Wales will be without injured midfielder Eathan Ampadu for their autumn Nations League matches, but his Leeds United manager Daniel Farke has insisted his knee problem was feared much worse. Ampadu is set to be sidelined for the rest of the year with knee ligament damage.

Brennan Johnson has earned more praise for his goal contribution from Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou. Wales striker Johnson scored for the fourth successive match as Spurs cruised to a comfortable 3-0 win against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Luke Williams has admitted Swansea City were fortunate to cling on for a point as their winning streak stalled at home to Bristol City. The Swans were held to a 1-1 draw as they missed the chance to nudge close to the play-off positions following two previous back-to-back victories in the Championship

Cardiff City caretaker manager Omer Riza insists he has not given up hope of being given the job permanently despite the worst possible audition. The Bluebirds, who sacked Erol Bulut eight days ago following their worst start to a season in 94 years, are still rock bottom of the Championship table after a 4-1 hammering at Hull City.

It’s been a while since opponents of Swansea City used to wake up on match day with a knot in their stomach. Luke Williams wants to bring those days back, but not in the way you probably imagine.

Omer Riza is promising “a fresh approach” with more fight, more energy and hopefully more goals from bottom of the table Cardiff City. Riza is the last man standing from Erol Bulut’s coaching team after Bluebirds owner Vincent Tan pulled the trigger on firing Bulut after last weekend’s 2-0 defeat to Leeds United.

Steve Cooper is “even more committed” to succeed at Leicester City following negative fan chants during the penalty shoot-out victory at League Two Walsall in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night. The Foxes made 10 changes and had to rely on Wales goalkeeper Danny Ward saving spot-kicks from Taylor Allen, David Okagbue and Liam Gordon in the shoot-out to advance to the fourth round.

According to some business theories, there are three types of management crisis: responsive, proactive and recovery. There’s a fourth, though – Cardiff City. This is a state of permacrisis where the management is changed, the faces alter, the name plates in the car parking spaces are updated, but the crisis goes on

Wales goalkeeper Danny Ward saved three penalties in a shoot-out to help Leicester City avoid a Carabao Cup upset against Walsall at the Poundland Bescot Stadium. The Saddlers had won all six of their home matches this season and Premier League opposition did not scare them in the first period as they had the best chance through Charlie Lakin.

The New Saints chairman Mike Harris is confident fans will back the club’s decision to play their home European matches this season at Shrewsbury Town’s Croud Meadow Stadium. The Saints are set to embark on their historic European football campaign with the League One club as their base.

It may have ended as a weekend to forget for Cardiff City supporters, but Saturday began very much as a day to remember. The man held in remembrance, by fans of both Cardiff and Leeds United, was Sol Bamba, who passed away three weeks ago at the age of 39, following a battle with cancer.

Cardiff City are being linked with a move for James Rowberry as their new manager following their decision to sack Erol Bulut. Rowberry is currently working as head of elite coach education for the Football Association of Wales and was last month also appointed as one of Wales national team manager Craig Bellamy’s assistants.

Luke Williams insists he needs around a dozen matches to decide whether or not Swansea City are going to be a force in the Championship this season. The Swans head coach praised his team after they earned their first away points of the season – a 2-1 victory at Coventry City – which moved them up to seventh in the table. But Williams believes his side needs more road-testing for him to determine whether they are any good – or if opponents so far have been bad.

Luke Williams has urged his Swansea City team to toughen up when they leave the home comforts of their own stadium. The Swans currently sit 11th in the table and whilst most of the attention in Wales has focussed on rivals Cardiff City’s disastrous start to the season, the Swans’ progress has gone under the radar.

Erol Bulut has taken a swipe at his critics by labelling some of their criticism “stupid” and suggested genuine Cardiff City fans would offer support instead of complaints. Bulut may be under huge pressure after his team’s winless start to the season, but if he does go down this weekend, he seems intent on going down fighting.

Aaron Ramsey will miss Wales’ next two Nations League matches – as well as around a dozen games for Cardiff City – after being ruled out with yet another hamstring injury. The Wales captain picked up the injury during his 15-minute cameo appearance at the end of the 2-1 win in Montenegro earlier this month.

Brennan Johnson and his Tottenham teammates earned the praise of manager Ange Postecoglou after the Wales striker struck with a 93rd minute winner to avoid an embarrassing Carabao Cup exit at Coventry City. The Wales striker delivered just a day after his manager had defended him in the wake of social media abuse over recent performances.

Phil Parkinson has warned Birmingham City there is a long way to go after the Tom Brady-backed club won the battle of the League One headline-grabbers against Wrexham. Parkinson’s Dragons remain top of the table, but suffered their first defeat of the season at St. Andrew’s as they went down, 3-1 in the match billed as the “Hollywood derby.”

Luke Williams insists there are positive signs emerging for Swansea City after their second Championship victory of the season moved them up to just outside the top ten. The Swans head coach believes his team’s 1-0 home win over Norwich City was a significant result as it relied on the kind of virtues the side had lacked so far this season.

Cardiff City have offered no explanation for Erol Bulut’s no-show after his team’s defeat at Derby County. The Bluebirds boss swerved the media after his fourth defeat in five Championship matches left his team anchored to the bottom of the table following their worst start to a season in 35 years.