Brechin player/manager Darren Dods is likely to name the same squad that defeated Forfar when they welcome Ladbrokes League One leaders Ayr United to Glebe Park. Dene Shields (knee) and Robert Thomson (thigh) were absent for the 1-0 victory last weekend and they will remain on the sidelines on Saturday. Dods said: "We had a game plan at Forfar that saw us hit them on the break and, despite bei...Full Story »

Oxford striker Danny Hylton will hope to keep his place for the League Two clash with Barnet on Saturday. Hylton was dropped to the bench for the draw with Leyton Orient last weekend but returned to the starting line-up against Plymouth in midweek and impressed. Hylton will face competition from Jordan Graham, who returns from suspension to play the final match of his current loan spell. Mana...Full Story »

Udinese substitute Cyril Thereau scored with an equaliser six minutes from time to deny hosts Hellas Verona their first Serie A win of the campaign on Sunday. Hellas, after Udinese's Molla Wague brought down Luca Siligardi in the area, took a 41st minute lead when Giampaolo Pazzini converted the penalty. The home side had just one more shot on goal in the match, a Jacopo Sala strike in the 57t...Full Story »

Danny Hylton and Callum O'Dowda each scored one and made one as Oxford continued their unbeaten start to the League Two season with a comfortable 2-0 win over Yeovil. The U's have gone five games without defeat this campaign, and stretched their run to 13 league matches without loss since March. The Glovers, who chalked up their first win last week against Luton, barely threatened. When Unite...Full Story »

Defending champions Juventus suffered a shock 1-0 home defeat to Udinese in their Serie A opener on Sunday. Cyril Thereau scored the only goal of the game with what was Udinese's first shot on target in the 78th minute, and Juve could not respond. It was Juve's first home league loss since January 2013 and only the sixth time in 48 games since that defeat that they have even dropped points in...Full Story »

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho joins former Aston Villa striker Juan Pablo Angel for a snap at Cobham Jose Mourinho and Juan Pablo Angel Jose Mourinho clearly has a soft spot for Colombian strikers. The Blues manager took a punt on Manchester United flop Radamel Falcao earlier this summer after he signed the striker on a season-long loan from Ligue 1 side Monaco. Falcao has scored an underwhe...Full Story »

Danny Hylton rescued a point for Oxford as they drew 1-1 with Crawley at the Kassam Stadium. Crawley, who were relegated last season, will be much the happier of the two sides as they earned a deserved point against one of the favourites for promotion from Sky Bet League Two. Crawley went in front on 56 minutes when Welshman Gwion Edwards stooped to head home. The move was started by the perse...Full Story »

Brechin's player-manager Darren Dods will miss out against Dunfermline at Glebe Park due to a suspension incurred in his days as a Forfar player. New recruit Dene Shields is absent with a foot injury and there is no place in the hosts' squad for former Hibs, Celtic and Scotland striker Derek Riordan, who played in a trial game in midweek. Dods said: "Dunfermline will be coming here with confid...Full Story »

Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella wants to put an exclamation mark on a positive season for the Viola in Sunday's home game against Chievo. The Tuscany outfit head into the encounter at the Artemio Franchi stadium in fifth position, two points adrift of fourth-place Napoli and two points clear of Genoa, who are sixth in the standings. For a long stretch in the second half of the season, Fiore...Full Story »

Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella expects his players to pull out all stops and win at Palermo on Sunday to clinch a place in next season's Europa League. The Viola, riding a three-game winning streak in Serie A, are fifth in the standings and four points clear of seventh-place Sampdoria with two games remaining. A top-six finish in Italy is needed to play in Europe. Monday's 3-0 triumph ove...Full Story »