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Justin Allen

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Articles by Justin Allen

Frank Lampard ends Coventry’s 25-year wait for Premier League after years of stadium hell and Doug King revolution

THE WAIT is finally over — for the first time in 25 years Coventry are back in the Premier League. They secured promotion tonight after drawing 1-1 against Blackburn at Ewood Park. When Coventry played their last game in the Premier League back in May 2001 against Bradford, Geri Halliwell’s cover of "It’s Raining Men"...

How on earth did it get this bleak for Leicester? Seven reasons for Foxes’ dramatic downfall with League One looming

LEICESTER are facing one of the most dramatic falls from grace in modern football history. The Foxes were crowned Premier League champions ten years ago but, as they prepare to travel to Portsmouth on Saturday, they are in real danger of suffering back-to-back relegations and crashing into League One. They sit second bottom, five points adrift...

Tom Cleverley reveals secret Sir Alex Ferguson SOS calls that saved Plymouth job after ‘suffocating’ fan petitions

TOM CLEVERLEY called the ultimate helpline when things were going badly for Plymouth earlier this season — Sir Alex Ferguson. The Plymouth boss is plotting a late dash for the play-offs in League One as they travel to Wimbledon on Saturday. But when things got tough at Home Park with the club on a seven-match...

West Ham 4 Wolves 0: Castellanos and Mavropanos doubles send Tottenham into relegation zone as Hammers run riot

KONSTANTINOS MAVROPANOS and Taty Castellanos scored two goals apiece to lift West Ham out of the relegation zone for the first time since September. And in doing so they sent Tottenham crashing into the bottom three for at least until tomorrow afternoon. Spurs have to win at Sunderland to get out of it this weekend....

Inspirational story of EFL star preparing for World Cup 2026 after family fled Guinea refugee camp after 14 years

MO TOURE has opened up on the hurt caused by people telling migrants to go back home.  The Norwich striker is set to lead the line on Saturday in the cauldron atmosphere of Carrow Road for the East Anglian derby against bitter rivals Ipswich.  But while that will be fierce, an uglier conflict has been...