Rangers defender Jack Simpson will sample his first taste of Old Firm action on Sunday after Steven Gerrard confirmed the former Bournemouth man will step in for Filip Helander.Helander (knee) has been ruled out of Gers’ final three games of the season – starting with the Celtic clash – after limping off during last week’s Scottish Cup defeat to St Johnstone.Scott Arfield...Full Story »

Striker Scott Hogan is out of Birmingham’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Cardiff and will not play again this season.The 29-year-old Republic of Ireland international missed last weekend’s 2-1 win at Derby, which ended the club’s relegation fears, with a hip injury he picked up in the 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest on April 21 and will sit out the final two games of the camp...Full Story »

Relegated Bristol Rovers will again be without suspended midfielder Ed Upson for the Sky Bet League One match against Crewe.Upson was shown a straight red card in the defeat at Lincoln, with the club’s appeal against his three-match ban unsuccessful.Fit-again forward James Daly, midfielder Zain Westbrooke and defender Jack Baldwin all returned to the side for last weekend’s loss at P...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will keep trying to persuade Edinson Cavani to stay after the veteran’s man-of-the-match display against Roma put Manchester United on the brink of the Europa League final.Having fallen at the semi-final stage of various competitions on four occasions over the last two seasons, the Red Devils took a giant stride towards the Gdansk showpiece by winning a 6-2 thriller on...Full Story »

Mansfield will be without Farrend Rawson when they conclude their home campaign against Oldham on Saturday.The defender suffered a head injury in the defeat at Salford and is not available to Stags boss Nigel Clough.Ollie Clarke was absent with an ankle problem and the Mansfield captain remains a doubt.Joe Riley and on-loan forward Oli Sarkic are long-term absentees.Oldham manager Keith Curle ha...Full Story »

Fleetwood head coach Simon Grayson may have to reconsider his options for the visit of MK Dons after a 5-2 defeat at Burton in midweek.He had said prior to that game he was down to the “bare bones” but a third defeat in four matches may prompt some changes.Forward Harrison Biggins and midfielder Callum Camps were both withdrawn after the first half against Burton and will need to be ...Full Story »

Rotherham are sweating on the availability of Viktor Johansson against Blackburn.The goalkeeper suffered a head injury against Barnsley last week and is going through concussion protocols.Defender Clark Robertson is due to return to training on Thursday after an Achilles problem.Boss Paul Warne says several players are playing through injuries and will do so again against Rovers on an afternoon ...Full Story »

Brentford defender Pontus Jansson returns from suspension for the Sky Bet Championship clash with Watford.Jansson has served a one-match ban incurred for his red card against Bournemouth last Saturday.Shandon Baptiste (knee), Henrik Dalsgaard (knee), Josh Dasilva (hip) and Rico Henry (hamstring) are out.The Bees have already secured their place in the play-offs, while promotion is assured for th...Full Story »

Northampton are waiting on the fitness of midfielder Ryan Watson ahead of the Sky Bet League One match against Blackpool.Watson was forced off in the closing stages of the draw at Gillingham with an unspecified issue which saw him miss training earlier in the week.The relegation-battling Cobblers will also continue to monitor defender Peter Kioso, who has been carrying a groin problem.Forward Mi...Full Story »

Darren Ferguson urged Peterborough not to lose focus after they failed to clinch automatic promotion in a 2-2 draw against Doncaster.The second-placed side needed victory against Rovers to earn a rise into the Championship.All was going to plan when Joe Ward fired Posh into an early advantage, which was doubled when Sammie Szmodics converted Jack Taylor’s cut-back midway through the openin...Full Story »

Gary Bowyer praised in-form striker Ian Henderson after his stoppage-time goal earned Salford a 1-0 win at Bradford and lifted them into the Sky Bet League Two play-off places.The match had moved into the first minute of time added on when Jordan Turnbull supplied a through pass for Henderson – a transfer target for the Bantams last summer – to clip the ball over the head of advancin...Full Story »

Lee Johnson is convinced Sunderland’s players can recover from a seven-match slump and power the Wearside club to promotion in the Sky Bet League One play-offs.Blackpool’s 1-0 victory at the Stadium of Light courtesy of Sullay Kaikai’s 56th minute thunderbolt has put both clubs on course to finish in the top six.But there is still work to be done. Sunderland, who have fallen ou...Full Story »

Burton produced a devastating attacking show to run out 5-2 winners over Fleetwood in an open and entertaining encounter at the Pirelli Stadium.Burton hit the front in the 35th minute with a superb finish from Lucas Akins from 22 yards. Terry Taylor harried Sam Finley with the high press and the ball broke nicely for Akins to size up a curling effort that gave Alex Cairns no chance.Joe Powell ma...Full Story »

Salford moved into the Sky Bet League Two play-off places thanks to a stoppage-time winner from leading scorer Ian Henderson in a 1-0 victory at Bradford.The match was heading for a goalless draw when Henderson ran onto Jordan Turnbull’s through pass before clipping the ball over the head of goalkeeper Sam Hornby to score his 18th goal of the season and condemn the Bantams to a fifth strai...Full Story »