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Championship · Matchday 8 ·
| Lincoln City | 1 |
|---|---|
| Swansea City | 2 |
We do not have a minute-by-minute timeline for this competition — only the World Cup publishes one we can read.
The Guardian profiles nine young Premier League players who have been loaned out to English Football League clubs this season, highlighting their progress and potential. - Stockport's 18-year-old goalkeeper Whatmuff, tipped for the top after earning promotion with Rochdale and touring with Manchester City's squad alongside Gianluigi Donnarumma. - Winger Iling-Junior, 22, who has moved…
Doncaster Rovers have signed striker James Collins on loan from Lincoln City until January, as he continues his recovery from knee surgery. The 35-year-old has been sidelined since December 2025 after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury that disrupted his contribution to Lincoln's League One promotion-winning season. Lincoln have sent the former Republic of Ireland…
Larne manager Gary Haveron described his side’s Conference League exit to Lincoln Red Imps as “heartbreaking” after they surrendered a two-goal aggregate lead late in the tie. The result denies the Irish League champions a second appearance in the competition’s league phase in three years, which Haveron said was disappointing both for the club and…
Jarrod Bowen scored twice as West Ham came from behind to beat Bolton 3-2, moving them top of the Championship on goal difference and giving them their first win at Bolton in 31 years. Elsewhere in a busy round of fixtures, Southampton beat previous leaders Swansea 3-1, Watford came from behind to see off Preston…
Swansea City's leading scorer from last season, Zan Vipotnik, has yet to open his account this campaign despite the Championship leaders making an unbeaten start to the season. The Slovenian striker, who won last term's second-tier golden boot with 23 league goals, has largely been left out of the starting XI, raising questions about his…
Wales manager Craig Bellamy has strengthened his backroom staff by appointing former captain Ashley Williams and ex-Swansea City boss Alan Sheehan as assistant coaches ahead of the team's Nations League campaign. It marks a first senior coaching role for Williams, while Sheehan brings recent head coaching experience following his departure from Swansea. The moves come…
Swansea City and Wrexham face off in the Championship on Saturday evening in a fixture carrying unusual weight, as both clubs harbour genuine ambitions of climbing towards the Premier League. Although geographically distant, the meeting has taken on a derby-like intensity, sharpened by the fact that Cardiff City's promotion means all three of Wales's major…
Swansea City head coach Vitor Matos says his side are rediscovering the possession-based playing style that defined the club's most successful era, as they sit top of the early Championship table. The Swans, unbeaten in 11 of their last league games bar one defeat, have taken 10 points from their opening four fixtures and impressed…
Scotland striker Ross Stewart is set to miss Swansea City's next four Championship matches due to a quad injury, a fresh setback for a player who has barely featured since his summer move. The 30-year-old joined Swansea on a three-year deal last month but has managed only nine minutes of football, coming on as a…
