Jonny Evans and Caglar Soyuncu are added to Leicester’s growing list of absentees ahead of their home game against Tottenham.Both central defenders are nursing hamstring problems following the victory over Newcastle and will miss out on Thursday night. However, Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers is hopeful they will both be back in contention for the trip to Everton on Sunday.Seven other players r...Full Story »

Edinson Cavani's future could well be away from Europe as soon as January, with Corinthians one of a number of clubs interested in his signature, with Juventus and Barcelona known to be two others. Cavani's contract with Manchester United expires in June of 2022, and he has found first-team football opportunities limited this season as a result of Cristiano Ronaldo's arrival and his own inter...Full Story »

Ivan Toney could return for Brentford’s Premier League match against Manchester United after Covid-19.The Bees’ top scorer is due out of isolation in time for the match but his fitness must be assessed, while winger Sergi Canos is back from suspension.However, defender Ethan Pinnock is expected to miss out again due to the virus.Manchester United will need to assess centre-back Victo...Full Story »

Jan Paul Van Hecke scored his first Blackburn goal as Tony Mowbray’s side beat stuttering promotion rivals Bournemouth 2-0 to claim a fourth-straight Championship victory.Van Hecke headed home midway through the second half to add to Ben Pearson’s first-half own goal to stretch second-placed Bournemouth’s winless run to five games.The home side handed Republic of Ireland intern...Full Story »

Giovanni Van Bronckhorst was pleased with the message Rangers sent out in their deserved 1-1 Europa League draw against Lyon in France.The Ibrox men had already qualified for the knockout stage play-offs ahead of the final Group A game against the section winners, but they prevented the home side making it six wins out of six.Scott Wright’s deflected goal before the break was cancelled out...Full Story »

Brentford will be without suspended forward Sergi Canos and striker Ivan Toney for the Premier League match against Watford.The versatile Canos, who has played at wing-back in the Premier League this season, sits out a one-game ban after receiving his fifth booking in Sunday’s draw at Leeds.Toney is still unavailable after missing out at Elland Road due to Covid-19, but defender Mads Bech ...Full Story »

American youngster training with ArsenalColorado Rapids youngster Dantouma Toure is training with Arsenal, reports American Soccer Now. The 17-year-old winger is spending the MLS offseason training with several European teams most recently at Ranges. And Toure, who was born in Guinea but has played for the U.S. at the youth level, is now training with Arsenal after making his MLS debut in Ju...Full Story »

Giovanni van Bronckhorst was delighted with the desire Rangers showed in their dominant 3-0 cinch Premiership win over Dundee at Ibrox.Midfielder Joe Aribo’s deflected strike in the 36th minute gave the relentless champions a deserved lead before his cut-back in the 55th minute was put into his own net by visiting defender Ryan Sweeney.Dundee’s busy keeper Adam Legzdins pulled off a ...Full Story »

Giovanni van Bronckhorst made it four wins out of four as Rangers boss in a dominant 3-0 cinch Premiership win over Dundee at Ibrox.Midfielder Joe Aribo’s deflected strike in the 36th minute gave the incessant home side a deserved interval lead and only sterling work by Dens Park keeper Adam Legzdins kept the Taysiders in the game.However, visiting defender Ryan Sweeney put a cross from Ar...Full Story »

Non-league Buxton’s FA Cup dream was ended following a 1-0 second-round defeat at home to League One Morecambe.The seventh-tier side enjoyed a bright start and nearly took the lead when Diego De Girolamo hit the woodwork on a wet and windy afternoon in Derbyshire.But Cole Stockton’s 29th-minute goal settled the nerves and saw Morecambe boss the contest from then on.De Girolamo hit th...Full Story »

Steve Evans branded Portsmouth lucky and let rip at referee Dean Whitestone as his injury-hit Gillingham slipped to a dramatic 1-0 defeat.Jack Tucker’s stoppage-time own goal at Priestfield left the Gills in the League One drop zone and extended their winless run to six games.John Akinde and Danny Lloyd both went close for the hosts before Whitestone denied Evans’ side a penalty when...Full Story »

A controversial equaliser from substitute Ched Evans earned Preston a deserved 1-1 draw against Championship leaders Fulham.Evans bundled home from close range with 18 minutes to go, but Fulham players protested vociferously as they believed a handball offence was committed just before the ball hit the net.A draw was probably a fair outcome at the end of an entertaining clash which saw chances a...Full Story »

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers is hopeful Jonny Evans will be fit to face Watford.The defender pulled out of Thursday’s 3-1 Europa League win over Legia Warsaw following the warm up with a thigh issue.Daniel Amartey stands by to deputise again while the rested Jamie Vardy will return. Youri Tielemans (calf), Ricardo Pereira (hamstring), James Justin (knee) and Wesley Fofana (broken leg) re...Full Story »

Giovanni Van Bronckhorst described a “truly special” return to Ibrox as he led the team into the Europa League knockout stages in his first match as Rangers manager.An Alfredo Morelos double earned a 2-0 victory over Sparta Prague and sealed second spot behind Lyon in Group A.Van Bronckhorst was back at Ibrox more than 20 years after leaving for Arsenal as a player and his players en...Full Story »

Giovanni Van Bronckhorst led Rangers into the Europa League knockout stages in his first game in charge.An Alfredo Morelos double earned Rangers a 2-0 victory over Sparta Prague in front of 48,370 fans at Ibrox.The victory ensured Rangers went out of sight of Brondby ahead of their final game against Group A winners Lyon and their 2-1 aggregate score over Sparta means the Czech side cannot overt...Full Story »

Striker Ched Evans will hope for a return to Preston’s starting line-up when Sky Bet Championship leaders Fulham head to Deepdale.The 32-year-old made his first appearance in more than three months and scored as a second-half substitute in Tuesday night’s 2-1 win at Middlesbrough after recovering from plantar fasciitis, and is pushing for selection.Defender Matthew Olosunde is closin...Full Story »

Frankie McAvoy thinks Ched Evans showed precisely how important he is to the Preston cause after inspiring the 2-1 win against Middlesbrough.Evans headed the Lilywhites level with 13 minutes remaining after returning to action for the first time since August 17.The 32-year-old striker was introduced shortly after half-time after recovering from a foot injury and it led to his first goal of the s...Full Story »

New boss Giovanni Van Bronckhorst will watch Rangers’ Premier Sports Cup semi-final against Hibernian from the Hampden Park stand on Sunday as he awaits a work permit.Player-coach Jermain Defoe, B-team boss David McCallum and his assistant Brian Gilmour, along with goalkeeping coach Colin Stewart, will be on the sidelines and may consider giving fit-again Ryan Jack a start after he came of...Full Story »

The suspended Kevin van Veen drops out for Motherwell’s cinch Premiership encounter with Hearts.Motherwell will assess Mark O’Hara and Juhani Ojala, who are suffering from minor issues, while Liam Donnelly is not training just now after suffering a few niggles.Loan player Jordan Roberts is unable to play against his parent club but Stephen O’Donnell returns from a ban.Hearts sh...Full Story »

Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek is a January target for Wolves. The Birmingham Mail says Wolves could pull off a January coup by signing Van de Beek from United. The former Ajax playmaker, signed from the Amsterdam club by United for £35 million last year, can hardly get a kick for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side. Wolves and their Premier League rivals Everton and Newcastle ...Full Story »