position, which ended with Callum Doyle

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Leicester City: Owner Khun Top takes blame for Foxes’ decline
27 January 2026 Off

Leicester City: Owner Khun Top takes blame for Foxes’ decline

By Total Football News

The club’s finances have been top of the repair list.

Khun Top insists wages, which were outstripping the club’s turnover in recent years, have been “reduced a lot” and that he expects the club to comply with spending rules in future.

As for charges the club faces for alleged PSR breaches relating to the 2023-24 season when Leicester were promoted as Championship title winners, Khun Top was hesitant to go

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Jordan James: Leicester City top scorer out for at least a month
23 January 2026 Off

Jordan James: Leicester City top scorer out for at least a month

By Total Football News

Leicester City midfielder Jordan James will be out for at least month after suffering a hamstring injury in their midweek draw at Wrexham.

The Wales international has scored four times in his last six games for the Foxes and nine goals overall this season.

He had to go off after 41 minutes at the Racecourse Ground and Leicester have also lost Oliver Skipp for Saturday’s home game against Oxford United

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