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 »

Motherwell will be without Paul McGinn for the visit of cinch Premiership leaders Celtic.The right-back has had a scan on the knee injury he suffered at Tynecastle on Sunday and is awaiting the full diagnosis.Attacker Joe Efford (quad) remains out along with left-backs Nathan McGinley and Jake Carroll (knee).Midfielder James McCarthy will be missing from Celtic’s squad.The Republic of Irel...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 »

Man Utd make Bellingham no.1 target (Sky Germany) Man Utd will prioritise a move for Borussia Dortmund and England star Jude Bellingham next summer, according to Sky Germany. The Red Devils are said to have scouted the midfielder extensively and anticipate he will cost around €150 million (£130.5m), with manager Erik ten Hag keen to take him to Old Trafford. However, it may be a ...Full Story »

Bristol City are again set to be without Kal Naismith for Lincoln’s Carabao Cup visit to Ashton Gate.Naismith has not played for over a month because of a calf injury and no timescale has been put on his return.Robins boss Nigel Pearson plans to rest some regulars during a busy Sky Bet Championship programme and Tomas Kalas (knee) could be available after returning to training last week.De...Full Story »

Birmingham will be without Krystian Bielik when they host Swansea in the Sky Bet Championship on Tuesday.Derby loanee Bielik picked up his fifth booking of the campaign in Blues’ 2-1 win at Stoke at the weekend, earning him a one-match ban.Marc Roberts, George Friend and Nico Gordon are back in training after injury, but it is unclear whether they will be ready to feature against Swansea.M...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 »

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 »

Chelsea hope manager Emma Hayes could return to the touchline for her side’s next fixture against Tottenham on November 20.Hayes, 46, is recovering from a hysterectomy and announced on October 13 that she would be taking temporary leave from her post.But following Chelsea’s emphatic 3-1 Women’s Super League win at Manchester United on Sunday evening, general manager Paul Green ...Full Story »

Lille ace Angel Gomes admits he'd welcome a return to former club Manchester United. Gomes, 22, joined United as a six-year-old but was released in June 2020 with 10 first-team appearances to his name by then manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The former England youth international has since established himself as a regular at French side Lille, breaking into the first-team after a loan spell at ...Full Story »

Arsenal are close to signing Palmeiras midfielder Danilo and a deal could happen in the January transfer window. Despite an excellent start to the season, with Arsenal sitting top of the Premier League, Mikel Arteta will be hoping to strengthen his squad in order to continue competing with the likes of Manchester City. Since joining the club, Arteta and Edu Gaspar have looked to target younger...Full Story »

Leeds are reportedly leading the race to sign Birmingham youngster George Hall. The 18-year-old has been compared to England international Jude Bellingham, who also came through the Blues’ academy before starring for their first team as a teenager. Leeds moved away from the Premier League relegation zone on Saturday as they overturned a 3-1 deficit to defeat Bournemouth 4-3. But Jesse Mar...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 »

Torquay boss Gary Johnson said that earning an FA Cup replay at Derby was as good as getting into the next round after his National League strugglers stunned the Rams with a dramatic fightback.Derby looked to be cruising through after a brace from Will Osula saw the League One powerhouses leading 2-0 going into the final 35 minutes at Plainmoor.However, Torquay, who are bottom of the National Le...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 »

Michael Olise curled home a stoppage-time winner as Crystal Palace finally broke their duck on the road with a dramatic 2-1 victory at West Ham.Said Benrahma had fired West Ham into the lead with a sizzling strike before Wilfried Zaha hauled Palace level before the interval.There was VAR controversy 10 minutes from the end when Michail Antonio went down after being tugged by Marc Guehi and refer...Full Story »

Miguel Almiron scored his seventh goal in as many games as Newcastle beat Southampton 4-1 at St Mary’s.The Paraguay international continued his hot streak in front of goal, breaking the deadlock in the 35th minute.Substitute Chris Wood, who replaced Callum Wilson at half-time, doubled the visitors’ advantage in the 58th minute before Joe Willock quickly made it 3-0.RELENTLESS. ԍ...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta hailed his “phenomenal” Arsenal side for showing maturity despite their youth during the hard-fought 1-0 victory at Chelsea.Gabriel scored the winner to return the Gunners to the top of the Premier League and maintain Arteta’s unbeaten record at Stamford Bridge, with the Spaniard yet to be beaten at Chelsea since he took the reins in December 2019.The central defen...Full Story »

Gabriel scored the winner to return Arsenal to the top of the Premier League in a hard-fought 1-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.Manager Mikel Arteta remains unbeaten in all of Arsenal’s Premier League visits to Stamford Bridge since he took the reins in December 2019, as his side left with all three points in a game of few clear-cut chances.The central defender poked a probing goalwa...Full Story »

PEP GUARDIOLA left fans in hysterics with his reaction to Erling Haaland's winner for Manchester City against Fulham. The Norwegian superstar, 22, scored a stoppage-time penalty to hand the champions a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the Cottagers at the Etihad. Guardiola celebrated in front of the Man City fans And as the Man City players celebrated Haaland's spot kick, the camera cut to Guardi...Full Story »