Striker Paul McCallum is suspended as National League side Dagenham and Redbridge host Salford in the FA Cup first round on Monday.McCallum has served a three-match ban for his sending-off against Wealdstone in the fourth qualifying round but was this week hit with a further two-match suspension following a further incident.Matt Robinson is available after completing a ban and Josh Walker, Sam L...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Barry Bannan faces a late fitness test ahead of the visit of Plymouth in the FA Cup on Sunday.Manager Darren Moore said Bannan would be assessed ahead of the game but was hopeful he would be fit enough to be included in his squad.Otherwise Moore has no new injury problems to contend with.However, the manager could choose to make changes for the third game his side ...Full Story »

St Albans defender Tom Bender is battling to prove his fitness for the National League South side’s live TV date with his former club Forest Green in the FA Cup first round.Bender was carried off on a stretcher during the fourth qualifying round replay against Corinthian Casuals last month but the injury was not as bad as feared and he has an outside chance of featuring.Fellow defender Mic...Full Story »

Banbury will be without first-choice keeper Jack Harding for their FA Cup first round clash with League Two Barrow.Harding dislocated his left elbow during the the club’s 3-2 Pitching In Southern League Premier Division Central victory over Leiston last month and the joint was put in a cast to allow the tendons to heal.Eighteen-year-old Mackenzie Chapman has joined the club on loan from Ox...Full Story »

Lewis Grabban came off the bench to rescue a point for Nottingham Forest as old rivals Sheffield United forced a 1-1 draw at the City Ground.Grabban netted his sixth goal of the season from close range in the 83rd minute, five minutes after fellow sub – and ex-Red – Billy Sharp had set up Morgan Gibbs-White to put the Blades in front with his fifth of the campaign.It was a closely-co...Full Story »

West Brom’s Darnell Furlong is banned for Wednesday’s visit of Hull.The defender was sent off in Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Fulham with the Baggies opting not to appeal against the decision.Alex Mowatt remains sidelined with a foot injury with boss Valerien Ismael hopeful of having the midfielder available after the international break.Grady Diangana is fit again after two substi...Full Story »

Former Manchester United, Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, West Ham and Sevilla star, Javier Hernandez, has opened up on the depression that has caused his marriage to Sarah Kohan to end. Now plying his trade at Major League Soccer outfit, LA Galaxy, the ‘Little Pea’ discussed the issues surrounding his grandfather’s death and how that affected the rest of his life. “I ...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers have been hit by suspensions for the Sky Bet League Two derby clash against Newport.The Pirates secured a battling 1-1 draw at Colchester on Tuesday, but it came at a cost.Cian Harries was sent off for two yellow cards and Trevor Clarke then saw red for an off-the-ball incident, with both players now sidelined.However, Rovers boss Joey Barton was encouraged by the display against ...Full Story »

Tom Cairney marked his return after a 10-month absence with the goal that set Fulham on course for a 2-0 home win against Cardiff that increased the pressure on manager Mick McCarthy.Cairney was introduced as a half-time substitute for his first appearance since December and he took just 12 minutes to fire the Cottagers in front.Aleksandar Mitrovic added the second in the 63rd minute – his...Full Story »

Stefan Johansen will miss QPR’s Championship clash with Blackburn through suspension.The Norway midfielder picked up his fifth booking in Saturday’s 4-1 hammering at Fulham, ruling him out of Tuesday’s home league meeting with Blackburn.Jimmy Dunne could come into contention to start as QPR bid to hit back to form after their west-London derby defeat.Wing-back Sam McCallum mana...Full Story »

Ashley Nadesan returns from suspension for Crawley’s Sky Bet League Two clash against Sutton.Nadesan has been unavailable since he was sent off in the second half of his side’s 2-2 draw against Harrogate on September 21.Elsewhere, there are no fresh injury concerns for manager John Yems.Crawley, who won 1-0 at Rochdale last weekend, head into Saturday’s fixture ninth in the tab...Full Story »

Former Manchester United defender Marcus Rojo has been handed a five-game ban an £18,000 fine for his part in an ugly tunnel brawl last July. Rojo had been at the heart of a brawl that featured players and staff from both Boca Juniors and Brazilian outfit Atletico Mineiro. The pair had just played out a controversial draw at the Estádio Mineirão in the Last 16 of South America's...Full Story »

Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has accused football authorities of prioritising revenue over player welfare in a damning assessment of the global football calendar. Courtois, 29, was speaking after his country lost 2-1 against European champions Italy in UEFA's Nations League third-place play-off on Sunday - a match he described as "pointless" in the build-up. Both countries made a number...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers will be without defender Alfie Kilgour through suspension for the Sky Bet League Two match against Carlisle.Kilgour was sent off late on in the 3-1 home defeat by Swindon last weekend and now serves a one-match ban.Nick Anderton could be drafted into defence as cover, having been an unused substitute against the Robins.Midfielder Sam Nicholson continues to recover from a shin prob...Full Story »

Barrow boss Mark Cooper is expected to revert to his strongest line-up for the Sky Bet League Two clash with Leyton Orient at Holker Street.Cooper made six changes for the 3-1 Papa John’s Trophy defeat by Fleetwood but the club will step up their pursuit of a play-off spot against Orient.Midfielder Ollie Banks is suspended after accumulating five yellow cards and forward Dimitri Sea faces ...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest head coach Steve Cooper heaped praise on captain Lewis Grabban after the 33-year-old scored the opener in the Reds’ 3-0 win over Birmingham.Grabban and Ryan Yates stormed Cooper’s side into a two-goal lead in the first half before Djed Spence netted his first goal in a year to earn the Reds their first win at St Andrews since 2015.Cooper now has two wins from his op...Full Story »

Ten-man Mansfield’s winless run in League Two was extended to eight games following a 1-0 defeat at home to Barrow.Ollie Banks scored an emphatic second-half penalty to wrap up a deserved win for the Bluebirds.Barrow enjoyed the best of the first-half chances with Josh Kay hitting the crossbar after three minutes.Patrick Brough saw a header cleared off the line from a Robbie Gotts corner b...Full Story »

Peterborough forward Jonson Clarke-Harris is set to be involved in Saturday’s home match with Bristol City despite a suspension looming.The striker has been given a four-match ban by the Football Association for historic offensive social media posts when he was 18, but while the appeals process continues he is free to play for Posh.Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson will definitely be witho...Full Story »

Barry Bannan could return for Sheffield Wednesday’s game against Oxford at Hillsborough.The 31-year-old sustained a knee injury in the Owls’ 1-1 draw with Ipswich and was an unused substitute in the win over Wigan in midweek but may come back into the fold this weekend.Lewis Gibson, Massimo Luongo and Josh Windass are all dealing with hamstring injuries and will not feature.Callum Pa...Full Story »

A fan takes some beers to his seats at a cricket match in England.Getty Images Tracey Crouch, England's former sports minister and the current deputy of the Conservative Party, has completed a review of the law which was introduced back in 1985 that deemed that drinking alcohol should be banned in the stands at English football stadia. This ban was imposed 36 years ago in an attempt to comba...Full Story »