There were buckets of goals in the Championship this past weekend. Three matches had 3-0 scorelines (Plymouth beat Norwich, Charlton beat Cardiff, Hull beat Preston), West Brom thumped 10-man Coventry 4-0, Sheffield Wednesday lit up Southampton for five goals and Ipswich embarrassed Bristol City by a 6-0 scoreline.
For Coventry, striker Michael Mifsud was […]
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Kevin Phillips scored the lone goal to put the Baggies through to the final (4-2 on aggregate). Robert Koren was the architect of the goal with a brilliant cross that Phillips headed home. Jason Koumas was the game’s most influential player, creating several chances for himself, including a shot over the bar from 25 yards […]
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The first leg’s are over and I got things half right. Derby turned in a strong away performance to come away from St. Mary’s with a 2-1 lead. There should be no huge surprise as Derby’s away record was outstanding (12W-3D-8L). There is a highlights package on YouTube but be warned that the sound quality […]
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The push for the Premiership kicks off, as the first legs of the Championship semi-finals take place this weekend.
On Saturday, 6th place Southampton host 3rd place Derby County. Southampton will be without skipper Claus Lundekvam, who suffered ankle ligament damage in the win over Southend in the final game of the regular season. Pedro Pele […]
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All of the action in the Coca-Cola Championship takes place on Sunday with only the play-off places to be decided. A recent report from Deloitte’s Sports Business Group estimates that promotion from the Championship to the Premiership will be worth about £60m. The three promoted teams are guaranteed at least £35m extra revenue and if […]
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West Brom were dropped three precious points in the race for the play-offs after Burnley fought back from a 2-1 deficit to claim victory. Up 2-o inside 10 minutes, Albion should have had three points wrapped up but Andy Gray punished a Dean Kiely error on 15 minutes before former Man United defender […]
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The PFA Championship Team of the Year was announced on Sunday at the annual awards function. West Brom features most prominently with three players on the list.
Keeper: Matt Murray (Wolves)Defenders: Graham Alexander (Preston), Gareth Bale (Southampton), Darren Moore (Derby), Curtis Davies (West Brom)Midfielders: Jason Koumas (West Brom), Carlos Edwards (Sunderland), Dean […]
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Its down to the wire in the Championship with only three matches remaining for most clubs. Sunderland (82 pts) continue to sit first in the table after their 2-1 win over QPR on the weekend. It’s not all sunshine and lollipops over on Wearside as it was announced that midfielder Graham Kavanagh will miss the […]
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Kicking off the weekend action on Friday is West Brom v Sheffield Wednesday. I hope for EPL Talk Community member fsquid’s sake that Wednesday pull a result West Brom will want all three points to keep themselves in the thick of the playoff race.
On Saturday Birmingham host Southampton, whose play-off hopes have been dealt […]
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Championship leaders Birmingham dropped valuable points yesterday after suffering a 1-0 loss at Norwich. A fantastic individual effort from Darren Huckerby gave Norwich the lead in the 47th minute. Huckerby collected the ball in his own half and charged up the flank, he then slipped past two tackles before powering home a strike from about […]
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