Chelsea and Leicester agree fee for Wesley Fofana (L'Equipe) After a saga that has lasted several weeks, Chelsea are on the verge of signing Wesley Fofana from Leicester. L'Equipe have reported that €82.5m will be paid to the Foxes up front with add-ons that could eventually make it a world-record fee. That would surpass the amount paid by Manchester United to the same club for Harry M...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom felt striker Oli McBurnie deserved his first league goal in nearly two years after earning the Blades a 1-1 draw at Luton.The 26-year-old volleyed home from close range with eight minutes gone in the second half, scoring for the first time in a league fixture since December 2020.Heckingbottom said: “I’m delighted by his goal. It can’t ju...Full Story »

Hallam Hope scored an injury-time winner as Oldham beat Aldershot 2-1 to climb to 10th in the National League table.The home side opened the scoring in the 20th minute when captain Dan Gardner collected a loose ball and fired a shot into the bottom corner.Aldershot equalised just five minutes later as Justin Amaluzor found the top corner with a shot from the edge of the area.But just as the game...Full Story »

Ayr continue to set the pace in the cinch Championship after a 3-1 win at home to Dundee.The visitors scored with their first attack of the match after only four minutes, Luke McCowan’s cross turned back in by Paul McMullan for Zak Rudden to fire home.Ayr equalised 13 minutes later when Frankie Musonda headed down a corner and Dipo Akinyemi applied the finish.Jordan Houston curled a superb...Full Story »

Manchester City are likely to be short of defenders for Saturday’s visit of Crystal Palace in the Premier League.Nathan Ake is expected to miss out with a groin injury suffered in last weekend’s 3-3 draw at Newcastle, joining Aymeric Laporte on the sidelines. Teenager Luke Mbete replaced Ruben Dias in the midweek friendly against Barcelona but was soon forced off after a clash of hea...Full Story »

Mikkel Damsgaard could make his Premier League debut for Brentford against Everton.The Denmark midfielder, a summer signing from Sampdoria, made his first Bees appearance in the midweek carabao Cup win at Colchester.Kristoffer Ajer, Sergi Canos and Ethan Pinnock are still out injured.Everton midfielder Tom Davies is hoping to be back in contention after being withdrawn from the warm-up before th...Full Story »

Ben Chrisene could make his Kilmarnock debut  against Motherwell in the cinch Premiership on Saturday after the 18-year-old defender clinched a season-long loan from Aston Villa.Goalkeeper Zach Hemming, on loan from Middlesbrough, could return to training in two weeks following a groin injury, while Jordan Jones will be back from a thigh injury in 10 days.Chris Stokes played a game during t...Full Story »

Dundee United have close to a full squad for the visit of cinch Premiership champions Celtic.Logan Chalmers is back in training following a fitness issue but might not feature after a stop-start early season.Long-term absentee Peter Pawlett (Achilles) remains on the sidelines.Celtic new boy Sead Haksabanovic has trained with the squad ahead of the trip to Tannadice.The 23-year-old Montenegro win...Full Story »

Aberdeen have players back for the cinch Premiership visit of Livingston.Hayden Coulson and Matty Kennedy are fit again, while Jack MacKenzie is looking to make his first appearance of the season following a thigh injury.Callum Roberts (hamstring) and Connor Barron (knee) remain on the sidelines.Livingston striker Dylan Bahamboula is suspended following his red card against Motherwell.Former Abe...Full Story »

Hearts will be without defenders Toby Sibbick and Alex Cochrane through suspension in Sunday’s cinch Premiership match at home to St Johnstone after the pair were sent off against Celtic on Sunday.Stephen Kingsley faces a fitness check after going off with a tight hamstring in Thursday’s Europa League defeat by Zurich.Craig Halkett misses out with a hamstring problem, while long-term...Full Story »

Wolves boss Bruno Lage is expected to recall Ruben Neves and Goncalo Guedes for the visit of Newcastle.Raul Jimenez and Adama Traore are pushing for their first Premier League starts of the season after scoring in the 2-1 Carabao Cup win over Preston.Chiquinho remains out as he continues to recover from a long-term knee injury.Newcastle boss Eddie Howe could include new record signing Alexander ...Full Story »

Corry Evans could push for more minutes as Sunderland prepare to host Norwich.The midfielder overcame a hamstring problem to make an appearance from the bench against Stoke last weekend and could feature again for the Black Cats.Jay Matete could also be involved after replacing the suspended Dan Neil against the Potters.Dan Ballard remains sidelined with a foot fracture and Carl Winchester is al...Full Story »

Tino Anjorin could feature for Huddersfield when they host West Brom.The midfielder was sidelined as a precaution against Norwich last week with a dead leg and should be up for selection against the Baggies.David Kasumu is edging closer to a return for the Terriers and could return to full-time training by the end of next week.Tom Lees is suspended after picking up a red card against the Canarie...Full Story »

The 28-year-old was expected to rip up his Barcelona contract for a move to Juventus. Man Utd are ready to make an £8m swoop for former player and Barcelona ace Memphis Depay Credit: Reuters But with a deal now seemingly collapsed, Sport claims United are ready to pick up the pieces with an official £8m bid. Ten Hag is desperate to boost his attacking options before next week’...Full Story »

Futbol Total claims Jurgen Klopp has moved for the Manchester United target following Liverpool’s awful start to the new season. Liverpool have joined the race to sign Man Utd target and Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong Credit: Getty Injuries to Thiago Alcantara and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have left Liverpool short on midfield options. Fabinho has also suffered with fitness problems while...Full Story »

Robbie Neilson was proud of his Hearts players for putting FC Zurich under “massive pressure” before Jorge Grant’s second-half red card swung their Europa League play-off back in favour of the Swiss champions.The Tynecastle boss was hugely encouraged with the way the Jambos dominated their visitors in the first half as they tried to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit at a packed-...Full Story »

Louie Sibley could keep his starting place as Derby take on Peterborough at Pride Park on Saturday.The 20-year-old midfielder has mostly come off the bench this season but scored the only goal of the game in their Carabao Cup victory over West Brom in midweek and could be considered for a starting berth.Conor Hourihane dropped to the bench for that game but is expected to take his spot in t...Full Story »

Blackpool will be without Sonny Carey through suspension for their Sky Bet Championship clash with Bristol City on Saturday.The midfielder is beginning a three-match ban for his sending-off in last weekend’s draw against Burnley.The Seasiders also have a long injury list.Charlie Patino, Lewis Fiorini, Luke Garbutt, Kevin Stewart, Keshi Anderson and Jake Beesley are all currently sidelined....Full Story »

Watford can hand a debut to Kortney Hause when they host QPR.Defender Hause arrived at Vicarage Road on season-long loan from Aston Villa on Monday.Midfielder Tom Cleverley is set to miss out again with a calf problem.Daniel Bachmann returns in goal after he was rested for the midweek Carabao Cup defeat by MK Dons.QPR are still without Luke Amos, Jake Clarke-Salter and Taylor Richards.The trio l...Full Story »

Harry Pell could make a second AFC Wimbledon debut when Crawley visit the Cherry Red Records Stadium in League Two on Saturday.The midfielder, previously with the Dons from 2013 to 2015, rejoined this week from Accrington on a two-year deal.On-loan forward Kyle Hudlin remains unavailable due to a groin injury that has seen him return to his parent club Huddersfield for treatment.Alex Woodyard ha...Full Story »