Pep Guardiola has no intention of rushing Cole Palmer despite cameo in City win
Posted Wednesday, October 20, 2021 by PA
Pep Guardiola has no intention of rushing teenager Cole Palmer following his outstanding cameo in Manchester City’s Champions League cakewalk in Bruges.The highly-rated 19-year-old came off the bench and scored a classy goal as City eased to a 5-1 win over Club Brugge in their Group A clash at the Jan Breydel Stadium.It capped an impressive few days for the youngster, who briefly appeared ...Full Story »
Cole Palmer scores classy goal as five-star Manchester City hammer Club Brugge
Posted Wednesday, October 20, 2021 by PA
Teenager Cole Palmer scored a classy goal and Riyad Mahrez struck twice as Manchester City ignited their Champions League campaign with a comfortable 5-1 win over Club Brugge.
Full-backs Joao Cancelo and Kyle Walker were also on target in a one-sided win in Belgium that strengthened City’s position in Group A after defeat to Paris St Germain three weeks ago.
Hans Vanaken claimed a cons...Full Story »
Celtic get their Europa League campaign up and running with home victory
Posted Wednesday, October 20, 2021 by PA
Two second-half goals gave Celtic a storming 2-0 win over Ferencvaros and the first three points of their Europa League campaign.After Group G defeats to Real Betis and Bayer Leverkusen, there was some pressure on Ange Postecoglou’s men but Japan international Kyogo Furuhashi came up trumps in the 57th minute when he latched on to a searching pass from Jota and slotted past Denes Dib...Full Story »
Preston forward Sean Maguire could return from injury against Coventry
Posted Wednesday, October 20, 2021 by PA
Preston forward Sean Maguire could be back in contention for their game with Coventry.Head coach Frankie McAvoy told the club website that he is hopeful Maguire, who missed Saturday’s draw with Derby through injury, will be available but said “we just need to wait and see”.Ali McCann (ankle) and Matthew Olosunde (Achilles) are nearing returns but could miss the Coventry clash.C...Full Story »
Tom Huddlestone faces late fitness test as Hull host Peterborough
Posted Wednesday, October 20, 2021 by PA
Hull will check on the fitness of Tom Huddlestone ahead of their home game against Peterborough.The experienced midfielder has been out for just over a month and it was expected that he would return for the trip to Huddersfield at the weekend.However, Tigers boss Grant McCann, who is preparing to face his former club on Wednesday night, opted to leave Huddlestone to take part in another training...Full Story »
Andy Rinomhota could be involved in Reading’s clash with Blackpool
Posted Tuesday, October 19, 2021 by PA
Midfielder Andy Rinomhota has an outside chance of making the Reading squad for the home clash with Blackpool.He returned to training during the international break following an ankle injury but boss Veljko Paunovic will not rush him back.The Royals’ injury list shows no sign of abating, with Junior Hoilett (soft tissue), Dejan Tetek (ankle), Alen Halilovic (soft tissue), Tom McIntyre (foo...Full Story »
Fulham’s Fabio Carvalho out of Cardiff clash due to Covid
Posted Tuesday, October 19, 2021 by PA
Fulham have confirmed Fabio Carvalho tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss the Craven Cottage clash with Cardiff.Carvalho returned to training on Monday, but Fulham boss Marco Silva said the 19-year-old had a “bad reaction” to the virus and has to build up his physical condition.Joe Bryan and Ivan Cavaleiro are both out after picking up injuries in the weekend victory over QPR, ...Full Story »
Matty Pearson back to boost Huddersfield
Posted Tuesday, October 19, 2021 by PA
Huddersfield will have Matty Pearson available for the Sky Bet Championship clash with Birmingham.The defender was forced off during the second half of the Terriers’ victory over Hull on Saturday through illness but has recovered.Midfielder Alex Vallejo is set to remain on the sidelines for another two weeks after suffering a minor setback in his recovery from a knee injury.West Ham loanee...Full Story »
Swansea boss Russell Martin looks set to name unchanged side for West Brom clash
Posted Tuesday, October 19, 2021 by PA
Swansea could be unchanged for the visit of Sky Bet Championship high-flyers West Brom.Head coach Russell Martin was full of praise for his side after thrashing local rivals Cardiff 3-0 on Sunday – their biggest win of the season.Olivier Ntcham showed he had fully recovered from a hamstring problem with an impressive cameo off the bench against Cardiff.Striker Michael Obafemi remains Swans...Full Story »
Lee Peltier available after suspension for injury-hit Middlesbrough
Posted Tuesday, October 19, 2021 by PA
Middlesbrough’s injury-hit defence will be boosted by the availability of Lee Peltier after suspension for Wednesday’s visit of Barnsley.The experienced full-back is free to return to the side having served a one-match ban after accumulating five yellow cards.Boro boss Neil Warnock still faces a shortage of defenders however, with Dael Fry, Grant Hall, Anfernee Dijksteel and Marc Bol...Full Story »
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