Steve Bruce revelled in Hull City s 3-1 win at Sunderland and backed his side to surpass the 16th-place finish they managed last season.
Hull travelled to the Stadium of Light in the Premier League relegation zone and seeking a first victory in 11 top-flight games.
That run had put pressure on Bruce, who was up against the team he managed between 2009-11, and despite falling behind just 29 seconds into the contest, goals from Gaston Ramirez, James Chester and substitute Nikica Jelavic secured a deserved win.
We could have buckled after conceding an early goal, but the players have showed great spirit, Bruce said. Our second-half display was arguably as good as we ve seen this season.
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Want to impress your mates with must-have trivia ahead of this weekend s Premier League action?
Well, we have it covered with our third-round quiz.
See how many of these posers they can guess correctly safe in the knowledge you have all the answers (at the bottom of the page)!
1. Manchester City travel to Wolves on Saturday. How many times have they lost in their last 29 matches with promoted teams?
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2. Arsenal lost their first two matches of the season. When was the last time they lost their opening three league games?
2 Arsenal have scored more goals in the first half against Chelsea than in their last six Premier League visits to Stamford Bridge. Revolution.
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Montpellier president Louis Nicollin has died at the age of 74.
The club confirmed the passing of the maverick, who has been president of Montpellier since 1974, on Thursday.
Nicollin a beloved and colourful character who was known as Loulou is widely reported to have suffered a heart attack while celebrating his birthday at a restaurant.
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of our President Louis Nicollin on Thursday 29 June, Montpellier posted on Twitter.
C est avec une immense tristesse que nous avons appris le décès de notre Président Louis Nicollin ce jeudi 29 juin
— MHSC (@MontpellierHSC)
French footballers including Andre-Pierre Gignac and Anthony Knockaert were among those to pay tribute to Nicollin,…
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The third round of the EFL Cup, now known as the Carabao Cup, pits Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City juggernauts against a slow-and-steady West Brom side managed by Tony Pulis. With both teams vying for a place in the fourth round it remains to be seen in the Baggies can withstand the Citizens’ onslaught.
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Tony Pulis’ sides are rarely famed for their goal-scoring prowess, and that looks to be the case once again this season as the Baggies have failed to score more than one goal in any of their Premier League games thus far. However their conservative approach has resulted in only a single loss this season in all competitions – a surprising 3-1 defeat at home to newly promoted Brighton �…
Bayern Munich teenager Alphonso Davies is an exciting talent Marcel Desailly would like to see playing in the Premier League or LaLiga.
Davies, 19, enjoyed a breakout 2019-20 campaign with Bayern, establishing himself as one of the best left-backs in Europe as the club sealed a Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and Champions League treble.
It capped a remarkable journey from being born in a refugee camp in Ghana after his parents fled their native Liberia during the country s second civil war.
Davies moved to Canada with his family and attained citizenship in 2017, with two-time Champions League winner Desailly, who was born in Ghana but lifted the World Cup with France in 1998, saying the Bayern star s career shows miracles can happen .
And although the Canada inte…
Manchester City are the subject of a Premier League investigation into allegations regarding the club s finances, youth player recruitment and third-party ownership.
The announcement comes just a day after the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) confirmed it is also investigating the Premier League leaders following allegations made against the club and their owners by German publication Der Spiegel, which drew upon documents purportedly obtained by whistleblowers Football Leaks.
The articles included claims of Sheikh Mansour s City regime topping up multi-million-pound sponsorship deals with Abu Dhabi companies in order to circumvent UEFA s Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules relating to how much money owners can put into a club.
The Football Association is inv…
Neymar scored the decisive goal in a 2-1 home win for Paris Saint-Germain that leaves Liverpool on the brink of an early Champions League exit.
PSG led early in Wednesday s crunch Group C clash when Juan Bernat capitalised on poor defending and the hosts doubled their advantage through a record-breaking Neymar goal.
His close-range finish on the rebound was Neymar s 31st Champions League goal, moving him clear of Kaka as the most prolific Brazilian in the competition s history.
James Milner scored a penalty on his 150th Liverpool appearance but Jurgen Klopp s side could not find a crucial equaliser at the Parc des Princes and they must now beat pool leaders Napoli at Anfield on matchday six to have any chance of progression.
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Italy kept up their outstanding form as Roberto Mancini s men made it three wins from as many games at Euro 2020 with a 1-0 victory over 10-man Wales.
With progression from Group A already assured, Mancini named a much-changed side in Rome, but the Azzurri s squad depth was on show on Sunday.
Indeed, it was one of Italy s new faces who got the winner – Matteo Pessina becoming the youngest Italian player to score on his first start at a major tournament since Antonio Cassano at Euro 2004. Pessina s moment came with a neat flick in the 39th minute.
Wales comeback hopes appeared to have been dashed when Ethan Ampadu saw red, although Gareth Bale then missed a golden chance. Yet Italy sealed an 11th straight win and made it 30 games unbeaten in the process to …
Peter Crouch has signed a one-year contract extension with Stoke City.
After inking the deal, the veteran striker is tied to the Potters until the end of the 2018-19 season.
Now 36, the former Liverpool and England international arrived at Stoke from Tottenham in 2011 and has netted 58 goals in all competitions for the club.
Peter has been with Stoke longer than he has been with any other club which I think speaks volumes for how he views us and how we view him, manager Mark Hughes said in a statement.
He still has so much to offer us. He may be 36 but he continues to have a major impact on games, as he has proved on numerous occasions this season.
are delighted to announce that has signed a one-year contract extension, committing the talisma…
Barcelona returned to winning ways in LaLiga with a 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou.
Held to goalless draws in back-to-back league matches, Barca s march to the title had lost some steam, but a narrow victory ended that run.
Ferran Torres first-half goal secured all three points for the hosts, with Atletico struggling to muster much of a threat in response.
The win moves Barcelona 11 points ahead of Real Madrid with eight games left to play.
1 After 19 games played together in for , and have combined to score a goal for the first time in the competition. Duo.
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Antoine Griezmann was inches away from putting Atletico ahead early on, Thomas Lemar feeding a pass to his compatriot who curled an effort …