Conor Thomas could return to the Cheltenham squad for the Sky Bet League One visit of Fleetwood to the Jonny-Rocks Stadium.The 28-year-old is back in training after a calf injury and Robins boss Michael Duff said the midfielder was “touch and go” to feature.Jamie Soule, a loan signing from West Brom, will be pushing to make his Cheltenham debut as the club look to build on their midw...Full Story »

Paul Downing will be assessed for Rochdale as they prepare for their clash with Harrogate.The defender is set to have a scan for a groin injury.Luke Charman will also be assessed after picking up a knock to his knee, but manager Robbie Stockdale is hopeful the forward can be involved against Harrogate.Jimmy Keohane has returned to training but the weekend game will come too soon for him.Harrogat...Full Story »

A fresh insight into the stance of the powers-that-be at Premier League giants Chelsea when it comes to the future of shot-stopper Kepa Arrizabalaga has been provided on Thursday. The name of Spanish international Kepa has of course come back to the fore in a major way in west London over the course of the last month. This comes with the 27-year-old having been forced to step up as Chelsea's...Full Story »

Colchester interim manager Wayne Brown must decide whether to hand goalkeeper Shamal George a return to the side for the Sky Bet League Two match against Carlisle.George was sent off for violent conduct following an off-the-ball incident during the draw against Swindon and has now served out a three-match ban.Deputy Sam Hornby again impressed during the midweek defeat at in-form Mansfield and co...Full Story »

CHELSEA could lose Antonio Rudiger for nothing at the end of the season when his contract expires. Chelsea are growing more confident that they can reach an agreement with Antonio Rudiger over a new contract. Bayern Munich had been interested over a free transfer but have turned their attention to Andreas Christensen instead. Chelsea are near to an agreement with Rudiger over a new contract at...Full Story »

But if the Blues are to see off Brazilian side Palmeiras and win this competition for the first time, they will have to do a hell of a lot better than this laboured semi-final win here in Abu Dhabi. Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku broke the deadlock after firing home in the 32nd minute Credit: Getty Lukaku reacts after grabbing his ninth goal of the season for the Blues Credit: AFP What should ...Full Story »

The Red Devils are looking to hire a full time boss to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, with the PSG coach and Erik ten Hag topping their list Manchester United are stepping up their search for a permanent manager following the departure of Ed Woodward. Richard Arnold replaced the outgoing Woodward at the start of the month and it is understood the search for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s perma...Full Story »

Riyad Mahrez and Kevin De Bruyne were on target as Manchester City saw off Brentford to move 12 points clear at the Premier League summit. Mahrez rewarded City for a dominant first half with a 40th-minute penalty before De Bruyne sealed a comfortable 2-0 win at the Etihad Stadium after a Brentford error in the second half. City’s victory was their first in the competition for almost a ...Full Story »

Chelsea hope Romelu Lukaku’s lucky goal can spur the Belgium hitman into top form and drive the Blues to a maiden Club World Cup crown.Lukaku pounced on Yasir Alshahrani’s moment of misfortune to blast home and seal Chelsea’s 1-0 Club World Cup semi-final win over Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal.Chelsea’s £98million club-record signing Lukaku ended a five-game goal dr...Full Story »

Romelu Lukaku’s gift-wrapped goal proved enough for Chelsea to overcome a resolute Al Hilal 1-0 and reach the Club World Cup final.Belgium hitman Lukaku spurned a clutch of fine openings but could not miss when presented with Yasir Alshahrani’s unwitting deflection just yards from goal.The 28-year-old lashed into the net in Abu Dhabi, to end a five-match goal drought and book the Blu...Full Story »

The winger says he will not return to the national team and is now solely focused on his club career Chelsea star Hakim Ziyech says he will not return to the Morocco national team amid an ongoing war of words with head coach Vahid Halilhodzic. Ziyech was excluded from Morocco's Afcon squad and, after their elimination, Halilhodzic said Ziyech would not be welcomed back into the team "even if...Full Story »

Bradford manager Derek Adams praised the work of his new signings in his side’s 1-0 win at Stevenage.The Bantams took the lead 10 minutes into the second half after loanee Jamie Walker got on the end of Andy Cook’s cross, and that was enough for all three points.And Adams was pleased with not just the points, but the overall team performance as his side sit in 11th place in the Leagu...Full Story »

Ralf Rangnick admitted his Manchester United side were not good enough after they slipped out of the Premier League’s top four with a 1-1 draw against relegation-battling Burnley.United dominated the first half at Turf Moor but, after two strikes were ruled out, had only Paul Pogba’s first league goal in over a year to show for it.And that proved costly as Burnley emerged from the tu...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher said he was confident Ryan Hardie would bounce back from his FA Cup penalty miss after the striker stuck Plymouth’s first hat-trick in seven years in a 4-1 win at Crewe.Hardie’s second-half treble helped Argyle come from behind at relegation-threatened Alexandra with Niall Ennis also on target in the second half.Chris Long put Crewe ahead in the first half and home ...Full Story »

Rotherham moved nine points clear at the top of Sky Bet League One after dispatching AFC Wimbledon 1-0 at Plough Lane.It looked as though the visitors had been rewarded for their early pressure when Will Grigg nodded in fellow Northern Ireland international Shane Ferguson’s whipped free kick after 17 minutes, only for the linesman to flag for offside.The Millers struggled to break down a c...Full Story »

Stockport came from two goals down to rescue a point against 10-man Chesterfield at Edgeley Park and remain at the summit of the National League.Chesterfield looked on course to leapfrog their rivals after Kabongo Tshimanga and Akwasi Asante both scored in the opening half.But the match turned in Stockport’s favour when Jeff King was dismissed for the visitors. Will Collar pulled one back ...Full Story »

Mansfield extended their unbeaten league run to 10 games – nine wins and a draw – as they finally saw off stubborn Colchester 2-1.Mansfield dominated the first half but only had a single goal to show for it – but it was a special one as Rhys Oates broke from his own half to race past everyone and smash home from 20 yards on 19 minutes.Colchester keeper Sam Hornby saved superbly...Full Story »

Alfie May scored the winner as Cheltenham Town came from a goal down to stun managerless Sunderland 2-1 in the Sky Bet League One match at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium.The struggling Robins were without a win in 12 games and they fell behind in the first half to Alex Pritchard’s perfectly placed free-kick from the edge of the box in the 32nd minute.Sunderland were denied a second by Owen Evans&...Full Story »

Exeter left it late but picked up three points in their quest for promotion with Cheick Diabate scoring a stoppage-time winner as they beat Orient 1-0.The young defender, playing only his eighth league game, rose to nod in Archie Collins’ free-kick to light up an otherwise dreadful game.Exeter made a strong start to the match and should have gone in front when Kieran Phillips was played th...Full Story »

Manchester United dropped out of the top four as Jay Rodriguez’s 100th career league goal – and first in 50 games – earned relegation-battling Burnley a well-deserved 1-1 draw at Turf Moor. United dominated the first half as Paul Pogba, making his first Premier League start since his red card in the 5-0 capitulation to Liverpool in October, showed flashes of his brilliant be...Full Story »