Norwich City have gone top of the Championship with a statement victory on Saturday teatime, with Daniel Farke’s Canaries winning 3-1 at prime promotion rivals Leeds United. Here’s our Player Ratings from an outstanding victory for the Yellows. Leeds United Kiko Casilla – the goalkeeper, who arrived in January, made one good stop at Rotherham… Read more →
Norwich City have gone top of the Championship with a statement victory on Saturday teatime, with Daniel Farke’s Canaries winning 3-1 at prime promotion rivals Leeds United. Here’s our Six Things from an outstanding victory for the Yellows. Leeds’ midfield issues A problem for Leeds United throughout the contest was the absence of a disciplined… Read more →
The morality of Marcelo Bielsa’s decision to instruct a spying session on Derby County’s training ground can be debated, but not the quality of his Leeds United title-contenders, which goals from Kemar Roofe and Jack Harrison re-emphasized in a 2-0 win over the Rams. Here’s our Player Ratings from the game. Leeds United Bailey Peacock-Farrell… Read more →
The morality of Marcelo Bielsa’s decision to instruct a spying session on Derby County’s training ground can be debated, but not the quality of his Leeds United title-contenders, which goals from Kemar Roofe and Jack Harrison re-emphasized in a 2-0 win over the Rams. Here’s our Six Things from the game. Leeds’ strong start It… Read more →
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 →