MAN UNITED 3, AFC BOURNEMOUTH 1 Manchester United suffered the frustration of beating AFC Bournemouth but losing out on Champions League football to neighbours City on goal difference. And it in some ways mirrored 2012 when the Reds lost the title on goal difference to their rivals from the blue half of Manchester. The Reds […]
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Manchester United’s game against AFC Bournemouth abandoned after suspect package is found at Old Trafford
MAN UNITED, AFC BOURNEMOUTH (match abandoned) Manchester United’s final Barclays Premier League game on the season was abandoned without a ball being kicked after a suspect package was found inside the north west quadrant at Old Trafford. An announcement was made at 3.16pm that the game had been called off on the advice of police […]
Oldham Athletic’s season ends with whimper and home defeat by Coventry City
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 0, COVENTRY CITY 2 Oldham Athletic’s 2015/16 season ended with a whimper following a home Sky Bet League One defeat to Coventry City. Goals from Romaine Vincelot and Adam Armstrong ensured the Sky Blues, who themselves have underachieved, finished their campaign on a high to delight their 782 travelling fans. Oldham Athletic fell […]
Manchester United’s top-four hopes dealt blow after home draw against champions-elect Leicester City
MAN UNITED 1, LEICESTER CITY 1 Manchester United’s hopes of a top-four finish were dealt possibly a fatal blow as Leicester City inched ever closer to the Premier League title. The Reds find themselves four points behind fourth-placed Manchester City with three games left after their slip-up against the Foxes at Old Trafford. Leicester, however, […]
No happy visit to the Lions’ den as Oldham Athletic lose at Millwall
MILLWALL 3, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 0 Manager John Sheridan intimated his side was already in flip flops in Tenerife following Oldham Athletic’s defeat at Millwall. After the previous week’s home win against Crewe Alexandra guaranteed Sky Bet League One survival, this was an off-colour display in the wake of their recent excellent run. The play-off bound Lions […]