Luke Garrard is looking forward to a reunion with former club AFC Wimbledon, after Boreham Wood defeated St Albans 4-0.The National League high-flyers have booked a third round clash with the Sky Bet League One outfit, after a comprehensive display at Meadow Park.Garrard played for Wimbledon between 2006 and 2010, before joining his current side, and is determined to make his reunion memorable.H...Full Story »

Portsmouth forward George Hirst is hoping to recover from illness in time to face former club Sheffield Wednesday.Forward Hirst and midfielder Joe Morrell missed the weekend FA Cup defeat to Harrogate due to a sickness bug which has hit Pompey’s squad, but both returned to full training on Monday.Midfielder Louis Thompson has been ruled out for up to four weeks due to an abdominal strain a...Full Story »

Crewe pair Callum Ainley and Travis Johnson are back in contention for the home game against Lincoln.Midfielder Ainley (hamstring) and right-back Johnson had been sidelined since September and October respectively before playing 45 minutes in last week’s Papa John’s Trophy win against Doncaster.Defenders Callum McFadzean (ankle) and Kayne Ramsay (lower leg) are also closing in on the...Full Story »

Sam Nombe looks set to miss Exeter’s home clash with fellow League Two promotion hopefuls Northampton.Striker Nombe opened the scoring in City’s 2-1 FA Cup defeat to Cambridge at the weekend before coming off in the 55th minute with a knock.Midfielder Tim Dieng is also likely to miss out due to a knock.Alex Hartridge is among those pushing for a starting spot after dropping to the be...Full Story »

Fleetwood midfielder Dan Batty is suspended for the visit of Bolton.The 23-year-old was shown a straight red early in Saturday’s defeat at Accrington and Harrison Biggins looks set to replace him in the starting line-up, having come on in the reshuffle at the weekend.Forward Shaydon Morris could return, but interim manager Stephen Crainey is unlikely to make many changes.The 18-year-old Ci...Full Story »

Harrogate are still without a number of players going into their game against League Two leaders Forest Green.Manager Simon Weaver could only name four players on the bench for the FA Cup victory over League One side Portsmouth at the weekend and admits his team are “stretched” at the moment.They are still without defensive trio Rory McArdle, Will Smith and Ryan Fallowfield, as well ...Full Story »

Cheltenham could be boosted by the return of three players for the visit of Cambridge.Kyle Vassell missed the FA Cup defeat at AFC Wimbledon through injury and will be assessed.Conor Thomas is close to returning after groin trouble and Lewis Freestone is almost fit following a hip injury.Charlie Raglan got 35 minutes under his belt on Saturday after 10 weeks out with a knee injury and should be ...Full Story »

Craig Clay should be available when Leyton Orient host Swindon.The long-serving midfielder had been sidelined with an ankle injury but made his return to action in Saturday’s FA Cup win over Tranmere.Clay was withdrawn after 55 minutes as a precaution in order to be fit for Tuesday night’s clash.Callum Reilly is set to miss out again with a groin injury.Swindon head coach Ben Garner ...Full Story »

After West Ham inflicted only Chelsea's second Premier League defeat of the season on Saturday, the Hammers could now be looking to add one of the Blues best-ever players to their squad. David Moyes' side deservedly sit in fourth spot in the English top-flight, building on their successes last season, and finally making the London Stadium something of a fortress. In order to progress from th...Full Story »

Goals from Tyrese Campbell and Mario Vrancic gave Stoke City a 2-0 away victory over fellow play-off hopefuls QPR.Charlie Austin’s scuffed second-half penalty was saved by keeper Adam Davies on a frustrating afternoon for Rangers, who lost their record of having scored in all their Sky Bet Championship matches this season.Mark Warburton’s side had found the net in 31 consecutive leag...Full Story »

After being plagued by injuries, former Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere could be set to join National League side Wrexham. That’s according to a recent report from Football Insider, who claims Wrexham are on the verge of offering the playmaker a contract. FI SOURCES! 👀- Wrexham are lining up a move for ex-Arsenal star Jack Wilshere and are trying to lure him with a co...Full Story »

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has said he believes his team can beat Bayern Munich in their crucial Champions League clash next week despite being dealt a reality check by Real Betis on Saturday. Juanmi's second-half goal earned Betis a 1-0 win in LaLiga at Camp Nou as Xavi suffered his first defeat since replacing Ronald Koeman in November. Barca's next game is a daunting trip to Munich on...Full Story »

Yeovil boss Darren Sarll praised an “extra special” win as the National League side knocked League Two Stevenage out of the FA Cup with a 1-0 win at Huish Park.Charlie Wakefield fired the only goal of the second round tie early in the second half as Sarll struck a big blow against the club who sacked him in 2018.“You have to enjoy every win because in the blink of an eye that f...Full Story »

Port Vale boss Darrell Clarke was delighted to see his side fight back as substitute Dennis Politic scored a quick-fire double to claim a 2-1 FA Cup second-round comeback at the expense of Staffordshire rivals Burton.Vale trailed to Ryan Leak’s first-half header before Politic equalised after 79 minutes and completed his brace and the turnaround four minutes later.“It was a great FA ...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough said “a little chat” at the break was the spark for his side’s impressive turnaround in their FA Cup tie at Doncaster.The Stags were a goal down at the break after Branden Horton put struggling Rovers ahead.But Will Forrester netted within three minutes of the restart and Mansfield went on to win comfortably courtesy of George Lapslie’s brace, ...Full Story »

Carlisle-born Ryan Bowman confirmed Shrewsbury’s place in the FA Cup third-round draw with his side’s second goal in a 2-1 win against his home-town club at Brunton Park.Steve Cotterill’s League One visitors led from the 11th minute after teenager Tom Bloxham’s fourth goal of the campaign.Bowman, released by the Cumbrians as a youngster, secured victory with a crisp right...Full Story »

Substitute Dennis Politic scored two goals in four second-half minutes as Port Vale turned a fiery Staffordshire derby on its head to claim a 2-1 Emirates FA Cup second-round comeback victory over Burton.The hosts looked threatening in an opening period where the windy conditions were against them.The Brewers made it count midway through the first half when Burton-born Ryan Leak headed home his ...Full Story »

Chris Wilder claimed his first home win as Middlesbrough manager as his side ground out a hard-fought 1-0 Championship victory over Swansea.Isaiah Jones’ first-half finish settled things at the Riverside, with Boro building on last weekend’s victory at Huddersfield to claim back-to-back successes for the first time since October.Swansea had plenty of the ball as they looked to get ba...Full Story »

St Johnstone’s cinch Premiership game at home to Ross County has been postponed due to heavy rain.Saturday’s match at McDiarmid Park was called off following a 2pm pitch inspection.St Johnstone said in a statement: “Following heavy rainfall the pitch has been deemed unplayable by referee Steven MacLean. We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.”Full Story »

Belgian second tier side KVC Westerlo have launched an audacious bid to sign Real Madrid flop Eden Hazard, but their Sporting Director Hasan Cetinkaya may hold the key to the 30-year-old Eden Hazard's spell at Real Madrid hasn't exactly gone how either side were hoping it would turn out. The Belgian, who displayed his mercurial talent weekly for Chelsea, has looked a shell of his former self a...Full Story »