Walsall boss Michael Flynn could hand striker Douglas James-Taylor another chance to impress in the Sky Bet League Two match against AFC Wimbledon.James-Taylor was given a first start since arriving on loan from Stoke in the victory over Northampton on Tuesday night, which ended the Saddlers’ 12-match winless run.Flynn made four changes against the Cobblers, with defender Hayden White, mid...Full Story »

Graham Potter said Reece James’ potential is “beyond the sky” after his standout display against AC Milan revitalised Chelsea’s Champions League campaign.Wing-back James rifled home the Blues’ final goal in an emphatic 3-0 Stamford Bridge success over the Serie A champions, having set up Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s strike following Wesley Fofana’s first-...Full Story »

Luton defender Reece Burke is an injury doubt for his side’s home game against Huddersfield in the Sky Bet Championship.Burke was withdrawn at half-time in Saturday’s 2-0 win at Hull and replaced by the versatile Gabriel Osho, who could step in.Summer signing Alfie Doughty is pushing for his first appearance of the season. The former Stoke midfielder has been an unused substitute in ...Full Story »

Derby begun life under new manager Paul Warne with a 2-0 victory at Cambridge thanks to two goals from James Collins.Nathaniel Mendez-Laing fired wide in the opening moments for the away side, while the hosts threatened in the 34th minute when Shilow Tracey’s corner fell to Jack Lankester, who shot wide on the turn.Four minutes later Cambridge had goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov to thank to keepi...Full Story »

Reece Grego-Cox scored twice in the closing stages as Woking beat struggling Halifax 4-0 in their Vanarama National League match at The Shay.The Cardinals took an early lead when James Daly nodded in and it was 2-0 to the visitors in the 17th minute when, after Daly’s shot had been saved, the ball cannoned off Halifax midfielder Kian Spence for an own goal.Woking went close again in the se...Full Story »

Leyton Orient pair Tom James and Rob Hunt could return to contention for the home game against Newport.James missed last week’s win at Barrow due to a calf strain, while fellow defender Hunt had targeted a return this weekend after missing four matches through injury.Midfielder Ant Georgiou (hamstring), defender Adam Thompson and QPR loanee Stephen Duke-McKenna are still out.Richie Wellens...Full Story »

Patrick Vieira will have James Tomkins at his disposal for the first time this season when Crystal Palace host Chelsea on Saturday.Tomkins returns from a calf injury, while fellow defender Nathan Ferguson (Achilles), goalkeeper Jack Butland (finger) and midfielder James McArthur (groin) remain unavailable.Saturday could also see the call-ups of one or more players from the under-21 side who...Full Story »

Crawley will welcome James Balagizi back into the fold for Saturday’s Sky Bet League Two match at home to Stevenage.Liverpool loanee Balagizi has been an impressive performer for the Sussex club this season, scoring three goals in 11 appearances, but missed last week’s 4-1 loss at Doncaster due to his international commitments with the England Under-20 squad.Balagizi’s return w...Full Story »

Northern Ireland manager Ian Baraclough insisted his side are still making progress but there was no denying Tuesday’s 3-1 defeat to Greece in Athens was a step backwards.After the joy of Josh Magennis’ stoppage-time winner against Kosovo on Saturday there was the familiar feeling of a Nations League defeat at the Georgios Kamaras Stadium as second-half goals from Giorgos Masouras an...Full Story »

Northern Ireland slumped to their third defeat of a poor Nations League campaign as they were beaten 3-1 by Greece in Athens, only spared a relegation play-off as Kosovo thrashed Cyprus 5-1.Shayne Lavery quickly cancelled out Dimitrios Pelkas’ 14th-minute goal, but a scrappy, dis-jointed performance could muster no answer after Giorgos Masouras restored Greece’s advantage early in th...Full Story »

Both managers were left disappointed after Carlisle fought back to earn a 1-1 draw at Newport.Corey Whelan earned Carlisle a point after Nathan Moriah-Welsh had given struggling Newport a 1-0 half-time lead.But boss Paul Simpson was left to rue what he saw a missed opportunity to take advantage of County’s poor recent form.The Welsh side had lost four in a row in all competitions and suffe...Full Story »

Second-half goals from Carlton Morris and Reece Burke saw Luton finally register a first home win of the season at the seventh attempt when beating Blackburn 2-0 at Kenilworth Road.Morris volleyed home Jordan Clark’s cross before centre-back Burke produced a moment of magic to make the game safe.The visitors should have led early on when leading scorer Ben Brereton Diaz escaped the home de...Full Story »

Luton defender Reece Burke remains doubtful for the visit of Blackburn.The centre-back took a blow to his ribs in training and was not able to play in Wednesday’s draw with Coventry.Fellow defender Tom Lockyer could come back into a side which has kept only two clean sheets all season and looked defensively shaky in midweek.Striker Elijah Adebayo, goalless this season, could make a quick r...Full Story »

James Rodriguez joins Olympiakos after a short spell with Qatari club Al-Rayyan. KARIM JAAFAR/AFP Former Real Madrid and Bayern Munich attacking midfielder James Rodríguez has joined Olympiakos, the Greek club said Thursday. The 31-year-old Colombian will be reunited with former Madrid teammate Marcelo, who signed with the Greek champions earlier this month. James moved from Qatari club ...Full Story »

James Rodriguez is set to join Greek club Olympiacos with the 31-year-old Colombian midfielder moving after a spell with Qatar's Al-Rayyan SC. According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, the Colombian will land in Athens today to finalise the deal. The player wanted to return to Europe to return to his best form after spending a year in Qatar. During the summer transfer window, there was specu...Full Story »

Reece Burke could return for Luton when they host Coventry.The former West Ham defender missed the 2-1 defeat by Wigan last time out due to a head injury.Alfie Doughty, who joined from Stoke in the summer, is in full training and could also be involved.Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu is likely to be Luton’s only injury absentee.Callum O’Hare is still missing for Coventry.The midfielder remains ...Full Story »

Reece Devine is edging closer to his first action of the season as Swindon welcome Sutton to the County Ground.Left-back Devine has been sidelined since the start of the campaign by a hamstring problem but has been back training with the first-team squad and is available.Versatile Ellis Iandolo has also begun training again following a quadricep tear but the game will come too soon for him. Wing...Full Story »

Reece Devine is edging closer to his first action of the season as Swindon welcome Newport to the County Ground.Left-back Devine has been sidelined since the start of the season by a hamstring problem but has been training back with the first-team squad and is available.Versatile Ellis Iandolo has also begun training again following a quadricep tear but the game will come too soon for him.Strike...Full Story »

Chelsea star Reece James could buy himself a £65million superyacht, complete with an infinity pool and cinema, after signing a new six-year deal at Stamford Bridge. James has been rewarded for his excellent form over the last couple of seasons with a new contract that will take him through until 2028 in west London. The 22-year-old England international has signed improved terms worth ...Full Story »

The summer transfer window is finally set to come to a close tonight, with the all-important deadline set to pass at 11pm. A host of clubs from the Premier League and across Europe will be frantically trying to wrap up their business with some last-minute additions in order to strengthen their squads in preparation for the campaign ahead. Manchester United have been among England's highest-spen...Full Story »