Brentford seek the perfect promotion to avoid being ‘a nearly team’
Bees missed out on promotion to the Premier League in last season’s play-offs after finishing third and want to avert a repeat
FA Cup, Premier League, EFL and Old Firm game: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Rodgers triumphs while Sterling struggles at Wembley, Spurs wait on Harry Kane’s ankle and Norwich make a welcome return
Premier League, FA Cup and EFL: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Tuchel v Guardiola at Wembley, Leicester need Covid trio and Jürgen Klopp’s front-three selection problems
Brentford’s Thomas Frank: ‘I try to stay calm … then suddenly I explode’
Head coach discusses promotion ambitions, social media and changing plans to see Ollie Watkins score for England
Millwall vow to ‘be force for good’ after fans booed players taking a knee
Millwall have vowed to work with anti-racism charities “to be a force for good” after widespread condemnation of some supporters’ decision to boo players taking a knee before their home defeat to Derby on Saturday.
Derby part company with Phillip Cocu and give Wayne Rooney interim role
Derby have parted company with manager Phillip Cocu by mutual agreement, with Wayne Rooney named as one of four interim coaches
Project Big Picture under pressure as Premier League clubs fail to back reform
The reform plans engineered by the owners of Manchester United and Liverpool have failed to gain support from their top-flight peers
Championship roundup: Reading keep up perfect start, Toney off the mark
Reading stay at the top of Championship table after a narrow win at Cardiff while Boro and QPR share the points and Blackburn stun Derby
Silk and steel: how Thomas Frank gave Brentford reason to dream big
The Bees struggled early on in the Dane’s reign but this modest club now stand one game away from the Premier League
Brentford’s Thomas Frank wants Griffin Park farewell to be magical
The west London side are looking to overturn a 1-0 deficit against Swansea in the second leg of the Championship play-off semi-final and the last game at the 116-year-old ground
Dortmund agree £22.75m deal to buy Jude Bellingham from Birmingham
The 17-year-old Birmingham midfielder Jude Bellingham is set to move to Borussia Dortmund
Premier League transfer window to open on 27 July and run until October
Premier League clubs have agreed a transfer window which opens on 27 July and has an extension for deals with EFL clubs
Taking on Middlesbrough challenge was ‘no-brainer’, says Neil Warnock
Neil Warnock has described his decision to take charge at Middlesbrough as a ‘no-brainer’ after replacing Jonathan Woodgate
Nine people at six Championships clubs test positive for coronavirus
Nine individuals from the Championship have tested positive for Covid-19 in the latest round of testing in the EFL
EFL board calls for relegation after League Two attempt to block drop
Relegation across all three divisions of the EFL is ‘integral’ to the integrity of the competition, the league’s board has said