Daniel Ayala’s wrongly-disallowed late goal means Middlesbrough have dropped two points in their quest for automatic promotion, after a thrilling 2-2 draw at Birmingham. Jordan Rhodes and Gaston Ramirez profited from poor home defending for their goals, while Stephen Gleeson and David Davis scored powerful strikes for the Blues. Either side could have won a… Read more →
York City and Bristol Rovers will meet as two fourth tier clubs on Saturday but in four months’ time, there could be a division between them. York’s relegation was mathematically confirmed with a 3-0 defeat at Accrington Stanley on Saturday but it had been coming for a while. Issues behind the scenes have affected the… Read more →
The underachievement of big clubs is not a theme solely relevant to the Premier League this season. With better owners, squads or management – delete as appropriate – fans of these clubs will believe there is potential to go up and at least stabilize in the Championship. Many put Coventry City’s awful form down to… Read more →
MK Dons’ return to the third tier was confirmed after a 4-1 defeat to Brentford on Saturday. What has gone wrong this season? Who have been the few players to come out of the season with some credit? And where does the club need to strengthen this summer? Discussing these issues and more is supporter James… Read more →
News has broken today that Paul Lambert will leave Blackburn Rovers at the end of the season. It is clear that he has grown increasingly frustrated at the lack of communication from the Venkys, regarding his plans for next season, particularly in the transfer market. Whoever does take over will have little money to work… Read more →
Much has gone wrong for both teams since the turn of the year. At the end of December, Arsenal were top of the Premier League, averaging 2.05 points per game. In the last four months, they have gained 1.56 per game, form that would place them below Liverpool and West Ham over a season. Equally, Norwich City were 15th midway through… Read more →
“After a meeting with the owner, Robbie Cowling over the future direction of the club, Kevin Keen has decided to leave Colchester United.” This was the opening line of a statement released by Colchester, three days after a 3-0 defeat to Burton Albion confirmed the club’s relegation to League Two. The statement suggests the parting of… Read more →
On Monday, it was announced that Crawley Town have sacked manager Mark Yates and his assistant, Jimmy Dack. On the one hand, both men worked hard for the club and achieved, at least, the bare minimum. Given financial constraints, reports that a fifth of the squad Yates inherited took up four-fifths of the budget, late transfer… Read more →
Here is The Football Lab’s Premier League eleven for the 2015-16 season. This blog makes four changes to the PFA’s Team of the Year, with Heurelho Gomes, Kyle Walker, Virgil Van Dijk and James Milner coming in… Goalkeeper – Heurelho Gomes Gomes’ displays make him arguably Watford’s best ever goalkeeper. His highlights include a heroic display to… Read more →
Graham Westley has been sacked as Peterborough United manager this weekend, after a 2-0 home loss to Scunthorpe marked the team’s 12th defeat of the calender year. Westley was not the most popular choice as Peterborough United manager. He enjoyed an excellent start to his time in charge but results declined drastically, something this blog… Read more →