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Coventry survive late Forest VAR controversy to claim first PL win in 25 years
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Coventry’s performance last weekend against Manchester City appeared to be a step in the right direction.
The Sky Blues were unlucky not to come away with at least a point as they put goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma under real pressure with 12 shots and recorded an xG of 1.37.
Those signs of improvement continued in the first half against Brighton as they fired off 10 shots and created a handful of
Dael Fry leaves Boro after 21 years. Audio, 7 minutesDael Fry leaves Boro after 21 years
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How do you replace the irreplaceable?
Manchester City are often title favourites having won six of the past nine Premier League trophies, but they start this new season without their greatest ever manager, Pep Guardiola.
The 55-year-old led City to 17 major trophies in 10 years, but left at the end of last season and has since been replaced by his former assistant Enzo Maresca.
Maresca has been out of
Long-serving Premier League referee Anthony Taylor is standing down after 16 years in England’s top flight at the conclusion of the World Cup.
The 47-year-old hangs up his whistle following 831 games in the English, European and international game, with his final match the World Cup last-16 clash between Portugal and tournament winners Spain.
Domestically, Taylor refereed in every major domestic English cup final, officiating the 2017 and 2020 FA
Bristol City technical director Brian Tinnion will leave his role this summer, ending a near 35-year day-to-day association with the club.
Tinnion, 58, made more than 450 English Football League appearances for the Robins as a player between 1993 and 2005.
During his time at Ashton Gate, Tinnion also held the position of manager and academy director, bringing the likes of Antoine Semenyo and Alex Scott through the ranks, before
The Blades were one of only four clubs in the Championship to make a profit in the last financial year. This isn’t a one-off – they’ve achieved this in four of the past six seasons, but it isn’t typical in the modern game.
United have broken their transfer record seven times and also purchased their stadium, land for a new training ground and bought the adjoining hotel with funds created
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Play-off winners Tommy Smith, Lyle Taylor and Darrell Clarke are with Aaron Paul to celebrate 40 years of the play-offs.
Former Sheffield Wednesday boss Darren Moore joins the pod to reflect on one of the greatest playoff games of the last 40 years, the ‘Miracle of Hillsborough’, when the Owls came from beat Peterborough 5-1 in the second leg to overcome a 4-0 first leg
By Jerome Sale, BBC Radio Oxford
In the end, Oxford ran out of steam.
It feels like they have been playing high value games for months – maybe even since the moment they arrived in the Championship two years ago. It takes its toll.
What went wrong? It is not one big thing it is lots of things, the ill-fated pre-season tour of Indonesia and a stop-start summer transfer window
It must be said, of course, that Bilkul have done some very good – and vital – things off the field. First and foremost, the club would have gone into administration without a takeover.
They have so far dealt with a precarious Profit and Sustainability situation by staying within the rules to avoid a points deduction and Patel has spent millions of pounds covering debts inherited from the previous regime.
