Tuchel 'fell into a trap' discussing Haaland transferThomas Tuchel claims that he "fell into a trap" when he indicated that Chelsea regularly discussed a move for Erling Haaland. The German previously suggested that the Blues held weekly talks over launching a transfer bid for the Borussia Dortmund star. Speaking now however, the manager stated that his comments were meant to be tongue-in-ch...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta praised Emile Smith Rowe for changing his lifestyle and improving his game after he put in a man-of-the-match performance in Friday’s win over Aston Villa.The Gunners were the better side throughout and thoroughly deserved their 3-1 victory.Thomas Partey got the ball rolling with his first Arsenal goal before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang doubled the lead on the strok...Full Story »

Arsenal put in one of their best performances of the season to outclass Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium on Friday night.The Gunners were the better side throughout and thoroughly deserved their 3-1 victory, which sees them draw level on points with sixth-placed Manchester United having played a game more.Thomas Partey got the ball rolling with his first Arsenal goal before Pierre-Emerick Aub...Full Story »

Kalvin Phillips will not be rushed back into action by Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa following the midfielder’s recovery from injury.Phillips withdrew from the England squad for their recent World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Hungary after suffering a calf problem in the win over Watford and also missed the 1-0 defeat at Southampton.Luke Ayling, Patrick Bamford, Junior Firpo and Robin Ko...Full Story »

Aberdeen boss Stephen Glass has no new injury worries for the visit of Hibernian on Saturday.Defender Andy Considine is out until the turn of the year following knee surgery.The Dons go into the game with five-straight cinch Premiership defeats and no wins in 10 in all competitions.Hibs welcome Paul McGinn back after the full-back missed the defeat by Dundee United with a knock.Jack Ross declare...Full Story »

West Brom are without Jake Livermore with the midfielder banned for the visit of Bristol City.He collected a fifth yellow card in Wednesday’s 2-1 defeat at Swansea and will serve a one-match suspension.Alex Mowatt missed the defeat with a foot injury and remains a doubt to face the Robins.Grady Diangana’s hamstring injury should clear up in time for him to be available on Saturday bu...Full Story »

Brighton defender Adam Webster could be available for the visit of champions Manchester City in the Premier League.Webster has missed the Seagulls’ past five games in all competitions but returned to training this week and is hoping to prove his fitness.Midfielders Yves Bissouma and Enock Mwepu are also in contention having recovered from knocks to be unused substitutes last week but Danny...Full Story »

Wilfried Zaha will return for Crystal Palace when they host Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday.The Ivory Coast international missed Monday’s 2-2 draw at Arsenal with illness, but was back in training on Wednesday and is set to start against the Magpies.Ebere Eze and Nathan Ferguson (both Achilles) remain absent. The former has stepped up his recovery but manager Patrick Vieira bel...Full Story »

Ross County have reported no fresh injuries for their cinch Premiership meeting with Livingston.Full-backs Connor Randall (ankle) and Jake Vokins (foot) are in the latter stages of their recoveries.County are still looking for their first league win of the season.James Penrice drops out for Livingston after travelling to Leciester for hernia surgery.Andrew Shinnie is close to a return following ...Full Story »

Dan Sweeney is Forest Green’s only injury absentee as they prepare to welcome Salford to The Fully Charged New Lawn.The 27-year-old has missed the last two league games after picking up a knock and will remain on the sidelines as he awaits the results of a scan.Matty Stevens returned to the starting XI with a goal in a 1-1 draw against Leyton Orient and will be pushing to make it consecuti...Full Story »

Brentford will be without Yoane Wissa for the visit of Leicester on Sunday. DR Congo winger Wissa faces a few weeks on the sidelines with an ankle injury. Shandon Baptiste (shoulder) and Vitaly Janelt (thigh) will be assessed after missing the defeat by Chelsea last weekend. Leicester are without Marc Albrighton for up to three weeks. The winger was on the end of a bad tackle from Aleksand...Full Story »

Sam Hutchinson is pushing to return to the Sheffield Wednesday side for Saturday’s clash with Lincoln at Hillsborough.The defender has missed the Owls’ last two games with a muscle injury but has returned to training and is being closely monitored by boss Darren Moore.Moore confirmed that Lewis Gibson is set to be ruled out for a significant period of time, while Massimo Luongo and J...Full Story »

St Mirren have a full squad for their cinch Premiership encounter with Rangers.Charles Dunne returned to the bench in Dingwall last weekend and Greg Kiltie has shaken off a knee injury.They may have to wait for their comebacks though, with the Buddies on a three-match winning streak.Rangers defender Leon Balogun is a doubt after picking up a hamstring injury in the 2-0 Europa League win over Bro...Full Story »

Accrington will welcome Portsmouth to the WHAM Stadium without long-term injury concerns Joel Mumbongo and Joe Hardy.Mumbongo has not played since last month while Hardy has yet to feature this term.Harry Pell is in contention to start once again after scoring twice in Stanley’s midweek win over Charlton.Despite picking up three points on Tuesday, John Coleman could make changes after not ...Full Story »

Tranmere boss Micky Mellon may be forced to make some changes when they host Northampton at Prenton Park.Mellon revealed that “a few players” will need to be assessed ahead of the fixture but did not disclose further details.Mellon may be reluctant to make too many changes to his squad as they aim to go nine games unbeaten when they face the Cobblers.Rovers are currently fifth in Lea...Full Story »

Cardiff manager Mick McCarthy has real injury concerns ahead of a home game with Middlesbrough that could shape his Bluebirds’ future.Joe Ralls, Leandro Bacuna, Tom Sang, Sam Bowen and Joel Bagan are all having treatment for knocks, and McCarthy says some of them will not be fit to take on former boss Neil Warnock.Skipper Sean Morrison must wait to see whether he reclaims his place after b...Full Story »

Birmingham could be without Jeremie Bela again at home to Swansea.Bela injured his ankle ahead of Wednesday’s goalless draw at Huddersfield to add to Birmingham’s problems in wide areas.Maxime Colin (Achilles) and Marcel Oakley (hamstring) were already sidelined and Jordan Graham replaced Bela in West Yorkshire to make his first Sky Bet Championship start for the Blues.Birmingham hav...Full Story »

Michail Antonio should return for West Ham when they host Tottenham on Sunday. Striker Antonio was rested for the Hammers’ midweek Europa League win over Belgian side Genk. Right-back Vladimir Coufal looks set to miss out again with a groin problem. Tottenham have no fresh injuries for the trip across the capital. The team that beat Newcastle last weekend did not travel to Holland fo...Full Story »

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson again has a full-strength squad as his side bid to go top of the cinch Premiership against Dundee at Tynecastle.Neilson has not found room for midfielders Jamie Walker and Aaron McEneff in his recent match-day squads.The Hearts boss will serve the first game of a three-match touchline ban.Dundee midfielder Shaun Byrne drops out after being carried off on a stretcher...Full Story »

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