Marco Silva hailed Aleksandar Mitrovic’s hat-trick in Fulham’s 6-2 victory over Bristol City as a classic example of the in-form Serb’s finishing skills.Mitrovic completed his third treble of the season before half-time with two powerful headers and an outstanding left-foot finish to take his season tally to 27 league goals.Neskens Kebano scored twice and Fabio Carvalho was als...Full Story »

Stephen Robinson hailed Trevor Carson’s international class after the goalkeeper marked his Morecambe league debut with a fine display in a 0-0 draw at fellow strugglers AFC Wimbledon.The 33-year-old, capped five times by Northern Ireland, joined the Shrimps from Dundee United earlier this month and denied Ollie Palmer with a vital save early in the second half.Ayoub Assal hit the bar late...Full Story »

Grimsby claimed their first win in six matches by beating Altrincham 2-0 at the Cleethorpes Stadium.Ben Fox and Luke Waterfall came close for the Mariners in the first half as they chased a maiden win in 2022 but they were largely subdued in the opening 45 minutes by a stubborn visiting defence.But within two minutes of the restart, Grimsby hit the front courtesy of a magnificent volley from Joh...Full Story »

Port Vale boss Darrell Clarke clearly felt his goalkeeper Lucas Covolan cost his team dearly after a 3-1 home defeat by play-off-chasing rivals Swindon.Covolan was sent off late in the first half after a clumsy challenge on Swindon striker Harry McKirdy when the pair challenged for a high ball.The resultant penalty converted by Ben Gladwin handed Swindon a 2-1 lead seconds before the break, an a...Full Story »

Kevin De Bruyne scored a brilliant winner as Premier League leaders Manchester City moved 13 points clear with a 1-0 victory over second-placed Chelsea on Saturday.The Belgian playmaker, who had an unhappy spell at Chelsea early in his career, curled beyond Kepa Arrizabalaga from distance to settle a tight contest at the Etihad Stadium with 20 minutes remaining.It was a moment of magic worthy of...Full Story »

Fulham manager Marco Silva will be without an unspecified number of players for his side’s Championship match against Bristol City on Saturday.Silva said he would have one more out than against Reading on Tuesday, but said the missing players were not injured. The club has had a number of players previously out due to coronavirus.The Cottagers will continue to be without Jean Michael Seri,...Full Story »

Preston boss Ryan Lowe has revealed Izzy Brown is not expected to play again this season.The former Chelsea youngster ruptured his Achilles in the summer and is now likely to miss the rest of the campaign.Declan Rudd and loanee Josh Murphy remain out for the clash against Birmingham but Matthew Olosunde and Tom Barkhuizen hope to return.Connor Wickham has also left the club this week after the e...Full Story »

Colchester boss Hayden Mullins will check on Freddie Sears and Armando Dobra ahead of Saturday’s League Two clash with Barrow.The pair missed Tuesday night’s 2-0 defeat at Forest Green through illness and will be assessed.Wimbledon striker Corie Andrews made his debut in that game after completing a loan move, while defender Tom Dallison was an unused substitute following his switch ...Full Story »

Carlisle duo Lewis Alessandra and Zach Clough could be involved in the Sky Bet League Two clash with Crawley.Both players took part in a practice game on Tuesday to continue their comeback from injury and while not ready to start, they could feature on the bench.“I’m fortunate we’ve got almost a fully fit squad now, the numbers are big,” boss Keith Millen said.Brandon Com...Full Story »

Wycombe are still struggling with injury and illness for their Sky Bet League One clash with Oxford.Defender Chris Forino is the latest player to be admitted into the treatment room after he was ruled out of the 2-0 victory at Bolton.Ryan Tafazolli will continue to deputise in defence if Forino fails to recover in time.“We had no fit players at home, we brought everyone (to Bolton). We hav...Full Story »

Real Madrid star Karim Benzema has taken to social media on Thursday, to send a simple message to Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez. Valverde makes the difference The latest edition of El Clasico was of course played out a little over 24 hours ago. The matchup came in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup, where the aforementioned Real and Barca locked horns for the 2nd time this season. ...Full Story »

Cheltenham manager Michael Duff has no new injury concerns as his side prepare to face Charlton.New loan signing Dan Nlundulu could be a doubt after Duff revealed that the forward had a sore knee earlier in the week.The Robins may freshen things up with some of their new January signings, including Aaron Ramsey from Aston Villa.Defenders Ben Williams and Reece Hutchinson are also in contention t...Full Story »

Clark Robertson and Ryan Tunnicliffe have handed Portsmouth a fitness boost ahead of the visit of MK Dons.Skipper Robertson has been sidelined for four months having suffered a hip injury in early September.Midfielder Tunnicliffe has been out since October due to a hamstring injury.But both got a run-out in the Papa John’s Trophy in midweek to increase boss Danny Cowley’s option...Full Story »

Millwall are assessing the fitness of Jed Wallace for their home Sky Bet Championship clash with Nottingham Forest.Midfielder Wallace has not played since the 2-1 defeat at Peterborough on December 11 because of a thigh injury but he has resumed training and is pushing for a first-team return.Defender Daniel Ballard (knee) and midfielder Ryan Leonard (ankle) are also being monitored.Defender Mur...Full Story »

Cardiff manager Steve Morison remains without the services of leading scorer Kieffer Moore for the visit of Blackburn.Moore missed the FA Cup tie against Preston after testing positive for Covid-19 and has not trained this week.Midfielder Joe Ralls was among the players rested against Preston but is available to return.Right-back Cody Drameh could also feature after signing on loan from Premier ...Full Story »

Mansfield could have forward Tyrese Sinclair back in contention following coronavirus for the Sky Bet League Two match against Walsall.Sinclair has not featured since Boxing Day after his positive test, but has rejoined the squad while defender Farrend Rawson is also close to recovering from Covid-19 although midfielder George Lapslie (thigh) remains unavailable.The Stags recorded an eighth win ...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday boss Darren Moore hopes to name a stronger squad for Plymouth’s Sky Bet League One visit to Hillsborough.Wednesday have not played since losing at Shrewsbury on January 2.Che Dunkley, Florian Kamberi, Jack Hunt, Josh Windass and Olamide Shodipo all missed the Owls’ 1-0 defeat in Shropshire and will be assessed.Callum Paterson (knee) is set to miss out, but Massimo...Full Story »

Referee Janny Sikazwe twice blew his full time whistle prematurely during the closing stages of the match between Tunisia and Mali, with no stoppage time played A referee at the Africa Cup of Nations has infuriated the Tunisian coaching staff after mistakenly blowing his full time whistle early twice in their loss to Mali. Zambian official Janny Sikazwe first blew for full time in the 85th min...Full Story »

Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez lauded his team's performance against Real Madrid on Wednesday despite going down 3-2 after extra time in a thrilling Spanish Supercopa semifinal in Saudi Arabia. Federico Valverde struck the winner in the 98th minute as Madrid recorded their 100th Clasico win after Luuk de Jong and Ansu Fati had earlier cancelled out goals from Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema...Full Story »

Manchester City are ready to dip into their sizeable pockets to tempt 17-year-old sensation Matheus Franca across the Atlantic as he continues to impress for Flamengo in Brazil Manchester City are preparing a 'truckload' of money in an attempt to sign Flamengo's 17-year-old sensation Matheus Franca. Pep Guardiola's side have dipped into the Brazilian market in recent years with acquisitions of...Full Story »