Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has spoken about his contract situation with the Premier League leaders. Rudiger, who was on the peripheral at Chelsea under Frank Lampard, has been one of the finest defenders in world football this calendar year. Unfortunately for the Blues, his contract is due to expire in the summer of 2022, meaning he is just two months away from being free to negotiate ...Full Story »

Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers has declared that he is not worried about the ongoing speculation linking him with a potential future vacancy at Manchester United. Rodgers has reportedly emerged as the priority choice to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Old Trafford if the latter is relieved of his duties in the coming weeks. Solskjaer currently finds himself under extreme pressure at United...Full Story »

Dundee United manager Tam Courts is set to freshen his side up for the cinch Premiership game against St Johnstone at Tannadice on Saturday.Courts has no fresh injury worries to contend with but will utilise his squad during a busy fixture period.Liam Smith (knee) is working his way back to fitness, while Marc McNulty (hamstring) remains out.St Johnstone have lost defenders James Brown (hamstrin...Full Story »

St Mirren midfielder Ethan Erhahon will have a fitness test ahead of the clash with Dundee to establish if he can return to the side after missing the midweek draw at Motherwell with a hamstring injury.Jamie McGrath is still absent with the hip injury he sustained against Rangers on Sunday, but the influential midfielder could return next week.Greg Kiltie made his first appearance in more than t...Full Story »

Crawley will still be without Ashley Nadesan for the visit of Port Vale in Sky Bet League Two.The 27-year-old serves the final game of a two-match ban after he was sent off for the second time this season against Exeter last week.Sam Matthews is likely to make a return before Christmas as he continues to build up fitness following a lengthy spell on the sidelines while defender Jordan Tunnicliff...Full Story »

Aberdeen are hopeful Christian Ramirez will be fit to face Hearts in Saturday’s cinch Premiership encounter.The American striker went off against Rangers in midweek with a tight muscle but the Dons are optimistic the move prevented any lasting damage.The hosts are still without defenders Declan Gallagher, Jack MacKenzie, Calvin Ramsay, Andrew Considine and Mikey Devlin along with wide play...Full Story »

Tom Rogic drops out of the Celtic team for their cinch Premiership encounter with Livingston with a hamstring injury that will sideline the midfielder for two or three weeks.But Josip Juranovic has overcome an eye injury that resulted in him visiting hospital after Wednesday’s win over Hibernian.Christopher Jullien and James Forrest are just short of comebacks, while Greg Taylor (shoulder)...Full Story »

Norwich will be without suspended defender Ben Gibson for Sunday’s Premier League game with Leeds following his red card in last weekend’s 7-0 thrashing at Chelsea.On-loan midfielder Billy Gilmour is back in contention for the Canaries after he was ineligible to face his parent club at Stamford Bridge.Todd Cantwell is not yet available after his recent Achilles and ankle problems, wh...Full Story »

Plymouth will welcome Ipswich to Home Park on Saturday without suspended midfielder Jordan Houghton.The 25-year-old picked up his fifth yellow card of the season in their 1-1 draw against Morecambe last week and will be forced to miss out this time round.Boss Ryan Lowe confirmed there are no new injury concerns and has an almost fully fit squad to select his XI from.Danny Mayor will be hoping to...Full Story »

Fabio Carvalho is available for Fulham ahead of their clash with West Brom.The midfielder had been sidelined with a toe injury before contracting Covid-19, but could now feature for the Cottagers.Fulham are still without Ivan Cavaleiro (groin) and Nathaniel Chalobah (calf).Marco Silva’s side are currently second in the Championship and have won their last three games.Alex Mowatt will miss ...Full Story »

Crewe boss David Artell could name an unchanged team against MK Dons.Despite a third straight defeat at Wycombe last weekend, Artell was pleased with the performance and called for a repeat on Saturday.Ben Knight (ankle) returned to light training this week and it is hoped the on-loan Manchester City winger will be fit and available for selection again in around two weeks.Callum Ainley (hamstrin...Full Story »

Wigan will be without the suspended Callum Lang when they host Burton on Saturday.The attacker must serve a one-match ban after he received his fifth yellow card of the season during the home defeat to Lincoln on Tuesday night.Full-back Joe Bennett remains a doubt as he continues to recover from a knee injury, while Charlie Wyke (ankle) and Tom Naylor (leg) are set to remain on the sidelines aft...Full Story »

Charlton defender Sam Lavelle has undergone surgery on a groin injury sustained during last weekend’s win at Sunderland.Caretaker manager Johnnie Jackson was unable to put an exact timescale on the length of Lavelle’s absence, but described it as long term.Jackson also revealed that he is hopeful Harry Arter will be able to feature in the matchday squad after his return to training.T...Full Story »

Middlesbrough are still expected to be without Anfernee Dijksteel when they face Birmingham this weekend.The defender has not featured for Boro since coming off against Blackpool last month.Manager Neil Warnock is also without Dael Fry, Grant Hall and Marc Bola, who are all out through injury.Warnock told the club website that Djiksteel is “the nearest one to coming back” but the Bir...Full Story »

Colchester have Samson Tovide and Junior Tchamadeu suspended for the visit of Scunthorpe.Tovide serves a one-match ban for his red card last weekend while Tchamadeu sits out the final game of his three-match suspension.Midfielder Brendan Wiredu returns from suspension but forward Luke Hannant is a doubt as he has been having treatment on a bruised foot all week.Defender Ryan Clampin returned to ...Full Story »

Watford can welcome back Danny Rose for the visit of Southampton.Rose has recovered from the minor calf injury that saw him miss the trip to Everton, but fellow full-back Kiko Femenia remains a doubt with a hip problem.The Hornets will be without forward Emmanuel Dennis, who is suspended after picking up five yellow cards.Southampton will be without Armando Broja due to an ankle issue.James Ward...Full Story »

JOSE MOURINHO poked fun at his dressing room ban by eating his dinner off the floor outside Cagliari's stadium. The Roma boss was barred from entering the visiting dressing room at the Sardegna Arena following his dismissal against Napoli Jose Mourinho was seen enjoying a meal on the steps outside Cagliari's stadiumCredit: Instagram @josemourinho Mourinho found himself in the uncompromising p...Full Story »

Miralem Pjanic hit out at at Ronald Koeman after it was announced that Barcelona had sacked the coach, but after posting on social media the midfielder soon retracted the message. Pjanic endured a miserable spell at the Camp Nou under the Dutch coach, and found minutes extremely difficult to come by before leaving for Besiktas over the summer. The 31-year-old made his feelings clear about Ko...Full Story »

Some things are inevitable in life, and Jose Mourinho ostracises certain players when he takes over a new club to send a message to the dressing room is right up there with death and taxes. He doesn't it everywhere he goes, it rarely seems to be successful and it comes back to bite him after a few months when he's on the verge of being sacked, but that also feeds into the narrative that the g...Full Story »

Liverpool are keen to sign Borussia Dortmund sensational Jude Bellingham next summer, according to reports. The England international has made a superb start to the 2021/22 campaign for club and country. Bellingham has established himself as an integral part of the Dortmund team at the tender age of 18. His performances have earned admiring glances from across the continent, and some of Eur...Full Story »