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There was an intriguing subplot in this contest as Ethan Galbraith made his league debut for Stoke a little over six weeks after joining in a big-money move from Swansea.
Much is expected of the Northern Ireland midfielder, who was one of Swansea’s star performers in 2025-26 and brushed off boos from the travelling fans during what was a solid league debut for the Potters.
But it was those in
Enzo Maresca won his first game in charge of Manchester City with a 3-1 win over the K-League All Stars in Seoul.
All four goals were scored in the opening 23 minutes as City bounced back from Saturday’s penalty shoot-out loss to Inter Milan.
Rayan Ait-Nouri, Tijjani Reijnders and Divin Mubama all scored for City, who used 22 players in the win.
Here, Sky Sports assesses Maresca’s first win in
Andoni Iraola knows the Yankee Stadium very well. He finished his playing career at New York City FC – and it was here where he played his last game for them – a 5-0 home defeat by Toronto FC in 2016.
The records show an attendance of 28,355 that day, which is around half the capacity of this venue, home of the New York Yankees.
A decade on, Iraola returned
Warnock says one of his most memorable play-off triumphs came with Plymouth Argyle in 1996 as they won promotion from what is now League Two.
“I enjoyed Plymouth because it was the first time the Green Army had been to Wembley and they were always really supportive – I remember people queuing for tickets and the talk around the town,” he says.
But that victory was far from simple for
Win the first leg and keep clean sheets – how to stand a chance in the play-offs
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Nothing was at stake for either side, with Sheffield Wednesday long since relegated and the Baggies having secured safety with two games to spare despite their own two-point deduction for financial issues.
Yet there was a surreal party atmosphere around Hillsborough after news broke of the club’s buyout and the EFL’s subsequent withdrawal of a potential 15-point deduction for next season.
Chances were at a premium in the opening half-hour,
Bristol City ended their Championship season and Roy Hodgson’s interim spell in charge on a positive note with a 2-0 win over Stoke City.
Delano Burgzorg capitalised on a first-minute error by Stoke keeper Viktor Johansson to give the hosts control, with Scott Twine and Tomi Horvat both going close to a second before the break.
Stoke did improve after half-time but struggled to find a cutting edge despite racking
The two sides began the day side-by-side in the table after taking contrasting routes through the campaign.
North End were fourth in mid-January but three wins in their past 18 had seen the season fizzle out, while the Blades’ shocking start with 11 defeats in their first 14 matches was too big a handicap to overcome.
Lindsay’s previous Championship goal was in April 2025 but he ended that drought when
Portsmouth travelled to Stoke knowing they were already assured of safety, but the win was enough to lift them up to 18th and to within a place and a point of Stoke.
Goalkeeper Josef Bursik was brought in as one of five Portsmouth changes for the trip to Staffordshire, but he lasted only four minutes before going off injured to be replaced by Killip.
Segecic opened the scoring in the
Blackburn Rovers head coach Michael O’Neill told BBC Radio Lancashire:
“Relieved, more than anything else, delighted for the players, delighted for the club.
“I don’t like to call it a celebration because you never want to be in this situation. A really good performance, first half was a terrific performance, second half we had to show a different side of our character. To come here and win 3-1 is testament
