Football

Brentford 2-0 Leeds: Whites automatic promotion hopes dealt a blow with defeat at Bees

by Peter White - 0161

Sergi Canos inspired Brentford to an impressive victory at Griffin Park that leaves Leeds with a huge mountain to climb in the fight for automatic promotion to the Premier League. Neal Maupay struck his 27th goal of the season on the stroke of half-time, before the impressive Canos doubled their lead shortly after the hour

Lessons From Leppings Lane: Hillsborough. Thirty Years On

by Connor Woolley - 0290

96. The number that will forever be bonded to the city of Liverpool. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. When, on April 15th 1989, 96 people were crushed to death in Britain's worst sporting disaster. Three decades of pain, grief and injustice. Ahead of the anniversary the SportsGazette spoke

Royals relegation worries eased with Brentford victory

by Connor Woolley - 0139

Reading 2 – 1 Brentford Yakou Meite scored twice in the opening fifteen minutes at the Madejski to move Reading four points clear of the Championship relegation zone. The Ivorian international now has four goals in four games for the Royals as their patchy form continues. The visitors pulled a goal back before

Ramsey is replaceable

by James Bayliss - 0101

It’s taken 11 years to see the best of Aaron Ramsey at Arsenal, and to the frustration of many fans, his rise in form is coming hand-in-hand with the running down of his contract. The media, the fans, and most probably some of the players are up-in-arms about the state

An ode to Griffin Park

by Adam Le Roux - 0131

They’re going to miss it when it goes. The rows of terraced housing penning it in, the compactness, the stanchions, the tightness to the pitch. The history, the tales, the four pubs. Griffin Park - they’re going to miss it when it goes.  These four stands will be etched in the

Wycombe 0-1 Charlton: Chairboys’ relegation worries heightened by Addicks defeat

by Peter White - 0176

Jason Pearce’s first-half goal was enough to stretch promotion-chasing Charlton Athletic’s unbeaten run to 10 games, while the host’s ninth defeat in 10 leaves them with a fight to stay in League One. Pearce prodded home to put the visitors in front after 35 minutes, following a poor clearance from a Charlton corner. Adebayo Akinfenwa