Boreham Wood boss Luke Garrard has been given a selection boost as the National League side look to reach the FA Cup fourth round for the first time in their history.Defender Will Evans will be available to return to the side to face AFC Wimbledon after completing the suspension he received in last month’s win at Woking.Goalkeeper Taye Ashby-Hammond will retain his place after the club sec...Full Story »

Wolves boss Bruno Lage is expected to make some changes for their FA Cup tie against Sheffield United.John Ruddy is likely to deputise for Jose Sa in goal while the likes of Ki-Jana Hoever and Fabio Silva could also be handed rare starting places. Rayan Ait-Nouri is fit again after a groin problem and the French defender could get his first outing for a month on Sunday.Lage, a former assistant m...Full Story »

Newcastle will head into Saturday’s FA Cup third-round tie against League One Cambridge with Covid-19 still having an impact on their squad.The Magpies’ Premier League fixtures against Everton and Southampton were postponed because of an outbreak within the camp and while he did not identify the players involved – defender Ciaran Clark and midfielders Joe Willock and Matt Ritch...Full Story »

Luton will be without forward Admiral Muskwe when they host Harrogate in the FA Cup on Sunday – their first match for almost a month.Muskwe is unavailable having headed off to join up with Zimbabwe ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations.The Hatters were last in action with a 1-1 Championship draw against Fulham at Kenilworth Road on December 11.The New Year’s Day trip to Coventry, called...Full Story »

Bristol City boss Nigel Pearson does not have the luxury of being able to rotate his squad for the FA Cup clash with Fulham.Pearson, whose side also face the Cottagers in the Championship next week, says he might make one or two changes, but will pick from the same group of players.George Tanner has been ruled out for a couple of months while Joe Williams (hamstring) remains sidelined.Andy King ...Full Story »

West Brom manager Valerien Ismael will be forced to make at least five changes to his squad for the FA Cup third-round tie at home to Premier League side Brighton.Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone and midfielder Alex Mowatt are suspended after they were sent off against Cardiff last Sunday. Semi Ajayi has gone on international duty with Nigeria, and loan duo Matthew Clarke and Jayson Molumby are unable t...Full Story »

Hartlepool manager Graeme Lee could have a selection conundrum ahead of their FA clash with Blackpool.Matty Daly, Martin Smith and Tom Crawford could all push to start following an impressive Papa John’s Trophy display in midweek after the usual midfield trio of Nicky Featherstone, Mark Shelton and Gavan Holohan all dropped to the bench.Jamie Sterry’s shoulder injury could see Eddie ...Full Story »

Burnley boss Sean Dyche will be absent for Saturday’s FA Cup third-round clash with Huddersfield at Turf Moor as he isolates after testing positive for coronavirus.In addition, Clarets assistant manager Ian Woan, overseeing things while Dyche is away, on Thursday said he believed there were four new positive cases within the playing staff.A pair who had already been missing after positive ...Full Story »

Charlton will not be able to play on-loan defender Akin Famewo in Sunday’s FA Cup third round tie against Premier League Norwich.The 23-year-old centre-back is not available to face his parent club under the terms of his season-long loan deal.Top-scorer Jayden Stockley has been sent to visit a specialist over a hip problem which has kept him out since before Christmas.Jonathan Leko scored ...Full Story »

QPR will be without Ilias Chair through international duty for the FA Cup third-round tie against Rotherham.Midfielder Chair is away with Morocco for the Africa Cup of Nations, so is set to also miss some Sky Bet Championship fixtures as the Hoops look to maintain their promotion push.Andre Dozzell sat out the win at Birmingham through illness, so will be assessed while Charlie Austin could come...Full Story »

Swindon midfielder Jack Payne will miss Friday’s FA Cup third-round tie against Premier League leaders Manchester City with a knee injury.Wales international Jonny Williams is rated as touch and go after not training fully this week as his workload is carefully managed after also coming off during the 5-2 Sky Bet League Two win over Northampton.Captain Dion Conroy is available again after ...Full Story »

Hull manager Grant McCann welcomes back three players for the FA Cup third-round tie with Everton but will have to do without several more because of injury at the MKM Stadium on Saturday.Tom Huddlestone, Matt Ingram and Will Jarvis are back in the squad as the Tigers look to knock out their Premier League opponents.McCann revealed forward Josh Magennis would miss the Everton game because of a h...Full Story »

Coventry are assessing the fitness of Simon Moore, Gus Hamer and Fankaty Dabo for their FA Cup third-round tie against Derby.All three missed the 1-0 defeat by Millwall at the CBS Arena on December 29 because of Covid-19 and could be back this weekend.Jake Clarke-Salter is poised to make his first appearance since early November after recovering from an Achilles injury.Clarke-Salter and Ian Maat...Full Story »

Port Vale boss Darrell Clarke is hoping some of his injured strikers return to contention for the home FA Cup tie against Brentford.Clarke was without Jamie Proctor, James Wilson, Devante Rodney, David Amoo and George Lloyd for his side’s last game, a 2-1 defeat at Newport on December 11.Games against Exeter, Salford, Rochdale and Harrogate have all been postponed due to coronavirus, while...Full Story »

Former Bayern Munich and Real Madrid star Ze Roberto has shown off his ripped new physique at 47 - and claims that he's in even better shape than Cristiano Ronaldo Ex-Champions League winner Ze Roberto has shown off his incredible new physique - and claimed that he's in better shape than Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo. The Brazilian superstar, who is now 47, spent time on the books o...Full Story »

Arsenal qualified for the semifinals with a win over Sunderland last month, while Liverpool beat Leicester City. Visionhaus/Getty Images The first leg of the Carabao Cup semifinal clash between Arsenal and Liverpool has been postponed due to a coronavirus outbreak, it was announced. Liverpool cancelled their first-team training on Tuesday following a COVID-19 outbreak among the squad, and the ...Full Story »

Christian Eriksen is targeting a return to play with Denmark at the 2022 World Cup. Photo by Lars Ronbog / FrontZoneSport via Getty Images Denmark international Christian Eriksen said on Tuesday that his goal was to play in this year's World Cup in Qatar, with reports in England suggesting he could also make a return to the Premier League amid interest from several teams. Eriksen, 29, hasn't p...Full Story »

BLACKBURN players and fans were left fuming after their game at Hull was called off just two hours before kick-off due to Covid. The Tigers had suffered a coronavirus outbreak within their squad, meaning they did not have enough players to complete the Championship fixture. Some Rovers fans had already arrived at the ground while others (not pictured) ranted on Twitter And the hosts confirmed...Full Story »

Michael McKenna’s long-range strike and Anton Dowds’ late effort sent in-form Arbroath clear at the cinch Championship summit with a 3-0 win at Dunfermline.The 30-year-old midfielder’s 12th goal of the season contributed to a solid win on the road to push Arbroath three points clear of Inverness in second.Dowds then sealed the victory with Arbroath’s third late on, after ...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists he is happy to cede any home advantage and play in a one-off Carabao Cup semi-final to ease the burden on his players.After a 5-4 penalty shoot-out victory over Leicester, set up by Takumi Minamino’s goal in the fifth minute of added time to make it 3-3, Klopp’s side were drawn against Arsenal in the last four.The two-legged affair is due to be ...Full Story »