Plymouth Argyle name ‘perfect candidate’ Ian Foster as new head coach
Plymouth Argyle have named Ian Foster as their new head coach, succeeding Steven Schumacher
Birmingham’s US backers are falling for the typical new-owner tropes
The Championship club, part-owned by Tom Brady, chased a Hollywood name when appointing Wayne Rooney. They fired the head coach after 15 games
The Wayne Rooney paradox: he should avoid any club that wants him
After being sacked by Birmingham, the former England captain may need to bear Groucho Marx’s famous declaration in mind
Wayne Rooney hits back at Birmingham board after being sacked as manager
Wayne Rooney said ‘I do not believe 13 weeks was sufficient to oversee the changes that were needed’ after being sacked by Birmingham
Leicester 4-1 Huddersfield, Stoke 0-0 Ipswich and more: clockwatch – as it happened
Leicester, the Championship leaders, steamrollered Huddersfield, while Leeds, Swansea and Sunderland also won
Southampton 2-1 Plymouth, Cardiff 0-2 Leicester, West Brom 1-0 Leeds: EFL – as it happened
Southampton won, Leeds lost and Leicester extended their lead atop the Championship on Friday night
From Bellingham to Wharton: 10 rising EFL stars to look out for in 2024
We select players aged 21 or under with a bright future, including a Birmingham midfielder tipped to go ‘to the top’
Ipswich rescue dramatic point against Leicester after Vestergaard’s own goal
Stephy Mavididi’s curling strike put Leicester ahead but Sam Morsy’s stoppage-time shot took a double deflection before going in to hand Ipswich a 1-1 draw
Sheffield United 2-3 Luton, Bournemouth 3-0 Fulham, EFL – as it happened
Football clockwatch: Newcastle’s poor run of form continued on a day when Nottingham Forest, Luton Town and Bournemouth all won.
Leeds United 4-0 Ipswich Town: Championship – as it happened
The hosts enjoyed a dominant win over the second-placed side to boost their promotion hopes
QPR’s Martí Cifuentes: ‘I’m an optimist. I don’t have any magical recipe’
Catalan is used to proving doubters wrong and is applying lessons from Cruyff in his push to keep club in the Championship, he tells Jacob Steinberg
Birmingham City 2-3 Leicester City: Championship – as it happened
Leicester struck repeatedly on the break to go three points clear at the top with Stephy Mavididi on target twice for the visitors
Leicester’s Stephy Mavididi punishes Birmingham as Rooney woes grow
Leicester beat Birmingham 3-2 in an entertaining encounter, two goals from Jordan James not enough to save Wayne Rooney’s side from a home defeat
Delia Smith’s car struck by beer can before East Anglian derby
Norwich manager, David Wagner, called for the ‘idiots’ who launched a can of beer at Delia Smith’s car before a fiery drawn East Anglian derby to be banned for life