Burton have a host of injury doubts for their Sky Bet League One opener at home to Rochdale on Saturday. The Brewers were relegated from the Championship last season but their start to life back in the third-tier could be hampered with as many as seven players potentially missing. John Brayford and Reece Hutchinson are struggling with hamstring problems, as is new signing David Templeton. F...Full Story »

Burton defender John Brayford is back on the sidelines while Lucas Akins and Joe Mason could also miss out against Ipswich. All three players are nursing injuries following the defeat at Nottingham Forest. Brayford's return from a hamstring problem lasted only 14 minutes last weekend before the right-back suffered another strain to the same muscle. It is not yet clear how long he will be out th...Full Story »

Burton manager Nigel Clough will assess defender John Brayford ahead of Aston Villa's visit to the Pirelli Stadium. The full-back suffered a head injury after colliding with team-mate Ben Turner during Wednesday's narrow defeat at Newcastle. Apart from the doubts over Brayford, the Brewers appear to have returned from the trip to St James' Park unscathed. Wingers Lloyd Dyer and Michael Kightl...Full Story »

Burton will be without defensive duo John Brayford and Kyle McFadzean for Wednesday's clash with Fulham. Brayford suffered ligament damage in Saturday's win at QPR and will be sidelined for six weeks while McFadzean, who sat out the trip to Loftus Road, will remain in the treatment room for two more weeks. Defender Tom Naylor is fit after sitting out at the weekend with a knock. Saturday's vi...Full Story »

Sheffield United will be without defender John Brayford as they look to rekindle their fading Sky Bet League One play-off bid. Brayford sustained a calf injury in training before Wednesday night's defeat at Southend and is waiting for the results of tests. Centre-back David Edgar is expected to return to contention following international duty with Canada but fellow defender Alex Baptiste re...Full Story »

Sheffield United got their push for a play-off place back on track with a 3-0 victory over relegation-threatened Oldham at Bramall Lane. The hosts ran out comfortable winners after goals from John Brayford, Ryan Flynn and Billy Sharp, with the visitors rarely threatening. Brayford struck the first goal in the 10th minute with a well-timed volley from the edge of the box after the Latics failed...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Nigel Adkins is expected to choose from an unchanged squad for the home game against Fleetwood. Adkins' injury woes are unlikely to ease after seven players were ruled out of Saturday's draw at Oldham. John Brayford (knee), Bob Harris (pelvis), Craig Alcock (hip and ribs), David Edgar (hamstring), Ryan Flynn (groin) and fellow midfielder James Wallace (thigh) are all nurs...Full Story »

Sheffield United's new signings John Brayford, Kieron Freeman and Paul Coutts are all hoping to be included in the squad for the home game against Swindon. Defenders Brayford and Freeman and midfielder Coutts all completed permanent deals last week but were not involved in the midweek Capital One Cup tie against Tottenham. Midfielder Ryan Flynn was United's only injury doubt ahead of Wednesday...Full Story »