Nottingham Forest will check on the fitness of Daryl Murphy ahead of the FA Cup clash with Arsenal. The seven-goal striker missed the goalless draw at Leeds on New Year's Day with a knock sustained during the defeat to Sunderland, which proved to be Mark Warburton's final game as manager. Academy boss Gary Brazil will remain in charge for Sunday's third-round tie at the City Ground and he has ...Full Story »

Daryl Murphy is expected to return to the Nottingham Forest side against his former club Sunderland at the City Ground on Saturday. The forward, who has scored seven Championship goals this season, was rested on Boxing Day as the Reds were beaten 3-0 at home by Sheffield Wednesday. David Vaughan was also absent against the Owls after failing a fitness test ahead of the game and the midfielder ...Full Story »

Newcastle moved back to the top of the Sky Bet Championship with an emphatic 4-0 rout of bottom-club Rotherham. After Brighton beat Sheffield Wednesday on Friday night, Rafa Benitez's men responded in style against their plucky visitors. Daryl Murphy's goal got them through a difficult first half in front but they stretched their legs after the break and Matt Ritchie's double and Ayoze Perez's...Full Story »

Daryl Murphy chose the perfect moment to end his wait for a first Republic of Ireland goal when he came off the bench to snatch a 2-2 World Cup qualifier draw in Serbia. Murphy's 80th-minute contribution to an eventful contest at the Rajko Mitic Stadium handed Ireland a positive start to their Group D campaign on a night when they never hit the heights they scaled at their best in France this s...Full Story »

Ipswich will again be without top scorer Daryl Murphy when Brentford come to Portman Road on Saturday. The Republic of Ireland forward suffered a calf injury while on international duty and remains sidelined. Midfielder Teddy Bishop and forward David McGoldrick both had run-outs in the goalless draw against Charlton on Tuesday night following their return from injury, but are not expected to b...Full Story »

Daryl Murphy remains an injury doubt for Ipswich ahead of the visit of Charlton. The striker missed Saturday's goalless draw at Wolves with the calf injury he sustained on international duty with the Republic of Ireland. Fellow forward David McGoldrick is fit having been sidelined since December with a hamstring problem and was an unused sub at the weekend. Midfielder Teddy Bishop is also in ...Full Story »

Birthday boy Daryl Murphy scored his first goals for two months as Ipswich continued their push for a play-off place with a 2-0 victory over Blackburn. Two second-half goals were the difference in a largely dismal match as the Ipswich striker scored from the penalty spot after Luke Chambers was pulled down and then made the points safe three minutes before the end. The scoreline was slightly h...Full Story »

Ipswich will welcome back Daryl Murphy and Jonathan Douglas for the clash with Leeds. Striker Murphy missed the 2-2 FA Cup draw with Portsmouth on Saturday with a minor calf injury while Douglas, a former Leeds player, has not featured since suffering a knee problem against Brighton on December 28. Dean Gerken, Christophe Berra, Tommy Smith, Ryan Fraser, Kevin Bru, who had a slight hamstring c...Full Story »

Daryl Murphy and Freddie Sears continued Ipswich's rich vein of goal-scoring form as they ended Charlton's mini-revival with a 3-0 victory at The Valley. The duo both scored in the first half and Murphy grabbed another in the second, as Town banged in their 12th goal in four matches to edge nearer the Sky Bet Championship play-off places. Both teams had been in good form of late after being in...Full Story »

Cardiff made it four consecutive clean sheets after holding Ipswich to a dogged but deserved 0-0 draw at Portman Road. In a game of few chances, Daryl Murphy went closest after seeing his header superbly saved by David Marshall while Cardiff winger Sammy Ameobi saw a smart volley well held by Dean Gerken at this near post. Both sides were industrious but offered little threat in the final thir...Full Story »