Doncaster manager Darren Ferguson hopes to have defenders Mathieu Baudry and Andy Butler available as his side look to bounce back from Tuesday's loss to Carlisle against Luton. Baudry missed the game due to a muscle strain but has returned to training along with Butler, who had to pull out of the starting XI at the last minute due to illness. Gary McSheffrey was an unused substitute against C...Full Story »

Newport secured a vital away point in their effort to stay in the Football League as they drew 0-0 at Barnet. Barnet's Jack Taylor went closest in the early exchanges, driving forward from midfield only for his 25-yard shot to fly just wide of the mark. Nana Kyei probably should have put the Bees ahead before the break after John Akinde burst down the right, but his shot under pressure was ske...Full Story »

Fleetwood forward Chris Long is suspended for the FA Cup first round replay at home to Southport. Long was sent off in the closing stages of Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Port Vale and will serve a minimum three-match suspension. Midfielder Jimmy Ryan is a doubt after hobbling off with a foot injury at the weekend. International duty with Northern Ireland means Conor McLaughlin will also be absent...Full Story »

Jimmy Ryan came closest to breaking the deadlock but Fleetwood Town had to settle for a 0-0 draw with National League Southport in their FA Cup first-round clash at Haig Avenue. The midfielder's 25-yard free-kick was tipped on to the Southport crossbar by Magnus Norman early in the second half and Martyn Woolford saw his follow-up blocked as the hosts held on for a replay against a team 56 plac...Full Story »

Fleetwood midfielder Jimmy Ryan will not be risked until manager Uwe Rosler is convinced he is fully fit. He was expected to feature in last weekend's defeat by Rochdale but was left out after reporting a problem with a knock which forced him off the previous week. Eggert Jonsson, who impressed as a half-time substitute, is pushing for a start against MK Dons. Conor McLaughlin's place at righ...Full Story »

The Faroe Islands were inches away from claiming a memorable win over Hungary in their opening World Cup qualifier before having to settle for what was still a creditable goalless draw. With less than five minutes to go in the clash in Torshavn Faroes playmaker Hallur Hansson could have won it for the underdogs, but saw his left-footed shot hit a post. Hungary, who will be hoping to challenge ...Full Story »

Eintracht Frankfurt boosted their survival hopes, with a late Stefan Bell own goal earning them a 2-1 win over Mainz. Daniel Brosinski's last goal before Sunday's clash came for Cologne against Bayern Munich in 2009, but the way he struck the direct free-kick which put Mainz in front after 18 minutes made that statistic hard to believe. He curled his effort over the wall and into the top left-...Full Story »

A Stirring second half comeback helped bottom club Colchester register their first home Sky Bet League Two win since October after beating fellow strugglers Doncaster 4-1. Doncaster went ahead midway through the first half when debutant Gary McSheffrey fired low past Elliot Parish, after James Coppinger's pass had dissected the home defence. Elliot Lee's shot hit a post just after the break, w...Full Story »

Colchester will have Macauley Bonne available for the Sky Bet League One clash with Doncaster after administration issues prevented the forward going away on international duty. The 20-year-old was set to travel for Zimbabwe's African Cup of Nations qualifying double header against Swaziland but was not able to process passport clearance, so instead is available for the U's. Veteran midfielder...Full Story »

Jim O'Brien marked his debut in style as he scored in injury-time to secure Scunthorpe a fourth straight victory with a 2-0 win at Millwall. Veteran striker Gary McSheffrey's fifth goal of the campaign from the middle of the box had Scunthorpe leading after 17 minutes and O'Brien - who only joined on loan from Coventry on Monday - drilled home a second from the edge of the area to seal all thre...Full Story »