Bournemouth will make a late call on striker Dominic Solanke ahead of Saturday evening’s Premier League clash with Arsenal.Solanke missed last weekend’s 4-0 thrashing at champions Manchester City due to an ankle issue.Cherries boss Scott Parker could hand a first start to Argentina defender Marcos Senesi but fellow summer signings Ryan Fredericks (calf) and Joe Rothwell (quad) remain...Full Story »

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson hailed his players for coming through a rocky period in Switzerland and setting up a chance to reach the Europa League.Lawrence Shankland gave Hearts the lead from the penalty spot midway through the first half of their Europa League play-off first leg against Zurich but the hosts were ahead inside 12 minutes.Hearts survived some scares to take a 2-1 deficit back to...Full Story »

Scott Twine, Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Kevin Long are all making good progress in their recoveries from injury ahead of Burnley’s clash with Blackpool.Gudmundsson appears to be the closest to a return but Saturday’s game could still come too soon for all three.Burnley boss Vincent Kompany was hoping to have completed the signing of Macedonian winger Darko Churlinov before the weeke...Full Story »

Stevenage will aim to maintain their unbeaten start to the Sky Bet League Two season when they host Carlisle.Steve Evans’ team have won three and drawn one of their games, keeping that sequence going with a 1-0 victory over Rochdale.Evans made five changes for the Rochdale encounter, including a full debut for Kane Smith, which underlined Borough’s squad strength.Those hoping for a s...Full Story »

Marc Roberts will miss Birmingham’s Championship clash with Wigan due to a thigh injury.The centre-back missed the midweek 1-1 draw with Watford, having sustained the issue in the 1-0 loss at Cardiff.Josh Williams will be primed to continue in central defence for John Eustace’s side.Gary Gardner and Krystian Bielik are still working their way back to fitness.Goalkeeper Ben Amos is li...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED wonderkid Alejandro Garnacho has taken to social media to show off his amazing new tattoo. Garnacho has had characters from hit TV series Prison Break inked into his right arm. Alejandro Garnacho has showed off his new Prison Break tattooCredit: https://www.instagram.com/garnacho7/?hl=en The youngster already has ink on both his right and left armsCredit: Getty The 18-year-...Full Story »

Blackburn head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson bemoaned his side’s lack of intensity as the Championship leaders suffered a surprise 3-0 defeat at Reading.Rovers started sluggishly, with Reading deservedly going ahead in the 14th minute through a header from defender Tom McIntyre.Blackburn barely improved after the interval and Reading secured victory with further goals from Junior Hoilett and sub...Full Story »

Championship leaders Blackburn lost their 100 per cent record when they were soundly beaten 3-0 at lowly Reading.It was the hosts who dominated most of the first period, with defender Tom McIntyre nodding them in front in the 14th minute.Rovers improved slightly after the break but were undone again in the 61st minute when Junior Hoilett drove home from the acutest of angles.And 12 minutes from ...Full Story »

Chelsea are still looking for a central defender this summer and have not given up hope of bringing in Wesley Fofana. Chelsea so far have been unable to break Leicester City’s resolve to keep him, but now at least they are assured that if they can do a deal with Leicester, Fofana will arrive. The quoted figure for Chelsea seems to be in excess of £80m if they want to persuade Leice...Full Story »

Nigel Pearson had no complaints over the Mark Sykes sending off that marred Bristol City’s first Sky Bet Championship win of the season.But the Ashton Gate boss felt Luton’s Luke Freeman should also have been red carded for his reaction to the lunging 67th-minute tackle on him that caused a fracas among several players.Nahki Wells shot the home side ahead on five minutes from Alex Sc...Full Story »

Steve Evans thought Stevenage should have been out of sight by half-time in their 1-0 win over Rochdale at the Lamex.Captain Carl Piergianni’s back post header just before half-time was the difference, as the Hertfordshire team continued their unbeaten start to the new League Two season.Danny Rose’s second-half header was ruled out for offside and Rochdale’s late surge could ha...Full Story »

MK Dons manager Liam Manning admitted Bradley Johnson’s opening goal settled his side down as they went on to defeat Port Vale 2-1 to pick up their first League One win of the season.The first of Johnson’s double came after a hesitant first 34 minutes from the Dons, who had lost their first three games of the campaign without scoring.While the match at Stadium MK was not the easiest ...Full Story »

Cheltenham picked up their first point of the season with a 0-0 draw at Fleetwood in League One.Despite the lack of goals it was an entertaining and at times ill-tempered encounter at Highbury Stadium.Scott Brown’s Fleetwood, who had won both their previous home games under his management, screamed for a penalty four minutes before half-time.Taylor Perry challenged Callum Morton after a qu...Full Story »

Bradley Johnson scored both goals as MK Dons picked up their first win of the season in League One with a 2-1 victory over Port Vale at Stadium MK.Having lost each of their previous three games without scoring, this was a timely result for last season’s play-off semi-finalists.After 34 minutes of monotony, Johnson finally broke MK Dons’ league duck for the campaign – and opened...Full Story »

Summer signings Tyrell Warren and Sam McClelland ended Walsall’s unbeaten start to the season as Barrow got back to winning ways with a 2-1 victory at Holker Street.Headers from Warren and Chelsea loanee McClelland within three first-half minutes did the damage in Cumbria as Pete Wild’s side bounced back from Saturday’s disappointing defeat at Sutton.Warren, who came through th...Full Story »

Matty Daly and Alex Pattison scored either side of half-time as Harrogate recorded a 2-0 League Two victory over Gillingham.Harrogate created the first chance after 10 minutes when Jaheim Headley’s low strike and forced Glenn Morris into a strong save.Gillingham debutant Hakeeb Adelakun then went close when he controlled a loose ball inside the Harrogate area but fired straight at Mark Oxl...Full Story »

Watford were made to pay for their wastefulness in front of goal as they drew 1-1 against Birmingham at St Andrew’s.The Hornets, who were missing the injured Ismaila Sarr, failed to make the most of their chances and fell behind to George Hall’s first senior goal.Ken Sema finally found a way through with a second-half equaliser but the visitors missed the chance to go top of the Cham...Full Story »

Swansea have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the visit of Sky Bet Championship rivals Millwall.The Swans picked up their first win of the season at Blackpool on Saturday and boss Russell Martin could stick with the same starting XI.Jamie Paterson (groin) missed the win at Bloomfield Road and will again be sidelined.Liam Walsh is also absent as the midfielder continues to recover from a serious...Full Story »

Hartlepool will take encouragement from Alex Lacey’s ability to play the full 90 minutes against Northampton as they prepare to host Tranmere on Tuesday.Pools were monitoring the defender’s fitness ahead of Saturday’s Sky Bet League Two defeat after he missed last week’s Carabao Cup loss at Blackburn as a precaution.But Lacey played a full part at Sixfields and will expec...Full Story »

Burton have injury concerns over Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and Calum Butcher ahead of Tuesday’s League One match against Ipswich.Both players picked up knocks in Saturday’s 4-4 draw at Accrington, with Butcher suffering a groin strain and Borthwick-Jackson taking a blow to the head.William Kokolo missed Saturday’s match for personal reasons.Defender Michael Mancienne remains a ...Full Story »