Another strong defensive performance from Birmingham City saw them move a step closer to securing their Championship status by matching prime promotion contenders Sheffield United in a 1-1 draw at St Andrews on Wednesday night. Here’s our Player Ratings from the contest. Birmingham City Lee Camp – the former Forest goalkeeper had a good game… Read more →
Another strong defensive performance from Birmingham City saw them move a step closer to securing their Championship status by matching prime promotion contenders Sheffield United in a 1-1 draw at St Andrews on Wednesday night. Here’s our Six Things from the contest. United’s pedestrian first half When Leeds United visited St Andrews on Saturday, their… Read more →
Despite Sheffield United’s territorial dominance in Friday night’s Steel City Derby, they were forced to settle for a 0-0 draw with Sheffield Wednesday. Here’s our Player Ratings from the game. Sheffield United Dean Henderson – the Manchester United loanee, who excelled at Shrewsbury last year, has enjoyed a positive start to life in the… Read more →
Despite Sheffield United’s territorial dominance in Friday night’s Steel City Derby, they were forced to settle for a 0-0 draw with Sheffield Wednesday. Here’s our Six Things from the game. Duffy dilemma diversified Last season, Sheffield United played a 3-4-1-2 with Mark Duffy in the 10 role and Billy Sharp plus Leon Clarke pressing… Read more →
With the 2018-19 Championship season coming up, The Football Lab spoke to Brentford fan Luke Furber (@beeLJF). Last season, you averaged 17 shots per game – by far the most in the Championship – but only scored 62 goals – the joint-ninth most. Did the team miss out on the top six due to a… Read more →
In one of the most remarkable fight-backs in second tier history, 93rd and 94th minute goals saw QPR snatch a remarkable point against West London foes Brentford at Loftus Road. Here’s our player ratings from the game. Queens Park Rangers Alex Smithies – denied Vibe in a relatively quiet first half. Difficult to criticize him… Read more →
In one of the most remarkable fight-backs in second tier history, 93rd and 94th minute goals saw QPR snatch a remarkable point against West London foes Brentford at Loftus Road. Here’s five things from the game. Lively Canos QPR fans taunted Sergi Canos for his haircut, but the winger’s performance certainly had it’s highlights. In… Read more →
Gillingham have had a drastic fall from grace. They looked worthy promotion challengers in February 2016 but 18 months, 28 League One defeats and just 14 wins later, they survived by a mere point last term. Where did things start to go wrong? Ahead of the new season, supporter Ben Thompson of The Rainham End talks about the… Read more →
When Aston Villa drew 1-1 with Brentford back in September, a chorus of boos greeted John Egan’s late equalizer, which denied the hosts an undeserved victory. Their midfield had looked tentative, unfit and unsure of itself, while expensive forward Ross McCormack barely had a kick. The one player who showed any belief that evening was… Read more →
When Dean Smith planned Brentford’s tactics before their 0-0 draw with Norwich at the end of December, perhaps the 5-0 thrashing by the same team earlier that month was in his thoughts. Until Robbie Brady was sent off for their opponents late on, Smith’s men showed no attacking intent and looked happy with a point. They got… Read more →