Chris Armstrong

386 of the 1,438 goals scored in the Championship this season have come from set-pieces. 91 of them dead-balls (64 pens, 27 direct free-kicks). 26.84% of all goals. highest for six years in the Championship. As in the Premier League, Championship teams spending longer practising set-pieces in the supposed seclusion of their training grounds. Knowing in advance an opponent's set-piece intentions is an obvious advantage. Knowing in advance how they have practised penalties – and who – is an advantage in play-off combats with potential for shootouts. That is why Spygate is so serious.

Yesterday, Taylor Harwood-Bellis mocked Luke Ayling for his stammer. Here’s a video of Ayling discussing what it’s like to live with a stammer and his journey. Anyone who mocks him after watching a video like this should hang their head in shame.

@Twe12thman @GaryAPhilipson @BBCTees @Boro Great bar for sport. Shame about the result

@Chrisarmst @GaryAPhilipson @BBCTees @Boro Good choice, Harp bar is good.

Where are you watching the game? If you're showing the match let us know so we can spread the word on @BBCTees #UTB @Boro

@Twe12thman @GaryAPhilipson @BBCTees @Boro In La Whiskeria. Then we'll go to the Harp. El Tiempo is closed tonight. UTV

@Chrisarmst @GaryAPhilipson @BBCTees @Boro Which bar in Roldan? I know the place very well.

“ a personal, unconditional gift”. Of £5 million. A few months before he was elected. From the main donor to the political party he leads. Which he didn’t declare. Can you imagine the uproar if this was literally any other British political party leader? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@ChrisMasonBBC @BBCNews @hzeffman @BethRigby @SkyNews you will of course be reporting this incident to your viewers ?

@gwh4015 here's to 3 points and a great day for you all x

This Labour Government has announced an Inquiry to uncover the truth into Orgreave. Read my Barnsley Chronicle reflecting on 42 years since the strike and justice for miners’ pensions👇 stephaniepeacock.org.uk/column-42-year…

“He (Tony Blair) is an amazing politician - As a husband and a human being - that’s a different matter and between me and him” Cheri Blair - Tony Blair’s Wife did a Melinda Gates, she wants to tell the world how evil a man he is, but stop short of just saying it. Tony Blair is the principal architect behind the demise of the UK.

Another reason Australia is my favourite country.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been formally nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2026.👏👏👏

Guys, spare me the comments like: "Oh no, Pedro Sanchez is a bad leftist" I don’t care about ideology. Right now he has the backbone to represent what the majority of Europeans think, and for that he has my respect. Long live Spain 🇪🇸 Long live Europe 🇪🇺

For the record, the president of the United States is now simultaneously claiming that he has won the war, is currently winning the war, needs help to win the war, and needs no help to win the war. All to destroy the nuclear program he claims to have already destroyed last year.

Keir Starmer said not so long ago “I’m not prepared to walk away. I have won every fight I’ve ever been in.” That’s strength and leadership. The media would be wise to give it a rest now. Ordinary people like and trust Keir Starmer. We are in safe hands. Winning hands

@JasonFeeney5 One of my favourite places. WA is the best place

Off to see these little guys on Rottnest Island tomorrow😅

Keir Starmer has been the best Prime Minister he could be in this crisis. If the fagash Fuhrer Farage, or the inept Badenoch had been PM, we would be in this disasterous war. We are so lucky to have him as leader #IranWar #TenYearKeir

'If the standards applied to Angela Rayner last year meant she had to resign, then the same standards must apply to Richard Tice here.'

HYPOCRITE ALERT. Richard Tice avoided paying £600k in corporation tax. This was the headline from the Daily Mail re Angela Rayner underpaying Stamp Duty by £40k. I do hope the Daily Mail will do the right thing and call for Richard Tice to resign. #BBCBreakfast #BBCLauraK

HOW IS THIS NORMAL? Trump on the girls’ school in Minab: “The Tomahawk missile that destroyed it could have been anyone’s. A Tomahawk is very generic.” Facts: Tomahawk missiles are manufactured by RTX in Phoenix, Arizona. The US sells them to exactly four countries: the UK, Australia, Japan, and the Netherlands. None of them are at war with Iran. The White House already confirmed behind closed doors to Congress that the US targeted the area. CNN confirmed US responsibility. 165 girls aged 7-12 are dead. And the President of the United States just told the American people a Tomahawk missile is “very generic.” This is not a mistake. This is not confusion. This is a lie. On camera. About dead children.