Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer has thanked medical staff for their “swift and thorough response” after collapsing during his side’s Sky Bet Championship play-off final victory against Coventry. The Wales defender fell to the floor while running back during the match and received treatment before being carried off the pitch on a stretcher. The game went to penalties after Jordan Clark’s opener was cancelled out by Gustavo Hamer to finish 1-1 after extra time, and the Hatters secured Premier League football for next season with a 6-5 victory on penalties.

Wales boss Rob Page wants clarity from Nottingham Forest over Neco Williams’ injury ahead of next month’s Euro 2024 qualifiers. Full-back Williams was ruled out for the rest of the Premier League season after breaking his jaw against Brighton on April 26.

Rob Edwards called for Luton Town not to get carried away as they chase promotion in Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship play-off final against Coventry City at Wembley. Luton eye promotion to the Premier League for the first time and a win over Coventry would round off their fourth promotion in 10 seasons.

Steve Cooper will allow himself just a short time to catch his breath before plotting further progress in the Premier League for Nottingham Forest. The only Welsh manager in the top flight guaranteed he will be there again next season after Forest beat Arsenal 1-0 to end the Gunners’ title hopes. Cooper has gone from academy coaching at Wrexham and Liverpool, to England age groups, to Swansea City, to taking Forest out of the Championship, to keeping them there with a game to spare.

Russell Martin is expected to be offered the role of Southamton’s new manager next week. That will be a huge blow to Swansea City who hoped Martin would fulfil his final contracted year as head coach and build on the team’s excellent finish to their Championship season.

Mark Hughes insists his Bradford City side are full of confidence and under no pressure as they prepare for their Sky Bet League Two play-off semi final second leg against Carlisle on Saturday. The Bantams hold a 1-0 lead heading into the all-important deciding leg at Brunton Park thanks to Jamie Walker’s strike.

Former Swansea City striker Viktor Gyokeres is heading to Wembey and a dream Premier League ticket showdown for Coventry City against Luton Town. Gyokeres – who made just a dozen appearances for the Swans in the 2020-21 season – helped Coventry beat Middlesbrough 1-0 in their Championship play-off semi-final second leg at the Riverside Stadium on Wednesday.

Sol Bamba and Nathan Jones are the current favourites to become the next Cardiff City manager. Bamba – a massive hero to Bluebirds fans, but a management novice – is even reported in some quarters to have already been offered the job.

Tom Lockyer admits Luton Town had to be “horrible and dirty” in order to stand just one game from reaching the Premier League. The Wales international scored the vital second goal as the Hatters beat Sunderland 2-0 in the second leg of their Championship play-off at Kenilworth Road.

Cardiff City have confirmed manager Sabri Lamouchi will leave the club when his contract expires. Former Nottingham Forest boss Lamouchi agreed a deal until the end of the season when he replaced Mark Hudson in January to become the Sky Bet Championship club’s third manager of the 2022-23 campaign. A club statement read: “Cardiff City Football Club can confirm that Sabri Lamouchi will depart at the conclusion of his current deal.

Rob Edwards has called on Luton to play “like our lives depend on it” in Tuesday’s Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final second leg against Sunderland. The Hatters’ dreams of reaching the Premier League for the first time in their history suffered a setback on Saturday after Sunderland hit back from an early deficit to claim a 2-1 win at the Stadium of Light.

Mark Hughes felt Bradford City’s 1-0 play-off semi-final win over Carlisle was a great advert for Sky Bet League Two. The Valley Parade crowd of 20,575 was the highest for this stage in the fourth tier.

Sophie Ingle has clinched her third successive FA Cup winner’s medal with Chelsea as the Blues triumphed again at Wembley. The Wales captain came on as a substitute to help her club beat Manchester United 1-0 in front of a crowd of 77,390 at Wembley – a new world record for a women’s domestic club fixture.

Haverfordwest County beat Newtown 4-3 on penalties to win the JD Cymru Premier European play-off final at Latham Park and book a place in the first qualifying round of the 2023-2024 UEFA Europa Conference League. Newtown’s Aaron Williams, who had levelled in normal time, saw his penalty saved by Zac Jones and Henry Cowans missed the target with his. It had been Jones’ heroics in the semi-final at Cardiff Met, when he saved three penalties, that took the Bluebirds through to the final.

Zac Jones stands between Newtown and a place in European football next season. The Haverfordwest County goalkeeper will be the man Newtown have to beat when sixth faces seventh in the JD Cymru Play-Off final.

Luton Town’s Welsh manager Rob Edwards believes the experience of losing a Championship play-off semi-final can be turned into a positive as they prepare to make their return. Several players in the squad went through the heartbreak of a 2-1 aggregate defeat to Huddersfield a year ago.

Steve Cooper says Nottingham Forest’s assignment at Chelsea on Saturday is not made any easier by the London club’s recent struggles. The Welsh manager’s Forest head to Stamford Bridge looking for the three points that could virtually secure their Premier League status and will fancy their chances, despite their dreadful away record.

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson has been named Vanarama National League manager of the season. But Wrexham striker Paul Mullin, who scored 47 goals in all competitions, lost out on the player of the season award to Macaulay Langstaff.

Wales captain Sophine Ingle is closing in on yet another Women’s Super League title with Chelsea. The midfielder came on as a substitute for the Blues as they moved to within a point of WSL leaders Manchester United with a 6-0 thrashing of Leicester, before boss Emma Hayes ramped up the pressure by revelling in the fun of the chase.

Wales and Tottenham defender Ben Davies has praised the impact made by interim boss Ryan Mason since he took charge. Mason claimed his first victory during his second caretaker spell in charge of Spurs with Saturday’s 1-0 win over Crystal Palace.