Stoke will check on captain Joe Allen and the rest of their returning internationals ahead of the Sky Bet Championship match against promotion hopefuls Sheffield United.Midfielder Allen started for Wales in the World Cup play-off win over Austria but was then rested for the friendly against the Czech Republic on Tuesday night.Jacob Brown was in action for Scotland, while midfielder Jordan Thomps...Full Story »

Luke Molyneux will be assessed for Hartlepool ahead of their clash with Salford.The midfielder was taken off the field on a stretcher after a challenge from James Perch against Mansfield in midweek.Marcus Carver will also be checked after missing the midweek game through illness.Ben Killip will be looking to keep his spot in goal after returning to start against the Stags.Salford could make chan...Full Story »

Bournemouth expect to have goalkeeper Mark Travers available for their Championship clash with Bristol City.Travers pulled out of the Republic of Ireland squad because of a slight thigh problem but he has been training with the Cherries.Winger Robbie Brady is available after recovering from a calf problem but Kieffer Moore and Junior Stanislas remain sidelined.Moore is stepping up his recov...Full Story »

Wycombe will recognise striker Adebayo Akinfenwa’s contribution to the club with a guard of honour ahead of their League One clash with Doncaster.The 39-year-old, who is the Chairboys’ record English Football League goalscorer, will retire at the end of the season.Akinfenwa has only made three League One starts this season so is likely to be on the bench. Manager Gareth Ainsworth cou...Full Story »

Coventry duo Kyle McFadzean and Jake Clarke-Salter are doubtful for the visit of Blackburn.McFadzean (calf), who missed the two matches before the international break, and Jake Clarke-Salter, who was forced off with a groin injury last time out, have both been receiving treatment.Michael Rose returned to training this week after a two-match Covid absence and could go straight back into the start...Full Story »

Walsall will check on Donervon Daniels ahead of the League Two clash with Leyton Orient on Saturday.The defender limped off with a calf injury after just five minutes of the Saddlers’ defeat to Salford last weekend.Rollin Menayese, who came off the bench to replace Daniels at Salford and scored his first goal for the Saddlers, could be in line for a start if Daniels does not recover in tim...Full Story »

Manchester United are exploring the possibility of including Anthony Martial to facilitate a move for Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane, sources have told ESPN. United are in the market to sign a striker ahead of the summer transfer window, with Kane one of the options being monitored. Tottenham's valuation of the England captain -- more than £100 million for a player who will turn 29...Full Story »

Ian Baraclough insisted Northern Ireland would not lose any confidence from suffering their first home defeat in a year after being edged out by Hungary 1-0.Northern Ireland were on the wrong end of a result at home – and conceded their first goals at Windsor Park – since the United States won 2-1 in Belfast in March 2021, but this was a game Baraclough’s side could and perhaps...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough was left to rue “a mad five minutes” as his side drew 2-2 at Hartlepool.Coasting at 2-0 up, the Stags conceded twice before the break and remain outside the League Two play-off zone on goal difference.George Lapslie and James Perch has the visitors in command, before Joe Grey and Luke Molyneux secured an unlikely comeback.Clough moaned: “It was a mad...Full Story »

Steve Clarke watched his Scotland side surrender a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Austria then insisted they are “in a good place” ahead of their bid to reach the 2022 World Cup.The Scots found themselves 2-0 up inside 56 minutes in a friendly at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion after midfielder John McGinn’s drive from eight yards added to a first-half header from defender Jack Hendry...Full Story »

Salford boosted their play-off hopes by claiming a 2-1 win over Crawley at the Peninsula Stadium.Brandon Thomas-Asante and Jordan Turnbull gave the hosts a two-goal advantage before Tom Nichols’ header set up a grandstand finish but the result means Gary Bowyer’s side move within four points of the Sky Bet League Two play-off places.The hosts opened the scoring in the 18th minute, Ma...Full Story »

Italy coach Roberto Mancini says he won't be resigning after their World Cup failure. The Azzurri missed qualification for Qatar 2022 after defeat to North Macedonia last week in their playoff. Ahead of their friendly against Turkey, former Inter Milan coach Mancini said: "We've spoken these days. I think we have the same ideas on everything. We'll talk again in the next few days. Now, let's...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney has done a remarkable job in making it conceivable that Derby County could avoid relegation into League 1 this season, despite the club being slapped with a 21-point deduction at the beginning of the campaign, and now it has emerged that George Clooney wants to purchase the club in order to help the former Manchester United star. Clooney is believed to be interested in getting in...Full Story »

EDINSON CAVANI is edging towards a move to Real Sociedad when his Manchester United contract expires at the end of the season. Cavani, 35, has plenty of offers when he calls time on an 18-month stay that has made him a cult figure at Old Trafford. Manchester United striker Edison Cavani will depart Old Trafford at the end of the season Inter Milan are interested as a potential replacement for...Full Story »

Harry Kane edged closer to England’s all-time scoring record as Gareth Southgate’s side began World Cup preparations with a comeback win against Switzerland.Just a matter of days before finding out their opponents in Qatar, the Three Lions kicked off an international year unlike any other in front of a sell-out crowd at Wembley on Saturday evening.Switzerland, ranked 14th in the worl...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough felt a degree of sympathy for struggling Oldham after substitute George Lapslie struck a late winner to secure a 2-1 League Two comeback victory at Boundary Park.Lapslie pounced on a rebound in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage-time to fire the Stags to a win which lifted them back to within a point of the play-off places.“It’s a fantastic victory,&...Full Story »

Ryan Barnett scored a second-half winner as Solihull came from behind to beat Woking 3-2 and strengthen their spot in the play-off places.The home side started brightly and striker Nicke Kabamba fired over early on.It did not take Woking long to take the lead as Inih Effiong slotted home Joe McNerney’s assist following a corner in the 16th minute.Solihull hit back through defender Harry Bo...Full Story »

Stockport moved 11 points clear at the top of the National League with a 2-0 win at Eastleigh – their 10th successive victory.Paddy Madden saw two quickfire efforts saved by Joe McDonnell as Stockport made a bright start.Clear-cut chances were at a premium for the remainder of the first half, but the Hatters went in front five minutes after the break when Myles Hippolyte volleyed in his fi...Full Story »

Jamie Proctor’s stunning strike helped Port Vale to a 2-0 win at home to fellow League Two play-off hopefuls Sutton.Proctor’s acrobatic goal added to James Wilson’s early opener to sink their lacklustre visitors.In-form Vale made the perfect start with Wilson netting after seven minutes.Mal Benning‘s cross from the left came to Proctor, and when his shot was deflected to ...Full Story »

Hamilton edged further clear of relegation danger with a 1-0 home win over Queen of the South in the cinch Championship.The Doonhamers were dealt a blow five minutes before half-time when Ben Liddle was dismissed for a second bookable offence.And Hamilton capitalised on the man advantage in the 64th minute, with Andy Winter netting from a Daniel O’Reilly delivery.Winter’s winner earn...Full Story »