Celtic will be without Carl Starfelt for their cinch Premiership opener at home to Aberdeen as the Swedish defender is short of match fitness despite returning to training on Friday following his recent hamstring injury.Japanese midfielder Yosuke Ideguchi is the champions’ only other absentee as he faces a few weeks out with a leg gash.Summer signings Benjamin Siegrist, Alexandro Bernabei,...Full Story »

St Mirren keeper Trevor Carson will be available for the cinch Premiership opener against Motherwell in Paisley on Sunday.It was feared the Northern Ireland international’s knee injury would be long-term but boss Stephen Robinson welcomed the news that he is back in action.Curtis Main has trained for the last two weeks following a summer medical procedure and fellow striker Eamonn Brophy w...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Shamal George is in line to make his Livingston debut in Saturday’s cinch Premiership opener against Rangers following his arrival from Colchester.Defender Tom Parkes was this week ruled out for a further six to nine months after being told he needs fresh knee surgery.Morgan Boyes (ankle) remains out while Cristian Montano will be assessed after a head knock.Rangers new boy Rabb...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson has several unnamed injury concerns ahead of Saturday’s cinch Premiership opener at home to Hibernian and anticipates being without as many as nine players in total.This number includes long-term injury victims David Wotherspoon (knee), Chris Kane (knee), Callum Booth (Achilles) and Tony Gallacher (leg), although Davidson expects the quartet to “d...Full Story »

Hearts are closing in on a fully-fit squad ahead of their cinch Premiership opener against Ross County.Josh Ginnelly returned to training on Thursday after a knock.Cammy Devlin, Euan Henderson and Lewis Neilson have also brushed off fitness issues.Ross County will be without William Akio after the winger went off with a knee injury during his debut against East Fife.Josh Sims has recovered from ...Full Story »

Blair Alston, Liam Donnelly, Fraser Murray and Kyle Lafferty all re-joined the Kilmarnock squad ahead of the cinch Premiership opener against Dundee United at Rugby Park on Saturday after recovering from various injuries.Scott Robinson had a setback during pre-season and was booked in for a procedure to get some respite from his heel injury.On-loan Middlesbrough goalkeeper Zach Hemmings is still...Full Story »

Middlesbrough will be without Paddy McNair for their opening game against West Brom.The defender misses out through a suspension carried over from last season after he was dismissed on the final day against Preston.There are no other fresh injury concerns for Chris Wilder as his side prepare to challenge for promotion again after just missing out on the play-offs last season.New signing Marcus F...Full Story »

Hull head coach Shota Arveladze has a number of injury problems ahead of the season opener against Bristol City.Goalkeeper Nathan Baxter is a doubt with a finger injury and new signing Dogukan Sinik is awaiting the results of an MRI scan after suffering a calf problem in training.Defenders Brandon Fleming and Josh Emmanuel are also sidelined, while Mallik Wilks and Ryan Longman both missed the p...Full Story »

Josh Davison will be primed for his AFC Wimbledon debut in Saturday’s League Two clash with Gillingham.Striker Davison has arrived at AFC Wimbledon from Charlton on a permanent deal, in a busy summer of transfer activity for boss Johnnie Jackson.Free-transfer recruits Alex Pearce and Chris Gunter should also be in the mix to feature this weekend.Brentford loan midfielder Paris Maghoma will...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers will be without defender Nick Anderton and captain Paul Coutts when they kick off their League One campaign against fellow promoted side Forest Green.Anderton revealed on Thursday that he has been diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, that is affecting his femur and he will undergo an operation in the coming weeks to remove that part of the bone.Experienced midf...Full Story »

Rochdale manager Robbie Stockdale will be without midfielder Jimmy Keohane for up to two months of the Sky Bet League Two season.Keohane suffered an unspecified injury during the pre-season friendly against Port Vale and will be sidelined for a significant period.Striker Tahvon Campbell also remains unavailable as he recovers from the broken foot which ruled him out of the end of last season.Goa...Full Story »

Aymeric Laporte will miss the start of Manchester City’s Premier League title defence after undergoing knee surgery in the summer.Manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed the Spain international could be out for at least a month after playing through the pain barrier in the closing matches of last season.City were hit by a number of other defensive injuries during the run-in with John Stones, K...Full Story »

Jordan Turnbull will be given a late fitness test ahead of Tranmere’s Sky Bet League Two opener at home to Stevenage.The 27-year-old defender moved to Prenton Park from Salford earlier this week but may have to wait to make his Rovers debut.Tom Davies, Kieron Morris and Charlie Jolley are definite absentees, the trio having all picked up knocks during pre-season.Micky Mellon’s side f...Full Story »

FA Cup winners Liverpool will be without goalkeeper Alisson Becker and forward Diogo Jota as they face Premier League champions Manchester City in the Community Shield at the King Power Stadium.Alisson has had an abdominal problem and with, Caoimhin Kelleher also injured, third-choice Adrian could play.Jota will miss the start of the season with a hamstring injury while there are also doubts ove...Full Story »

Michael Smith could make his Sheffield Wednesday debut in the curtain-raiser against Portsmouth.Striker Smith and defender Michael Ihiekwe have both joined the Owls from neighbours Rotherham and will be vying for starting spots on Saturday.New goalkeeper David Stockdale is likely to start, and it remains to be seen whether fellow summer arrivals Tyreeq Bakinson and Akin Famewo will be involved.C...Full Story »

Stockport have a host of new names who could make their debuts as Dave Challinor’s side prepare for their return to the EFL when they host Barrow.Blackburn full-back James Brown is the latest arrival at Edgeley Park having joined on a season-long loan a day before the season opener.In a summer with a high turnover of talent, the likes of Liverpool loanee goalkeeper Vitezslav Jaros will be ...Full Story »

Mark Kennedy takes charge of his first game as Lincoln boss as they welcome Sky Bet League One newcomers Exeter to the LNER Stadium.Having replaced Michael Appleton, Kennedy has set about adding to his ranks and a number of arrivals could be in line for their competitive debuts.Loanees Carl Rushworth and Tashan Oakley-Boothe, from Brighton and Stoke respectively, are likely to be involved.As are...Full Story »

New signing Ellis Simms could feature for Sunderland in their opening game against Coventry.The forward signed on a season-long loan from Everton and could line up for the Black Cats as they return to Sky Bet Championship football after four years in League One.Carl Winchester is also available after featuring in the final pre-season game against Hartlepool, having missed the Black Cats’ f...Full Story »

Port Vale will be without forward James Wilson when they begin life back in League One against Fleetwood.Wilson faces a spell on the sidelines after picking up a knock.Defender Will Forrester is one of Vale’s summer signings, having joined from neighbours Stoke, and he could be involved in the season opener.Gavin Massey and Funso Ojo also joined during the summer window, while defender Lew...Full Story »

New Blackpool boss Michael Appleton could hand debuts to his summer signings as they launch their Sky Bet Championship campaign at home to Reading.Canada international attacker Theo Corbeanu became the club’s fourth arrival when he completed a season-long loan move from Premier League Wolves on Thursday.He joins Liverpool defender Rhys Williams and Manchester City midfielder Lewis Fiorini ...Full Story »