Patrick Bamford could make his first start since September in Sunday’s home Premier League game against bottom club Norwich.Striker Bamford stepped off the bench in Thursday’s 3-0 home defeat to Aston Villa after recovering from a foot injury, but left-back Junior Firpo will miss out as he waits to learn the full extent of his knee problem.Midfielder Kalvin Phillips and defender Liam...Full Story »

Giovanni van Bronckhorst insists Rangers still have work to do in their Europa League last-16 tie following their thrilling 3-0 win over Red Star Belgrade at Ibrox.Gers skipper James Tavernier slotted in a VAR-awarded penalty in the 11th minute and striker Alfredo Morelos doubled that lead with a driven shot four minutes later before Light Blues goalkeeper Allan McGregor brilliantly saved a...Full Story »

Patrick Bamford will return to action after a three-month injury lay-off in the home game against Aston Villa.Bamford has been sidelined with a foot injury since December and head coach Jesse Marsch confirmed the striker will appear off the substitutes’ bench.Diego Llorente is back in contention after a muscle strain, but Tyler Roberts (hamstring) has been ruled out for the rest of the sea...Full Story »

Exeter forward Jevani Brown faces a late fitness test before his side’s home game against Swindon.Brown missed Friday’s 2-1 defeat at Mansfield due to a hamstring strain and will be monitored by boss Matt Taylor.Defender Cheick Diabate remains doubtful after sustaining a rib injury in the recent draw at Bristol Rovers, but Offrande Zanzala is in contention to start after returning to...Full Story »

Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira described his side’s first-half performance in their 2-0 win at Wolves as one of their best of the season.The Eagles extended their unbeaten run away from home in 2022 to five games and earned a third consecutive victory over Wolves with an emphatic display.Goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Wilfried Zaha, from the penalty spot, fired Vieira’s s...Full Story »

A hat-trick from Ivan Toney saw Brentford claim a vital 3-1 win at basement club Norwich on the day Christian Eriksen took another positive step in his remarkable recovery.The Denmark international played the whole match for the Bees and had a hand in the first two goals, almost nine months on from his cardiac arrest during Euro 2020 last summer.It was Eriksen’s corner which helped set up ...Full Story »

Barrow defender Niall Canavan will be available to face Walsall in League Two this weekend after his midweek dismissal was overturned on appeal.Canavan was shown a straight red card after 32 minutes of Tuesday’s 1-0 defeat to Bristol Rovers after bringing down Leon Clarke, but Barrow have had his ban overturned.Jordan Stevens is fit after more than a month on the sidelines to boost Mark Co...Full Story »

Manchester City will have John Stones and Aymeric Laporte as their only fit central defenders for Sunday’s Premier League derby against United with Ruben Dias facing an extended spell on the sidelines.The Portugal international could be out for up to six weeks after suffering a hamstring injury in Tuesday’s 2-0 FA Cup win over Peterborough, the same match in which fellow defender Nat...Full Story »

Patrick Vieira warned Crystal Palace they will have to improve if they want to reach Wembley after they were made to work hard to beat Stoke 2-1 in the FA Cup fifth round.Jairo Riedewald struck the winner with eight minutes left at a rain-soaked Selhurst Park after Josh Tymon had cancelled out Cheikhou Kouyate’s 53rd-minute opener.The Eagles struggled to hit top gear throughout against the...Full Story »

Resurgent Carlisle secured a second-successive win as they pulled themselves three points clear of the League Two relegation places with a 2-0 victory at home to Rochdale.Omari Patrick, who scored the only goal in Paul Simpson’s first game back in charge of the club on Saturday, opened the scoring.And Tobi Sho-Silva secured the manager a welcome return to Brunton Park with his late second....Full Story »

Queen of the South booked their place in the Scottish Challenge Cup final with a 1-0 win at League One leaders Cove Rangers.The visitors took an early lead after two minutes when Aidan Fitzpatrick was played clear down the right before drilling an angled shot into the top corner.Rangers were close to an equaliser midway through the first half when Mitch Megginson’s shot bounced back off th...Full Story »

Kevin Van Veen is likely to miss Motherwell’s cinch Premiership encounter against Ross County with a shoulder injury.Left-back Nathan McGinley remains out with a knock but back-up goalkeeper Scott Fox returns from illness.Midfielder Barry Maguire has been ruled out for the season following surgery on his quad tear.Ross County saw their injury issues ease on Saturday when Jack Burrough...Full Story »

Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst claimed his side would have beaten Motherwell if Scottish referees had video assistance as he defended his players’ mentality following a 2-2 Ibrox draw.The cinch Premiership champions missed the chance to cut the gap on the leaders to a point as they threw away a two-goal lead hours after Celtic were held by Hibernian.The Light Blues were utterly d...Full Story »

Bottom-placed Queen of the South stunned Ayr with a 1-0 cinch Championship victory at Somerset Park.Aidan Fitzpatrick was the visitors’ match-winner after picking the ball up from 25 yards out and firing home a low shot.Ayr went close to a last-minute equaliser when Tomi Adeloye headed against the crossbar.But Queen of the South held on for a first victory since beating Ayr 3-0 at home on ...Full Story »

Carlisle moved out of the Sky Bet League Two relegation zone thanks to Omari Patrick’s early goal.Patrick struck in the fifth minute to settle the relegation dogfight with Leyton Orient, who finished with 10 men, at Brisbane Road.Both clubs had sacked their managers during the week but the return of Paul Simpson to the Cumbrians brought them a 1-0 win and a first success in nine games.It l...Full Story »

Giovanni Van Bronckhorst praised Rangers’ perfect mentality after the Gers battled past Borussia Dortmund and into the Europa League last 16 with a dramatic 6-4 aggregate win at Ibrox.Leading 4-2 from the first leg in Dortmund, Light Blues skipper James Tavernier scored from the spot in the 22nd minute but goals from England international Jude Bellingham and striker Donyell Malan had the B...Full Story »

Patrick Vieira hailed goalscorer Wilfried Zaha’s performance as the best since he became manager of Crystal Palace, after he struck twice in a convincing 4-1 win at Watford.Palace went into the game on the back of a long winless run, but took an early lead when Jean-Philippe Mateta’s shot took a fortunate deflection off a defender and into the back of the net.Moussa Sissoko headed in...Full Story »

The Uruguayan is widely expected to leave Old Trafford this summer Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani is willing to listen to an offer from Brazilian side Botafogo, GOAL can confirm. The 35-year-old striker is the club's dream signing, and has a contract with Man Utd that is set to expire in June. Cavani's representatives have made initial contact with the Brazilian side, and the Urug...Full Story »

Sunderland head coach Alex Neil could make changes to his side when they host Burton in League One on Tuesday night.Corry Evans and Leon Dajaku were brought into the starting line-up in the 2-1 loss to MK Dons at the weekend, while Jermain Defoe could get more minutes from the bench.Aiden McGeady, Luke O’Nien and Nathan Broadhead are still sidelined with injuries for the Black Cats.Sunderl...Full Story »

On the eve of Manchester United's huge Premier League match away to Leeds United, Edinson Cavani was spotted at the Amir Kahn vs Kell Brook fight. The United hitman was already ruled out of the Reds' huge match against their fierce rivals by Ralf Rangnick. A niggling groin injury and stomach bug will see the former Paris Saint-Germain ace miss the encounter with Marcelo Bielsa's side, accordin...Full Story »