Phil Leake

Jan 1, 2024 | pa.media | Tom White |Phil Leake

Treble-winners Manchester City and Hollywood success story Wrexham were the English league’s top-performing teams of 2023, with a less heralded name joining them in the mix. Here, the PA news agency looks at the calendar-year league table for the 92 current Premier League and EFL clubs. Annus mirabilisThe table ranks teams by average points per league game in 2023, with ties broken by per-game goal difference.

Dec 19, 2023 | pa.media | Phil Leake

Nottingham Forest have sacked manager Steve Cooper following a run of one win in 13 games. Cooper leaves the club in 17th place in the Premier League, albeit five points clear of the drop zone, with owner Evangelos Marinakis choosing to act ahead of the busy festive schedule. Here, the PA news agency examines his Forest record. Legacy intactCooper will go down as one of the most successful Forest managers in recent history, having secured the club’s return to the top flight after a 23-year absence.

Dec 11, 2023 | westmeathexaminer.ie | Tom White |Phil Leake

By Tom White and Phil Leake, PA Manchester United’s comprehensive defeat by Bournemouth means they have lost more home league games in the 10 years since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement than they did in his 21 Premier League seasons at Old Trafford. Here, we look at the declining status of the ‘Theatre of Dreams’. While Ferguson took charge of United in 1986, United’s dominant era began after the top flight’s breakaway and rebranding in 1992.

Dec 11, 2023 | irishnews.com | Tom White |Phil Leake |Andy Watters

Manchester United’s comprehensive defeat by Bournemouth means they have lost more home league games in the 10 years since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement than they did in his 21 Premier League seasons at Old Trafford. Here, the PA news agency looks at the declining status of the ‘Theatre of Dreams’. Home invasionWhile Ferguson took charge of United in 1986, United’s dominant era began after the top flight’s breakaway and rebranding in 1992.

Dec 11, 2023 | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Tom White |Phil Leake

Manchester United’s comprehensive defeat by Bournemouth means they have lost more home league games in the 10 years since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement than they did in his 21 Premier League seasons at Old Trafford. Here, the PA news agency looks at the declining status of the ‘Theatre of Dreams’. While Ferguson took charge of United in 1986, United’s dominant era began after the top flight’s breakaway and rebranding in 1992.