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  1. East Anglia derby moved to Sunday published at 16:30 BST 29 July 2025

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    The East Anglia derby between Ipswich Town and Norwich City has been moved to Sunday, 5 October at 12:00 BST.

    The match was originally scheduled for Saturday, 4 October but has been pushed back to accommodate for television coverage.

    The game will be held at Portman Road and will be the first time the two sides have met since April 2024, before Ipswich's promotion to the Premier League.

    The fixture ended in a 2-2 draw when it was last played, in December 2023, while Norwich won the reverse 1-0 later that season.

  2. Gossip: Tractor Boys want Boro duopublished at 11:05 BST 28 July 2025

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    Ipswich Town have joined a number of Premier League teams in a race to sign Middlesbrough and England Under-21 midfielder Hayden Hackney, 23.

    The Tractor Boys have also registered an interest in Hackney's teammate, English defender Dael Fry, despite the 27-year-old not being expected to leave this summer. (EFL Analysis), external

    Want more transfer news from the EFL? Take a look at Monday's gossip column here.

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  3. Ipswich appoint Stanislas first-team coachpublished at 15:57 BST 25 July 2025

    Junior Stanislas, on the right, stands on the touchline with Bournemough Under-18s head coach James Lowy during an FA Youth Cup tieImage source, Getty Images
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    Junior Stanislas (right) became part of the coaching team at Bournemouth in 2023

    Ipswich Town have confirmed the appointment of Junior Stanislas as a first-team coach.

    The 35-year-old joins Kieran McKenna's backroom staff after leaving Bournemouth where he was assistant coach for the under-18s.

    Stanislas played over 150 games for Bournemouth before announcing his retirement from football in October 2023, he subsequently took up a coaching role at the Cherries.

    He began his playing career at West Ham and also had a spell at Burnley.

  4. New signing Young praises 'winner' Mckennapublished at 14:09 BST 24 July 2025

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    New Ipswich Town signing Ashley Young says the fact head coach Kieran McKenna is "a winner" encouraged him to join.

    The 40-year-old moved to Portman Road on a one-year deal on Wednesday after he was released by Everton at the end of last season.

    He is set for his first season as a Championship player in two decades after winning promotion to the Premier League with boyhood club Watford in 2005-06.

    "He's a winner and you see that on the training pitch," Young said of McKenna.

    "On the sidelines at the games, I get to see that day in, day out. He was a massive pull.

    "Obviously, I worked with him at [Manchester] United. I knew his beliefs, I knew what he wants to do with the club, I've seen what he's done with this club as well.

    "It was a disappointment last season but speaking to him before even joining up I knew I wanted to come play under him.

    "I know how passionate he is about football and what he wants to achieve and that is to get back to the Premier League."

  5. Gossip: Captain Morsy to depart for Middle Eastpublished at 11:17 BST 17 July 2025

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    Ipswich Town captain Sam Morsy, 33, is set to depart the side on a lucrative deal with Kuwait FC after negotiations to extend the Egypt midfielder's contract were unsuccessful. (East Anglian Daily Times), external

    The Tractor Boys have also seen talks with Toluca and Mexico midfielder Marcel Ruiz fall through after the 24-year-old withdrew from discussions to stay with the Mexican side. (Super Deportivo - in Spanish), external

    Want more transfer news from the EFL? Take a look at Thursday's gossip column here.

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  6. How much did Premier League clubs earn in prize money?published at 19:32 BST 14 July 2025

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    All 20 clubs earn a share of Premier League prize money. The amount each club receives depends on their league position and number of televised matches.

    Prize money consists of UK and international merit broadcast payments, equal shares, commercial revenues and facility fees.

    All clubs received a central commercial payment of £7.9m and equal shares from UK (£29.8m) and international (£59.2m) revenues.

    Clubs are also paid a facility fee for matches broadcast on domestic TV. Liverpool had 30 of their 38 league matches televised - more than any other club.

    1st: Liverpool - £174.9m

    2nd: Arsenal - £171.5m

    3rd: Manchester City - £165.5m

    4th: Chelsea - £163.7m

    5th: Newcastle United - £160.2m

    6th: Aston Villa - £159.3m

    7th: Nottingham Forest - £152.5m

    8th: Brighton - £145.1m

    9th: Bournemouth - £143.4m

    10th: Brentford - £138.9m

    11th: Fulham - £135.5m

    12th: Crystal Palace - £136.1m

    13th: Everton - £131.8m

    14th: West Ham - £130.9m

    15th: Manchester United - £136.2m

    16th: Wolves - £123.1m

    17th: Tottenham - £127.8m

    18th: Leicester - £116.9m

    19th: Ipswich Town - £111.1m

    20th: Southampton - £109.2m

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