Bradford boss Gary Bowyer has choices to make as his seventh-placed side face Newport in League Two on Saturday.Bowyer included Jake Reeves and Chris Taylor in the team that drew at Macclesfield last weekend, with the former returning to league action following a 22-month injury lay-off and the latter making his full Bantams debut.Both could feature again alongside Zeli Ismail and Dylan Connolly...Full Story »

Middlesbrough manager Jonathan Woodgate will be without suspended duo Paddy McNair and Marvin Johnson ahead of his squad’s Championship clash with Charlton.McNair picked up a fifth yellow card and a one-match suspension as Boro’s three-game unbeaten run was ended by a heavy 4-0 defeat to Leeds last weekend.Johnson still has a match to serve of his three-game ban after his red ca...Full Story »

He was detained around 4pm on West Derby Road in Tuebrook, Liverpool after 'running along the carriageway' A naked man put his testicles on a car bonnet before bending over and staring down drivers on a packed dual carriageway. The man, thought to be in his late 20s, held up traffic en route to the Merseyside clash between Liverpool FC and Everton. He was detained around 4pm on West Derby Roa...Full Story »

Zlatan Ibrahimovic will have to lower his wage demands or risk missing out on a move to AC Milan, sources have told ESPN FC. The former Sweden international announced he was ending his two-year spell with Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy at the end of 2019, and Milan remain his preferred destination should he return to Europe. However, despite various meetings between the forward's agent, ...Full Story »

Chelsea are ready to break their transfer record in the pursuit of Borussia Dortmund's wantaway forward Jadon Sancho and are confident about their chances of landing him ahead of Manchester United either in January or next summer. The Blues are pressing ahead with transfer plans, despite their current ban on signing players, with a Court of Arbitration for Sport [CAS] appeal verdict due any d...Full Story »

Everton next manager: The Toffees must look to Eddie Howe, Carlo Ancelotti and Diego Simeone (Image: GETTY) Everton boss Marco Silva is facing the sack after Wednesday night’s Merseyside Derby defeat to Liverpool. Express Sport take a look at the three best options to replace the under-fire manager. Everton chiefs must make a decision with Marco Silva teetering on the brink following the...Full Story »

Marco Silva refused to discuss his future after Liverpool piled the pressure on the under-fire Everton manager with a 5-2 victory at Anfield.Silva was pushed to the brink as the Toffees were routed by their neighbours in a one-sided Merseyside derby to slip into the bottom three of the Premier League.It was Everton’s third successive defeat and an eighth in 11 games, leaving Silva under se...Full Story »

Hearts caretaker manager Austin MacPhee admits he expects Daniel Stendel to be confirmed as the club’s new boss at the start of next week.Hearts owner Ann Budge had confirmed prior to Wednesday’s Ladbrokes Premiership 1-1 draw with Livingston that the Tynecastle side were negotiating a compensation fee with Barnsley, with the German, who was sacked by the Tykes in October, still cont...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright hailed his side’s defensive display as they climbed off the foot of the Ladbrokes Premiership with a goalless draw at Kilmarnock.The Perth outfit recorded their first clean sheet on the road since February at Rugby Park.The hard-earned point was enough to move Saints up to 11th place as they became only the third side in the Ladbrokes Premiership to shut o...Full Story »

Under-pressure Manuel Pellegrini denied West Ham had taken a step backwards after slipping to defeat at Wolves.Leander Dendoncker and Patrick Cutrone struck to earn the hosts a 2-0 win and condemned the Hammers to a sixth defeat in nine Premier League games.They sit 13th, two points above the relegation zone after failing to build on the weekend’s surprise 1-0 win at Chelsea, but Pellegrin...Full Story »

Rangers failed to convert first-half dominance into three points as they allowed Aberdeen to snatch a 2-2 draw at Pittodrie.The Dons were simply dismal for half an hour as they fell behind to goals from Scott Arfield and former skipper Ryan Jack.But a goal from Jon Gallagher – making amends for his part in the Light Blues’ opener – just before the break restored some much-neede...Full Story »

Steven MacLean rescued a point for beleaguered Hearts with a late equaliser to deny Livingston their first win at Tynecastle in over 17 years.The Lions had led through former Hibernian midfielder Marvin Bartley’s 33rd-minute opener.The managerless Gorgie side were heading to a third straight loss and second bottom of the Ladbrokes Premiership before substitute MacLean pounced on a loose ba...Full Story »

James Scott’s swift double propelled Motherwell to a comfortable 3-0 victory over St Mirren in Paisley.The visitors had offered little as an attacking force before Scott netted an excellent solo goal in the 28th minute and he supplied another impressive finish five minutes later.The 19-year-old’s only other Ladbrokes Premiership goal this season was a spectacular effort against St Mi...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder will choose from a fully-fit squad for Thursday night’s home game against Newcastle. Wilder has no new injury problems following last weekend’s draw at Wolves, but he could be tempted to rotate one or two positions with next Sunday’s trip to Norwich in mind. Defender George Baldock, plus midfielders John Fleck and John Lundstram are all cu...Full Story »

Jose Mourinho has ruled out bringing Bruno Fernandes to Tottenham in January. Spurs held talks with Sporting Lisbon over signing the Portugal international this past summer. But Mourinho has suggested Tottenham can't afford to sign Fernandes next month. "I would definitely say no because Bruno is a player of a level and value that is not for us," he said. "We are not a club that is going t...Full Story »

Roy Hodgson is not getting carried away with Crystal Palace’s position in the Premier League table despite the Eagles flying high up in fifth.A 1-0 win over Bournemouth, thanks to Jeffrey Schlupp’s 76th-minute strike, made it back-to-back victories for the south Londoners.The success was all the more impressive given they spent the majority of the game with 10 men after Mamadou Sakho...Full Story »

Leicester will check on the fitness of Demarai Gray ahead of their home game against managerless Watford.The winger had a bout of flu last week which ruled him out of Sunday’s dramatic 2-1 victory over Everton.Matty James is back in training following a long-term Achilles problem but the midfielder is not yet ready for a return to first-team action.Watford caretaker boss Hayden Mullins has...Full Story »

Ross County welcome back Ewan Henderson for the Ladbrokes Premiership visit of Hibernian.The on-loan Celtic midfielder was ineligible for County’s’ 4-1 defeat by the champions on Sunday.Tom Grivosti (foot), Iain Vigurs (foot) and Don Cowie (knee) are working theirway back to fitness and back-up goalkeeper Jack Ruddy has been struggling with illness.Hibernian have an unchanged squad f...Full Story »

Niall McGinn is a doubt for Aberdeen as they prepare to host Rangers in the Ladbrokes Premiership.The Northern Ireland international picked up a calf strain after netting Aberdeen’s winner against St Mirren on Saturday.Craig Bryson remains out with a knock along with long-term absentees Ethan Ross (thigh), Funso Ojo (hamstring) and Scott Wright (knee).Rangers boss Steven Gerrard hopes...Full Story »

Barcelona's Lionel Messi beat Virgil van Dijk to win the Ballon d'Or for a record sixth time in his career Lionel Messi has once again been named as the winner of the Ballon d'Or Becoming a legend in your own lifetime is a special achievement. Doing so while still playing is something else. Managing to accomplish it while still being the best player on the planet? That takes Lionel Messi. The...Full Story »