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Stoke City boss Mark Robins says it “doesn’t feel good” to have dropped out of the promotion places in the Championship after five defeats in six matches.
That poor run has seen the Potters fall from second spot down to eighth ahead of Swansea City’s visit to the bet365 Stadium on Saturday (12:30 GMT).
Although frustrated, Robins says being only one point off seventh is a reason to remain positive.
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.
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Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says he is “not happy” that opponents Real Betis have been given two days of extra preparation for next week’s Conference League final.
La Liga has accepted a request from Betis to bring their final league match against Valencia – originally scheduled for Sunday – forward to Friday evening (20:00 BST).
Chelsea, by contrast, travel to Nottingham Forest – who, like the Blues, are chasing Champions
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder was left frustrated by refereeing decisions after his side were beaten 2-0 by Burnley.
Goals from Josh Brownhill and Zian Flemming either side of half-time condemned the Blades to a first home defeat of the season.
Wilder believes his side were “unfortunate” to lose but admits he was not happy with some of the decisions, particularly awarding the free-kick which led to Flemming’s goal.
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has criticised Lee Carsley’s decision to pick Jack Grealish for England’s Nations League matches against Greece and the Republic of Ireland.
Grealish, 29, has not featured for City since their stoppage-time win at Wolves on 20 October, immediately after the previous international break.
In justifying his decision on Thursday, England’s interim boss Carsley said Grealish had been training “for a couple of days” and would