Derby have been hit with a double injury blow before Saturday’s League One match at home to Bristol Rovers.James Chester has been ruled out for up to two months with the calf problem which forced him off during Tuesday’s goalless draw against Exeter.Curtis Davies is also heading for the treatment room with news that he needs keyhole surgery on his knee, ruling him out for a month.Tom...Full Story »

Cardiff will be without the suspended Callum Robinson when they take on Rotherham at home on Saturday.Robinson starts a three-match ban after his red card in last weekend’s 2-0 loss to rivals Swansea.Defenders Perry Ng and Mahlon Romeo have returned to training but Saturday’s match will come too soon for both.Forward Isaak Davies is also back in light training after a knee injury but...Full Story »

Finn Azaz is a doubt for Plymouth’s televised derby clash with Exeter on Monday night.Influential midfielder Azaz, who has scored six goals for the Greens so far this season, sustained an ankle injury in the early stages of the second half of Tuesday’s 2-1 win at home to Shrewsbury.Boss Steven Schumacher said after that game: “It looked like it was a kick and maybe a roll of hi...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne blasted his team’s “abhorrent” first-half display after they were held 0-0 at home by Exeter.County improved in the second period but Warne pulled no punches when he looked back on the first 45 minutes.“I’m hugely frustrated, disappointed and a bit hurt,” he said.“I just thought our first-half performance was abhorrent. We mov...Full Story »

Derby boss Paul Warne has decisions to make ahead of Tuesday night’s Sky Bet League One clash with Exeter after suffering a series of injury blows.Midfielder Jason Knight, who missed Friday night’s 1-0 defeat at Ipswich with the ankle and knee problems he suffered during the 3-1 Papa John’s Trophy defeat by Manchester City’s Under-21s three days earlier, is facing a month...Full Story »

Russell Martin felt Cardiff forward Callum Robinson was guilty of making an “easy mistake” for the seventh-minute red card that allowed Swansea to continue their South Wales derby dominance.Ollie Cooper and Michael Obafemi were on target as Swansea ran out comfortable 2-0 winners to secure a sixth win in eight derby meetings.Cardiff have won just once in that time and their fate on S...Full Story »

Swansea maintained their south Wales derby dominance as a 2-0 victory over 10-man Cardiff steered them into the top four of the Sky Bet Championship.Ollie Cooper and Michael Obafemi scored either side of the interval to secure Swansea a sixth win in eight derby meetings, with Cardiff claiming just one victory in that time.Cooper’s strike was particularly sweet for the fast-maturing midfiel...Full Story »

Michael Appleton wants his players to savour Blackpool’s rip-roaring 4-2 victory over fierce Lancashire rivals Preston.Preston travelled to Bloomfield Road boasting both the Championship’s best away record and stingiest defence.But Ryan Lowe’s team were stunned by a rush of second-half goals, with Blackpool rallying against the run of play to score three times after the break a...Full Story »

Blackpool stunned the Championship’s meanest defence with a four-goal show to beat Preston 4-2 in a firecracker Lancashire derby at Bloomfield Road.CJ Hamilton sealed the win with the last kick of the game by placing the ball into an open goal from 45 yards.Jerry Yates had opened the scoring when he nodded in Blackpool’s first attempt on target after 30 minutes but Preston hit back q...Full Story »

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna said his side should have beaten Derby by a bigger margin than the 1-0 scoreline at Portman Road.Wes Burns netted the winner in the 67th-minute, firing home on the rebound after Kayden Jackson’s effort had bounced back off a post following a loose pass from Curtis Davies.Jackson then had a penalty saved five minutes from time, but the home side held on for th...Full Story »

Wes Burns’ second-half strike secured a 1-0 victory for high-flying Ipswich against ninth-placed Derby.The Wales international struck in the 67th minute when a Kayden Jackson effort bounced back off a post and he smashed the rebound home.Jackson had the opportunity to make the game safe for Town from the penalty spot late on, but Derby goalkeeper Joe Wildsmith saved his effort.The hosts ha...Full Story »

Harry Darling could start for Swansea as they prepare to face Cardiff in the South Wales derby.In place of Kyle Naughton, Darling made his second consecutive home start against Reading midweek and bagged a goal to spark a comeback against the Royals.Joel Piroe is still suspended for the Swans following his red card at Burnley.Joe Allen and Jamie Paterson are expected to remain sidelined with inj...Full Story »

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna looks set to have the same squad to choose from for Friday’s home clash with Derby as he did for the 1-0 defeat against Lincoln on Saturday.Since that match summer signing Panutche Camara, who has been sidelined by a groin issue, has made his debut, coming off the bench in Tuesday’s 1-0 Papa John’s Trophy loss at Cambridge – McKenna has said th...Full Story »

Rosaire Longelo could be in contention for Accrington when they face Derby.The midfielder has been sidelined with injury but assistant manager Jimmy Bell confirmed he has been back in training and could feature against the Rams.Striker Touray Sisay could also be involved following his return to training.Fellow forward Matt Lowe is expected to be sidelined for a few months following a hip operati...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne admitted his team were taught a hard lesson after his first home game in charge ended in a 2-1 defeat to Port Vale.Derby started well with James Collins driving in a Tom Barkhuizen cross in the fifth minute but Vale captain Tom Conlon missed a penalty in the 15th minute after Dan Jones was fouled by Barkhuizen.But the game turned on two controversial moments after the...Full Story »

Defender Chris Forino’s first-half header earned Wycombe a 1-0 win at local rivals Oxford in a game that was held up for 45 minutes due to a medical emergency for a spectator.Forino peeled away to meet Alfie Mawson’s long diagonal cross with a powerful header back across goalkeeper Simon Eastwood and into the net after 34 minutes.Oxford were left to rue a missed penalty by Cameron Br...Full Story »

David McGoldrick is set to miss out for Derby against Port Vale in new manager Paul Warne’s first home game in charge of the Sky Bet League One club.McGoldrick missed last week’s win over Cambridge and the striker has not been participating in training this week.On-loan striker Will Osula was forced out of the EFL Trophy game against Mansfield in midweek through illness, but it is ho...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo remained stuck on the bench during a 6-3 Manchester derby defeat for United against City, with Erik ten Hag explaining why. WHAT HAPPENED? The Portuguese superstar, who has started just one Premier League game this season, saw no game time at the Etihad Stadium as the Red Devils endured a humbling afternoon at the hands of their arch rivals. As United found themselves four g...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag blamed a lack of belief for Manchester United’s “hammering” in Sunday’s 6-3 derby day demolishment at Manchester City.Having bounced back from alarming defeats to Brighton and Brentford with four successive Premier League wins, the Red Devils were brought down to earth with a bump at the Etihad Stadium.Erling Haaland and Phil Foden both scored hat-tricks as C...Full Story »

Arsenal star Aaron Ramsdale reportedly mocked Tottenham fans during the north London derby on Saturday afternoon. It was a day to remember for the Gunners, who claimed victory courtesy of goals from Thomas Partey, Gabriel Jesus and Granit Xhaka. And the result means they’ve been able to keep their spot at the top of the Premier League table, having won seven of their first eight games. Ar...Full Story »