After eight years away—four of which were spent in England’s third tier, EFL League One—Sunderland will return to the Premier League in 2025/2026. Régis Le Bris’ side defeated Chris Wilder’s Sheffield United 2-1 in the EFL Championship Play-Off Final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday to secure their return to England’s top flight....
On Saturday, 24th May, two of northern England’s most storied football clubs, Sheffield United vs Sunderland, meet in what is called the most expensive game in football: the EFL Championship Play-Off Final. Promotion to the Premier League is at stake, along with a financial windfall that can reshape a club’s...
Total Football Analysis Breakout XI for 2025 includes eight ‘alternates’ / ‘bench players’ who almost made the cut for a full scouting report in the magazine. Those players will still be covered with a mini-data analysis. Next up is sub-centre-mid Chris Rigg. Not just in the Championship but across the EFL,...
We are six game weeks into the 2024/25 EFL Championship season, and we have already seen some typical championship madness with Plymouth Argyle AFC securing a last-gasp winner to end Sunderland’s perfect record and Chris Rigg’s brilliant backheel goal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OWvbaeN-IM&pp=ygUmQ2hyaXMgUmlnZ-KAmXMgYnJpbGxpYW50IGJhY2toZWVsIGdvYWw%3D Come the end of May, there will have been many...
We are six game weeks into the 2024/25 EFL Championship season, and we have already seen some typical championship madness with Plymouth Argyle AFC securing a last-gasp winner to end Sunderland’s perfect record and Chris Rigg’s brilliant backheel goal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OWvbaeN-IM&pp=ygUmQ2hyaXMgUmlnZ-KAmXMgYnJpbGxpYW50IGJhY2toZWVsIGdvYWw%3D Come the end of May, there will have been many...
