The early incumbents of the Championship’s automatic promotion places, Leeds United and Middlesbrough, played out a goalless draw at Elland Road on Friday night. Here’s Six Things from a tight game. Leeds lower lofty standards Under Marcelo Bielsa, Leeds United often play with great intensity and sustain pressure through their swift yet precise use of… Read more →
Swansea City and Leeds United continued their unbeaten starts to the Championship campaign with a 2-2 draw at the Liberty Stadium on Tuesday night. Here’s our Player Ratings from the game. Swansea City Erwin Mulder – with Kristoffer Nordfeldt out injured, Swansea had to lean on the 6’4″ goalkeeper and he has so far proved… Read more →
Swansea City and Leeds United continued their unbeaten starts to the Championship campaign with a 2-2 draw at the Liberty Stadium on Tuesday night. Superbly structured Swansea When Swansea drew 0-0 at Birmingham on Friday night, they were often caught trying to play out from the back. The question here was whether they would stay… 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 spoke to Fulham fan Michael Gregg (@1966MJG). You won the Championship Play-Off Final last season, but the surge to promotion hadn’t looked likely when you were 17th in November. Were the club and Slavisa Jokanovic rewarded for staying true to their principles? Absolutely. There… Read more →
Marcelo Bielsa’s introduction to English football – or should that be vice-versa? – went off with a bang as Leeds United thrashed Stoke City 3-1 on the opening day of the 2018-19 Championship season. Brilliant Leeds Leeds were outstanding in that first half. They were first to second balls, they were strong in the… Read more →
Marcelo Bielsa’s introduction to English football – or should that be vice-versa? – went off with a bang as Leeds United thrashed Stoke City 3-1 on the opening day of the 2018-19 Championship season. Leeds United Bailey Peacock-Farrell – after Jamal Blackman joined, some questioned whether Peacock-Farrell would keep his place, despite some encouraging… Read more →
With the 2018-19 Championship season coming up, The Football Lab spoke to Leeds United fan Ryan Owen (@whiterosephilly). Marcelo Bielsa to Leeds looks like one of the most audacious appointments ever made in the second-tier. You must be incredibly excited for this new era? As Leeds fans, we are expert at being both terrifically excited… Read more →
Fulham have reached their first ever play-off final after a 2-1 aggregate semi-final victory over Derby County was completed by a 2-0 win on Monday night, thanks to goals from Ryan Sessegnon and Denis Odoi. Here’s our player ratings from the game. The Whites Marcus Bettinelli – brave from crosses when he needed to be… Read more →
Fulham have reached their first ever play-off final after a 2-1 aggregate semi-final victory over Derby County was completed by a 2-0 win on Monday night, thanks to goals from Ryan Sessegnon and Denis Odoi. Here’s six things from the game. Fulham’s freedom Fulham played with fewer inhibitions than we saw in the first leg… Read more →