Blues chiefs are said to be on the lookout for a fifth manager in 16 months after growing restless with the club’s form under Cotterill.
Browsing: Middlesbrough
The 59-year-old replaces Garry Monk, who was sacked by Middlesbrough on Sunday after his team managed only 10 wins in 23 league games.
The 20-year-old has been linked to the Cottagers’ fellow Championship clubs Derby County and Middlesbrough, but it appears that the winger is London-bound.
And the club worked with fan Steve Plant on the footballing fundraiser ahead of Wolves’ first home game of the season against Middlesbrough on Saturday.
Since his leukaemia diagnosis was revealed, support has flowed in for the shot-stopper from across the globe – and backing has continued in recent days,
The Magpies had been hopeful of signing the England age-grade youngster for around £10 million, fresh on the back of his success at the Under-20s World Cup in South Korea.
The 38-year-old arrives with Boro needing to regroup after a disappointing campaign in the Premier League, but there will be optimism that he can earn the team an immediate return to the top flight
Hull City follow Sunderland and Middlesbrough into the Championship
An already relegated team will be battling for pride in this encounter
The Blues now sit seven points clear of Tottenham Hotspur at the top of the table and will wrap up their second title in the space of three years with victory over West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Friday night
Man City currently sit fourth in the table on 66 points, but they are just one point clear of fifth-placed Manchester United, and will welcome a Palace side who are not yet mathematically safe from relegation
The match was played on Sunday evening
While bottom-placed Sunderland is officially relegated, Boro know that should the dream scenario come true over the next few days, they will be within three points of safety – emphasis on the word “dream”, because it will take an awful lot for that to come to fruition
Afobe pulled off the black armband that all players were wearing and pointed to the sky in honour of the former Tottenham defender, who passed away on Friday
The win restored Arsenal’s hope of a Champions League place next season
United, who had dropped points in four of their last six games prior to today, managed to successfully hold on
Steve Agnew will be in the dugout for the hosts as they look to give their survival hopes a boost, while Jose Mourinho’s side could close the gap on the Champions League places to three points for a few hours at least
The struggling Teessiders, who are yet to win in the league this calendar year, confirmed his departure on Thursday, just 72 hours before they face Manchester United
City should have netted more in a match they controlled for large periods, but Pep Guardiola will be satisfied having watched his team ease into the last four of the competition
City enter this tie after settling for a disappointing goalless draw against Stoke City in the Premier League clash at the Etihad