Tag: unwanted

Five things in the EFL: West Brom’s unwanted records and derby days in London and on the south coast
23 January 2026 Off

Five things in the EFL: West Brom’s unwanted records and derby days in London and on the south coast

By Total Football News

Within a few weeks of shedding old antlers, stags start to grow new, larger horns. There is a somewhat poetic symmetry with that fact and Mansfield Town’s recent revival.

Five weeks ago, Nigel Clough’s side were staring down the barrel in the League One relegation zone in 21st after a run of six games without a win, five of which were defeats.

But how quickly things can change.

Since then,

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Manchester United unwanted five to miss Stockholm match v Leeds United
19 July 2025 Off

Manchester United unwanted five to miss Stockholm match v Leeds United

By Total Football News

Manchester United’s unwanted quintet will miss Saturday’s pre-season fixture against Leeds United in Stockholm, but new signings Matheus Cunha and Diego Leon have been included in the squad.

Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Antony, Jadon Sancho and Tyrell Malacia have been told they can train at Carrington on Saturday as the search goes on to find them clubs.

The Leeds game is likely to see a debut for Cunha following his

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Leicester 0-3 Newcastle: Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side create unwanted club history
8 April 2025 Off

Leicester 0-3 Newcastle: Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side create unwanted club history

By Total Football News

Leicester’s current run of eight games without a goal at home equals that of Manchester City in May 2007. And with table-toppers Liverpool next to visit, a new record could very well be set.

Van Nistelrooy is only the second manager in Premier League history to lose eight successive home games in the competition, after Daniel Farke in September 2021 with Norwich City.

“What is worrying is the run of

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Leicester 0-3 Newcastle: Foxes set unwanted record as Magpies go joint-fourth
7 April 2025 Off

Leicester 0-3 Newcastle: Foxes set unwanted record as Magpies go joint-fourth

By Total Football News

Free-scoring Newcastle heaped more misery on relegation-bound Leicester as the Magpies’ Champions League pursuit gathered further momentum.

The three points for Eddie Howe’s side lifted them above Manchester City into fifth place in the Premier League and level on points with fourth-placed Chelsea, despite still having a game in hand.

Leicester, meanwhile, became the first side in Football League history to lose eight home league games in a row without

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Derby County: Rams look to avoid another unwanted record
3 February 2025 Off

Derby County: Rams look to avoid another unwanted record

By Total Football News

By 5pm on Saturday evening, Derby County had equalled an unwanted record.

Seven straight league defeats for the first time since that Premier League season in 2007-08 in which they registered a record low 11 points.

By November 2007 it was clear that Billy Davies’ team were woefully down on the levels of quality needed to compete in the top flight.

He was sacked and replaced by Paul Jewell whose

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Enzo Maresca: As clubs target Raheem Sterling, Chelsea boss warns of ‘problems’ if unwanted players stay
23 August 2024 Off

Enzo Maresca: As clubs target Raheem Sterling, Chelsea boss warns of ‘problems’ if unwanted players stay

By Total Football News

The forward’s representatives said in a statement on Sunday that they wanted “clarity” over Sterling’s future at the club, since when Maresca has said he had already made his position clear.

BBC Sport understands Crystal Palace are interested in the 29-year-old, while there are reports he has been offered to Aston Villa.

England midfielder Conor Gallagher has left for Atletico Madrid – in an unpopular move with some sections of

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