#Chris Wilder

PORTSMOUTH are reportedly considering a shock managerial appointment in the form of Spurs and Republic of Ireland legend Robbie Keane. Pompey sacked head Danny Cowley earlier this week after his side slipped to 12th in the League One table. He was dismissed with the club having not won a league match since October. Keane, 42, was in attendance at…

Chuba Akpom bobbed around the divisions and popped up across Europe after leaving Arsenal. Now he finally seems to have hit his straps on Teesside. Johnny Nic is a fan… Who's this then? Chuba Amechi Akpom is a six-feet-tall, Canning Town-born, 27-year-old striker who currently tops the goalscoring charts in the Championship for the noble…

After spending vast amounts of time with coaches, decision-makers and fans of clubs across the English Football League, Gab Sutton uses his extensive research and knowledge of the three divisions to convey his blueprint for success. The three English Football Leagues below the Premier League are some of the most exhilarating and unpredictable…

GEORGE BALDOCK is eyeing a double … promotion to the Premier League and a call-up to the Greece national team. The Sheffield United right-back, 29, has been in superb form this season and has ambitions to play international football. Aylesbury-born Baldock's late grandmother Athanasia was Greek and moved to the UK in 1950 with his English…

The Sky Bet Championship is rightly regarded as one of the most exciting leagues anywhere and another season of unrelenting drama gets underway tonight. Burnley, who return to second-tier football following six seasons as a Premier League club, get the action underway with a visit to beaten play-off finalists Huddersfield Town. The match marks the…

Steven Gerrard has been backed to make a stunning return to Ibrox after being installed as the favourite to replace Giovanni van Bronckhorst. Van Bronckhorst was sacked by Rangers after 12 months in charge on Monday, just three days after he celebrated his one-year anniversary at the club. The Dutchman lifted the Scottish Cup just days after being…

With Hull and Middlesbrough having finally filled their managerial vacancies, it is now the turn of Luton and Wigan to sift through the CVs There is set to be plenty of drama in the EFL this weekend After appearing to have done the hard work by thrashing Burnley 5-2 last weekend, Sheffield United were unable to complete the job and take over at the…

STEVEN GERRARD is the current favourite to make a sensational Ibrox return and replace under-fire Giovanni van Bronckhorst. The Rangers boss is under pressure having fallen SEVEN points behind Celtic in the title race and a disastrous European campaign that saw them become'WORST EVER' Champions League side. Rangers have been booed off the park in…

Former Huddersfield Town head coach Carlos Corberan is not thought to be a contender for the vacant manager role at Middlesbrough, according to a report from The Yorkshire Post. Corberan defied the odds to take the Terriers to the Championship play-off final last season but left the club in the summer citing a lack of ambition. An ill-fated and…

Steven Gerrard has been made the favourite to take over as the next Rangers manager, with current boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst now odds on to leave in 2023. Betfair have priced Gerrard at 2/1 to return to Ibrox, just under a year after leaving the Scottish side, to replace the Dutchman whose Rangers side are officially the worst in Champions…

The 61-year-old former Sheffield United, Huddersfield Town and Sheffield Wednesday boss, has left the Baggies after a little more than eight months at the helm with staff Steve Agnew, Stephen Clemence and son Alex Bruce also heading for the Hawthorns exit. "Backroom staff Steve Agnew, Stephen Clemence and Alex Bruce have also left The…

Bournemouth have sacked head coach Scott Parker just four games into the new season as owner Maxim Demin called for "respect for one another" at the club. The Cherries were thrashed 9-0 at Liverpool on Saturday, equalling the record Premier League defeat. Former England international Parker had led Bournemouth back to the top flight having been…

Coventry City and Middlesbrough will battle for three points at the Coventry Building Society Arena in matchday 12 of the EFL Championship on Saturday (October 1). Both teams are coming off goalless draws before the international break. The hosts shared the spoils at Birmingham City, while Middlesbrough were held at home by Rotherham. The stalemate…

There are a number of top matches taking place on Monday around the globe. With so many excellent domestic matches, our football writers have come up with an outstanding five-fold acca. Our Monday football accumulator betting tips and predictions is packed with games from the Championship, Serie A, Turkey's Super Lig, and an intriguing fixture in…

Brendan Rodgers' Leicester have scraped 1 point from a possible 21 so far 11:30 Tuesday 27th September 2022 - 5 minute read There's been no shortage of slicing and dicing in the Premier League's managerial coliseum so far this season, with three bosses departing their posts in what proved to be an event-filled opening five weeks. First up was Scott…

After the former Sheffield United boss' arrival midway through last season an initial upturn saw Boro make what was an ultimately unsuccessfull push for the Sky Bet Championship play-offs. This campaign has been very different with Wilder's side, one of the antepost favourites for promotion, currently languishing in the bottom three. Chris Wilder -…

This article is part of Football League World's'The Verdict' series, which provides personal opinions from the FLW writers regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more… Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder has been linked with a move to take over at Bournemouth. The Northern Echo have reported that no…

Scott Parker was sacked in the wake of the Cherries' humiliating 9-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield at the end of August. Ex- Middlesbrough player Gary O'Neil has indicated his interest in taking on the Bournemouth job full-time as he was put in temporary charge following Parker's dismissal. He had been the favourite with the bookmakers to get the…

Leicester City currently find themselves in uncharted territory, one that they have not experienced since 2001, being rock bottom of the Premier League. The Foxes have only played seven games after their home fixture with Aston Villa was postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Saturday's 6-2 drubbing at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur…

Gary O'Neil has been named as the new favourite to take over as Bournemouth manager after the sacking of Scott Parker last month. The current caretaker manager is the 11/8 favourite with Betfair, leading the likes of Sean Dyche, Nathan Jones and Kjetil Knutsen in the bookie's odds list. Parker had been in charge of the club for just over a year,…

Brighton manager Graham Potter has made the switch to Premier League giants Chelsea after they sacked popular manager Thomas Tuchel on Wednesday morning. The German had endured a frustrating start to the 2022/23 Premier League campaign following a summer of major backing from new owner Todd Boehly, and a 1-0 away defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in…