An error from goalkeeper Kelle Roos cost Derby County in Monday’s Championship play-off final as Aston Villa booked their place in next season’s Premier League. Villa were going into the game as the favourites having ended the season with 10 wins from their last 12 league games and started the brighter, keeping possession but failing to test Roos in the …
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Bielsa Open To Elland Road Stay As Leeds United Lament Playoff Defeat
Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa has indicated that he would be open to staying at the Elland Road club next season despite their playoff semi-final loss to Derby County. The Whites went into last night’s game with a one-goal advantage and were 2-0 up on aggregate with 40 minutes gone in the second leg, but capitulated through a mix of …
Read More »Aston Villa Beat West Brom In Nail-Biting Shootout To Reach Playoff Final
A nail-biting penalty shootout was required to separate Aston Villa and West Brom, as the Villains booked their place in the playoff final in the most dramatic of circumstances. Villa went into this game full of confidence having come from behind against the Baggies in the first leg to win 2-1 thanks to goals from Conor Hourihane and Tammy Abraham. …
Read More »Irish Interest Aplenty As Focus Turns To Football League Playoffs
Last weekend represented the final day of the season across the English Football League with the Championship, League One and League Two all wrapping up their 46 game campaigns. In the Championship, Daniel Farke’s N0rwich were confirmed as champions as they beat Aston Villa and will return to the Premier League alongside a Sheffield United side containing a host of …
Read More »Callum O’Dowda Says Moldova Display Has Been Catalyst For Scintillating Club Form
O'Dowda is unlikely to start this weekend but O'Neill knows he has a player on the bench that can provide pace and power to the attack.
Read More »Garry Monk Issues Rallying Cry As Leeds United Chase Playoff Date
Leeds United were a Premier League club the last time Arsenal and Arsene Wenger lifted the Premier League trophy, thirteen years ago. While Arsenal supporters demand changes at the Emirates this summer in order to be realistic challengers for the title next season, Leeds supporters are hoping they too can look forward to a new challenge next season and take …
Read More »Watch: The Violent Stamp That Has Earned Leeds’ Liam Cooper A Six-Game Ban
Leeds United are starting to slide down the Championship table just at the wrong time following Tuesday night’s defeat at Brentford, with five points separating the Gary Monk’s men in fifth and Fulham in seventh. The defeat followed on from Saturday’s loss to playoff rivals Reading. Monk suffered another huge blow on Wednesday with the news defender Liam Cooper will …
Read More »LeBron James Drops 49, Brooklyn on Verge of Elimination
LeBron James carried the Miami Heat on his back last night as the the veteran Brooklyn Nets are on the verge of their second playoff elimination in as many years. In what was a pivotal match-up between these Eastern Conference rivals, it was the Miami Heat who came out victorious on a score of 102-96. This was all the more …
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