Fulham and West Brom stars tipped to shine in the Championship

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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Derby in trouble, Blackburn & Bristol City could struggle

Derby in trouble, Blackburn & Bristol City could struggle – originally posted on Sportslens.com Where there are winners, there must be losers. And, in the Championship, there are three big losers – the three who get relegated. The three coming up from League One are often predicted to struggle, given that they have to adjust […]

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Derby’s woes continue with long-term injury for midfielder after Wayne Rooney’s challenge – report

Derby’s woes continue with long-term injury for midfielder after Wayne Rooney’s challenge – report – originally posted on Sportslens.com Derby County could be without midfielder Jason Knight for the long-term after he suffered an ankle injury from a 50/50 challenge from manager Wayne Rooney, The Telegraph reports. The Rams are going through a tough phase […]

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Rooney vows to repay Derby faith and ‘push forward’

Wayne Rooney has vowed to repay Derby’s faith in him by taking the club to where they want to be. The 35-year-old former England skipper hung up his boots in January to take over as Rams boss on a permanent basis with the Sky Bet Championship club in deep trouble, and ultimately managed to keep […]

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Football365’s Championship awards of the season

We have some Championship awards to give out. And we start with manager of the year…   Manager of the Season: Valerien Ismael (Barnsley) Regardless of Barnsley’s fate in this month’s play-off campaign, Ismael has cemented his status as the manager of the season largely by virtue of very few EFL fans even knowing of […]

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Derby could still be relegated from Championship after Financial Fair Play breach

Derby could still be relegated from Championship after Financial Fair Play breach – originally posted on Sportslens.com Derby could reportedly still be relegated from the Championship after the EFL won an appeal to find the Rams in breach of Financial Fair Play regulations. Wayne Rooney’s Derby were part of a thrilling end to the Sky […]

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Derby could still be relegated from Championship after Financial Fair Play breach

Derby could still be relegated from Championship after Financial Fair Play breach – originally posted on Sportslens.com Derby County could reportedly still be relegated from the Championship after the EFL won an appeal to find the Rams in breach of Financial Fair Play regulations. Wayne Rooney’s Derby were part of a thrilling end to the […]

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Derby send Sheffield Wednesday down, Hammers target bags second successive treble

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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Derby 3-3 Sheff Wed: Rams stay up after six-goal thriller

Martyn Waghorn held his nerve to score the penalty which saved Derby from relegation and sent Sheffield Wednesday down to Sky Bet League One as a pulsating game at Pride Park ended 3-3. Waghorn also headed an equaliser after Sam Hutchinson put Wednesday ahead in first-half stoppage time before Patrick Roberts gave Derby the lead. […]

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