Festy Ebosele should be fit when Derby host QPR on Monday night.The teenager started on the right wing against Fulham on Wednesday but was forced off with cramp as the Rams earned a creditable goalless draw against the Championship leaders.The hamstring injury Sam Baldock suffered in the home win over Bournemouth is set to keep the forward out for “a few weeks”, according to Rams bos...Full Story »

Paul Heckingbottom will begin his second spell in charge of Sheffield United this year when they host Bristol City on Sunday.The 44-year-old’s first stint was as an 11-match caretaker fighting the tide of inevitable relegation from the Premier League last season, but this time he is the manager on a five-and-a-half-year contract after Slavisa Jokanovic was sacked on Thursday.Jokanovic swit...Full Story »

Manchester City will give fitness tests to midfielders Jack Grealish and Phil Foden ahead of Sunday’s Premier League visit of West Ham.The England pair have both been sidelined with knocks, with Grealish absent since the international break and Foden missing Wednesday’s win over Paris St Germain.Playmaker Kevin De Bruyne is still out with coronavirus, while winger-turned-striker Ferr...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will not have any of his injured players back for the visit of Southampton.The Reds boss will, therefore, again be selecting from the same squad which featured against Porto in the Champions League in midweek, with Virgil Van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho and Diogo Jota all set to return after being rested.Left-back Andy Robertson came off the bench against...Full Story »

Burnley will be without suspended pair James Tarkowski and Ashley Westwood for Sunday’s home game against Tottenham.Defender Tarkowski and midfielder Westwood will both sit out a one-game ban after reaching five bookings.Boss Sean Dyche expects Jay Rodriguez and Matej Vydra to overcome “a bit of muscle tightness”,  but Ashley Barnes will be out for several weeks due to a t...Full Story »

Crystal Palace midfielder James McArthur will again be absent when Aston Villa visit Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Saturday.The vice-captain’s recovery from a hamstring injury is being managed on a week-by-week basis and he will not feature this weekend.Nathan Ferguson is the only other first-team absentee and he is building up fitness following a near two-year spell out foll...Full Story »

Norwich midfielder Kieran Dowell could be back in contention for the Premier League match against Wolves at Carrow Road.Dowell missed last weekend’s win over Southampton in Dean Smith’s first game as head coach through illness but has resumed training.Centre-half Ozan Kabak has stepped up his own rehabilitation following glandular fever, while full-back Sam Byram (hamstring) is set t...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Keith Millen is hoping that Joe Riley and Jack Armer will be ready to face Walsall at Brunton Park on Saturday.Armer picked up an injury in United’s 2-1 loss to Exeter last weekend while Riley has been out for the last few games but both could return to action sooner than expected.Gime Toure has returned to Carlisle after suffering a long-term injury whilst out on loan at Ald...Full Story »

Swansea manager Russell Martin has a full squad to select from for Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship appointment with Reading.But Martin could opt for changes after revealing there were a “few tired bodies” in camp following the midweek win at Barnsley.Ryan Manning and Flynn Downes each avoided collecting fifth bookings of the season during the 2-0 success at Oakwell, which would...Full Story »

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers is hopeful Jonny Evans will be fit to face Watford.The defender pulled out of Thursday’s 3-1 Europa League win over Legia Warsaw following the warm up with a thigh issue.Daniel Amartey stands by to deputise again while the rested Jamie Vardy will return. Youri Tielemans (calf), Ricardo Pereira (hamstring), James Justin (knee) and Wesley Fofana (broken leg) re...Full Story »