Life can be tough on the road in the Championship with sides less likely to claim all three points. Some teams, though, thrive on their travels and perform even better than they do at their own stadium. West Bromwich Albion’s form at the Hawthorns is little more than average at best. When it comes to their displays out and about across the country, though, they’re top of the table in their last eight away games. But how does the full Championship form table look based on the last eight home matches? Scroll down to find out… 24. Ipswich Town Played 8 | Won 1 | Drawn 3 | Lost 4…

Loyalty is everything in football. Players become heroes if they snub the riches of bigger clubs to stay true to their current team. Kissing the badge is one of the ultimate displays of this, although it’s not always wise with numerous players going on to swap clubs after doing just that. Fanbases are, of course, almost 100 per cent loyal. There are tough times, sure, but even after relegations, managerial sackings, terrible transfers, and poor displays supporters usually stick with their club. Top 10 footballers supporters think of during sex Things can get tricky when you’re in a relationship though and, according to a Free Super Tips love of the…

The Bianconeri’s sporting director, Fabio Paratici, claims any talk regarding deals beyond that already in place for Aaron Ramsey is merely gossip Juventus have sought to distance themselves from rumours regarding a potential swap deal involving Paulo Dybala and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, with sporting director Fabio Paratici describing such talk as “fantasy”. It had been suggested, as transfer speculation resurfaces on the back of the January window, that those in Turin are eager to put another marquee deal in place this summer. Having landed Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid in 2018, the sights of the Serie A champions are said to have turned towards another global superstar currently on…

Former Everton and England forward Fred Pickering has died, aged 78. Pickering, who became Britain’s most expensive footballer in March 1964, passed away on Saturday night, an Everton statement confirmed. “Everton Football Club is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Fred Pickering,” the statement read. “A prolific striker and the most expensive footballer in Britain when Everton paid hometown team Blackburn Rovers £85,000 to sign him in March 1964, Fred died on Saturday 9 February, aged 78. “The thoughts of everybody at Everton Football Club are with Fred’s three children, his family and friends.” Pickering began his career at hometown club Blackburn, spending four years at Ewood Park…

Ernesto Valverde’s men have struggled to beat the Galicians this season, but they will be full of confidence, particularly given recent developments Defending champions Barcelona will hope to join Real Madrid in the quarter-final of the Copa del Rey when they face Celta Vigo at Camp Nou on Thursday evening. The Blaugrana played out a 1-1 draw against Celta in the first leg of their last-16 tie last week and they will be determined to go one better in order this evening to ensure their place in the last eight of the competition. While they are languishing at the wrong end of the Liga table, Celta are riding the crest of…

Manchester United were given a ‘reality check’ by Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night, with the French side securing an impressive 2-0 win at Old Trafford in the Champions League round of 16. The Red Devils have a real task on their hand to progress to the competition’s quarter-finals, as they must win by at least three clear goals in Paris in next month’s return leg – and they have to do it without Paul Pogba, who was dismissed late on for two bookable offences. PSG ran riot at Old Trafford despite missing both Edinson Cavani and Neymar, with Presnel Kimpembe, the defender, and Kylian Mbappe both finding a way past David…

talkSPORT.com rounds up all the biggest transfer news and gossip from Monday’s papers and online… Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be handed the reins at Manchester United as their permanent manager, with the club set to announce his appointment at the end of the season. (The Sun) Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has made Leeds’ 18-year-old English winger Jack Clarke his priority target for the summer transfer window. (Daily Express) Peter Schmeichel has said son Kasper could leave Leicester City because the 32-year-old goalkeeper is not happy under Foxes boss Claude Puel. (The Sun) Juventus are reportedly in poll position to sign Ajax teen star Matthijs de Ligt. Liverpool, Manchester City and…

Click:metal cnc machining Jose Mourinho says he is open to managing in Ligue 1. The former Chelsea and Manchester United boss was a guest of Lille sporting director Luis Campos for their goalless draw with Montpellier on Sunday. The 56-year-old was sacked by United in December after a run of poor results and replaced by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who has won 10 of his first 12 games in temporary charge. Mourinho is now keen to manage in a new league after spells in England, Italy and Spain. He told beIN SPORTS: “I can imagine myself as a coach in Ligue 1. “I am a man who has worked in four different…

Chelsea are currently in a state of flux, a feeling not too unfamiliar to those from the King’s Road. After romping to 18 games without defeat in the first part of the season, Maurizio Sarri’s men were soundly beaten 3-1 by rivals Tottenham Hotspur at the end of November. Since then, something hasn’t been quite right. A 2-1 defeat away to Arsenal saw the Italian lash out at his players in his native tongue, calling them difficult to motivate. Although the Blues exacted some sort of revenge on Spurs by knocking them out of the Carabao Cup, a 6-0 trouncing at the hands of champions Manchester City brought Sarri crashing…

Pep Guardiola claims Manchester City’s FA Cup fifth round opponents Newport County are BETTER than his side ‘in some areas’. League Two Newport host the reigning Premier League champions on Saturday afternoon in their first fifth round fixture since 1949 – and talkSPORT brings you full commentary of the match LIVE from Rodney Parade. The Exiles have had to play six matches just to reach this stage of the competition, and they have triumphed over Premier League opposition already; Leicester were defeated 2-1 in the third round. Padraig Amond has been the star of their cup run, with the forward netting in every round of the competition so far this…