Tag: weekend

Manchester derby VAR officials not given Premier League game at weekend
14 September 2026 Off

Manchester derby VAR officials not given Premier League game at weekend

By Total Football News

The video assistant referee for the Manchester derby, Matt Donohue, and his assistant VAR, Blake Antrobus, have not been appointed for this weekend’s Premier League games.

The decision was made by the Premier League refereeing body Pro Ref’s chief refereeing officer Howard Webb and the management team.

It follows Pro Ref admitting to an “error of judgement” in awarding Erling Haaland’s winning goal for Manchester City at Manchester United on

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Championship fixtures: Relegated Burnley and West Ham to meet on opening weekend
25 June 2026 Off

Championship fixtures: Relegated Burnley and West Ham to meet on opening weekend

By Total Football News

Relegated Burnley and West Ham will meet on the opening weekend of the Championship season on Sunday, 16 August.

The Clarets, whose bid to appoint Wales manager Craig Bellamy as boss looks to have fallen through, finished 19th in the top flight last season and will host the Hammers, who went down on the final day.

Fellow relegated side Wolves will play the league’s curtain-raiser against Blackburn at Molineux on

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Frank Lampard: Coventry City boss urges fans to ‘only worry about our game’ this weekend
10 April 2026 Off

Frank Lampard: Coventry City boss urges fans to ‘only worry about our game’ this weekend

By Total Football News

Coventry City boss Frank Lampard has urged the club’s supporters to only worry about their game when they host relegated Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship on Saturday (12:30 BST).

Should Millwall fail to win at West Bromwich Albion on Friday (20:00 BST) then Coventry will know a win would mean Middlesbrough must beat Portsmouth at the Riverside at 15:00 BST to prevent the Sky Blues celebrating automatic promotion this weekend.

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Why is every EFL game kicking off one minute later this weekend?
7 February 2026 Off

Why is every EFL game kicking off one minute later this weekend?

By Total Football News

Bristol Rovers defender Tom Lockyer is an ambassador for the British Heart Foundation, having collapsed twice on the pitch while playing for Luton Town in separate matches in 2023.

Lockyer collapsed on the pitch during the Championship play-off final against Coventry and then suffered a cardiac arrest seven months later in a Premier League fixture against Bournemouth.

“What happened to me can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time,” said

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Championship fixtures 2025-26: Wrexham at Southampton, Birmingham City host Ipswich Town on first weekend
26 June 2025 Off

Championship fixtures 2025-26: Wrexham at Southampton, Birmingham City host Ipswich Town on first weekend

By Total Football News

Wrexham’s first second-tier match for 43 years will be at Southampton on Saturday, 9 August – a day after Birmingham City open the Championship season by hosting Ipswich Town.

Leicester City’s return to the second tier begins at home against Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday, 10 August.

League One play-off final winners Charlton Athletic mark their return to the Championship after a five-year absence with a home game against a Watford

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Premier League 2025-26 fixtures: Liverpool host Bournemouth, Manchester United face Arsenal on opening weekend
18 June 2025 Off

Premier League 2025-26 fixtures: Liverpool host Bournemouth, Manchester United face Arsenal on opening weekend

By Total Football News

The devil can sometimes be in the detail with a set of fixtures.

For instance, how will England boss Thomas Tuchel feel when he realises Liverpool must play Arsenal at home, Chelsea away and then old rivals Manchester City away from home immediately before the international windows in September, October and November.

The Premier League confirmed within their fixtures announcement that, with nine teams in Europe – and six in

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Thomas Frank: Tottenham poised to appoint Brentford boss by weekend
10 June 2025 Off

Thomas Frank: Tottenham poised to appoint Brentford boss by weekend

By Total Football News

Tottenham are closing in on appointing Brentford manager Thomas Frank as their new head coach by the weekend.

Talks between the clubs are ongoing, but have progressed positively amid a growing expectation Frank could even be confirmed in the next 48 hours as Ange Postecoglou’s successor.

Discussions are understood to be amicable and there is a will from all parties to conclude the agreement quickly.

BBC Sport understands that recently

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Cardiff City and Wrexham’s crunch weekend – will they trade divisions?
26 April 2025 Off

Cardiff City and Wrexham’s crunch weekend – will they trade divisions?

By Total Football News

Instability and upheaval on and off the field have played a significant role, with owner Vincent Tan going through 16 managers in his 15 years at Cardiff.

Wales captain Aaron Ramsey is the latest to take charge, given the reins on a temporary basis last Saturday after Omer Riza was sacked.

Ramsey, who is still registered as a Cardiff player, but currently injured, was given a hero’s welcome for his

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Semi-automated offside explained: Technology starts in Premier League this weekend
11 April 2025 Off

Semi-automated offside explained: Technology starts in Premier League this weekend

By Total Football News

We have already seen SAOT in this season’s Champions League and in the FA Cup from the fifth round onwards.

When a tight offside decision goes to a VAR review, SAOT steps in.

Previously, officials in the VAR room needed to decide on three key things – when the ball was kicked, where and at what angle the defender’s body was when the ball was kicked and where and what

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EFL preview: A weekend of returns, wonderkids and derby delights
31 January 2025 Off

EFL preview: A weekend of returns, wonderkids and derby delights

By Total Football News

League Two leaders Walsall saw their nine-game winning run – and 16-match unbeaten streak – ended by Bradford with a 3-0 defeat at Valley Parade last weekend.

Crewe, who were second before last Saturday’s games, lost 1-0 at home to Accrington, while Port Vale and AFC Wimbledon drew with Chesterfield and MK Dons respectively.

Following the midweek fixtures, only Walsall have retained their place in the top four, but it’s

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