Defeat at QPR made it four in the league in a row for Norwich with manager Alex Neil under increasing pressure as the club falls off Championship paceAs Alex Neil acknowledged, it was the kind of thing that only happens when your luck is out. A little more than 30 seconds after kick‑off at Loftus Road on Saturday, Jack Robinson’s long throw flicked off the head of the Norwich City defender Sébastian Bassong and struck Martin Olsson in the midriff, before almost being smothered by John Ruddy – only for the unfortunate Olsson inadvertently to dislodge the ball as he fell over.“Next thing I know, Olss is cradling it on the line and gets a kick up the backside,” Ruddy...
Carlisle’s unbeaten run ends at basement side Newport, Millwall hit four past Bristol Rovers and more goals for John Akinde and Josh Morris • Scunthorpe United’s Josh Morris scored his 15th goal of the season to down Coventry City and cement the Iron’s position at the top of the division. Morris may have arrived at the club on a free transfer over the summer but he’s proving pretty priceless to the Scunthorpe manager Graham Alexander at present. Morris’s former club, Bradford City, are not exactly goal-shy themselves, though, and put four goals past 10-man Rochdale to clamber into second – with Bolton Wanderers not in action until Sunday. Related: Tim Sherwood watches Swindon Town ease past Charlton Athletic Related: Keith...
The EFL invited 16 teams to compete in the revamped Football League Trophy. The result has been acrimony, anger and a greatly diminished competitionThere is no greater indicator of what has at best been apathy but has mostly been outright hostility to the changes than the numbers going through the turnstiles – or, more accurately, the numbers not going through the turnstiles. Related: New EFL Trophy sparks withdrawals, anger and apathy before a ball is kicked Continue reading...
Huddersfield stay top, Brighton have another happy awayday, a memorable afternoon for Cambridge’s Will Norris and the 1000th EFL goal of the season Related: Roberto Di Matteo under increasing pressure after Aston Villa defeat Related: Roberto Di Matteo under increasing pressure after Aston Villa defeat Related: Leyton Orient sack Andy Hessenthaler after suffering back-to-back defeats Continue reading...
The first meeting of two Champions League-winning managers outside the top flight saw Newcastle display promotion credentials but Villa punished their profligacy and battled to a drawWhen Newcastle United previously visited Villa Park, on the penultimate day of last season, they drew 0-0 against the already relegated Aston Villa, slipping closer to the drop themselves as a result. Of the 11 United players who started that day, only two began here – Paul Dummett and Jamaal Lascelles – which says something about the level of turnover at the club over the summer.Rafael Benítez may have come away with another point on Saturday – and, once more, a sense of frustration after his side missed a plethora of chances to add...