Championship League News
Doug King, the Coventry owner, has revealed that Frank Lampard is a contender to replace Mark Robins as the Championship club’s next manager.
King has said the former Chelsea, Derby County and Everton coach is among a large number of interested parties in the vacant post.
Continue reading...The Steel City derby may not be played quite as regularly as some others or quite have the same pull on a national scale but there is no doubting that what you do in this fixture can make you a legend in this particular part of the world.
That was evident enough here before the first meeting between Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday in over 2,000 days. To whet the appetite, and perhaps even stir up some emotions, United opted to welcome the goalscorers from their last derby win in 2017 – John Fleck, Leon Clarke and Mark Duffy – on to the Bramall Lane pitch.
Continue reading...Rob Edwards apologised to Luton’s fans and admitted he did not know whether he would hold on to his job after his side collapsed 5-1 at Middlesbrough. Luton’s rapidly-imploding season went from bad to worse as they suffered their heaviest defeat since last season’s relegation from the Premier League.
Luton conceded four in the opening 54 minutes as they were repeatedly ripped apart by Michael Carrick’s improving Middlesbrough side, and while Jordan Clark scored a consolation with 13 minutes remaining, Finn Azaz completed Boro’s rout.
Continue reading...Japhet Tanganga fired in-form Millwall to a 1-0 win over Leeds to move the hosts up to fifth in the Championship table.
The defender struck in the 40th minute to secure a fourth consecutive 1-0 victory for Neil Harris’s side and hand Leeds just their second league defeat of the season.
Continue reading...Harrison Burrows scored with almost the last kick of the game as Sheffield United came from behind to snatch a 2-1 Championship victory over Bristol City at Ashton Gate.
The hosts took a 75th-minute lead when substitute Sinclair Armstrong raced onto Max Bird’s through-ball and was tripped as he rounded goalkeeper Michael Cooper. Another replacement, Anis Mehmeti, drilled the resulting spot-kick low to Cooper’s right and, although the keeper guessed correctly, he could not keep the shot out.
Continue reading...Watford climbed into the playoff places after Vakoun Bayo struck four times in their 6-2 win at Sheffield Wednesday.
After Wednesday’s Michael Smith cancelled out Ryan Porteous’s opener, Watford restored their lead through penalties from Tom Ince and Bayo, an Ivory Coast forward. Bayo completed his hat-trick either side of Pol Valentín’s goal for Wednesday before scoring his fourth in the 88th minute.
Continue reading...West Bromwich Albion’s winless run was extended to seven Championship matches after Tahith Chong’s superb equaliser helped Luton to a 1-1 draw at Kenilworth Road.
A cagey affair was blown wide open by Albion’s Josh Maja, whose creative flick inside the area saw him score his eighth of the season just before the break.
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