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Goal crisis & in drop zone – so why is Spurs’ £60m striker stuck in U21s?
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Oxford United continued their fine run against promotion-chasing Hull City, but remain in the Championship relegation zone.
Oxford recovered from conceding after just four minutes to Mohamed Belloumi’s goal to level nine minutes later through captain Cameron Brannagan from the penalty spot.
Matt Bloomfield’s Oxford side have taken 11 points from their latest six games thanks to this result, and they might have snatched a stoppage-time winner when Mark Harris
After a scrappy opening period, in which both sides struggled to maintain possession in wintry conditions, Baggies captain Jed Wallace produced the first meaningful effort on goal shortly after the half-hour mark when he carried the ball to the edge of the Stoke penalty area, but his effort trickled past Tommy Simkin’s far post.
The Potters, who are slowly gathering personnel in the midst of an injury crisis in recent
The Bluebirds made the worst start to a league season in their history and have been playing catch-up ever since, never fully able to pull away from the Championship’s relegation battle.
Cardiff re-entered the bottom three after Derby’s midweek win over Preston and headed to London with key midfielders Aaron Ramsey and Joe Ralls injured and ruled out for the remainder of the campaign.
The Bluebirds tend to find London
Cardiff City host relegation rivals Hull City on Tuesday (19:45 GMT) with Omer Riza hoping to open up some daylight between the Bluebirds and the Championship’s bottom three.
Cardiff, who are hovering above the drop zone in 21st, are three points clear of 22nd-place Plymouth Argyle after the two clubs’ weekend draw at Home Park.
Derby County are a point worse off than Plymouth in 23rd, with bottom club
Having reached the Championship play-offs last season under former boss David Wagner, Norwich are currently eighth in the table, just two points outside the top six, as they try again to secure a return to the Premier League.
So how is Wilshere finding the job of trying to hone the skills of the likes of Josh Sargent, Borja Sainz, Marcelino Nunez and Lewis Dobbin?
“I’ve had a career that was
Portsmouth climbed out of the Championship’s bottom three thanks to a thumping victory over Swansea City.
Josh Murphy’s crisp first-time finish gave the hosts a 22th-minute lead, before Paddy Lane poked home the second seven minutes later.
Swansea briefly threatened to mount a comeback after the break, with Josh Tymon going closest when he rattled the woodwork, but Ryley Towler’s header eased any Portsmouth nerves and Cyrus Christie’s error allowed
Luton Town boss Rob Edwards told BBC Three Counties Radio:
“It wasn’t perfect – it didn’t have to be – but it was important to show a reaction, show some resilience, some spirit, a bit of quality when we needed it.
“They are a really difficult team to play against. They are probably the most complex team in the way they play to press. It was difficult, it was challenging.
The Hatters faithful – who had seen just two wins from seven home Championship matches – were unimpressed with referee Matt Donohue after he failed to award Luton a penalty.
Their mood was almost made worse seven minutes after the restart as Perry Ng picked out substitute Yakou Meite whose looping header was tipped over by Thomas Kaminski.
Having survived that scare, Rob Edwards’ side took the lead in the
There was early drama when a first-minute Plymouth attack was ended by a clumsy challenge on Mustapha Bundu in the home side’s penalty area.
Referee Sam Allison pointed straight to the spot, only to realise the assistant official had already flagged for offside.
Millwall did not have long to wait for their opening.
Mumba dithered on the ball and was dispossessed by Esse, who found Honeyman on the right. He
