Maxwel Cornet is West Ham’s only injury absentee for the Carabao Cup visit of Blackburn.David Moyes is expected to name a strong side, although World Cup-bound players like Declan Rice and Lucas Paqueta will probably sit out.Alphonse Areola, Nayef Aguerd, Flynn Downes, Pablo Fornals and Manuel Lanzini are all likely to start.Blackburn defender Ashley Phillips is available for the first tim...Full Story »

Liverpool midfielder James Milner is set to return to the squad for the Carabao Cup visit of Derby.The 36-year-old was forced to sit out Sunday’s win over Tottenham due to concussion protocols but is likely to be included in a much-changed side to face League One opponents.Players like back-up goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, defenders Calvin Ramsay and Nat Phillips, and midfielder Alex Oxlad...Full Story »

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Liverpool could make a move for Marcos Llorente of Atletico Madrid to strengthen their midfield. Despite having Fabinho, Thiago Alcantara, James Milner, Naby Keita, Jordan Henderson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott and Fabio Carvalho all as midfield options – not to mention on-loan Arthur Melo – Jurgen Klopp would like to strengthen the core of his side. Jud...Full Story »

Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta says the players are behind manager Graham Potter after defeat to Arsenal. Potter is still fine-tuning his system after joining Chelsea as head coach in September, with this result meaning he has suffered consecutive defeats in the league, having not lost in any competition prior to last week's loss at Brighton. However, Azpilicueta refuses to accept that, b...Full Story »

QPR look set to be without Luke Amos for the visit of Huddersfield.Midfielder Amos came off after an hour of Saturday’s 1-0 defeat by West Brom with a tight hamstring.Stefan Johansen misses out with a heel injury and Tyler Roberts has a calf problem.But Jimmy Dunne is fit again after a knee injury.Huddersfield midfielder David Kasumu is suspended after being booked for the fifth time this ...Full Story »

Sky Bet Championship leaders Burnley can call on midfielder Josh Brownhill when they host Crawley in the Carabao Cup third round, as they seek a reaction to their first defeat in 18 games.Vincent Kompany’s side went down 5-2 to Sheffield United on Saturday, but the visit of League Two outfit Crawley, and Brownhill’s return from a one-game ban, represents an opportunity to get back on...Full Story »

Liam Kelly is an injury doubt for Rochdale’s home clash with Salford.Midfielder Kelly was forced off with a knock five minutes before the break in Dale’s 1-0 FA Cup defeat to Bristol Rovers on Saturday, with Ethan Brierley coming on.Tyrese Sinclair dropped to the bench for that game with Abraham Odoh starting, and it remains to be seen if boss Jim Bentley changes it up again. Scott Q...Full Story »

Roma and Lazio players could not control their emotions and their anger in Rome Tempers flared in spectacular fashion during the Rome derby. Maurizio Sarri’s Lazio only just secured a tense 1-0 victory over Jose Mourinho’s inconsistent AS Roma. Former West Ham United forward Felipe Anderson grabbed the only goal of a very scrappy, stop-start, and at times, feisty match. However, i...Full Story »

PABLO MARI was welcomed back at Monza after being stabbed in a random attack last week. The on-loan Arsenal star was stabbed in the back and airlifted to hospital following the incident in Milan, Italy. Pablo Mari had his arm in a sling as he attended Monza vs Verona Mari underwent surgery the following day and is now recovering from his injuries. The centre-back is expected to be out for ar...Full Story »

Laura Woods got caught in a torrential downpour while on FA Cup down in Devon Laura Woods got completely drenched while trying to report on Torquay's FA Cup clash with Derby on Sunday. The talkSPORT regular was on presenter duty for ITV's coverage of the game down in south Devon and got a total soaking for her troubles after getting caught in a torrential downpour at Plainmoor. Footage of her...Full Story »

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Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte has said he is "confident" Son Heung-Min will feature at the World Cup after the South Korea international underwent surgery for a fracture on his left eye. Son suffered the injury during Tottenham's final Champions League group game against Marseille last week, in which he was forced off during the first half. But, speaking after his side's 2-1 loss to Liv...Full Story »

Chelsea scored twice in four second-half minutes to move level on points with Women’s Super League leaders Arsenal and end Manchester United’s 100 per cent record.United headed into Sunday night’s fixture at Leigh Sports Village with five victories from as many matches.But Sam Kerr and Lauren James scored in quick succession to fire the Blues to an impressive victory.Sam Kerr, ...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp talked up the impact of “team player” Mohamed Salah after his brace at Tottenham earned a first Premier League away win of the season following a hard-fought 2-1 victory.Salah struck twice in the first half, firing home after Darwin Nunez’s 11th-minute pass before he latched onto Eric Dier’s mistake and lobbed Hugo Lloris five minutes before...Full Story »

Unai Emery enjoyed a dream start to life in the Aston Villa dugout as irked Erik ten Hag admitted his meek Manchester United side deserved to lose in Birmingham.Recently brought in as Steven Gerrard’s successor, former Arsenal boss Emery masterminded his new club’s first Premier League win against the Red Devils at Villa Park since August 1995.Leon Bailey struck an early blow that Lu...Full Story »

Proud Curzon Ashton manager Adam Lakeland was delighted to bag a replay at the Abbey Stadium after his National League North side drew 0-0 at home against League One Cambridge.There were 72 places between the teams ahead of kick-off but Curzon gave as good as they got and deserved a second bite at the cherry.Lakeland said: “I’m really proud of the players, we gave a really good accou...Full Story »

Lawrence Shankland scored an 89th-minute penalty winner as 10-man Hearts beat Motherwell 3-2 in a Tynecastle thriller.Andy Halliday scored either side of half-time to make it four goals in four matches for the left-back after Hearts team-mate Jorge Grant had been sent off in the 38th minute.Motherwell fought back after Louis Moult came off the bench to hit his first goal since his return on loan...Full Story »

Unai Emery enjoyed a dream start to life in the Aston Villa hotseat as meek Manchester United fell to their first Premier League loss at Villa Park since 1995.A run of 23 winless home league games against the Red Devils stretching 9,941 days came to an end on Sunday as Steven Gerrard’s successor oversaw a 3-1 victory in his first match in charge.Leon Bailey struck and Lucas Digne scored a ...Full Story »

Phil Parkinson hopes Wrexham showed the country what they are about after hammering Oldham Athletic 3-0 in the first round of the FA Cup.Over 9,000 fans packed into the Racecourse Ground as goal machine Paul Mullin celebrated his 28th birthday with a double after Sam Dalby’s first strike since September opened the scoring.A lot has been made of the club’s Hollywood ownership with Rya...Full Story »