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31 December 2022

It’s been a memorable year for EFL

AS WE say our farewells to 2022, we can look back on a year full of thrills and spills, spellbinding feats, drama and controversy. Glancing back to last season, what can you say about Aleksandar Mitrovic? His incredible 43 league goals helped propel Fulham back to the Premier League at the first time of asking and proved he has a voracious appetite to hit the back of the net. It also proved to be the year that former European champions Nottingham Forest finally regained top-flight status, storming up the table under Steve Cooper before edging ...

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