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Leeds United fans admit ‘real concern’ ahead of Sunderland game as panel unanimous in glass-half-empty prediction The YEP’s fan jury offer their thoughts and predictions on Leeds United’s Friday night affair at the Stadium of Light versus Sunderland. NEIL GREWER With Sunderland leading the league, this game appears to be Leeds United’s most difficult one of the season thus far. Since that FA Cup final in 1973 was the first Leeds game I ever recall watching in its whole, I personally detest playing Sunderland since pre-match analysis and commentators often bring it up. Ethan Ampadu, Ilia Gruev, Dan James,…

How much have Hearts earned with Conference League win? After defeating Dinamo Minsk, Hearts received a win bonus.(Photo: SNS) Heart of Midlothian secured an easy victory bonus thanks to Yan Dhanda’s late header against Dinamo Minsk. The midfielder nodded home from close range to stop the dreadful losing streak and kick-start the Conference League campaign with a win in Azerbaijan. Hearts also earned a win bonus from UEFA, which is available in every league phase of the redesigned Conference League structure, with their 2-1 triumph. Before receiving any additional payments for wins or draws, Hearts have already pocketed €3.17m (£2.66m) for…

Hearts and Hibs referee appointments ahead of Aberdeen and Motherwell clashes This weekend sees Hearts and Hibs return to Scottish Premiership play. In search of their first league victory, Hearts travel to Aberdeen on the road. Liam Fox is still under interim management while they search for a new manager to fill Steven Naismith’s post. After a difficult opening few months of the new season, the Jambos are currently at the bottom of the standings. Thus far, they have only scored one point. As for Hibs, they will be hosting Motherwell at Easter Road in an attempt to recover…

READ LISTEN WATCH FEATURES SHOP CONTAC “He’s got that” | West Ham target urged to join rivals Just a few weeks ago, it seemed as though the “outstanding No.9” that Arsenal was supposed to sign would be joining West Ham. The game of football is full with “what ifs.” Numerous incidents came just millimetres short from drastically altering the sport. Remarkably, it appears that one of them might be West Ham’s refusal to accede to Aston Villa’s demands for Jhon Duran. Everyone was aware of the forward’s potential because he had demonstrated it several times during the previous season, but…

Elland Road expansion work start date emerges at Leeds United in new update Leeds United will begin its extension work on Elland Road after they achieve promotion back to the Premier League, according to Mike McGrath. According to the journalist’s story via The Telegraph on October 3, if Daniel Farke can lead the team to the top division of English football this season, the Whites would start building Elland Road’s capacity up to 15,355. Leeds, who were three points behind league leaders Sunderland after eight games of the 2024–25 season, are now in fifth place and will be keen…

Data experts predict how the Conference League will unfold for TNS, Shamrock Rovers, Chelsea, and Hearts It is anticipated that TNS and Petroub would be among the bottom three teams in the UEFA Conference League. (Photo: FAW/Sam Eaden) A supercomputer has determined that TNS has just a 6.9% probability of making it to the UEFA Conference League knockout stages. For the first time in their history, the Cymru Premier champions are taking part in a major European competition at the group stages. Still, their prospects of any improvement have been shattered by computer nerds. Piotr Klimek and the Football Rankings…

Hearts favourite sets the team a non-negotiable as Dinamo Minsk clash comes with urgent demand The favourite of the Hearts has given his assessment of the Europa Conference League first-round match. Ryan Stevenson feels the Hearts demand for a win has at the urgent stage as they prepare for kick-off in Azerbaijan. As part of the redesigned league phase across UEFA competitions, the team opens the Europa Conference League with a private match against Dinamo Minsk. The first match under interim manager Liam Fox’s leadership ended in a 1-1 Premiership draw between Tynecastle and Ross County. Steven Naismith was fired…

Plymouth Argyle striker Ben Waine ‘buzzing’ to open Mansfield Town account After Mansfield’s 2-0 victory at Crawley, the New Zealand international scored the goal to move up to third place in League One. Ben Waine, a striker for Plymouth Argyle, said he “couldn’t be happier” at Mansfield Town after netting his first goal since joining on loan at the end of August. Tuesday’s 2-0 away victory for Mansfield over Crawley Town was secured by the New Zealand international goal in the second minute of extra time. After winning their last four League One games, the Stags are undefeated in five.…

Rangers legend Ally McCoist reacts after receivi award from Prince William After obtaining his OBE from Prince William, Ally McCoist became the most recent Rangers icon to be acknowledged for his accomplishments. On Wednesday afternoon [2 October], the Ibrox hero shared the news on X after receiving his accolade at Windsor Castle. In recognition of his contributions to broadcasting and football, McCoist, 62, was granted an OBE as part of King Charles’ birthday honours list. In addition, he made hints that, before to Aston Villa’s historic Champions League encounter against Bayern Munich, he discussed the team with Prince…

‘If I’m being brutally honest’: Scott Parker delivers verdict on Burnley’s start to the season after Plymouth Argyle win Parker’s team won five of their first eight games, surrendering just four goals in the process, despite the fact that they had to battle hard for the victory. Moving forwardsParker is naturally happy with how things are going, even though Burnley lacks a killer instinct after the summer’s team turmoil. If I’m being really honest, Parker responded, “Yes, definitely,” when asked if his team had exceeded his expectations. The squad is new and young. Maybe four weeks, not even five, had…