Connect with us

The League Paper

BATTH JUST IN TIME TO FRUSTRATE TOP DOGS

EFL NEW YEAR’S DAY ROUND-UP
By John Lyons

RESCUE JOB: Danny Batth slams home Blackburn’s leveller at Elland Road
PICTURE: Alamy

BLACKBURN boss John Eustace lauded his players’ efforts after Danny Batth notched a last-gasp equaliser in a dramatic finale against Championship leaders Leeds.
It looked as though Leeds would take the points when Pascal Struijk scored from the spot on 88 minutes to break the deadlock.
Rovers felt the penalty – Dominic Hyam was adjudged to have felled sub Mateo Joseph – was harsh, but they didn’t let that disapp...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!

SUBSCRIBE

Already a subscriber to our website? Login

Related Topics

Add us as a Preferred Source on Google

Tackle the News

- Sign Up for our weekly Football League Newsletter Today!
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Free bets

Best Betting Sites at Betinireland.ienew-UK-football-betting-sites-banner

Online Casinos

More in The League Paper

  • Portsmouth’s Terry Devlin celebrates scoring against Swansea City Portsmouth’s Terry Devlin celebrates scoring against Swansea City

    Big Interview: Terry Devlin – Northern Ireland international believes Portsmouth are ‘starting to grow in belief’

    Portsmouth defender Terry Devlin believes a change in mentality has transformed Pompey’s ambitions, with John Mousinho’s side now looking up rather than over their shoulders in the Championship.

  • ECKERT SLAMS SLOPPY SAINTS ECKERT SLAMS SLOPPY SAINTS

    ECKERT SLAMS SLOPPY SAINTS

    BLAST: Eckert TONDA Eckert was left frustrated with the way his team started and admitted his team needs to improve against opponents lower in the table. The Saints sit in seventh, just five points off automatic promotion despite their four-point deduction at the start of the season, but they have...

  • It’s a Pearce of cake for Minstermen It’s a Pearce of cake for Minstermen

    It’s a Pearce of cake for Minstermen

    By David Flett YORK CITY 4 Pearce 1, 11, Hunt 29, Stones 81 YORK: McNally 7, Fallowfield 7, Johnson 7, Kitching 6 (Medley 46, 6), Felix 8, Hunt 7 (Maguire 61, 6), Read 7, Boyes 8 (Newby 61, 6), Boateng 7 (Stones 61, 7), Banks 7, Pearce 9 (Malcolm 73,...

  • GAFFER COHEN: WE’VE GOT TO PUNCH BACK… GAFFER COHEN: WE’VE GOT TO PUNCH BACK…

    GAFFER COHEN: WE’VE GOT TO PUNCH BACK…

    HONEST: Cohen LINCOLN co-head coach Chris Cohen warned his players that going into “survival mode” is not an option in the Championship. The Imps, champions of League One last season, made a solid start to life in the second tier, but have now lost three matches in a row. “The...