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Assessing the hottest ever Championship Golden Boot race

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Assessing the hottest ever Championship Golden Boot race With just a quarter of the season remaining in the Championship the battle for automatic promotion is really hotting up. Two points separate the top three, with West Brom a further four points back, but that is not even the tightest race still to run.It’s a race that is traditionally hard-foug...

Championship title race: Who has the easiest and most difficult run-in?

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Championship title race: Who has the easiest and most difficult run-in? Following the midweek fixtures in the Championship it’s fair to say there are some gaps emerging at the business end of the table.West Brom’s last minute winner at QPR moved Darren Moore’s side within three points of Norwich at the top of the pile, with Sheffield United and Leeds s...

Championship round-up: Preston dent Norwich’s plans for automatic promotion

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Championship round-up: Preston dent Norwich’s plans for automatic promotion There was a fresh twist in the race for automatic promotion from the Championship in the midweek, as Leeds capitalised on Norwich’s shock defeat to regain top spot. Norwich’s 3-1 loss away to mid-table Preston also allowed Sheffield United to close the gap to second to just two points. I...

Championship round-up: Hat-trick heroes Sharp and Adams among top rated players

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Championship round-up: Hat-trick heroes Sharp and Adams among top rated players Norwich moved two points clear at the top of the Championship over the weekend after thrashing Ipswich in the East Anglian derby on Sunday. The Canaries survived a feisty affair at Carrow Road, in which Ipswich manager Paul Lambert was sent off, and cantered to a 3-0 victory. That, however, was not ...

The uncapped youngsters pushing for England recognition next month

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The uncapped youngsters pushing for England recognition next month The next international break may be a month away, but Gareth Southgate is likely to be considering his options for his upcoming England squad. Here, we look at six young English players pushing for a first senior cap when the Three Lions kickstart their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign in March…...

Grealish stars in 2018 Championship team of the year

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Grealish stars in 2018 Championship team of the year 2018 proved to be quite the year in the Championship, and it’s Leeds that end it at the top of the pile following the promotion of Leeds, Fulham and Cardiff last season. We take a look at the team of the year based on our statistical ratings of players to have made at least 30 appearances sinc...

Championship round-up: Best and worst performers from Boxing Day’s action

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Championship round-up: Best and worst performers from Boxing Day’s action Norwich and Nottingham Forest played out a remarkable 3-3 draw on Boxing Day, in which Norwich battled back from 3-0 down to salvage a point at Carrow Road. The Canaries were still 3-1 down as late as the 93rd-minute before scoring two goals in the final four minutes of stoppage time to steal a poin...

Salah and Kane back to their best in player form rankings, while Messi marches on

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Salah and Kane back to their best in player form rankings, while Messi marches on After yet another goal at the weekend there is no prizes for guessing Europe’s most destructive player right now, in fact, that Lionel Messi only had a hand in one goal last time out was something of an underperformance by his standards.Still, the Argentine found the net for the third game run...

Championship roundup: Team, player, youngster and surprise package of the season so far

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Championship roundup: Team, player, youngster and surprise package of the season so far At the halfway point in the Championship campaign, we review the season so far as Leeds top the tree heading into the Boxing Day fixtures.When Marcelo Bielsa took the reins in the summer the consensus was that it could go terribly wrong or incredibly well, but entertainment was assured. Well, the la...

Championship round-up: In-form Villa striker tops the midweek player ratings

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Championship round-up: In-form Villa striker tops the midweek player ratings So that was an eventful Wednesday night in the Championship, wasn’t it? Eager not to let the Champions League hog the spotlight, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest played out a 10-goal thriller at Villa park in a 5-5 draw in the Midlands. Three times Villa had to come from behind against Forest...