Peterborough will be without defender Ronnie Edwards and forward Joe Taylor through international duty for the Sky Bet League One match against Port Vale.Edwards is away with England Under-20s, while Taylor has linked up with the Wales Under-21 squad ahead of their friendly in Austria next week.Left-back Dan Butler (ankle) continued to build up match fitness in the Papa John’s Trophy win o...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton insisted he was proud of his players despite their humbling 6-3 defeat by Lincoln at the Memorial Ground.A hat-trick from on-loan Sunderland winger Jack Diamond ultimately proved to be the difference between the sides while striker Ben House, with a brace, and Matty Virtue also got on to the scoresheet.Rovers striker Aaron Collins took his tally of goals this s...Full Story »

Swansea scored three times after the break to defeat Hull 3-0 and claim only their third win of the Sky Bet Championship season.Ryan Manning and Luke Cundle struck in quick succession after the hour mark before Joel Piroe wrapped things up late on as Swansea, who started the day in the relegation zone, picked up the three points.However, the win came at a cost for Wales manager Rob Page as he sa...Full Story »

Portsmouth hope to have Joe Rafferty and Michael Jacobs available for their clash with Plymouth.Rafferty has a stomach muscle problem sustained against Peterborough while Jacobs is recovering from a groin issue.Even if the pair are fit, boss Danny Cowley might not want to change a winning team for the second versus third clash at Fratton Park.Louis Thompson (broken leg) and Jayden Reid (hamstrin...Full Story »

Charlton manager Ben Garner refused to blame Joe Wollacott after the goalkeeper’s mistake handed Forest Green their equaliser in a 1-1 draw at The Valley.The Addicks had the perfect start when Corey Blackett-Taylor put them ahead inside the opening 10 minutes.Jack Payne supplied the pass for the winger, who shifted the ball on to his right foot and lashed it into the top right corner of th...Full Story »

Defender Joel Matip was the unlikely catalyst to get Liverpool’s Champions League campaign back on track as his 89th-minute header secured a laboured 2-1 win over Ajax.After last week’s 4-1 horror show – as Jurgen Klopp called it – against Napoli their manager wanted a performance of more substance than style.But, after Mohamed Salah’s first goal in eight European g...Full Story »

Conor Chaplin scored his sixth goal of the season as Ipswich secured a 2-0 victory against Bristol Rovers – who finished the match with nine men.The result kept the Tractor Boys’ unbeaten record in tact as they cemented their position alongside Portsmouth at the top of the League One table.Rovers soaked up the pressure in the first half and almost scored after Antony Evans’ sho...Full Story »

Swansea will be without Joel Latibeaudiere and Liam Cullen for their Sky Bet Championship home game against Sheffield United.Both players are recovering from shoulder injuries and are not expected to return until after the forthcoming international break.Cullen was hurt after going on as a substitute against Queens Park Rangers, while Latibeaudiere suffered his injury during a 2-2 draw with Mill...Full Story »

Swansea boss Russell Martin hailed keeping striker Joel Piroe as the club’s best piece of transfer window business this summer after the Dutchman fired them to a 1-0 victory over QPR.Piroe scored his third goal in as many games to secure Swansea’s second Sky Bet Championship win of the season.The 23-year-old, who scored 24 goals last season, had attracted interest from Premier League...Full Story »

Joel Piroe scored for the third time in as many games as Swansea beat QPR 1-0 in the Sky Bet Championship.Piroe’s future was uncertain for much of the summer transfer window after scoring 24 goals in his first campaign in English football last season.But the Dutchman insisted this week that he was happy at Swansea, and he followed up goals at Middlesbrough and Stoke by securing the Welsh c...Full Story »

Joe Ironside’s quick brace secured Cambridge a 2-0 win at home to Lincoln.The visitors were made to regret missing a big chance in the first 10 minutes when Tom Hopper found Teddy Bishop following a Jubril Okedina error, but Bishop could only fire straight at Dimi Mitov.Ironside opened the scoring on 24 minutes when Sam Smith nodded a cross down to Paul Digby, whose effort was diverted to ...Full Story »

Hibernian won for the first time in five cinch Premiership games as Joe Newell’s early goal sank 10-man Kilmarnock 1-0.The visitors lost Ash Taylor to a red card after just 10 minutes, with Newell scoring from the rebound from the resulting free-kick.Hibs were the dominant side after that but failed to take any of their chances as they held on for a narrow win.Kilmarnock rarely threatened ...Full Story »

Joel Matip and Curtis Jones are back in training ahead of Liverpool’s Premier League clash against Newcastle on Wednesday evening.While Jurgen Klopp issued promising updates on Diogo Jota and Thiago Alcantara – with the former set to return to training later this week – neither will be available to face the Magpies.Ibrahima Konate, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Caoimhin Kelleher and...Full Story »

Walsall will be without Joe Riley against Grimsby with the summer signing still struggling with injury.The midfielder is yet to make an appearance for the Saddlers since joining from Carlisle.Boss Michael Flynn is in the dark over when Riley, who has an unspecified problem, will be available again.Riley remains on the sidelines with Conor Wilkinson, Joss Labadie, Oisin McEntee and Liam Gordon.An...Full Story »

Cardiff are without left-back Joel Bagan for Saturday’s home game with Preston.Bagan sustained a head injury in the early stages of the 2-0 Severnside derby defeat at Bristol City on Sunday and was unable to continue.Having lost first-choice left-back Jamilu Collins to serious knee damage in the previous game at West Brom, boss Steve Morison reacted to Bagan’s injury at Ashton Gate b...Full Story »

Wigan defender Joe Bennett is available for Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Burnley after his recent red card was overturned on appeal.Bennett was given his marching orders in the early stages of last Saturday’s win at Birmingham but will now not have to serve a suspension.Forward Charlie Wyke will be carefully assessed after coming off the bench at St Andrews for his firs...Full Story »

Swansea will be without Joel Latibeaudiere for the Sky Bet Championship match against Luton as the defender is set for a spell on the sidelines after dislocating his shoulder.The defender was carried off on a stretcher following a heavy fall during the first half of Tuesday night’s draw against Millwall and is expected to be out for around four months.Jamie Paterson continues his own rehab...Full Story »

Peterborough are waiting for the results of a scan on Joel Randall but the midfielder is likely to miss the visit of Lincoln.The 22-year-old fell awkwardly in training and injured his shoulder and collarbone which ruled him out of the midweek win over Sheffield Wednesday and he is not expected to return at the weekend.Fellow midfielder Kwame Poku could make his first appearance of the season aft...Full Story »

Danny Cowley is set to still be without Joe Morrell for Tuesday’s clash with Cambridge, despite the midfielder’s return to training.The Wales international is back in full training following a hernia operation which has ruled him out since pre-season but is unlikely to be included in the squad.Captain Clark Robertson (foot) was also unavailable for the weekend win at Cheltenham and h...Full Story »

Joey Barton pointed to Bristol Rovers’ fine defensive display as well as summer signing John Marquis after the forward scored the only goal in a 1-0 win against Oxford.Rovers made it back-to-back victories in Sky Bet League One thanks to Marquis’ first goal for the West Country club.A clever free-kick routine in the first half led to Aaron Collins touching on and Marquis heading in f...Full Story »