This season’s Championship promotion race is perhaps the most exciting ever. Ipswich, Leeds and Leicester have been locked in a three-way battle for the top two for weeks now, and the conclusion to a dramatic campaign is rapidly approaching. All three teams won last weekend: Leicester, after a poor run of form, got back on…
Transfer season is well underway and, with just a few weeks until the new campaign begins, clubs throughout the English football pyramid will be looking to add to their squads. For teams in the Championship, League One and League Two, loan deals for budding Premier League stars are often an attractive proposition. With a host…
Every year, young prospects emerge and thrive in the Championship in their efforts to help their side earn promotion to the Premier League or stave off the drop to League One. To identify which individuals could well be on their way to the top in 2023, we enlisted the help of the Twenty3 Toolbox. We…
Bournemouth lost their star player and replaced their manager this summer. For some clubs, this would’ve resulted in something of a transitional season, but the Cherries find themselves five points clear at the summit of the Championship and are unbeaten in 14 outings. Scott Parker swapped the dugout at Craven Cottage for the one at…
Taking the last two seasons as a guide, Premier League new-boys Leeds United, West Bromwich Albion, and Fulham have three roles to divide between them. It’s how the promoted sides do things now. One team challenging for Europe, one team in a traditional relegation scrap, and one team bombing completely. This might have emerged as…
As Fulham supporters bask in the glory of their play-off final victory over Brentford, there is perhaps a sense of surprise among the Whites’ fanbase that Scott Parker’s side have bounced back to the Premier League at the first attempt. That was always the plan, of course. But it’s fair to say that there were…