Rod McDonald and Brennan Dickenson could return for Carlisle as they take on Northampton on Saturday.Defender McDonald has not featured since the start of February with a calf issue while forward Dickenson has been nursing a knee injury but both have since returned to full training.Attacker Gime Toure and defender Kelvin Mellor both remain sidelined but are nearing returns.Joel Senior remains si...Full Story »

Cardiff manager Steve Morison will bid to make it three Sky Bet Championship wins in a row with an almost fully-fit squad as the Bluebirds host Preston.Ryan Wintle, Jordan Hugill, Uche Ikpeazu, Alfie Doughty and Rubin Colwill all featured in the 2-1 win at QPR last time out after recovering from a sickness bug which hit the squad.Defender Curtis Nelson has returned to training on grass but is no...Full Story »

Jack Colback and Keinan Davis could return to the Nottingham Forest side against Reading.Midfielder Colback and forward Davis dropped to the bench for the 2-1 win over Huddersfield in the FA Cup on Monday.Both players came off the bench in the second half, with Colback replacing Philip Zinckernagel and Sam Surridge making way for Davis.Ethan Horvath is expected to remain in goal with Brice Samba...Full Story »

The 35-year-old has ditched his gelled hair and shaved face for a slick-looking beard for his ride around on two wheels. The former Man Utd ace was spotted out and about on a bike Credit: SPLASH NEWS The 35-year-old has a Premier League and Champions League medal to his name Credit: SPLASH NEWS Eagles was banned from driving for three months after being found drunk and 'partially in a state o...Full Story »

Mostafa Mohamed, left, of Galatasaray battles for the ball with Barcelona's Pedri in Europa League round of 16 action. Getty Images Barcelona were held to a lacklustre, goalless draw against Galatasaray in the first leg of their round-of-16 match at the Camp Nou on Thursday. Xavi Hernandez's side booked passage into the last-16 with a decisive 4-2 win over Napoli in their playoff round second ...Full Story »

Giovanni van Bronckhorst insists Rangers still have work to do in their Europa League last-16 tie following their thrilling 3-0 win over Red Star Belgrade at Ibrox.Gers skipper James Tavernier slotted in a VAR-awarded penalty in the 11th minute and striker Alfredo Morelos doubled that lead with a driven shot four minutes later before Light Blues goalkeeper Allan McGregor brilliantly saved a...Full Story »

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe toasted £40m Bruno Guimaraes after the Brazilian scored a superb back-heel goal to fire the resurgent Magpies to a sixth win in seven games.Strikes from Guimaraes, on his full Premier League debut, and fellow January buy Chris Wood sealed a comeback 2-1 victory at Southampton after Stuart Armstrong had headed the hosts in front.Delighted Howe, whose side are no...Full Story »

Watford boss Roy Hodgson lamented a “highly disappointing” night but defended his players after their Premier League survival bid suffered another blow with defeat at Wolves.The Hornets remain 19th in the table after a 4-0 loss at Molineux as they conceded three goals in eight first-half minutes.Raul Jimenez opened the scoring before a Cucho Hernandez own goal and a strike from Danie...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Paul Tisdale has decisions to make as he attempts to end a seven-game winless run against Sky Bet League Two high-fliers Newport.Tisdale fielded an unchanged side in last Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Leyton Orient in which the visitors twice took the lead only to be pegged back on both occasions.He had replaced defenders Scott Cuthbert and Luke O’Neill at half-time in the pr...Full Story »

Aaron Wildig will be assessed ahead of Morecambe’s clash with Cheltenham.The midfielder was forced off 13 minutes into the midweek draw with Bolton, and Shrimps boss Derek Adams confirmed post-match that Wildig had twisted his ankle.Rhys Bennett will also be checked after coming off with an injury against the Trotters.The Shrimps remain just inside the relegation zone in Sky Bet League One...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola reflected with satisfaction after Manchester City formally confirmed their Champions League quarter-final place on Wednesday.The Premier League leaders had all but secured progress with their 5-0 thrashing of Sporting Lisbon in the first leg of their last-16 tie last month but they still needed to finalise the matter in the return.They did that with little alarm as they played out ...Full Story »

Ekpiteta re-signs with BlackpoolMarvin Ekpiteta signs new Blackpool contract, keeping him at Bloomfield Road until June 2024. — Blackpool FC (@BlackpoolFC) March 8, 2022Brown to depart AberdeenWe can today confirm team captain, Scott Brown, will leave the Club as he looks to take the next steps in his coaching journey All at AFC would like to thank Scott for his contribution during hi...Full Story »

Marco Silva insisted Harry Wilson’s injuries justified the red card shown to Swansea’s Ryan Manning which turned their game in Fulham’s favour.With the game finely poised at 0-0 at the time, the runaway Championship leaders were able to score five second-half goals to extend their lead at the top to 14 points.Fulham boss Marco Silva at first agreed with opposite number Russell ...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom hailed Billy Sharp and Morgan Gibbs-White after both scored in the 4-1 win over Middlesbrough at Bramall Lane.Former manager Chris Wilder suffered a miserable return to the club he led from League One to the Premier League during his time in charge but received a great reception from the United supporters.Goals from Sander Berge, Sharp, Jack Robinson and ...Full Story »

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna said his team are heading in the right direction following the 2-0 home victory over Lincoln.Goals from Wes Burns and Kayden Jackson within 10 first-half minutes secured a 2-0 win for the play-off chasers in front of nearly 25,000 at Portman Road.The win stretched the Suffolk side’s unbeaten run to eight games in Sky Bet League One, leaving them three points ...Full Story »

Substitute Jon Dadi Bodvarsson scored a stoppage-time equaliser to earn Bolton a point in a 1-1 draw with Morecambe.Cole Stockton’s 41st-minute strike threatened to earn the Shrimps a first-ever win over the hosts, but Icelandic striker Bodvarsson netted for a second successive game in the third minute of time added on.Striker Stockton had gone five games without a goal since scoring his 2...Full Story »

Play-off hopefuls Plymouth made it back-to-back 2-0 League One home wins with victory over AFC Wimbledon at Home Park.Argyle took a 29th-minute lead thanks to the combination of in-form playmaker Danny Mayor and top scorer Ryan Hardie.Midfielder Mayor’s astute ball found striker Hardie in space in front of goal and he took a touch before smashing home his 17th of the season.Argyle started ...Full Story »

The thought of Erling Haaland lining up for Manchester City is frightening but according to recent reports, could in fact become a reality this summer. That's according to a recent report from The Athletic's David Ornstein, who has claimed the world-class Borussia Dortmund striker is likely heading to either Real Madrid or Manchester City. Since joining Borussia Dortmund in January 2020, Haa...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp celebrated his side’s individual defending as being as good as a goal after they ground out a 1-0 win at home to West Ham.Sadio Mane scored the 27th-minute winner but right-back Alexander-Arnold was the architect of a victory which reduced Manchester City’s gap at the top of the Premier League to three points.The England defender provided a career-best ...Full Story »

Eddie Howe is refusing to concede that Newcastle are on the verge of securing Premier League safety.Saturday’s hard-fought 2-1 victory over Brighton at St James’ Park left the Magpies unbeaten in eight league outings, with five wins in their last six and, more importantly, seven points clear of the bottom three in 14th place.However, with four successive away games at Southampton, Ch...Full Story »