Several Premier League clubs have been sounded out over their interest in signing Real Madrid's Eden Hazard in January, sources have told ESPN. Chelsea and Newcastle United are among a number of clubs to have been alerted to the possibility, although it is unclear at this stage what level of interest there is in Hazard, 30, or if the player himself is ready to call time on his career at the B...Full Story »

ARSENAL have literally been left sweating by a virus sweeping through their squad ahead of the lunchtime trip to Leicester. Manager Mikel Arteta will leave it until the last moment to name his team. Ben White is one of those affected by the bug over the past few days That is due to his medical team running checks on a number of players. Central defenders Ben White and Pablo Mari have both be...Full Story »

Christian Eriksen is not permitted to play in Italy this season as a result of the cardiac arrest he suffered at Euro 2020, his club Inter Milan said in a statement, with the Serie A champions open to letting the Denmark midfielder leave. Eriksen suffered the on-field cardiac arrest during his country's opening game of the tournament in June against Finland and received life-saving treatment ...Full Story »

Ross County have reported no fresh injuries ahead of their cinch Premiership clash with Hibernian.Right-back Connor Randall made his comeback in the midweek demolition of Dundee.On-loan Southampton left-back Jake Vokins is due to return from foot surgery after the international break.Hibernian midfielder Scott Allan could miss out again after being sidelined by illness for the midweek defeat at ...Full Story »

Tottenham are assessing Bryan Gil ahead of the visit of Manchester United.The winger picked up a hamstring injury in the Carabao Cup win at Burnley on Wednesday and is a doubt.Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring) is the only confirmed absentee.United will be without Paul Pogba for the trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.The midfielder begins a three-match domestic suspension following his red card in th...Full Story »

Plymouth will welcome Ipswich to Home Park on Saturday without suspended midfielder Jordan Houghton.The 25-year-old picked up his fifth yellow card of the season in their 1-1 draw against Morecambe last week and will be forced to miss out this time round.Boss Ryan Lowe confirmed there are no new injury concerns and has an almost fully fit squad to select his XI from.Danny Mayor will be hoping to...Full Story »

Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita looks set to be involved at home to Brighton after escaping serious injury against Manchester United last weekend.The Guinea midfielder was carried off on a stretcher at Old Trafford but his leg injury was not as serious as first feared.Thiago Alcantara is back in full training for the first time since mid-September but is unlikely to feature, while fellow midfiel...Full Story »

Motherwell are hoping Juhani Ojala can shake off a groin problem ahead of Sunday’s visit of cinch Premiership champions Rangers.The Finland defender went off with a tight muscle during the midweek draw with St Mirren.Sondre Solholm Johansen battled cramp in his calves towards the end of that game while midfielder Robbie Crawford (ankle) remains out.Rangers will again be without Ryan Jack (...Full Story »

Bradford midfielder Callum Cooke may come back into the side for the visit of league leaders Forest Green on Saturday.The 24-year-old returned to training in midweek after recovering from a bruised foot which forced him to sit out the Bantams’ 3-1 victory away at Swindon.Defender Liam Ridehalgh will not be available after suffering a quad injury which has seen him miss the last two games.A...Full Story »

Swansea will welcome midfielder Flynn Downes back into the squad for their clash against Peterborough on Saturday.The 22-year-old missed last week’s visit to Birmingham after he was replaced at half-time during the 2-1 win over West Brom just three days prior due to a tight hamstring.Swans boss Russell Martin confirmed “everyone is fit” ahead of the fixture.The hosts will ...Full Story »

Newport will check on skipper Matt Dolan ahead of the visit of Stevenage.Dolan went off injured just 15 minutes into last weekend’s 3-1 win at Bristol Rovers.County can welcome back Ed Upson and Ryan Haynes from suspension.Both were sent off during the 2-2 draw with Carlisle last Tuesday.Adam Smith is set to keep his place in goal for Stevenage.The former Northampton and Bristol Rovers kee...Full Story »

Some things are inevitable in life, and Jose Mourinho ostracises certain players when he takes over a new club to send a message to the dressing room is right up there with death and taxes. He doesn't it everywhere he goes, it rarely seems to be successful and it comes back to bite him after a few months when he's on the verge of being sacked, but that also feeds into the narrative that the g...Full Story »

Reading face question marks over the fitness of a number of players ahead of the visit of table-topping Bournemouth in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday.Femi Azeez sustained a hamstring problem during the Royals’ 2-0 defeat at Blackburn last weekend and is expected to miss out.Tom Holmes and Felipe Araruna both played for the Under-23s against Southampton on Monday, but it remains to be...Full Story »

Sutton still have Richie Bennett suspended for the visit of Walsall on Saturday.The forward serves the second of a three-game ban for his red card against Rochdale.Kenny Davis returned from injury as a late substitute in the win over Colchester last time out, while Louis John and Craig Eastmond could also come into contention.Harry Beautyman has missed the last two matches with a dislocated shou...Full Story »

Gillingham can welcome back Mustapha Carayol for the visit of Accrington.Carayol sat out the 2-2 draw at Bolton last week through injury but returned as a substitute in the Papa John’s Trophy defeat to West Ham on Tuesday.Daniel Phillips and David Tutonda are expected to be sidelined until Christmas.Alex MacDonald will also be out for at least a month.Accrington midfielder Joe Pritchard ha...Full Story »

Stoke will check on midfielder Joe Allen ahead of resuming their Championship campaign against managerless Cardiff.The Wales international missed the Carabao Cup defeat to Brentford on Wednesday night after needing stitches in a foot wound following the league loss to Millwall.Defender Tommy Smith was absent for both of those matches through illness and he will also be assessed.James Chester, Ma...Full Story »

Huddersfield will have Levi Colwill available again when they host Millwall.The teenage defender, on loan from Chelsea, missed the defeat at Bournemouth as he served a one-match ban.Ryan Schofield remains sidelined and is currently still restricted to gym work but a return to light training is expected soon.Jordan Rhodes, Pipa and Aaron Rowe remain long-term injury absentees for the Terriers.Mil...Full Story »

LIONEL MESSI caught up with pal Ronaldinho in Paris as the former team-mates were reunited. The Brazilian icon famously assisted Messi's first professional goal for Barcelona way back in May 2005 after taking his 'little brother' under his wing at the Nou Camp. Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho caught up at PSG last weekCredit: Instagram / @ronaldinho The pair remain close friends and enjoyed an em...Full Story »

Brendan Rodgers was pleased that Leicester were able to remember former chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha with victory in the Carabao Cup.The Foxes reached the quarter-finals as they overcame Brighton in a penalty shoot-out on an emotional night at the King Power Stadium.Wednesday’s tie fell on the third anniversary of a helicopter crash at the stadium, which killed Khun Vichai and four ot...Full Story »

Murray Davidson returns to the St Johnstone squad for the cinch Premiership game against Hearts on Wednesday night after recovering from a knock.Fellow midfielder David Wotherspoon came off with a tight calf in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat by Celtic at Parkhead and is 50-50.Wing-back Shaun Rooney remains out with an ankle problem.Hearts’ top scorer Liam Boyce is rated “50-50” by...Full Story »