He was a Häcken player until this summer. But on Sunday, Blair Turgott scored three crucial points for Halmstad in the relegation battle instead. Two wins in a row taste good, says team captain Andreas Johansson after the 1-0 victory.
SportsIFK Norrköping defeated Värnamo with 2–1 in the crucial meeting for the relegation battle. With 31 collected points, much suggests that it will be Allsvenskan play for "Peking" also in 2025.
SportsMalmö FF becomes Swedish champions for the 24th time on Saturday. Or maybe on Sunday. Or possibly a little later in the autumn. There is still plenty of drama in the final stretch of the football Allsvenskan.
SportsHe kept a clean sheet in five Allsvenskan matches. Then Simon Gustafson broke Kristoffer Nordfeldt's trend. AIK's 0-2 loss to Häcken was also a setback in the battle for European play.
SportsIs the gold struggle decided? Much suggests so. Yet, there is enough tension to spare when the men's top division in football enters the final stretch. This applies ahead of the five remaining rounds.
SportsSimon Thern saved a crucial point for Värnamo in the relegation battle in Allsvenskan by scoring a goal in the final seconds against Djurgården. One point can be completely decisive in the end, he says.
SportsAnxiety and desperation in an unhealthy mix. A top-tier Swedish league relegation battle is not for the faint of heart. It's win or perish that applies. Or? Tonight's matches Västerås SK–IFK Göteborg and Halmstad–Kalmar both ended in draws – 1–1 and 2–2 – and the situation in the bottom of the table remains unchanged.
SportsHäcken sacks men's coach Pål-Arne "Paco" Johansen. His last match was Sunday's 0-4 loss to Malmö FF, which was the Hisings club's fifth consecutive match in Allsvenskan without a win.
SportsThe cat Ester is seen at Finnvedsvallen again – in the form of a work of art. Then IFK Värnamo took the opportunity to paint a picture of a team that can both play ball and win. 2–0 against Västerås SK gives hope for Allsvenskan play also next season.
SportsAIK are steaming on. Six wins in the last seven Allsvenskan matches provide a boost ahead of the autumn push. The three-point maker in the 1-0 win against Kalmar FF: Onni Valakari, 25, who celebrated his first goal.
SportsIn-form AIK continue to win – the fifth straight three-pointer came away against Värnamo. John Guidetti set up Ioannis Pittas for the winning goal already in the fourth minute.
SportsMalmö doesn't get it done at Guldfågeln arena in Kalmar. Defeat last year and only a draw this year, after Hugo Bolin fixed 2–2 for the league leaders at the end of the second half. I don't think the match picture is a 2–2-match, says Malmö coach Henrik Rydström to Max.
SportsIFK Norrköping won the bottom match against Kalmar FF. The match ended 2–0 to the home team after double goals by Christoffer Nyman. In the afternoon, Sirius and BP pulled off upsets against Malmö FF and IFK Göteborg, respectively.
SportsKalmar FF took three important points in the relegation battle when they defeated Allsvenskan's second-place team Djurgården 2-1. Jonathan Ring decided against his old club. "Incredibly nice to take three points," says Ring.
SportsMikkjal Thomassen from the Faroe Islands is close to becoming the new coach for the Allsvenskan table-twelfth AIK. The parties are negotiating a contract – on the same day as the bottom team visits Halmstad.
SportsCriticized by AIK fans beforehand. Praised by TV critics afterwards. John Guidetti is back on the football pitch and has a European Championship broadcast left on TV. I'll always get crap, he says.
SportsAIK's players and coaches have understanding for the home crowd's booing after the 1-2 loss against Kalmar FF in the Allsvenskan restart. We suffer with them, says John Guidetti.
SportsDream start for Stefan Larsson. Nightmare start for Henok Goitom. The new, temporary Kalmar FF coach led the team to a 2-1 win in his debut away against a worn-out AIK, where Alexander Milosevic and John Guidetti made their comeback.
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