Barrow will be without Josh Kay for the visit of Stevenage.Kay is facing around six weeks on the sidelines after suffering ankle ligament damage.Tom Beadling will be assessed after missing the 3-1 defeat by Hartlepool through injury.New signing Niall Canavan replaced Beadling in the starting line-up and is likely to keep his place.Stevenage have doubts over Ed Upson and Luke Norris.Midfielder Up...Full Story »

Wales Under-20 midfielder Oliver Cooper is set to return to the Newport starting line-up against Oldham at Rodney Parade.Cooper, who has impressed during his loan spell from Swansea, was given a breather at Northampton in midweek with manager James Rowberry concerned about his heavy workload.Veteran striker Kevin Ellison, scorer of the late winner at Oldham in August, has recovered from surgery ...Full Story »

Leyton Orient will look to collect their first win in more than two months against League Two play-off hopefuls Salford.Kenny Jackett’s men have picked up just two points from eight matches since beating Swindon at home on December 7.The O’s suffered a 1-0 stoppage-time defeat on Tuesday at Exeter, where Dan Happe dislocated his knee to rule him out for the long-term.Jackett expects ...Full Story »

Millwall could hand winger Jed Wallace a first start for two months at home to Cardiff.Wallace has built up his fitness after a quad injury by coming off the bench in the Lions’ last two games against Preston and Fulham.Former Cardiff defender Scott Malone will be assessed after missing Tuesday’s defeat at Fulham with a hamstring niggle.Arsenal loanee Daniel Ballard, who underwent kn...Full Story »

Hull goalkeeper Nathan Baxter remains sidelined as runaway Championship leaders Fulham come to town.The on-loan Chelsea shot-stopper has missed the last two matches through illness and will again be unavailable on Saturday.Andy Cannon and Callum Elder will be fit to feature for the Tigers, as will Lewie Coyle after returning to the line-up in Tuesday’s loss at DerbyManager Shota Arveladze ...Full Story »

Paul Downing will be assessed for Rochdale as they prepare for their clash with Harrogate.The defender is set to have a scan for a groin injury.Luke Charman will also be assessed after picking up a knock to his knee, but manager Robbie Stockdale is hopeful the forward can be involved against Harrogate.Jimmy Keohane has returned to training but the weekend game will come too soon for him.Harrogat...Full Story »

Accrington are expected to be without John O’Sullivan for their Sky Bet League One clash at home to Crewe.O’Sullivan scored in the 2-0 win over Oxford on Tuesday night but was later forced off with a hamstring injury which is likely to see him sidelined this weekend.The striker’s absence will come as a blow to Stanley boss John Coleman, who is targeting back to back league wins...Full Story »

Portsmouth boss Danny Cowley could be tempted to pair Marcus Harness and Michael Jacobs together when his side face Doncaster in League One.Harness, who has 10 goals in 30 games this season, has been rested for the past two games, but Jacobs has stepped up in his absence and now has three goals in three to give Cowley a dilemma.Cowley reported no fresh injury concerns after Tuesday’s 2-1 w...Full Story »

The former England and Manchester United star said he would use the drops, chewing gum and mouthwash to disguise his hangovers. Former England star Wayne Rooney has revealed his secret to hiding two-day benders before training were eye drops, here seen putting drops in Credit: Splash The Man United ace also had chewing gum and mouthwash, Wayne wipes face as eye stings Credit: Splash Wayne, 36...Full Story »

Lionel Messi has not managed to hit the ground running with Paris Saint-Germain because he needed some time to come to terms with the shock of leaving Barcelona, according to Nicolas Anelka. The Argentine was expected to rip it up in Ligue 1 but he has not quite lived up to expectations, with only two league goals to his name six months into his astonishing move to the French capital after 21...Full Story »

Former Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde is being linked with Leeds United. The Telegraph says Marcelo Bielsa's spell at Leeds is coming to and end and a departure before the end of the season has not even been ruled out. A run of bad results could bring a premature end to his time at Elland Road, although save a big surprise he's once again done enough to keep Leeds in th...Full Story »

Real Madrid are concerned Karim Benzema won't make their Champions League round 16 clash with PSG. The 34-year-old has not played since leaving the field against Elche with a hamstring injury in January, and has already missed their Copa del Rey defeat by Athletic Bilbao. L'Equipe says the player's recovery has not been as swift as the club would have hoped, with it now a real possiblity tha...Full Story »

A fresh insight into the stance of the powers-that-be at Premier League giants Chelsea when it comes to the future of shot-stopper Kepa Arrizabalaga has been provided on Thursday. The name of Spanish international Kepa has of course come back to the fore in a major way in west London over the course of the last month. This comes with the 27-year-old having been forced to step up as Chelsea's...Full Story »

Inter moving transfer pieces Inter are already planning for next season with Bremer among priority targets after Gosens deal completed in Jan - Scamacca and Frattesi are both in the list too. 🔵 #InterPerisic and Handanovic contracts will be discussed soon, waiting for Brozovic to agree and his new deal.— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 10, 2022 Ronaldo plots Man U...Full Story »

Boss Mikel Arteta has demanded an explanation for Gabriel Martinelli’s quickfire red card at Wolves and defended Arsenal’s disciplinary record.The striker was sent off – the Gunners’ fourth red card in 2022 – for two yellow cards in a matter of seconds as Arteta’s side hung on to win 1-0 at Molineux.Gabriel Magalhaes’ first-half strike moved the Gunners ...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton hopes to have defender Connor Taylor available for the visit of Mansfield in Sky Bet League Two.Taylor was removed from the starting line-up before kick-off against Oldham in midweek after experiencing heart palpitations in the warm-up.He has been diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia and could undergo what Barton described as a “quite straightforwa...Full Story »

Colchester interim manager Wayne Brown must decide whether to hand goalkeeper Shamal George a return to the side for the Sky Bet League Two match against Carlisle.George was sent off for violent conduct following an off-the-ball incident during the draw against Swindon and has now served out a three-match ban.Deputy Sam Hornby again impressed during the midweek defeat at in-form Mansfield and co...Full Story »

Lincoln could again be without Teddy Bishop and Adam Jackson for their League One clash with Wycombe.Bishop has been struggling with a groin injury, while Jackson’s latest issue is a calf problem.Michael Appleton was at least able to welcome back defender Joe Walsh for the first time since October for the midweek win over Morecambe and he played the full game.Tom Hopper is closing in on a ...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper must decide whether to give Joe Worrall a third start of the week against Stoke.Defender Worrall made a surprise comeback from broken ribs against Leicester in the FA Cup last Sunday and also started against Blackburn in the Championship in midweek.Joe Lolley was an unused substitute against the Foxes having not featured since November because of a knee injury...Full Story »

Joss Labadie will be suspended for managerless Walsall when they host promotion-chasing Tranmere at the Banks’s Stadium on Saturday.The 31-year-old received his 10th caution in the defeat to fellow strugglers Scunthorpe on Tuesday and is now banned for two matches.The club sacked manager Matt Taylor on Wednesday after a run of seven straight defeats, with Neil McDonald and Mat Sadler place...Full Story »