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 »

Jonah Ayunga returns to Stephen Robinson’s St Mirren squad for the home cinch Premiership game against Kilmarnock on Saturday.The striker was suspended for the trip to Ibrox last week after being sent off for handball in the 2-1 win over Livingston.Ryan Strain and Eamonn Brophy are fit again but attacker Toyosi Olusanya remains out with a broken toe.Kilmarnock duo Liam Donnelly and Fraser ...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 »

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 »

Dejan Kulusevski will not be available for selection when Tottenham host Everton.The Swedish midfielder underwent another MRI on Friday and was ruled out of Saturday’s clash, and could be doubtful for Spurs’ trip to Old Trafford on Wednesday.Antonio Conte will also be without the services of Emerson Royal, who is serving a three-match suspension following his red card in the north Lo...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 »

Wolves will welcome back captain Ruben Neves from suspension to face Nottingham Forest.Defender Nathan Collins remains banned after his red card against Manchester City last month but Boubacar Traore is expected to be available following illness.Sasa Kalajdzic (knee), Pedro Neto (ankle), Chiquinho (knee) and Raul Jimenez (groin) remain out with interim boss Steve Davis hopeful Diego Costa will h...Full Story »

Anthony Martial could return for Manchester United’s Premier League match against Newcastle.The forward suffered a back complaint during last Sunday’s 2-1 win at Everton and missed Thursday’s Europa League match against Omonia Nicosia, but manager Erik ten Hag says he could be back on Sunday.United midfielder Scott McTominay is suspended and captain Harry Maguire remains sideli...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 »

Watford will have forward Joao Pedro available again following a calf problem for the Sky Bet Championship match against Norwich.Defenders Craig Cathcart (thigh) and Mario Gaspar (groin) both face late fitness tests ahead of Saturday’s evening kick-off.Midfielder Imran Louza has been charged by the Football Association with spitting at at Swansea’s Ryan Manning, so could be facing a ...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 »

MANCHESTER UNITED star Casemiro reveals he is so obsessed with football that it winds up his wife. The Brazilian ball-winning midfielder, 30, signed from Real Madrid for a whopping £70million in the summer window. The Manchester United midfielder revealed he can watch games back up to FOUR times to analyse his performanceCredit: Rex The 33-year-old make-up artist is fed up with Casemiro ...Full Story »

The Brazil midfielder signed from Lyon for £35million in January but revealed “conversations” with Real Madrid during the summer. Bruno Guimaraes has emerged as a supporters' hero in Newcastle's rise to sixth place, but might have to be sold to boost resources Credit: Getty Newcastle sporting director Dan Ashworth admits 'at some stage' the big-spending Magpies could lose spe...Full Story »

Balde in line for new contract at Barcelona As De Jong grows unhappy at Barcelona, Alejandro Balde is loving life at Camp Nou. He is rapidly emerging as the club's premier left-back with Jordi Alba and Marcos Alonso moving into the twilight years of their careers. A report from SPORT has revealed that Joan Laporta has met with the youngster's agent, Jorge Mendes, over an extension of his cur...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag was pleased by the way Manchester United stuck at it as substitute Scott McTominay struck deep in stoppage time to deny Neil Lennon’s Omonia Nicosia a famous Old Trafford draw.Playing at home for the first time in five weeks, poor finishing and the inspired performance of back-up goalkeeper Francis Uzoho had the Cypriot side dreaming of an incredible Europa League result.But t...Full Story »