Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen of 2023-24 stand on the cusp of greatness, with just 11 matches theoretically between them and a record undefeated season for a top-five European league team....
Southampton's Championship clash against Preston was postponed on Wednesday after a major fire broke out near the stadium just hours before kick-off....
Joel Piroe scored a stoppage-time penalty as Leeds edged past Preston 2-1 on Sunday to close on the Championship top two....
Mauricio Pochettino has challenged inconsistent Chelsea to use the FA Cup as a route into Europe as they prepare for Saturday's third-round tie against Preston....
Sunderland secured their place in English football's Championship play-offs with a 3-0 win away to Preston on Monday but only after Millwall suffered an extraordinary loss at home to Blackburn Rovers....
Son Heung-min ended a barren run in front of goal by scoring twice as Tottenham beat Preston 3-0, while Leeds and Leicester also advanced to the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday....
Manchester City and Arsenal take a break from an intense Premier League title race this weekend -- only to face each other in a heavyweight FA Cup clash at the Etihad....
Aleksandar Mitrovic scored his 34th Championship goal of the season on Saturday as leaders Fulham beat Cardiff 1-0 while Jamal Lowe grabbed a late winner for promotion-chasing Bournemouth....
Norwich are on the brink of promotion to the Premier League after the Championship leaders beat Derby 1-0 on Saturday....
Joao Pedro's penalty secured a 1-0 win for Watford away to Preston on Tuesday as the Hornets moved up to third place in the English Championship....
Emi Buendia kept Championship leaders Norwich in pole position for an immediate return to the Premier League after their 1-0 victory against Barnsley on Saturday....
Norwich moved to the top of the Championship with a 1-0 win at Middlesbrough after Reading crashed to a 4-2 defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday....
Marcus Browne gave his absent manager Neil Warnock and 1,000 returning supporters something to cheer as Middlesbrough hit back to claim a 1-1 draw with Bournemouth at the Riverside Stadium....
West Brom stretched their lead at the top of the Championship to seven points after a routine 2-0 win over Preston at the Hawthorns on Tuesday....
Leeds remain top of the Championship on goal difference after West Brom defender Semi Ajayi scored at both ends as the top two shared the points in a 1-1 draw at the Hawthorns....
West Bromwich Albion manager Slaven Bilic saluted Nathan Ferguson for inspiring a 2-0 win at QPR that sent his side to the top of the Championship after Leeds suffered a 1-0 loss against Charlton on Saturday....
Manchester City will start their defence of the English League Cup with a third-round trip to second-tier side Preston next month, while Wednesday's draw also pitted Liverpool against MK Dons....
Championship leaders Norwich are closing in on promotion to the Premier League after thrashing QPR 4-0, while Leeds crashed to a damaging 1-0 loss at Birmingham on Saturday....
Darren Moore has been sacked by West Bromwich Albion despite his side sitting fourth in the Championship, while Leeds remain on course for promotion to the Premier League after a 1-0 victory against Bristol City on Saturday....
Mateusz Klich bagged a second-half double as Leeds came from behind to beat Rotherham 2-1 and extend their lead at the top of the Championship to three points as closest challengers Norwich and Sheffield United played out a 2-2 draw....
Norwich returned to the top of the Championship thanks to a late goal at Blackburn that earned them a 1-0 win on Saturday while West Brom thumped Rotherham 4-0....
West Bromwich Albion suffered a blow in their bid to bounce straight back to the Premier League on Saturday, conceding late to slip to defeat against Bolton as fancied Middlesbrough scored a last-gasp equaliser against Millwall....
Cardiff signed Republic of Ireland defender Greg Cunningham from Preston on Wednesday in a deal worth a reported £4 million ($5.3 million)....
Wolves maintained their march towards the Premier League as the Championship leaders cruised to a 3-1 win against struggling Burton on Saturday....
Bobby Reid scored three goals as Bristol City moved back up into a play-off place in England's second-tier Championship with a 4-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday....