Championship

O’NEILL FUTURE UP IN THE AIR

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The LeaguePaper Team
3 May 2026

BLACKBURN R 0
LEICESTER CITY 1
Mavididi 78

TAKE THAT: Leicester’s Stephy Mavididi cracks home the winner
PICTURE: PSI/Craig Galloway

THE future of Gary Rowett’s opposite number in the Blackburn dugout, Michael O’Neill, is equally unclear, with Rovers keen to keep the man who has kept them up this season, but needing to reach an agreement first to prise him out of his role as Northern Ireland boss.
They had secured their safety with a win at Sheffield United last time out and it was a good job too as they were wasteful in front of goal in what O’Neill desc...

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