Portuguese star kisses his shin-pads six times Cristiano Ronaldo's pre-match ritual Cristiano Ronaldo was left on the bench for Manchester United's trip to Burnley on Tuesday, and when he was introduced onto the pitch, his pre-match ritual became clear. Ronaldo was caught on camera kissing his shin-pads six times, upon which is the coat of arms of Portugal and a picture of his family. It is t...Full Story »

Burnley forward Maxwel Cornet will be fit for the visit of Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday.Cornet went off with cramp in the second half of Tuesday night’s 1-1 draw with Manchester United but Sean Dyche said the Ivory Coast international is ready to go again this weekend.Striker Ashley Barnes made a late substitute appearance in that match on his way back from injury, but left-ba...Full Story »

Fleetwood midfielder Callum Camps is suspended for the visit of MK Dons.The 26-year-old was sent off for foul and abusive language in stoppage time of Saturday’s draw at Shrewsbury.Dan Butterworth, a deadline day loan signing from Blackburn, made his first appearance as a substitute at the weekend and will be looking for more game time.On-loan Preston midfielder Josh Harrop remains absent ...Full Story »

The Belgian landed himself in hot water last December after claiming he would '100 per cent still be at Inter' if they'd offered him a new contract. Lukaku modelled Chelsea's new pre-match kit which looks strikingly similar to Inter's colours Credit: CHELSEA FC Lukaku also expressed his desire to play at Inter again riling Blues fans. But in a sit down chat with the club's media channel in th...Full Story »

Robbie Gotts remains out for Barrow ahead of their clash with Tranmere.Midfielder Gotts has been missing with a groin problem and is due to return to training next week.Josh Kay suffered ankle ligament damage in the 1-0 win at Northampton in midweek and is set for a spell on the sidelines.Josh Gordon and Joe Grayson are due to resume training next week so remain unavailable.Josh McPake will be a...Full Story »

Cardiff manager Steve Morison hailed the power of match-winning debutant Uche Ikpeazu after the on-loan Middlesbrough striker secured a 1-0 Championship triumph at bottom side Barnsley.Ikpeazu struck eight minutes after being introduced from the bench just past the hour mark with the Bluebirds’ only on-target effort of the evening after he had muscled his way past home defenders Michal Hel...Full Story »

Tranmere are assessing Tom Davies ahead of Tuesday’s League Two clash with Stevenage at Prenton Park.The defender missed Saturday’s 4-0 home loss to Forest Green, and the previous match at Crawley, due to a calf issue.The defeat to leaders Forest Green was a first reverse in 11 games for Micky Mellon’s second-placed side.Tranmere are 10 points behind the table-toppers and a poi...Full Story »

A supporter who suffered a cardiac arrest during the first half of Fulham’s Sky Bet Championship draw against Blackpool at Craven Cottage has died.Play was halted for more than 40 minutes early in the game while the man, named by the club as Paul Parish, was treated in the Hammersmith Stand before being taken to hospital.Fulham said in a statement on Saturday evening: “It is with imm...Full Story »

David Martindale praised Alan Forrest for delivering a match-winning contribution at the end of a week when he almost left Livingston.The 25-year-old attacker was close to joining cinch Premiership rivals St Johnstone after the clubs agreed a fee but he changed his mind and decided he wanted to stay with the Lions until his contract expires at the end of the season.Martindale was thrilled to see...Full Story »

Alan Forrest struck the winner as Livingston twice came from behind to pull off an impressive 3-2 victory away to Hibernian.Recent signing Demetri Mitchell and Chris Cadden scored for the hosts but those goals were cancelled out by visiting centre-backs Ayo Obileye and Jack Fitzwater respectively.The three points took the Lions above St Mirren into eighth in the cinch Premiership, while Shaun Ma...Full Story »

Millwall will assess Alex Pearce, Jed Wallace and George Saville ahead of Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship clash with West Brom.Captain Pearce has returned to training after missing the Lions’ last two games, while Wallace and Saville have recently been sidelined by quad and back issues respectively.Manager Gary Rowett remains without a handful of first-team players.Tom Bradshaw (knee...Full Story »

Mark Robins heaped praise on striker Viktor Gyokeres after the striker ended his near four-month wait for a goal to earn Coventry a 1-0 win over Stoke.The Swede, who had been without a goal since a brace in a 4-1 win against Fulham on October 2, ended his drought with an emphatic second-half strike, having seen earlier opportunities go begging.Manager Robins said: “Viktor took his chance a...Full Story »

Halifax missed out on the chance to return to the top of the National League table as they lost 1-0 to fellow high-flyers Boreham Wood at the MBi Shay Stadium.Boreham Wood looked the most likely to get the first goal of the game and almost had it when Josh Rees’ volley was cleared off the line.The visitors deservedly made the decisive breakthrough in the 37th minute when Jacob Mendy pulled...Full Story »

Watford have sacked manager Claudio Ranieri after just three months in charge at Vicarage Road, the club announced on Monday. The Italian was hired as manager on Oct. 4 following the dismissal of Xisco, who had helped guide Watford to promotion from the Championship. Ranieri was in charge for 13 matches, losing 10 of those and winning just two, both of which were by a three-goal margin. His ...Full Story »

It hasn't been a great week for Benzema. During the last match against Elche, the striker he had to leave the field injured in the 58th minute. On the first half he missed his first penalty as part of Real Madrid, and after the game he found out that he had once again somebody broke into and robbed his home, according to Spanish media outlet 20 minutos. According to the report, the thieves br...Full Story »

Ruben Neves fired Wolves to a 2-1 Premier League victory at Brentford in a match dogged by delays including a 20-minute stoppage for a drone flying overhead.There were crazy scenes at Brentford’s Community Stadium as both sets of players were forced off the pitch while the drone hovered above.The flying nuisance eventually buzzed off to allow play to get back under way, and Joao Moutinho p...Full Story »

Mansfield shrugged off the first-half dismissal of Farrend Rawson to achieve a club record-equalling seventh consecutive league win, 3-1 at struggling Barrow.Nigel Clough’s side were in control, leading 2-1, when Rawson – also red-carded in the reverse fixture – received his marching orders for a second booking in four minutes.Barrow could not capitalise on the extra man advant...Full Story »

Conor Shaughnessy and Jacob Maddox are doubts as Burton host AFC Wimbledon in League One.The duo missed the 3-1 win at Gillingham last week with knocks and could sit out again.Defender Sam Hughes returned for the win in Kent, his first game since returning from a long-term knee injury, and is expected to keep his place.But Lucas Akins has left to join Mansfield after almost eight years with the ...Full Story »

Andreas Christensen will miss Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Tottenham at Stamford Bridge due to continued Covid-19 isolation.Trevoh Chalobah is closing in on a return after a thigh problem but Sunday’s encounter will come too soon.Reece James is also on the comeback trail after a hamstring strain but is still some way off a playing return.Tottenham have Eric Dier available afte...Full Story »

Crystal Palace will welcome Jordan Ayew back into the fold for Sunday’s clash with Liverpool in the Premier League.Ayew returned from the African Cup of Nations this week following a shock early exit for Ghana and boss Patrick Vieira confirmed he will be part of the squad for the fixture at Selhurst Park.Cheikhou Kouyate and Wilfried Zaha remain in Cameroon on international duty for the to...Full Story »