“This ’83 / ’84 page – Notts County play Nottingham Forest and Leicester City in the top flight,” complains Bill Hargreaves. “Money ruined the game, I say.”
This was the season that County got involved in one of the weirdest incidents in top-tier football. You have made a reservation, and you, and you, and you, so la la la la.
TARGET! Nottingham Forest 1-1 Swansea (Obafemi 28)
It did not take long: Irish striker Michael Obafemi equalized with Swansea.
TARGET! Nottingham Forest 1-0 Swansea (22-year-old Christy)
Forrest saw Bournemouth’s goal and succeeded. It came in a strange situation: initially Cyrus Christie was sent off for a handball, with a penalty given to Forest, but it turned out that he handled the ball after crossing the line. That meant the goal was scored and Christie stayed on the pitch.
Breaking News: Mino Raiola has died at the age of 54
Some very sad news from Italy: the famous agent Mino Raiola has died at the age of just 54. We will have more on this story, I’m sure. Mino Raiola has died at the age of 54. Photo: Olycom Spa / REX / Shutterstock Updated at 15:30 BST
TARGET! Blackburn 0-1 Bournemouth (Solanke 21)
Important goal in the race for automatic promotion to the Premier League. Dominic Solanke put Bournemouth ahead with his 30th goal in a great season. Watford 1-0 Burnley Kuka’s shot was blocked by Tarkovsky, and then Joao Pedro hit with a volley from the 17 yards. Watford is very much at the top. The most recent scores in our selected games Premier League
Aston Villa 0-0 Norwich Southampton 1-0 Crystal Palace Watford 1-0 Burnley Wolves 0-0 Brighton
Championship
Blackburn 0-0 Bournemouth Coventry 0-0 Huddersfield Nottingham Forest 0-0 Swansea
The championship
Real Madrid 0-0 Espanyol (15.15)
Watford 1-0 Burnley It seems that Burnley has not gone at all. This is such an important day for them – but also for Watford, which will give itself an outside opportunity for a great escape if it wins today. Their run is not the worst, especially as it includes Everton at home. Southampton 1-0 Crystal Palace As things stand, Southampton are ninth in the table. Not exactly in 1983-84, but another amazing effort by a team that lost Danny Ings, Ryan Bertrand and Yannick Westergaard in the summer.
TARGET! Southampton 1-0 Crystal Palace (Romeu 9)
It is there! Romeu scores for Southampton. Photo: Adrian Dennis / AFP / Getty Images Updated at 15.15 BST
TARGET! Watford 1-0 Burnley (Tarkovsky and 8)
Good start for Everton! And Watford! Juraj Kucka hits the post, he bounces off James Tarkowski and dribbles into the net. Tarkovsky could do nothing about it. Kucka celebrates an own goal scored by Tarkovsky. Photo: John Walton / PA Updated at 15.28 BST Watford 0-0 Burnley If he was on your FPL team, I feel your pain. Ξε There has been a belated change for the Clarets as Jay Rodriguez is replaced in the starting line-up by Matej Vydra # WATBUR | #UTC – Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) April 30, 2022 This is Sky Sports tribute to Chris Kamara, an affectionate gesture of comic beauty. It is the end of a happy era. Updated on 15.03 BST Newcastle 0-1 Liverpool Following is Louise Taylor’s report on Liverpool’s impressive, effective win at St James’ Park. On Sky Sports, Jeff Stelling has just announced that, after 24 years, Chris Kamara will leave Soccer Saturday at the end of the season. The farewell montage – recorded, of course, by EMF – is wonderful. I will post it here as soon as it appears on YouTube or Twotter. Updated at 14:50 BST The big Premier League game is at Vicarage Road, where Watford play Burnley. A win for Burnley would give them a five-point lead over Everton, having played two games more, and would significantly increase the chances of the Spurs’ most shocking relegation to the English Premier League in 1976-77.
League One 2021-22: in a nutshell
Wigan (champion), Rotherham went up. Playoff Wycombe – MK Dons, Sunderland – Sheffield Wednesday. Relegated Gillingham, Doncaster, AFC Wimbledon, Crewe Alexandra. News of the Real Madrid – Espanyol team The Madrilenians will be champions of Spain for the 35th time if they draw today. It’s big anyway, so Carlo Ancelotti rested a number of players, including Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr., with Manchester City in mind. Updated at 14.58 BST News of the Nottingham Forest – Swansea team News of the Coventry – Huddersfield team News of the team Blackburn – Bournemouth 📝 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 📝 🔺 Two changes at Blackburn 🔺 Zemura returns from injury 🔺 Charges on the home side Our turn at Ewood Park 👇 𝗟𝗘𝗧’𝗦 👊👊 👊👊 – AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) April 30, 2022 Cheers Scott, hello everyone. Let’s start with clear team news from our other selected games. If that’s not dramatic enough, there are four starting points at 3 p.m. in the Premier League. Rob Smyth will be your guide. Button up and enjoy! All this again … but in the form of news. The final score of League One. Confirmation that Wigan is the champion, with Rotherham taking the other place of automatic rise. MK Dons will face Wycombe in the play-off semifinals, while Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland will face each other. Plymouth loses impressively. Gillingham, Doncaster and AFC Wimbledon have confirmed their relegation, with the already doomed Crew.
League One full time
AFC Wimbledon 3-4 Accrington Stanley Bolton Wanderers 4-2 Fleetwood Town Burton Albion 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers Cambridge United 2-2 Cheltenham Town Gillingham 0-2 Rotherham United Ipswich Town 4-0 Charlton Athletic Lincoln City 2-1 Crow Alexandra Morecambe 0-1 Sunderland Oxford United 1-1 Doncaster Rovers Plymouth Argyle 0-5 MK Dons Sheffield Wednesday 4-1 Portsmouth Shrewsbury Town 0-3 Wigan Athletic
TARGET! Bolton 4-2 Fleetwood (Bodvarson 90 + 6). Jon Dadi Bodvarsson hits the crossbar from outside the box, but his shot deflected off target. Updated at 14.27 BST Liverpool beat Newcastle 1-0 thanks to Nabi Keita’s goal in the first half. Will Unwin has all the details. TARGET! Gillingham 0-2 Rotherham (89 Kelly). Georgie Kelly presses hard on the right! Rotherham goes up … and Gillingham goes down. TARGET! Burton 1-2 Wycombe (Obita 85). Jordan Obita sounds like a player and any worries Wycombe had about losing fourth place in the playoffs are gone! TARGET! Bolton 3-2 Fleetwood (Charles 86). Ah but patience! Dion Charles scores an absurd looper from a long distance to give Bolton the lead again. If Gillingham finds a draw against Rotherham – and did not threaten – he will bet on Fleetwood for a point! TARGET! Bolton 2-2 Fleetwood (Garner 79). Joe Garner equalizes for Fleetwood and now has a one-point cushion against 21st Gillingham, who are losing at home to rising Rotherham and have a significantly worse goal difference. The gills are all but doomed. TARGET! Plymouth Argyle 0-5 MK Dons (Twine 77). It’s four for Scott Twine, who sends a long-range pearl from the left crossbar and inside. This is a mess now, and any hope of Argyle remaining in goal difference if Burton completes a comeback win over Wycombe is beautiful. very caput now. TARGET! Burton 1-1 Wycombe (Ahadme 72). A potentially big goal here. Gassan Ahadme level things for Burton. If the hosts score two more goals, they could throw a lifeline to Plymouth. The goal difference may be the difference, but Argyle must stop bleeding against the MK Dons.
Premier League teams
Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Chambers, Mings, Digne, McGinn, Iroegbunam, Ramsey, Bailey, Coutinho, Watkins. Under: Konsa, Douglas Luiz, Buendia, Traore, Young, Nakamba, Ings, Olsen, Chukwuemeka.Norwich City: Kr, Aarons, Hanley, Williams, Byram, Normann, McLean, Dowell, Lees-Melou, Rashica, Pukki. Under: Gibson, Rupp, Gilmour, Placheta, Sorensen, Sargent, Gunn, Giannoulis, Rowe. Southampton: Forster, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Salisou, Pero, Redmond, Ward-Prose, Romeu, Tela, Adams, Long. Under: Lyanko, Adam Armstrong, Caballero, Stuart Armstrong, Brocha, Genevo, Smolbon, Eliounoussi, Valerie. Crystal Palace: Guaita, Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Ward, Gallagher, McArthur, Schlupp, Ayew, Mateta, Eze. Subs: Butland, Mitchell, Tomkins, Olise, Kouyate, Zaha, Hughes, Benteke, Edouard. Watford: Foster, Femenia, Cabassele, Samir, Kamara, Sissoko, Luza, Kouka, Sar, Joao Pedro, Dennis. Under: Ngakia, Troost-Ekong, King, Masina, Sema, Gosling, Bachmann, Kalu, Kayembe.Burnley: Pope, Roberts, Collins, Tarkowski, Taylor, McNeil, Cork, Brownhill, Lennon, Weghorst, Rodriguez. Under: Lowton, Barnes, Hennessey, Stephens, Bardsley, Vydra, Long, Thomas, Costelloe. Wolverhampton Wanderers: Jose Sa, Boly, Coady, Saiss, Nelson Semedo, Neves, Dendoncker, Joao Moutinho, Ait Nouri, Silva, Hwang. Under: Marcal, Pedro Neto, Jimenez, Trincao, Jonny, Chiquinho, Cudright, Gome. Hove Albion: Sanchez, Veltman, Dunk, Cucurella, Trossard, Mwepu, Caicedo, Bissouma, March, Mac Allister, Welbeck. Under: Lamptey, Webster, Maupay, Gross, Lallana, Alzate, Steele, Duffy, Ferguson. TARGET! Oxford United 1-1 Doncaster Rovers (Martin 67). Doncaster would have to win with the odd goal in the 30 to stay upright. Josh Martin fires his shotgun. One goal a minute, and then hope for a long injury time. TARGET! Shrewsbury Taum 0-3 Wigan Athletic (65K). Will Keane cleverly heads the ball from the right foul, and the League One title is now certain for Wigan. TARGET! AFC Wimbledon 3-4 Accrington Stanley (Rudoni 66). Come on, it’s still a dream … but at least Wimbledon falls in style! TARGET! AFC Wimbledon 2-4 Accrington Stanley (O’Sullivan 63). Every trace of hope is gone for Wimbledon now. Let’s face it, it was a dream. TARGET! Πλιμουθ …