Andre Ayew’s solitary first-half strike at Oakwell has given Swansea a slender 1-0 lead in their Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final against Barnsley.Ayew produced the game’s only moment of class six minutes before half-time in the first leg when he curled home a crucial goal for Steve Cooper’s side.Swansea, who will defend their narrow advantage on Saturday in the return ...Full Story »

Arnaut Danjuma scored a clinical counter-attacking goal to give Bournemouth a slender 1-0 advantage over Brentford in their Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final.Dutch winger Danjuma settled a tight first leg in the Cherries’ favour by starting and finished a flowing breakaway move 10 minutes into the second half.Bees substitute Bryan Mbeumo wasted a golden chance to restore parity ahea...Full Story »

Newport skipper Joss Labadie is available to face Forest Green in the first leg of the League Two play-off semi-finals despite having eight stitches in a leg wound.It was initially feared the midfielder might miss the rest of the campaign after suffering a nasty gash to his knee during the Exiles’ 1-1 draw at Southend on May 8, but he has been cleared to play.Central defender Priestley Far...Full Story »

Mateo Kovacic and Andreas Christensen could return when Chelsea host Leicester in Tuesday’s Premier League match at Stamford Bridge.Kovacic has been out of action with a hamstring problem and just failed in his bid to be fit for Saturday’s FA Cup final, where Leicester defeated Chelsea 1-0.Christensen has been dealing with a leg tendon issue but could strengthen the Blues’ opti...Full Story »

Anthony Martial and Daniel James could be in contention for Manchester United’s final Premier League home game of the season against Fulham on Tuesday night.Any return for the pair would be timely with the Europa League final just over a week away and manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hopeful one or both could feature at Old Trafford.Forward Martial has been sidelined with a knee problem and...Full Story »