The 33-year-old has been given permission to sit out the meeting with Eibar on Sunday Lionel Messi may have played his last game for Barcelona after it was confirmed he will miss Sunday's clash with Eibar. The Camp Nou side will finish their campaign with a trip to Eibar but have little to play for after being ruled out of the title race with a 2-1 loss to Celta Vigo last week. But they wil...Full Story »

West Ham will check on goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski ahead of the visit of Southampton.Fabianski suffered a knee injury in the warm-up at West Brom on Wednesday and boss David Moyes will make a late call.Mark Noble and Manuel Lanzini look set to miss out again.Southampton forward Che Adams will miss the final game of the Premier League campaign with a groin injury, but is expected to be fit to fea...Full Story »

Sheffield United will check on the fitness of George Baldock ahead of their final game of the season against Burnley.It is hoped the defender will be able to be involved on Sunday despite missing the midweek defeat at Newcastle because of hamstring discomfort.The Blades remain without Oli McBurnie (foot), Jack O’Connell (knee), Billy Sharp (thigh), Ethan Ampadu (hip) and Sander Berge, who ...Full Story »

Brentford are without Josh Dasilva for the play-off semi-final second leg against Bournemouth.The midfielder has not managed to shake off a hip injury in time to feature.Rico Henry and Henrik Dalsgaard both made their returns from injury in the 1-0 first-leg defeat.That means winger Shandon Baptiste (knee) is the only other absentee.Bournemouth duo Steve Cook and Ben Pearson are both rated as 50...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson will assess his squad for the Scottish Cup final following a recent Covid-19 outbreak.Eight players in all were affected, with some only returning to training in the middle of the week.Left-back Scott Tanser is rated at 50-50 after making decent progress following the ankle injury that he suffered in the quarter-final win over Rangers.Hibernian have no fresh ...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is waiting on a late assessment on forward Diogo Jota ahead of the visit of Crystal Palace.The Portugal international has a foot injury but, as it was not as serious as first feared, Klopp hopes he might be able to make his comeback after missing two matches.Midfielder Naby Keita remains a doubt as he has not featured in the last four games.Palace striker Christian...Full Story »

Ross Barkley has played the final game of his Aston Villa loan spell as he is ineligible to face parent club Chelsea.The midfielder has struggled for consistency this season and has made only 18 Premier League starts.Matt Cash (hamstring) and Morgan Sanson (knee) remain out for Dean Smith’s side while Trezeguet is not expected to return until next season as he recovers from a serious knee ...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta confirmed Hector Bellerin will be unavailable for the club’s final game of the season against Brighton at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon.Bellerin, who is widely expected to leave the north London club this summer, has been unable to recover from the lower leg injury he suffered against Chelsea last week.Back-up goalkeeper Mat Ryan is ineligible to face h...Full Story »

Swansea have a clean bill of health for their Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final second leg with Barnsley on Saturday.The Swans hold a 1-0 advantage from the first game at Oakwell and head coach Steve Cooper has reported no new injuries.Swansea could field the same side that won in Yorkshire on Monday, with Kyle Naughton preferred to Connor Roberts at right-back and 20-year-olds Ben Cabang...Full Story »

Frank Lampard has dropped out of the race to replace Roy Hodgson as Crystal Palace manager, according to Football Insider. Hodgson took charge of his last ever game at Selhurst Park yesterday evening, unfortunately seeing his beloved Palace beaten 3-1 by Arsenal, who scored twice late in the contest. Frank Lampard is Sky Bet's favourite to replace Hodgson at Palace, but if Football Insider a...Full Story »

Relieved Tommy Wright hopes Brandon Haunstrup’s late goal has given Kilmarnock the lifeline that will allow them to rescue their 28-year top-flight run.Second tier runners-up Dundee claimed first blood in their Premiership play-off battle as goals from Jordan McGhee and Charlie Adam put them two-up just after half-time at Dens Park.But after an error-strewn display, Killie finally got thei...Full Story »

Kilmarnock’s 28-year top-flight run is hanging in the balance after Dundee claimed first blood in their play-off scrap.Early goals at the start of each half from Jordan McGhee and Charlie Adam mean James McPake’s Championship runners-up will head for Monday night’s Rugby Park return with a 2-1 lead.It was an error-strewn display from the Premiership outfit but Brandon Haunstrup...Full Story »

It is advantage Morecambe in their Sky Bet League Two play-off semi-final against Tranmere after they triumphed 2-1 in a feisty first leg on the Wirral.The Shrimps defended superbly as Rovers – under caretaker boss Ian Dawes following Keith Hill’s sacking last week – failed to add to their first-half goal.Derek Adams’ side, who only missed out on automatic promotion by a ...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo will reportedly be leaving Juventus this summer and could seal a transfer to either Paris Saint-Germain or sporting Lisbon. This is according to a report from Todo Fichajes, who add that returns to former clubs Manchester United and Real Madrid have been ruled out for Ronaldo as he ponders his next move. Ronaldo has been at Juventus for three seasons now, scoring 101 goals ...Full Story »

West Ham’s late show put them on the brink of European qualification as they came from behind to beat West Brom 3-1.The Hammers go into their final game of the season against Southampton knowing a point will confirm a Europa League spot, while the Baggies announced after the game that head coach Sam Allardyce would step down at the end of the season.Tottenham’s 2-1 defeat to Aston Vi...Full Story »

Steve Bruce was in philosophical mood after being booed by sections of the Newcastle crowd on their return to St James’ Park.The 60-year-old head coach, who has faced concerted criticism since replacing Rafael Benitez at the helm two summers ago, was jeered by some among a crowd of 10,000 as he, his staff and the players completed a lap of appreciation after the final whistle in their 1-0 ...Full Story »

Lincoln boss Michael Appleton was proud of his players after they seized the initiative in their Sky Bet League One first leg play-off clash with Sunderland, running out deserved 2-0 winners at a raucous LNER Stadium.Following a goalless first half, Tom Hopper struck after 51 minutes to give the Imps the lead, before Brennan Johnson took advantage of a goalkeeping blunder by Lee Burge to double ...Full Story »

Interim Tottenham boss Ryan Mason does not think Harry Kane’s lap of honour at the end of the 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa was a goodbye to the fans.Kane, who is reported to have told the club he wants to leave this summer, walked to all four corners of the ground clapping to the 10,000 fans after a loss which severely hurts Spurs’ Europa League qualification hopes.If it was the England...Full Story »

Lincoln put themselves firmly in the ascendancy in their Sky Bet League One play-off tie against Sunderland after second-half goals from Tom Hopper and Brennan Johnson gave the Imps a deserved 2-0 victory.With nothing separating the sides at the break, Hopper fired Lincoln ahead after 51 minutes, before Johnson doubled the lead 15 minutes from time, although City had emergency loan goalkeeper Jo...Full Story »

Tottenham provided further evidence why Harry Kane might think he needs to leave to be successful after an abject display in a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa which severely hurts their Europa League chances.Kane has reportedly told the club he wants to be sold this summer and there is no surprise as this performance shows how far Spurs have fallen in recent years.A top-six finish is now out of their ha...Full Story »