Leeds United are closing up their preparations for the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final against Norwich City this weekend. Patrick Bamford will miss both legs of Leeds United’s Championship play-off semifinal against Norwich City. The striker, who regained his goal-scoring touch in 2024 and established himself as the focal point of Daniel Farke’s attack, has not appeared since the Whites’ thrilling 4-3 victory over Middlesbrough on April 22 owing to a knee injury. In his pre-match press conference this afternoon ahead of Sunday’s trip to Carrow Road, Whites manager Farke stated: “Patrick will surely miss both legs. He…
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Chris Sutton has released his weekly pre-match predictions for Chelsea’s trip to Nottingham this weekend. Chelsea’s Premier League match against Nottingham Forest is on Saturday evening at the City Ground. The Blues have re-entered the race for European slots, rising to eighth in the league rankings, thanks largely to the team’s much improved home record. Mauricio Pochettino’s team has won the last four consecutive matches at Stamford Bridge. So, can Chelsea improve their poor away record when they face Forest on Saturday? They haven’t won a Premier League away game since February 12 against Crystal Palace. Chris Sutton predicts Nottingham…
Chelsea have a chance to get extremely close to securing European football when they face Nottingham Forest tomorrow. The Blues are presently seventh in the table, which is enough to qualify for Europe next season. However, it would just be the Europa Conference League, with the owners apparently expecting the Europa League as a minimum standard. Gary Neville, a former Manchester United player and Sky Sports pundit, does a pre-match interview ahead of Manchester’s Premier League meeting… This means that Mauricio Pochettino still has work to do as manager, and he will face pressure in the final three games of…
Liverpool have a busy summer ahead of them, as a new era begins at Anfield with Jurgen Klopp’s impending departure and Arne Slot taking over. The Reds will also see changes in the boardroom, with Richard Hughes taking over as sporting director at Anfield. Slot, Hughes, and FSG’s Michael Edwards will do all possible to not just sustain but also improve on the Klopp era’s momentum. The futures of several key Liverpool players, including Mohamed Salah, will be decided in the coming months. The 31-year-old’s contract at Anfield expires in the summer of 2025, therefore his future on Merseyside is…
Ian Holloway has slammed Daniel Farke for stating his Leeds United players lack mental strength when appearing on talkSPORT. The Whites manager chastised his team after they suffered four defeats in the final six games of the season, missing out on automatic promotion. They now face the playoffs against Norwich before a possible final at Wembley against Southampton or West Brom. However, during a conversation with Alan Brazil on the breakfast show (10 May, 6:42am), Holloway described the comment as “strange” and said it could have a negative impact on the players. “I’m not sure how much you’ve seen of…
Sam Allardyce has revealed who of Leeds United, Southampton, West Bromwich Albion, and Norwich City he would want to see win the Championship playoffs. Allardyce was Leeds’ manager when they were relegated from the Premier League a year ago, but his predecessor, Jesse Marsch, and others above him were far more to blame. Sam Allardyce has revealed who of Leeds United, Southampton, West Bromwich Albion, and Norwich City he would want to see win the Championship playoffs. Allardyce was Leeds’ manager when they were relegated from the Premier League a year ago, but his predecessor, Jesse Marsch, and others above…
Liverpool fans know Jurgen Klopp will leave at the end of the season, but will Mohamed Salah follow suit? The 31-year-old’s current contract expires in 2025, therefore he must make a decision about his future this summer: sign a new agreement or go. Given Saudi Arabia’s presence in the background, it casts a pall over Liverpool and the possibility of their star player leaving. Despite a drop in form in recent months, Mohamed Salah has scored 18 Premier League goals and provided ten assists. That just shows how crucial he is to the club’s cause, so you’d have to be…
Latest Nottingham Forest news: Nuno Espirito Santo responds to the Reds’ rejected appeal for player spending breaches. Nottingham Forest’s head coach, Nuno Espirito Santo, argues that the club must learn from its points deduction for violating financial rules. Without the four-point deduction for violating Profitability and Sustainability Rules, the Reds would be safe from relegation by now. However, their unsuccessful appeal against their sentence puts them three points above the drop zone with two games remaining. Forest was found to have exceeded their maximum allowable losses of £61 million over a rolling three-year period by £34.5 million. Nuno hopes that…
Daniel Farke could make two changes to Leeds United’s starting eleven for their Championship playoff semi-final against Norwich. The Whites had lost four of their past six games and enter the match after a 2-1 setback to Southampton at Elland Road on the penultimate day of the season, while Norwich secured their playoff spot despite a 1-0 loss to Birmingham. Both clubs will now compete for a place at Wembley later this month, and Farke will be aware that improvements must be done in order to win against his former club again. ‘Embarrassing’ Junior Firpo must be fired by Leeds…
Norwich City manager David Wagner has previewed his team’s semi-final versus Leeds United. The two teams will kick off this season’s Championship play-offs at lunchtime on Sunday, with Southampton and West Bromwich Albion following shortly afterwards. Leeds are the favourites heading into the play-offs, according to OPTA’s Championship supercomputer, but after missing out on top two, Martin O’Neill believes Daniel Farke will have a hard task getting his team ready. Leeds were in a strong position to secure automatic promotion just a few weeks ago, but they were unable to do so after only eight points from their final eight…