Sheffield United will check on Sander Berge ahead of their Carabao Cup tie against Southampton.The midfielder was withdrawn from the league game against Hull on Saturday as a precautionary measure, after feeling a pain in his hamstring during the warm-up.The third-round game could be another chance for the likes of Michael Verrips, Kyron Gordon, Kacper Lopata, Zak Brunt, Iliman Ndiaye and Oliver...Full Story »

QPR midfielder Luke Amos could return to senior action in Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup third-round clash with Premier League Everton.The 24-year-old has been out since October last year after suffering cruciate ligament damage, but played the full 90 minutes in a B team fixture against Brentford last week and will hope to be involved against the Toffees.Boss Mark Warburton has urged his tea...Full Story »

Striker Charlie Wyke will be looking to pick up where he left off at the weekend as Wigan take on Sunderland in the Carabao Cup.The former Black Cat opened his account after scoring a brace for the Latics in their 4-1 win against Accrington.Wigan could also consider handing club debuts to deadline-day signings Joe Bennett, Jason Kerr and Curtis Tilt.Bennett and Kerr have yet to feature in a matc...Full Story »

Crawley manager John Yems must decide whether or not to stick with the side that began the wins over Carlisle and Colchester for the visit of Harrogate.Kwesi Appiah and Ashley Nadesan are pushing for places in the starting line-up after they both came off the bench at Colchester on Saturday.Owen Gallacher is hoping to play against Harrogate, where he had a spell on loan last year, but he has mad...Full Story »

Xisco Munoz will rotate his Watford squad for the third-round Carabao Cup clash with Stoke.On-loan Turkey international Ozan Tufan will make his debut, while Xisco may also throw in a couple of the club’s under-23 players.Others will be rested, including Juraj Kucka, while Kiko Femenia misses out after being forced off against Norwich at the weekend, although he should return to training l...Full Story »

Fulham will once again be without teenage star Fabio Carvalho for Tuesday night’s EFL Cup clash with Leeds.Carvalho missed Saturday’s home defeat to Reading with a toe injury and remains sidelined with boss Marco Silva set to make changes.Jay Stansfield, Michael Hector and Alfie Mawson could all be given a chance to impress against the Premier League side at Craven Cottage.Silva is s...Full Story »

Gillingham will be without Stuart O’Keefe for their clash against Charlton.The midfielder was sent off for his second bookable offence just before the half-hour mark during the Gills’ 4-1 defeat to MK Dons at the weekend.Mustapha Carayol could also be a doubt after a knock in training ruled him out of the Dons game.Gillingham also look set to be without John Akinde, Daniel Phillips a...Full Story »

Manchester United hold a significant advantage over Premier League rivals in the race to sign Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham, according to reports. Since opting for Dortmund over the Premier League last year, the 18-year-old has lit up the Bundesliga and Champions League. Bellingham entered the limelight in the 2019/20 season as he consistently stole headlines as a 16-year-old in ...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel’s half-time intervention allowed Chelsea to show their Premier League title challenging credentials with an impressive 3-0 win at Tottenham.After being second best in the first half, Tuchel introduced N’Golo Kante and switched formation and it paid immediate dividends as Thiago Silva and the Frenchman both scored in the opening 12 minutes of the second half, with Antoni...Full Story »

David Moyes defended his decision to send Mark Noble on for a last-minute penalty after his miss cost West Ham a point against Manchester United.With the Hammers trailing 2-1, club captain Noble, their Mr Reliable from the spot, was summoned from the bench by Moyes to take the penalty after Luke Shaw handled in the area.Noble had not missed a penalty since December 2016, remarkably eight months ...Full Story »

Dundee United boss Tam Courts insists his side were “worthy” winners after Ian Harkes’ late goal settled a tightly-contested Dundee derby.Courts felt the introduction of substitute midfielder Dylan Levitt at the start of the second half was crucial to the hosts seizing the upper hand following a first half in which Dundee had the better of the few clear-cut chances.The United m...Full Story »

Ian Harkes’ late strike earned Dundee United a 1-0 victory in the first Dundee derby staged in the top flight since 2016.Chances were few and far between in a tightly contested match but the hosts eventually made the breakthrough with 10 minutes left, ensuring a positive ending to a weekend on which a new statue of the revered former United manager Jim McLean was unveiled at Tannadice.Dund...Full Story »

Derby County may have railed to beat Stoke on Saturday despite the threat of a mammoth points deduction - but their bad news looks set to continue into next season after entering administration Derby County could be docked a mammoth 39 points across just two Football League seasons after being placed into administration by chairman Mel Morris on Friday evening. Wayne Rooney's side may have giv...Full Story »

Donny van de Beek, Jesse Lingard, Phil Jones and Eric Bailly are among those who may be sold. Donny van de Beek could be sold in January after struggling at Man Utd Credit: Getty Jesse Lingard is another facing the axe Credit: Getty Anthony Martial is set to face limited playing time at Old Trafford this season Credit: Getty Anthony Martial plus full-backs Diogo Dalot and Alex Telles could a...Full Story »

Valerien Ismael believes his stuttering West Brom need to develop a ‘killer instinct’ as the promotion-chasing Baggies were held to a third consecutive Championship draw at Preston.Ben Whiteman had hauled Frankie McEvoy’s side into a first-half lead before Scotland star Matty Phillips’ strike earned a point for the visitors just before the break.West Brom have now drawn t...Full Story »

Newport assistant manager Wayne Hatswell was delighted to see County’s decision to make wholesale changes pay dividends after James Clarke netted a late winner against Walsall.Exiles boss Michael Flynn made eight changes to the side that was beaten 1-0 by Northampton in midweek and was rewarded with a 2-1 victory.Mickey Demetriou put the hosts ahead early on but Matty Dolan missed the chan...Full Story »

Reading boss Veljko Paunovic insisted he was not surprised by the quality of Ovie Ejaria’s goals after the midfielder struck twice in his side’s 2-1 win at Fulham.Ejaria put the Royals on course for victory with a curling shot in the 19th minute and then added a 53rd-minute second with a superb turn and shot.The 23-year-old’s double strike were his first goals of the season and...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney insisted he is committed to Derby despite the club’s impending administration.The Derby boss said he is ready to rebuild the club after a 2-1 win over Stoke.Derby delivered a vibrant performance and led when Max Bird celebrated his 21st birthday with a 25-yard strike in the 32nd minute.Curtis Davies headed a second two minutes later when he beat Josef Bursik to a free-kick and...Full Story »

Sunderland manager Lee Johnson slammed the referee’s decision to award Fleetwood a last-gasp penalty after they dropped two points in a 2-2 draw.Official Neil Hair pointed to the spot for a pull in the box which allowed Ged Garner to score Fleetwood’s 97th-minute equaliser after Callum Morton had halved the Black Cats’ two-goal advantage 10 minutes from time.And while he was an...Full Story »

Darrell Clarke was delighted to finally get a home win after Port Vale beat 10-man Harrogate 2-0.Fine strikes from David Worrall and James Wilson did the damage while Town’s Jack Diamond was sent off in first-half stoppage-time at Vale Park.Clarke will savour the victory with some well-deserved red wine, and said: “I was pleased to get the monkey off our backs.“It’s three...Full Story »