Barcelona president Joan Laporta has given his full backing to coach Xavi and urged him to lead the club to victory against Real Madrid on Sunday. Barca facing Champions League elimination President has confidence in Xavi Laporta urged coach to get the win WHAT HAPPENED? Despite their unbeaten start to the season in La Liga, Barca are struggling in the Champions League after drawing 3-3 ...Full Story »

Ivan Toney sent a World Cup message to England boss Gareth Southgate by firing Brentford to a 2-0 win over Brighton.Bees striker Toney was called into the Three Lions squad for the first time last month but failed to get on to the pitch for the matches against Italy and Germany.But the 26-year-old looks determined to book a seat on the plane to Qatar, and he is becoming hard to ignore after boos...Full Story »

Ross County manager Malky Mackay has reported no fresh injuries for the cinch Premiership basement clash with Dundee United.Full-backs George Harmon (hamstring) and Connor Randall (broken leg) are getting close to making returns.Attacker Alex Samuel remains out with a long-term knee injury.United could have former Scotland internationals Charlie Mulgrew and Steven Fletcher back in their squad.Mu...Full Story »

Motherwell manager Steven Hammell will make some late decisions on his team to face Rangers in the cinch Premiership.Blair Spittal went off with a knock against Hibernian last weekend while Callum Slattery’s involvement is also unclear.Connor Shields is suspended following his red card at Easter Road while Rolando Aarons (hamstring) remains on the sidelines along with long-term absentees J...Full Story »

Cinch Premiership leaders Celtic will again be without Jota when they face Hibernian because of a minor muscle injury but fellow winger Liel Abada has shaken off a dead leg.David Turnbull (ankle) and Stephen Welsh (knock) drop out of the champions’ squad.Callum McGregor and Carl Starfelt both remain sidelined by knee injuries.Rocky Bushiri and Demi Mitchell are back in the Hibs squad follo...Full Story »

Aston Villa’s Leon Bailey is fit to face Chelsea on Sunday.The forward has recovered from a muscle injury, but boss Steven Gerrard must still determine whether he can start or if he will be among the substitutes.Ludwig Augustinsson (hamstring), Boubacar Kamara (knee), Diego Carlos (knee), Lucas Digne (stress fracture) and Cameron Archer (groin) remain out.Reece James will miss the game hav...Full Story »

Cieran Slicker and Tahvon Campbell are doubtful heading into Rochdale’s clash with Barrow on Saturday.Goalkeeper Slicker, on loan from Manchester City, has yet to make a league appearance this season while striker Campbell has only managed six minutes, and manager Jim Bentley confirmed that both are still injured.James Ball will be looking to start once again after his first league goal of...Full Story »

Leeds winger Luis Sinisterra is expected back in the starting line-up for Sunday’s home game against Arsenal after a one-game ban.Junior Firpo is back in contention after having a minor setback on his return from a knee injury, but Pascal Struijk will retain his place at left-back.Stuart Dallas (fractured femur), Adam Forshaw (ankle) and Archie Gray (toe) remain unavailable as Leeds bid to...Full Story »

Jonny Evans is a doubt for struggling Leicester’s clash with Crystal Palace.The defender has a tight calf and boss Brendan Rodgers is hoping he will be fit for Saturday afternoon’s crucial game.Wilfred Ndidi (hamstring), Ricardo Pereira (Achilles), Nampalys Mendy (knee) and Ryan Bertrand (knee) are all out but Timothy Castagne (face) is fit.Will Hughes misses out for Palace through i...Full Story »

Middlesbrough caretaker boss Leo Percovich is expected to choose from an unchanged squad for the home game against Blackburn.Percovich, who will take charge of his third game following the sacking of Chris Wilder, has no new injury or suspension concerns.Centre-half Matt Clarke is likely to miss the next three games as he continues his recovery from a trapped nerve in his back.Boro have won...Full Story »

Sunderland will be without suspended captain Corry Evans for the visit of Wigan.Evans will serve a one-match ban after picking up his fifth booking of the season in the defeat at Swansea.The Black Cats remain without a senior striker due to injuries to Ross Stewart and Ellis Simms, although Simms took part in training on Thursday for the first time since suffering a toe injury against Reading la...Full Story »

Ipswich will have defender Dominic Ball available again for the Sky Bet League One match against Lincoln at Portman Road.Ball missed last weekend’s win at Morecambe because of a gash in his leg, but resumed full training again on Friday.Centre-back Cameron Burgess is stepping up his recovery from facial surgery along with summer signing Panutche Camara (groin).Forward Gassan Ahadme (foot),...Full Story »

Fulham will make a late call over the fitness of Aleksandar Mitrovic for the visit of Bournemouth on Saturday, with a further assessment on Friday evening.Willian will be available to Fulham manager Marco Silva, but Kenny Tete and Layvin Kurzawa are out injured.Manor Solomon is on the long-term injured list and is expected to be fit at the beginning of December.Bournemouth’s options have b...Full Story »

Southampton midfielder Moussa Djenepo is a doubt for Sunday’s Premier League match against West Ham.Djenepo has been absent from training through illness, and faces a late call on his match fitness.Romeo Lavia is stepping up his recovery from a hamstring problem, while defender Tino Livramento (knee) is a long-term absentee.West Ham will check on defenders Craig Dawson and Angelo Ogbonna (...Full Story »

Stockport will assess Ollie Crankshaw ahead of their League Two clash with Grimsby on Saturday.The winger sat out last weekend’s victory over Bradford after picking up an ankle injury during the draw with Walsall the previous Saturday.Forward Antoni Sarcevic returned from illness but was substituted early in the second half.Defender Calum MacDonald went straight into the starting line-up o...Full Story »

Charlton will assess Miles Leaburn ahead of their League One clash with Portsmouth on Monday.The young forward opened the scoring against Exeter in midweek but was then forced off in the second half after picking up an ankle injury.If Leaburn is not fit then Chuks Aneke could be the one to replace him after he made his first appearance of the season as a substitute following a calf problem and s...Full Story »

Toto Nsiala is a doubt for Fleetwood’s game against Shrewsbury.The defender came off in the second half of the draw at Portsmouth last week.Drew Baker, who replaced him, is standing by to deputise again but Jayden Reid (hamstring) and Louis Thompson (broken leg) remain on the sidelines for boss Scott Brown.Michael Devlin also came off against Pompey while Darnell Johnson has an Achilles pr...Full Story »

CHELSEA star Marc Cucurella is expecting his third child with fashion designer girlfriend Claudia Rodriguez. The 24-year-old recently signed for Chelsea for £62million and life is busy for the defender with a baby on the way. Marc Cucurella has revealed that his girlfriend is pregnant Both parents posted the snap of them holding the photo from the scan - Cucurella captioned it: "Baby num...Full Story »

THE daughter of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been pictured in London looking stunning in a tight top. Maria Guardiola, 21, uploaded the snaps to her Instagram account where she boasts 413,000 followers. Maria Guardiola uploaded a number of coffee date snaps to InstagramCredit: Instagram: @maria.guardiola She is seen enjoying coffee at a luxury cafe in a high-end outfit. The ex-B...Full Story »

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