Motherwell have no let-up in their defensive issues for the cinch Premiership meeting with St Johnstone.Centre-backs Ricki Lamie, Sondre Solholm Johansen and Juhani Ojala are still absent so left-back Jake Carroll will again deputise in the middle of the back four.Midfielder Mark O’Hara also remains on the sidelines.St Johnstone striker Chris Kane will miss out again as he is self-isolatin...Full Story »

Hibernian are hopeful that both Chris Cadden and Kevin Nisbet will shake off knocks ahead of the Premier Sports Cup final.The pair both went off injured during Tuesday’s win over Dundee.Kyle Magennis (groin) remains sidelined, while Melker Hallberg and Sean Mackie are still working their way back to fitness after lengthy lay-offs.Ange Postecoglou will leave it as late as possible to name h...Full Story »

Rangers defender Borna Barisic should be available for the cinch Premiership clash with Dundee United at Ibrox.The left-back was substituted after feeling unwell during the 2-0 win over St Johnstone in midweek but has recovered.Manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst has some doubts and those players will be assessed on Saturday morning but Kemar Roofe and Ryan Jack have both suffered injury setbacks a...Full Story »

Dundee manager James McPake fears he could be without around 10 players for the clash with Hearts.Jason Cummings has been counted out over a disciplinary breach, while Charlie Adam, Lee Ashcroft, Shaun Byrne and Cillian Sheridan are out injured and Ryan Sweeney is suspended.Max Anderson, Danny Mullen and Jordan Marshall are also among those who McPake has had fitness doubts over this week.Hearts...Full Story »

Sutton will continue to be without captain Craig Eastmond for the visit of Harrogate on Saturday afternoon.Eastmond will serve the second of his three-game ban after he was given a straight red card in the U’s 3-2 loss to Newport a fortnight ago and missed out on Sutton’s 2-2 draw at Bradford last weekend.Kenny Davis may also be missing once again after he limped off with injury agai...Full Story »

Morecambe will check on the fitness of Ryan Delaney ahead of the visit of Fleetwood.The Irish defender is a doubt after picking up a knock at Portsmouth last weekend.Centre-half Scott Wootton limped off injured at Fratton Park and will miss out.Midfielder Freddie Price is also unavailable after suffering concussion in training this week.Fleetwood could be without Callum Morton.The forward suffer...Full Story »

Callum O’Dowda is a doubt for Bristol City’s Championship clash with Huddersfield.The winger has a tight groin and may well be rested to keep him fit for the rest of the festive period.Alex Scott went off early in the draw with Hull last weekend after cramping but has recovered while Nathan Baker sat out that clash through concussion protocols.Andy King will again be unavailable agai...Full Story »

Madrid had to move Thursday's training session scheduled for the morning to the afternoon as players, staff and club workers were tested again. "Real Madrid announces that our players [Marco] Asensio, [Gareth] Bale, [Andriy] Lunin and Rodrygo as well as our first assistant manager, Davide Ancelotti, have tested positive for COVID-19," a club statement said. Davide Ancelotti is the son of coa...Full Story »

Real Madrid eye Coman (Fichajes)The winger is under contract until 2023 but renewal talks with Bayern have stalled Real Madrid are monitoring Kingsley Coman's contract situation at Bayern Munich, claims Fichajes.net. They already expect to land Kylian Mbappe next summer and would be interested in adding Coman, another dynamic French attacker, as well. Coman has scored five goals in all comp...Full Story »

Shrewsbury will give fitness tests to Ethan Ebanks-Landell and Ryan Bowman ahead of the visit of Cheltenham in Sky Bet League One.Captain Ebanks-Landell has been out for the past two games with a hamstring problem while forward Bowman missed Saturday’s defeat at Doncaster with a calf injury.Midfielder David Davis is back in contention after completing a four-match suspension for his sendin...Full Story »

Ipswich interim boss John McGreal is likely to shake up his team again for the Sky Bet League One match against Sunderland.McGreal made eight changes to the side for Wednesday night’s FA Cup tie at Barrow, where Town slumped to a 2-0 defeat.Midfielder Sam Morsy was brought on at half-time, and is one of those in contention to return to the starting XI, along with forward Joe Pigott, while ...Full Story »

Port Vale will be without Dan Jones for their Sky Bet League Two clash with Exeter.The defender was dismissed late in Vale’s game against Newport at the weekend for a foul, and his absence is a blow for the Valiants, who are already without a number of injured players.Forwards Jamie Proctor, David Amoo, James Wilson and George Lloyd have all missed out in recent weeks due to injury.Dave Wo...Full Story »

The Manchester City midfielder suffered the illness setback after ankle and facial injuries disrupted his summer and early season Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has revealed that he can still feel the impact of Covid-19 as he works his way back to full fitness. De Bruyne scored twice in City's 7-0 victory over Leeds United on Tuesday night in his first Premier League start since ...Full Story »

ARSENAL battled to a 2-0 victory against West Ham on Wednesday night A route into the top four was at stake, yet the race for the Champions League places was almost a secondary narrative to Arsenal’s victory against West Ham United. Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, stripped from his captaincy after another disciplinary issue, may not have been included in the Gunners’ squad against David ...Full Story »

Barca not interested in Pogba package deal (SPORT)The Blaugrana don't want Erling Haaland if it means they also have to pay Man Utd's star big wages Barcelona have no interest in a suggestion from agent Mino Raiola that they must sign Manchester United star Paul Pogba to have a chance at Borussia Dortmund forward Erling Haaland, according to SPORT. Raiola recently met with Barcelona presiden...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta saluted the “attitude and commitment” of his Arsenal players after they beat West Ham 2-0 to climb into the top four.The Gunners won comfortably without striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who has been dropped and stripped of the captaincy following a breach of discipline.Instead it was youngsters Gabriel Martinelli and Emile Smith Rowe who grabbed their chance with secon...Full Story »

Arsenal survived a scare as they advanced into the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals despite being beaten 4-1 at Hoffenheim in their final Group C fixture.The Gunners headed into the game knowing only defeat by five goals or more would prevent them from joining Barcelona, who had already won the pool, in the last eight.They looked in danger of suffering such a loss after Hoffenheim s...Full Story »

PSG star Leo Messi has welcomed their Champions League round 16 draw against Real Madrid. The Barcelona legend is excited about the knockout rounds. "The objective for PSG is to win the Champions League, that's everyone's aim," he said at the Dubai Expo 2020. "The team has been very close before. It's an essential competition for all teams. We'll try to win it." The forward also explained ...Full Story »

Tottenham's Dele Alli has only made 14 appearances all season. Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur are prepared to listen to offers for Dele Alli in January, sources have told ESPN. Spurs boss Antonio Conte has indicated that the 25-year-old is not a key part of his plans for the second half of the season, sources had told ESPN, with Conte willing to allow him to re...Full Story »

Frenkie de Jong & Barcelona That player is said to be Frenkie de Jong. De Jong would sign for FC Barcelona back in the summer of 2019. The Spanish powerhouse are understood to have paid around £77m to bring the midfielder to the Camp Nou on the back of a starring campaign, in which he helped Ajax reach the semi-final of the Champions League. Since his move to Catalonia, though, De...Full Story »