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Fulham and West Brom stars tipped to shine in the Championship – originally posted on Sportslens.com While the ultimate goal of the Championship season is promotion to the Premier League, the Golden Boot race is always an interesting sub-plot. Expect this season to be no different, with a number of proven goalscorers looking to make […]
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QPR and Birmingham amongst the dark horses in the Championship – originally posted on Sportslens.com There are usually six teams expected to challenge for promotion at the beginning of the Championship season – the three teams who have just been relegated from the Premier League, and the three who missed out on promotion through the […]
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Derby send Sheffield Wednesday down, Hammers target bags second successive treble – originally posted on Sportslens.com Derby County narrowly avoided relegation on a dramatic final day in the Championship. The Rams twice came from behind to secure a 3-3 draw against Sheffield Wednesday at Pride Park to escape the drop at the expense of their […]
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Post-match interviews with managers can be great viewing. The result is a significant factor in how the interview pans out. The most entertaining interviews for me have to be when they are angry after a defeat. Everyone remembers Kevin Keegan’s “I would love it!” interview after his Newcastle United side drew away to Nottingham Forest […]
Jack Charlton made his 600th appearance for Leeds United on this day in 1972. The match was a narrow 1-0 victory over Coventry City and to mark the occasion, he scored the only goal of the game! Charlton was a towering centre half who always showed strength and bravery. Leeds United was his only club […]
Derby handed big boost, Cardiff pair pushing for recall, Norwich sweating on defender – originally posted on Sportslens.com The 2020/21 Championship season rolls on this weekend, with the Championship league table far from decided and some eye-catching games taking place across the next three days. The action gets underway on Friday evening with Derby County […]
It was on this day back in 1989 that Sutton United recorded a famous 2-1 win over Coventry City.First Division Coventry had won the FA Cup two seasons before and Sutton United were a Vauxhall Conference team at the time. The match was played in front of a sell-out crowd, with 8,000 fans watching at […]
The match report from Coventry’s impressive 5-1 win over Lincoln City in the final Third Round tie to be played in the 1962/63 season Only three of the 32 FA Cup Third Round ties went ahead on this day back in 1963 as ‘The Big Freeze’ took hold across the United Kingdom. Sunderland won 4-1 at Deepdale […]
Gary Mabbutt lifted the FA Cup in 1991 after Nottingham Forest’s Des Walker put through his own goal in Extra Time to give Tottenham a 2-1 win.Four years earlier, Mabbutt had an FA Cup Final to forget as he scored an own goal in a 3-2 defeat to underdogs Coventry City. Nobody outside Coventry gave […]
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal” is probably the most iconic goal of the 1980’s. It came from Coventry City’s Keith Houchen against Tottenham Hotspur in the 1987 FA Cup Final. The Final was a classic and was the perfect opportunity for nearly every single football cliche to be used by John Motson in the BBC commentary […]