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Oxford United head coach Des Buckingham:
“I hope our fans realise that a lot of really hard work has gone in this victory again today.
“It was an overall performance from the team, and this against a very, very good Stoke team.
“I thought the first half was probably evenly-balanced, but in the second half I thought we were really exciting to watch and that’s pleasing for me and our
Coventry boss Mark Robins told BBC CWR:
“Very disappointing. You’ve got to match the opponent for their work-rate before you earn the right to play any football.
“First half there was very little in it, we probably had the better chances and looked like we could go toe to toe with them and go on and beat them.
“In the second half we got really disjointed, we stopped running
There was an air of excitement for Slot’s first Premier League home game in charge with Liverpool’s famous ground sounding even louder than usual for the start of the post-Jurgen Klopp era at Anfield.
John W Henry flew in from Boston for Klopp’s final game in charge in May and the Liverpool owner was here for Slot’s big moment.
There was a banner in the crowd near the home dugout
Arteta’s changes also made a difference. Leandro Trossard gave them a 67th-minute lead against the run of play, producing a smooth right-foot finish past Villa keeper Emi Martinez to score with his first touch after replacing Gabriel Martinelli.
It is almost impossible to move at Villa Park without hearing Argentina’s World Cup-winning keeper celebrated as “the world’s number one” but he momentarily flouted the lofty billing with a desperately weak
Emotional, but not euphoric.
Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler chose his words carefully after Joao Pedro had given his side a dramatic 2-1 win against Manchester United at Amex Stadium.
Euphoria was certainly a word to encapsulate the noise that greeted the final whistle even though, with five victories in the past six meetings against United, beating them has become routine.
Maybe it was starting the season with successive victories, although
Two goals from Haji Wright maintained Coventry City’s Championship play-off hopes as they came from behind to beat Watford at Vicarage Road.
Ryan Porteous put the home side in front after a bright start from the out-of-form hosts.
USA forward Wright scored a penalty just before half-time to level after Josh Eccles was fouled, before adding another 18 minutes