Without a number of key players owing to injury, O'Neill has coaxed 11 points out of eight games. Those two sides are both going for automatic promotion but O'Neill's players dug deep for their boss, showing resilience to keep going to gain a positive result. "I've only had eight games, but it does feel like more than that," he told BBC Sport. "We had two games in Portsmouth and Oxford where we only took one point, but the reaction to doing that has been really positive. That is commendable from the players and the staff."

Source: BBC March 22, 2026 16:22 UTC