Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez is expected to play against West Ham after returning from Argentina following a family emergency involving his father.Martinez flew back to his homeland after Villa’s Premier League defeat at Arsenal to be at his dad’s bedside but he is back in England and trained with the rest of the Villa squad on Friday, having done some training at the national...Full Story »

Salford pair Ash Hunter and Corrie Ndaba are injury doubts for the home game against Exeter.Forward Hunter and defender Ndaba both sustained knocks and were forced off in last week’s defeat at Forest Green.Tom King, Donald Love, Josh Morris, Luke Burgess, Conor McAleny, D’Mani Mellor and Ian Henderson all remain unavailable.Midfielder Jason Lowe is back in contention after sitting ou...Full Story »

Newcastle midfielder Jonjo Shelvey is back in contention for the home game against Chelsea after suspension.Interim-boss Graeme Jones could also recall goalkeeper Martin Debravka, who has returned to training after a foot injury.Paul Dummett (calf) and Elliot Anderson (hip) both remain sidelined, but otherwise Jones has a full-strength squad to choose from.Chelsea will still be without both Timo...Full Story »

Plymouth will welcome Ipswich to Home Park on Saturday without suspended midfielder Jordan Houghton.The 25-year-old picked up his fifth yellow card of the season in their 1-1 draw against Morecambe last week and will be forced to miss out this time round.Boss Ryan Lowe confirmed there are no new injury concerns and has an almost fully fit squad to select his XI from.Danny Mayor will be hoping to...Full Story »

Fabio Carvalho is available for Fulham ahead of their clash with West Brom.The midfielder had been sidelined with a toe injury before contracting Covid-19, but could now feature for the Cottagers.Fulham are still without Ivan Cavaleiro (groin) and Nathaniel Chalobah (calf).Marco Silva’s side are currently second in the Championship and have won their last three games.Alex Mowatt will miss ...Full Story »

Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita looks set to be involved at home to Brighton after escaping serious injury against Manchester United last weekend.The Guinea midfielder was carried off on a stretcher at Old Trafford but his leg injury was not as serious as first feared.Thiago Alcantara is back in full training for the first time since mid-September but is unlikely to feature, while fellow midfiel...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola should have a near fully-fit squad to choose from when Manchester City host Crystal Palace in his 200th Premier League game in charge.Raheem Sterling returned from a back problem to play in City’s penalty shoot-out defeat to West Ham in the Carabao Cup in mid-week.Ferran Torres is the only long-term absentee.Crystal Palace will make a late decision on the fitness of Wilfried ...Full Story »

Crewe boss David Artell could name an unchanged team against MK Dons.Despite a third straight defeat at Wycombe last weekend, Artell was pleased with the performance and called for a repeat on Saturday.Ben Knight (ankle) returned to light training this week and it is hoped the on-loan Manchester City winger will be fit and available for selection again in around two weeks.Callum Ainley (hamstrin...Full Story »

Motherwell are hoping Juhani Ojala can shake off a groin problem ahead of Sunday’s visit of cinch Premiership champions Rangers.The Finland defender went off with a tight muscle during the midweek draw with St Mirren.Sondre Solholm Johansen battled cramp in his calves towards the end of that game while midfielder Robbie Crawford (ankle) remains out.Rangers will again be without Ryan Jack (...Full Story »

Jamie Vardy will be back in the Leicester squad when they resume their Premier League campaign against Arsenal.The striker sat out the Carabao Cup win against Brighton after he was taken off as a precaution at Brentford due to a knee problem.Ricardo Pereira and Ayoze Perez will be assessed. Pereira experienced some tightness after the game in midweek while Perez has been ill.Arsenal are dealing ...Full Story »