17 h. ago Leicester v Southampton may be El Crapico – but it’s a game with meaning

Two worst Premier League teams still have something to play for, not least to recognise the resilience of their fansThey’re calling it the worst Premier League game in history. They’re calling it El Chaffico. El Crapico. The Derby Della Mediocre. They’re calling it the first Premier League game in which both teams somehow manage to lose. They’re posting memes of old men playing walking football and Sideshow Bob stepping on rakes.They’re mentioning the fact that none of the three relegated teams have won more games against Premier League opposition than Paris Saint-Germain have. The fact that since Leicester scored their last league goal at home, Southampton have sacked a manager, appointed an interim, appointed a permanent replacement, sacked the permanent replacement and re-appointed the interim from earlier. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Leicester vs Southampton and the worst game in Premier League history

The bottom two face off on Saturday with Leicester going nine home games without a goal and Southampton set to break several unwanted defensive records nearing the end of nightmare seasons

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3 d. ago Football Daily | It’s a right royal rumble down at the bottom of the Championship

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!While the last of this season’s three Premier League relegation spots was confirmed the moment referee John Brooks blew his whistle to signal the end of the Championship playoff final between Leeds and Southampton 11 months ago, the late scramble to avoid the bottom three in the second tier has been thrilling by comparison. It couldn’t not be, given that five of the six teams battling to stay out of the two remaining places in the drop zone at stumps on Saturday have each notched up more than the 10 victories Southampton, Leicester and Ipswich have managed between them.I told them, and I’m not exaggerating here, ‘Guys, bring your boots, bring your shorts, bring your T-shirts, and let’s play every ball together. We want to do something special’. That place has to be something that we haven’t seen before” – John Sitton Mikel Arteta apparently wants Arsenal fans to go the full John Terry when they take on PSG in the first leg of their ...

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6 d. ago Ipswich relegated from Premier League after red card and VAR drama at Newcastle

All three of the teams who won promotion to the Premier League last season have suffered immediate relegation to the Championship after Ipswich joined Leicester and Southampton

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8 d. ago Ipswich’s imminent relegation raises an urgent Premier League question

With Ipswich on the brink of joining Southampton and Leicester in going straight back down, is staying in the Premier League as a promoted club now an impossible job?

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9 d. ago Relegated players who will be targets for Premier League clubs this summer

Southampton, Leicester and Ipswich are returning to the Championship. Which of their players deserve to stay up?Leicester were relegated at the weekend and will join Southampton in the Championship next season. Ipswich are 15 points from safety with five games to play, so it’s only a matter of time before they too are consigned to the second tier. The three sides have been extremely disappointing this season, picking up just 10 wins between them, but they have some talented players who will be targets for Premier League sides in the summer transfer window. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Gary Neville and Ian Wright 'absolutely worried' as Cardiff City's £100m problem could get worse

The Premier League has been warned to be 'absolutely worried' as the likes of Leicester and Southampton prepare for the drop with Sheffield United looking to go back up

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