Gary Lineker has made a new prediction for the Championship play-off winner, following Leeds and Southampton’s two away draws in their semi-final first legs. Leeds United took the field first against Norwich City at Carrow Road, with manager Daniel Farke returning to the East Anglian club for only the second time since leaving in the 2021-22 season. Farke’s team lined up significantly more defensively, keeping only their second clean sheet in their past nine league games to avoid loss down south and return to Elland Road as small favourites on Thursday. Leeds and Southampton have been tipped as favourites to…
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The former Premier League striker has spoken out on Forest’s current condition after a weekend of mainly positive outcomes. Alan Shearer has applauded Nottingham Forest’s players’ fortitude in the face of the club’s point deduction problems, which has all but secured the club’s Premier League status. Forest were relegated in March after being fined four points for failing to comply with the top-flight Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR). It’s been a hard-fought battle ever since, but following last weekend’s results, things are looking up in the East Midlands. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side is three points ahead of 18th-placed Luton Town…
How the national media responded to Leeds United’s goalless draw with Norwich City in the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-finals. Leeds United drew 0-0 with Norwich City in the opening leg of the Championship play-off semi-finals. Both teams struggled to produce clear-cut chances at Carrow Road due to the hot weather. The second leg of the tie will take place on Thursday at Elland Road, with a kickoff time of 8pm. A trip to Wembley Stadium for the showpiece final is up for grabs. Here’s what the national media said about United’s match in East Anglia. Daily Mirror,…
Tony Dorigo has revealed what Norwich City’s first-team coach Andrew Hughes told him during a “quick chat” following Leeds United’s 0-0 draw with the Canaries at Carrow Road. Daniel Farke faced his former club Norwich for the third time this season, having previously won 3-2 at Carrow Road and 1-0 at Elland Road, but Leeds were unable to make it three wins from three. However, the 0-0 draw puts Leeds in control on Thursday night, as the Whites have home advantage after preventing David Wagner’s side from winning in East Anglia on Sunday afternoon. Hughes, a former Leeds defender, was…
Chris Sutton concedes that Josh Sargent’s injury is a “worry” for Norwich City, but he still believes they will beat Leeds United at Elland Road. The former Canaries striker spoke live on BBC Radio 5 Live’s 606 on 12 May, following the goalless draw in the first leg at Carrow Road earlier that day, challenging Robbie Savage’s claim that the result puts Daniel Farke’s side in control. The Whites kept their first clean sheet in five games after a horrific end to the Championship season, as American attacker Sargent was withdrawn early, to bring Norwich back to West Yorkshire level…
Despite a setback to Chelsea at the City Ground, Nuno Espirito Santo’s Nottingham Forest are almost certain to stay in the Premier League. It must be some kind of backhanded compliment that Nottingham Forest’s almost-certain promotion to the Premier League was so uninteresting that it did not earn any analysis on Match of the Day. Forest lost 3-2 against Chelsea at the City Ground in their penultimate encounter of the season, after leading 2-1 entering the final 10 minutes of normal time. Wily Boly and Callum Hudson-Odoi put the hosts ahead, but Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Jackson scored twice in…
According to Adam Pope, a Norwich City fan has been arrested in connection with an incident outside Carrow Road that left a Leeds United supporter with a neck wound. On May 12, after the goalless draw in the first leg of the play-off semi-final, a BBC correspondent tweeted that a Whites fan had been wounded. Daniel Farke’s side returns to Elland Road for the Thursday return leg after keeping a clean sheet in Norfolk, but an unsettling concern has developed since the final whistle. Pope wrote: “I understand there was an incident after the game at Carrow Road in which…
Daniel Farke was dissatisfied with a major decision made after Leeds United’s 0-0 draw at Norwich City in the first leg of their play-off semi-final. HIGHLIGHTS Despite a controversial goal disallowed by Norwich City referees, Leeds United remains in a great position to reach Wembley Stadium. Daniel Farke’s dissatisfaction with officiating appears misplaced; the focus should be on improving Leeds United’s performance. Farke’s remarks on VAR and officiating ignore Leeds’ own on-field problems in achieving automatic promotion. Leeds United manager Daniel Farke has slammed the officials for disallowing Junior Firpo’s first-half goal in their 0-0 first leg play-off draw at…
Former Leeds United player Jon Newsome described Shane Duffy’s tackle on Crysencio Summerville as “out of control” during the goalless draw against Norwich City. Duffy, an Irishman, was booked for the challenge early in the second half of the Championship play-off semi-final first leg at Carrow Road, which scythed through Summerville. Following their tentative 0-0 draw in Norfolk, the two clubs will face off again on Thursday at Elland Road. Speaking on BBC Radio Leeds, Newsome said of the tackle: “That’s the type of challenge I believe football is attempting to eliminate. “Shane Duffy is totally out of control.” That’s…
Phil Hay believes starting Liam Cooper would be a “big risk” ahead of Leeds United’s highly anticipated play-off semi-final against Norwich City on Sunday (12 May). This season, the Scottish centre-back has made only 15 Championship appearances, eight of which have been starts, and has been replaced in defence by Ethan Ampadu. The Whites, on the other hand, have not been as defensively solid as they had been early in the season, conceding 10 goals in their last four games. It was suggested to Hay that Leeds could need to bring Ampadu back into midfield for the first leg at…