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After Chelsea’s last-gasp away win against Fulham on Sunday, Forest are down to sixth — out of the Champions League qualification places for the first time since December.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Some of the most important strikes in U.S. history came off his feet — a goal against Mexico in the last 16 of the 2002 World Cup; and a trio of goals in the 2010 World Cup that included a last-gasp group-winner against Algeria, which galvanized an entire nation.
—Pablo Maurer, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The streak began with an 83-82 win over Prospect Ridge that came down to the wire after a last-gasp fourth-quarter rally by the Miners.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
Nine goals, a 30-minute hat-trick, an unlikely comeback, a last-gasp winner, comedic errors and a dressing-down on the pitch at full-time, all played out in teeming rain in Lisbon, made this a night to remember.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Down 21 at the Bills’ 14 with 11:37 left, the Broncos faced a last-gasp fourth-and-2.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2025
The 37-year-old scored in four consecutive home games, including a hat-trick of last-gasp winners, to keep Phil Parkinson’s side firmly in the hunt for a historic third successive promotion.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
The Rams eventually lost to the Seahawks, 30-25, when a last-gasp drive led by backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo stopped short because Garoppolo is not Matthew Stafford.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
United followed up last-gasp wins in Europe and at Manchester City with a disappointing 4-3 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup in a game characterised by goalkeeping mistakes at both ends.
—Darren Richman, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Some of the most important strikes in U.S. history came off his feet — a goal against Mexico in the last 16 of the 2002 World Cup; and a trio of goals in the 2010 World Cup that included a last-gasp group-winner against Algeria, which galvanized an entire nation.
—Pablo Maurer, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The streak began with an 83-82 win over Prospect Ridge that came down to the wire after a last-gasp fourth-quarter rally by the Miners.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
Nine goals, a 30-minute hat-trick, an unlikely comeback, a last-gasp winner, comedic errors and a dressing-down on the pitch at full-time, all played out in teeming rain in Lisbon, made this a night to remember.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Down 21 at the Bills’ 14 with 11:37 left, the Broncos faced a last-gasp fourth-and-2.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2025
The 37-year-old scored in four consecutive home games, including a hat-trick of last-gasp winners, to keep Phil Parkinson’s side firmly in the hunt for a historic third successive promotion.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
The Rams eventually lost to the Seahawks, 30-25, when a last-gasp drive led by backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo stopped short because Garoppolo is not Matthew Stafford.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
United followed up last-gasp wins in Europe and at Manchester City with a disappointing 4-3 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup in a game characterised by goalkeeping mistakes at both ends.
—Darren Richman, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Last-gasp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last-gasp. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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