League One action continues on Tuesday night. Portsmouth expect to climb the table when they host a woe-ridden Southend side, a possession-based Rochdale outfit welcome promotion contenders Ipswich to the Crown Oil Arena (Spotland) while low-scoring Shrewsbury face high-scoring Posh. Portsmouth v Southend There is huge pressure on Portsmouth to win this match and close… Read more →
Tranmere Rovers have secured back-to-back promotions thanks to Connor Jennings’ 119th-minute header, which gave them a 1-0 victory over Newport County in the League Two Play-Off Final. Here’s our Player Ratings from the game. Newport County Joe Day – the Newport stalwart has had another excellent campaign and finished the season in the same vein… Read more →
With the 2018-19 Premier League season coming up, The Football Lab caught up with Leicester City fan Andreas Constantinou. It feels like Leicester City are coming into a transitional period, with much of the 2015-16 title-winning side either departed or past their peak and new ideas coming through. Is Claude Puel the right man to… Read more →
With the 2018-19 Premier League season coming up, The Football Lab spoke to Liverpool fan Stuart Quigley ( @sqstudios ) – check out his excellent podcast The Beer Mat. Last season saw Liverpool reach their first Champions League Final in 11 years and with one of the youngest squads in the competition. How fondly will… Read more →
Manchester City dominated the Premier League last season; their route to a third title in seven years being a mere procession. Elsewhere, Liverpool thrilled the neutrals, Arsene Wenger bowed out at Arsenal, Huddersfield and Brighton survived their first campaigns at this level in the modern era while Burnley attained European football. What’s in store for… Read more →
With the 2018-19 Premier League season coming up, The Football Lab caught up with Everton fan Adam Partington (@PartAdam) from Grand Old Team. You finished your 2017-18 campaign trophyless and 26 points behind the Champions League qualification places; surely a bad season for a club of your stature. Is this era about closing the gap… Read more →
With the 2018-19 Premier League season coming up, The Football Lab spoke to Newcastle United fan Carl Hudson (@jabbinho). Carl is doing the Great North Run 2018 to raise money for St Benedict’s Hospice – do check out his Fundraising Page. There remains plenty of tensions between the Newcastle United fans and the owner, Mike… Read more →
With the 2018-19 Premier League season coming up, The Football Lab spoke to Manchester United fan John Shin (@MrJohnShin) – check out his excellent YouTube channel. Finishing second and reaching the FA Cup final should not equal a disastrous season on paper, yet United fans seemed happier after 2016-17 when you’d only finished sixth. Does… Read more →
With the 2018-19 Premier League season coming up, The Football Lab spoke to Huddersfield Town fan Will Harris (@TheTownBible). Given that last season was your first in the top flight since 1971-72, it seems impressive that survival was achieved before the final day. A memorable year? Absolutely – not many Town fans thought we’d get… Read more →
With the 2018-19 Premier League season coming up, The Football Lab got the views of @BrightonFanbase, a superbly informative Twitter account dedicated to the Seagulls. Over the last decade, you’ve arguably only had one campaign that wasn’t very positive. The main constant has been chairman Tony Bloom; surely he takes a great deal of credit… Read more →