Premier League five-year net spend table sees Arsenal double Man City outlay
Forget the league table, it’s all about the Premier League net spend table. Chelsea are way out in front after this season of spending…
Championship
Ten years after winning the FA Cup, Wigan are riding their luck by avoiding a tailspin
In the decade since they beat Manchester City in the cup final, Wigan have been relegated five times, won League One three times and been in administration.
Newcastle must pray for Arteta, Keane or Aguero rather than £10m Sutton or Liverpool flops
The Champions League lure has attracted Roy Keane, Sergio Aguero and Rafael van der Vaart. But Newcastle must learn from Blackburn and Leicester’s mistakes.
Liverpool dominate list of best Premier League free transfers ever
James Milner seems intent on populating this list entirely by himself, but as Liverpool bid farewell to a club legend we look at the greatest free agents.
Ranking every Premier League title decider: Aguero to Battle of Bridge and Manchester City letdowns
Manchester City have had a couple of memorable title-clinching moments but then a load of damp squibs too. Man Utd are masters of unremarkable crownings.
Sheffield Wednesday somehow create history but their ultimate job is still only half-done
In coming from four goals down to beat Peterborough in the League One play-off semi-final, Sheffield Wednesday have created a little piece of history.
£25m Liverpool target among six Championship players ready for summer move to Premier League
Summer transfer silly season is fast approaching and these six Championship players have earned a big move to the Premier League…
Bradley Dack is the kind of football hero that cannot be judged on a Wikipedia entry
Bradley Dack leaves Blackburn an absolute hero – the kind that maybe you can only understand if you are a Blackburn fan. They are precious.
Luton Town: The fall and rise of a football club eventually saved by love
Luton Town are one game from the Premier League, but whatever happens in the Championship play-off final, they’ve come a long way just to get to this juncture.
Middlesbrough 0-1 Coventry (0-1 agg): Hamer stunner sets up wholesome play-off final vs Luton
Gustavo Hamer fired Coventry to within a single game of the Premier League as they edged past Middlesbrough to reach the Championship play-off final.
Everton fear being ‘sued’ for ‘£300m’ by ‘bitter’ PL relegation rivals over ‘breaching spending rules’
Several clubs believe they are ‘entitled to compensation’ and could sue Everton if they avoid relegation, according to the Daily Mail.
Delap reveals ‘bizarre’ Arsenal legend Wenger ‘measured grass’ at Stoke; how Man Utd stopped his throws
Rory Delap thinks Stoke got in Arsene Wenger’s head during their time in the Premier League with the Arsenal boss “measuring grass” before their fixtures.
Liverpool star’s self-destruction and embarrassing Man Utd keeper among worst performances ever
Junior Firpo had a stinker for Leeds but there have been far worse individual performances in Premier League history – often for or against Liverpool.
Championship play-offs combined XI: Coventry foursome, Sunderland duo and Boro ace make cut
Luton, Middlesbrough, Coventry City and Sunderland are vying for play-off glory in the Championship and their players combine to make a bloody good team.
Birmingham City kept right on to the end of the road; now for a better future
Few other clubs have had such a miserable time for such a long time as Birmingham City, but new ownership may finally be signalling a brighter future.
Five Premier League clubs, like Everton and Leicester, who looked too good to go down
West Ham had the talent. Forest had Brian Clough. Leeds had recently been in the Champions League. They all still went down.
Norwich City, Watford decline but Fulham, Rotherham come of age in season of broken yo-yos
It’s the end of an era as four renowned yo-yo clubs – Fulham, Norwich City, Watford and Rotherham United – have all binned their scripts this season.
Solskjaer ‘100 per cent sure’ Championship manager will be the future Man Utd boss
Former Man Utd striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has tipped Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick as a future Red Devils manager.
Ranking the average age of Premier League XIs: Arsenal lose top youth spot to Southampton
Arsenal are not quite as young as Southampton after their January signings but they are still much younger than their rivals.
Vincent Kompany displays loyalty to Burnley by penning new deal despite Chelsea interest
Burnley have rewarded manager Vincent Kompany with a new five-year deal.
Welcome back, Big Sam: a psychotherapist’s dream and Proper Football Man’s fantasy
Sam Allardyce is a creature of contradictions, painted as northern despite coming from the Midlands and so eager to self-aggrandise he makes it more difficult to appreciate him.
The expiry date of every Premier League manager’s contract with six deals almost up
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery had negotiated the longest deal in the Premier League until Brentford gave Thomas Frank new terms. Six managers are out this summer.
Haaland, Man City to obliterate Sir Alex’s legacy? Ten Premier League records that will be broken
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City have set plenty of impressive records in the Premier League. They will break more. Including many of their own.
Championship play-offs: Why we should (and shouldn’t) want seven candidates in Premier League
The Championship play-offs are fast approaching and seven clubs can still dream of Wembley glory heading into the final day of league action on Monday.
Haaland, Wenger, Mourinho’s Chelsea included in Premier League records that will never be broken
People say records are there to be broken, but some are there to stay for an eternity. Here are 15 Premier League records that will never be bettered.
‘He is right’ – Pep namechecks Warnock as he admits Allardyce is ‘as good as’ him
Allardyce said he is “as good as” Guardiola when he was unveiled as Leeds’ new head coach and Pep agrees the ‘old’ guard like Warnock deserve credit.
Coventry City are finally healing after 15 years in footballing purgatory
Coventry City have their best chance of getting back to the Premier League since they were relegated in 2001, which would have seemed unlikely six months ago.
Frank Lampard will surely join this list of six worst caretaker managers in Premier League
Here are six of the worst temporary appointments in Premier League history before Frank Lampard makes it seven…
Leeds replace sacked manager with manager who has induced most Premier League sackings?
Sam Allardyce has induced the most managerial sackings in Premier League history but he is the Leeds beneficiary of Gary O’Neil’s fine work this time.
Burnley seal Championship title ahead of Sheff Utd with 1-0 win at rivals Blackburn
Vincent Kompany’s Burnley clinched the Sky Bet Championship title on Tuesday night with a 1-0 win away to rivals Blackburn Rovers.
Man Utd star boy’s Championship honing with Sunderland prepares him for career-defining test
Man Utd starlet Amad Diallo has been a joy to watch in the Championship and his loan season with Sunderland has set him up for life under Erik ten Hag…
Mahrez hat-trick keeps Treble on the boil for relentless Manchester City against valiant Blades
Riyad Mahrez was the hat-trick hero, eclipsing Erling Haaland as Manchester City breezed past Sheffield United to the FA Cup final and on toward the Treble.
Manchester City 3-0 Sheffield United: Mahrez hat-trick puts Treble-chasers in FA Cup final
Riyad Mahrez scored the first hat-trick in an FA Cup semi-final since 1958 to secure safe passage for Manchester City into the final at Sheffield United’s expense…