#1 Scott Parker’s Bournemouth are still unbeaten in the Championship. The Cherries beat Huddersfield Town 3-0 on Saturday; wracking up their eighth clean sheet of the season. #2 After eight straight defeats and only six wins in their last 25 league games, Cardiff City have dispensed with the services of Mick McCarthy. His final game...
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The weekend that was: ten nuggets from this weekend’s EFL action (16th & 17th October 2021)
#1 Bournemouth maintained their record as the only unbeaten team in the EFL. The Cherries beat Bristol City 2-0 on Saturday, thanks to goals from Jamal Lowe and Jordan Zemura. The players and supporters of both sides showed their support for Bournemouth’s David Brooks, who has been diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin Lymphoma. #2 In...
Coventry City: from relegation candidates to dark horses for promotion?
From the outside looking in, it would be very easy to dismiss Coventry City’s fine start to the season. After all, when the Championship season is only 11 games old, a favourable fixture list, a few lucky bounces here and there and a small group of in-form players can result in a team riding higher...
The weekend that was: ten nuggets from this weekend’s EFL action (9th & 10th October 2021)
#1 Due to International call ups, only four games went ahead in League One this weekend. In a Twitter poll ran by The Near Post, 42% of fans felt that the League One fixture list should align itself with the Championship, while 37% of participants thought that the number of postponements should be reduced. Finally,...
The Cahill Effect: the numbers behind Gary Cahill’s start to life at Bournemouth
“A monster in the air, composed on the ball and a calming influence on the whole team.” Back of the Net’s Tom Jordan is suitably impressed and he’s certainly not alone. On Wednesday, Gary Cahill was crowned Bournemouth’s Player of the Month for September; an award which caps a successful few weeks for the former...
The weekend that was: ten nuggets from this weekend’s EFL action (2nd & 3rd October 2021)
#1 Bournemouth are the only team in the EFL who are still unbeaten. The Cherries trailed against Sheffield United (for the first time this season), but they came from behind to win 2-1 and maintain their place at the top of Championship. #2 Coventry maintained their 100% home record as they came from a goal...
The weekend that was: ten nuggets from this weekend’s EFL action (25th & 26th September 2021)
#1 Bournemouth beat Luton 2-1 to make it four wins a row and maintain their place at the top of Championship. #2 Reading recorded their first Championship clean sheet of the season at the 8th time of asking. The Royals were the last team in the division to prevent an opponent from scoring. #3 Four...
What can Nottingham Forest fans expect from Steve Cooper?
We aren’t speaking out of turn when we say that Forest fans have had more new managers than most, but here’s a rundown of what they can expect from the latest man to occupy one of the hottest hot seats in the EFL…. Defensive Organisation Last season, Steve Cooper’s Swansea City kept 21 clean sheets....
The weekend that was: ten nuggets from this weekend’s EFL action (18th & 19th September 2021)
#1 Three wins in a row have seen Scott Parker’s Bournemouth move to the top of the Championship. The Cherries and Valerian Ismael’s West Brom are the only teams in the second tier who are yet to taste defeat. #2 Remarkably, Bournemouth were the only side in the top 11 before Saturday’s games to record...
The weekend that was: ten nuggets from this weekend’s EFL action (11th & 12th September 2021)
#1 Josh Bowler’s first league goal for Blackpool condemned Fulham to their first defeat of the season and, subsequently, led to them relinquishing top spot in the Championship. #2 John Swift’s first senior hattrick has taken him to the top of the Championship scoring chart. Unfortunately for the former Chelsea man, Reading’s defensive issues continue...