St Mirren’s Declan Gallagher will be fit to feature against Rangers in the cinch Premiership on Saturday.The defender came off late in the 2-2 draw against St Johnstone in midweek with some tightness.Australia’s World Cup-bound midfielder Keanu Baccus missed the visit of the Perth side with with a dead leg but will be involved in some capacity.Rangers top scorer Antonio Colak will mi...Full Story »

Ipswich will check on Marcus Harness ahead of their Sky Bet League One match against Cheltenham at Portman Road.Midfielder Harness missed the the FA Cup tie against Bracknell on Monday night through illness and is one of a number of players facing a late fitness test.Forward Gassan Ahadme (foot) and defender Greg Leigh (fractured leg) have been stepping up their recovery ahead of a return to tra...Full Story »

Brighton will revert to a more familiar line-up at home to Aston Villa.Boss Roberto De Zerbi made nine changes for the midweek Carabao Cup win at Arsenal, and Robert Sanchez, Adam Webster, Pascal Gross and Leandro Trossard are among those set to return to the starting line-up.De Zerbi has no fresh injury concerns for the Seagulls’ final game before the World Cup break.Villa will have Leand...Full Story »

Kyle Walker will head to the World Cup without any match action in six weeks after being ruled out of Manchester City’s clash with Brentford on Saturday.The England right-back has not played since suffering a groin injury that subsequently required surgery in the derby against Manchester United on October 2.That has not prevented him from being named in manager Gareth Southgate’s squ...Full Story »

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe will make a late decision on World Cup-bound England striker Callum Wilson ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash with Chelsea.The 30-year-old has been training away from the group this week after being laid low by illness and will be assessed before Howe names his team.Midfielder Ryan Fraser joins fellow calf injury victims Paul Dummett and Matt Ritchie, Emil K...Full Story »

Liverpool midfielder James Milner will return to the squad after a head injury but is likely to start on the bench against Southampton.Centre-back Joel Matip has rejoined training after a calf injury, while midfielder Naby Keita (thigh) and forward Luis Diaz (knee) have stepped up their recoveries but are not ready to feature.Manager Jurgen Klopp will restore his first-choice team having made 11...Full Story »

Aleksandar Mitrovic will miss Sunday’s Premier League match against Manchester United because of a foot problem which could make the Serbia striker a fitness doubt for the World Cup.Defender Kenny Tete and midfielder Harrison Reed will serve one-match suspensions after collecting their fifth yellow cards of the season in last weekend’s defeat at Manchester City.Forward Bobby De Cordo...Full Story »

Ryan Sessegnon will miss out when Tottenham host Leeds in the Premier League on Saturday.Sessegnon sustained a minor hamstring injury during the midweek Carabao Cup loss at Nottingham Forest.Cristian Romero (calf) and Son Heung-min (facial) are also set to be absent, but Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison featured off the bench on Wednesday and are pushing to start.Leeds will still be without a nu...Full Story »

Bottom-placed Huddersfield have received a twin boost ahead of their Sky Bet Championship home game with Swansea.Tom Lees returns after missing three games through Covid-19, while David Kasumu is available again after a one-match ban.But Etienne Camara has failed to shake off a hip problem in time.The Terriers’ lengthy injury list still includes Jonathan Hogg, Matty Pearson, Tyreece Simpso...Full Story »

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany is likely to turn to his big guns once again for Sunday’s top-of-the-table Sky Bet Championship derby clash with Blackburn.Kompany rested nine of the men who started last Saturday’s shock 5-2 defeat at Sheffield United for Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup third-round victory over League Two Crawley with only Samuel Bastien and Manuel Benson keeping their...Full Story »

Grimsby striker Ryan Taylor faces months on the sidelines with a torn hamstring.The 34-year-old suffered the injury in training last week and manager Paul Hurst says the scan showed “quite a bad injury”.Grimsby have no new players back for Saturday’s Sky Bet League Two match against Doncaster.Jordan Maguire-Drew and Danilo Orsi-Dadomo could resume training next week. Aribim Pep...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest will check on Cheikhou Kouyate and Scott McKenna ahead of the visit of Crystal Palace.Both men picked up knocks in last week’s draw with Brentford and will be assessed after they missed the midweek Carabao Cup win over Tottenham.Orel Mangala is suspended after his red card in that 2-0 victory while Omar Richards (leg), Giulian Biancone (knee), Harry Toffolo (hamstring), M...Full Story »

Lincoln will check on the fitness of midfielder Ed Bishop ahead of the visit of Plymouth in Sky Bet League One.Bishop suffered a quad injury on his return from a lay-off in last week’s FA Cup loss to Chippenham and missed the midweek Carabao Cup victory over Bristol City.Forward Tom Hopper is still out but is making encouraging progress in his recovery from injury and could return to full ...Full Story »

Newport boss Graham Coughlan will still be without Offrande Zanzala for Saturday’s visit of Stockport in Sky Bet League Two.Zanzala sustained a setback in his return from a hamstring injury earlier this month and the 26-year-old remains sidelined.Aaron Wildig has missed the last two games with a tight back, but he returned to training this week and could be an option off the bench on Satur...Full Story »

Burton have doubts over the fitness of defender Adrian Mariappa ahead of Saturday’s clash with Charlton at the Pirelli Stadium.The Jamaica international was brought off during the second half of last weekend’s FA Cup win over Needham Market because of tight glutes and may not be ready to face Athletic.Midfielder Mustapha Carayol and forward Sam Winnall are also carrying knocks and wi...Full Story »

Lloyd Kelly is set to sit out again as Bournemouth prepare to host Everton.The Cherries captain picked up an ankle injury at the start of September and has made good progress with his rehab, but caretaker manager Gary O’Neil suggested the Toffees clash is still too soon.There are no other fresh injury concerns for Bournemouth, and O’Neil confirmed that defender Jordan Zemura is fine ...Full Story »

Daryl Dike could make his first appearance for West Brom since the opening day against Stoke.The striker has been out since suffering a thigh injury in training with his only appearance coming against Middlesbrough in August but he is back in training.Karlan Grant is making progress from the ankle injury he suffered against Blackpool but the game is likely to come too soon.Semi Ajayi has been ou...Full Story »

Exeter will be without Cheick Diabate for the visit of Peterborough.Diabate has not yet recovered from the foot injury which kept him out of the FA Cup win at Port Vale last weekend.But fellow defender Jonathan Grounds will be added to the squad after overcoming a calf injury.Sam Stubbs remains on the sidelines with a knee injury.Peterborough will check on the fitness of midfield duo Joe Ward an...Full Story »

Midfielder Marcelino Nunez is expected to be available again for Norwich’s Sky Bet Championship match against Middlesbrough at Carrow Road.Chilean Nunez sat out the win at Rotherham with a dead leg, but has been able to resume training.Full-back Sam Byram remains sidelined by a hamstring tendon issue, but Dimi Giannoulis should be involved again having returned from his rib problem to be a...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers welcome back Lewis Gibson and John Marquis for Saturday’s game against manager Joey Barton’s former club Fleetwood.Gibson and Marquis have missed recent Sky Bet League One fixtures due to groin and knee injuries respectively, but are expected to be involved in some capacity.However, Barton is still without Harry Anderson (groin) and Paul Coutts (ankle).Josh Coburn is a...Full Story »