Shrewsbury v Fleetwood Shrewsbury Town knocked Premier League Everton out of the FA Cup in 2003 under Kevin Ratcliffe – one of the best ever defenders at Goodison Park. Micky Mellon’s recent Shrewsbury exit means the only man facing his old club on Saturday will be Fleetwood right-back Conor McLaughlin, who played four games on… Read more →
Here are The Football Lab’s predictions for the FA Cup 2nd Round – upsets tipped at Brunton Park, the Proact Stadium and Kenilworth Road… Macclesfield v Oxford When Oxford travelled to leaders Scunthorpe last week, they would have been very happy with a point before the game and even more so when 1-0 down at half-time.… Read more →
Recently, we have started to see more of the Fernando ‘Fessie’ Forestieri that Sheffield Wednesday fans fell in love with last season. He was at the centre of almost every good attacking move in the 2-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He slipped away from challenges like a bar of soap, pinched the ball in the opposing half many times… Read more →
The four teenagers who played in Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Leeds on Tuesday were arguably the four best players on the pitch. 17-year-old Ben Woodburn came off the bench to make history while Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ovie Ejaria also impressed for the Reds, the promisingly-named Ronaldo Vieira catching the eye for Garry Monk’s visitors. Liverpool… Read more →
17-year-old Ben Woodburn scored his first senior goal in front of the Kop, as Liverpool secured a fortuitous 2-0 win over Leeds. The visitors had been well-structured for much of the contest but came undone when Divock Origi opened the scoring late on. The Belgian had struggled in the earlier stages and was well handled by Charlie Taylor… Read more →
Having picked up just 22 points in 31 Premier League games this calender year, the last thing Crystal Palace needed was to lose one of their more promising performers. Connor Wickham will have an operation on his knee cruciate ligament injury, after which the club will put a time scale on his return, likely to… Read more →
Many claim that Riyad Mahrez has lost his hunger, that he is a completely different player to last season, but this blog would contest that. Although he and Leicester achieved incredible things the previous year, the 25-year-old’s displays in the second half of that campaign can be romanticized. He produced moments of magic, like his great performance at Man… Read more →
Here are The Football Lab’s Player Ratings for MK Dons’ 2-1 win at Coventry City. Coventry City Lee Burge – wasn’t at fault for either of the goals, but neither was he tested aside from them. 4 Dion Kelly-Evans – shaky defensively, struggled against Colclough. Offered attacking width in the first half. 4 Jordan Willis… Read more →
Had the suspended Marvin Sordell played up top for Coventry City on Saturday afternoon, it seems likely that they would have secured at least a draw, rather than fall to the 2-1 defeat they suffered. Sordell provides pace, athleticism, bravery and a willingness to chase initial balls into the box, qualities replacement Marcus Tudgay lacked.… Read more →
Ronald Koeman is likely to get a mixed reception from Southampton fans when he returns to St Mary’s for the first time since his controversial exit. The Dutchman was clearly promised a bigger budget at Everton but the question is whether enough of last season’s squad has changed. The more significant sums have gone only on… Read more →