Accrington could have a number of new signings on display for the visit of Charlton, with Shaun Whalley set to make his full debut this weekend.The attacker joined from Shrewsbury this summer, one of seven additions made by Stanley having let nine move on.Forward Colby Bishop exited in surprise fashion earlier this month to Sky Bet League One rivals Portsmouth and Whalley, Alhagi Touray Sisay an...Full Story »

Newly-promoted Wigan will check on the fitness of forward Charlie Wyke ahead of their Sky Bet Championship opener against Preston.Wyke was due to have a scan after missing Latics’ final pre-season friendly against Sheffield Wednesday last weekend with a knock.Midfielder Gwion Edwards is likely to miss out after suffering an Achilles injury early in the pre-season.Fellow midfielder Jordan C...Full Story »

Luton will be without Fred Onyedinma for their Sky Bet Championship season opener at home to Birmingham.The winger, who missed the end of the previous campaign through injury, is once again sidelined following a pre-season knock.New signing Louie Watson (ankle) will also miss out as the Hatters aim to improve on their play-off semi-final defeat last year.The likes of Cauley Woodrow, Carlton Morr...Full Story »

Huddersfield will check on Matty Pearson as they kick off the Championship campaign against Burnley.Pearson has a knock picked up in pre-season and will be assessed by boss Danny Schofield, who is taking charge of the Terriers for the first time.It has been a summer of change at the West Yorkshire club following their play-off final defeat to Nottingham Forest, with the likes of Will Boyle, Davi...Full Story »

Rotherham have a shortage of strikers ahead of their curtain-raiser against Swansea.Tom Eaves (calf) and Josh Kayode (hamstring) are definitely out while Georgie Kelly missed training on Thursday with an illness and is a doubt.Midfielder Ollie Rathbone is a doubt with a quad injury but Cohen Bramall and Tolaji Bola have returned to training this week and will be hoping to play.The Millers, aimin...Full Story »

Summer signing Dominic Ball is struggling to be fit for Ipswich’s opening Sky Bet League One game at home to Bolton.Ball, who moved to Portman Road from QPR, hurt his ankle in pre-season and missed the warm-up games against Millwall and Southend.Sam Morsy and Lee Evans could start in central midfield with manager Kieran McKenna expected to hand out several debuts.Left-back Leif Davis becam...Full Story »

Cambridge begin their Sky Bet League One campaign at home to MK Dons on Saturday and in the process start life without talisman Wes Hoolahan.The former Republic of Ireland international has been an integral player for the U’s during the past two seasons, helping them win promotion to the third tier in 2021 before he had a big hand in them consolidating last term.Boss Mark Bonner decided to...Full Story »

Wycombe start life without veterans Adebayo Akinfenwa and David Stockdale against Burton.Forward Akinfenwa retired after the League One play-off final defeat to Sunderland at Wembley in May, while goalkeeper Stockdale joined promotion rivals Sheffield Wednesday in the off-season.Defender Anthony Stewart also departed in the summer, turning down a new deal to sign for Aberdeen.Chairboys boss Gare...Full Story »

Harrogate have been dealt a major injury blow before their Sky Bet League Two campaign kicks off against Swindon.Summer signing Max Wright faces up to four months on the sidelines after suffering an ankle injury during a pre-season friendly against Barnsley.Town boss Simon Weaver had been impressed with Wright during his brief time at the club, but he now joins three other players on the casualt...Full Story »

Jensen Weir will be available for Morecambe’s Sky Bet League One opener against Shrewsbury.The Brighton loanee can fight for a place in the Shrimpers’ midfield, having made a season-long switch from the south coast.Southampton loanee Caleb Watts can add further steel to Derek Adams’ midfield set-up too.The likes of Donald Love and Farrend Rawson are also in line for competitive...Full Story »

A much-changed Derby side will step into third-tier action for the first time in 36 years in Saturday’s League One home clash with Oxford.Caretaker boss Liam Rosenior could almost field an entire starting XI of new recruits.The Rams have brought in 11 free-transfer signings in a hectic summer entirely underpinned by a protracted takeover that was only completed earlier this month.Midfielde...Full Story »

Cheltenham could hand starts to a host of summer signings in their Sky Bet League One opener at home to Peterborough.Luke Southwood, on loan from Reading, is likely to feature in goal, while Southampton forward Dan Nlundulu, back with the Robins for a second loan spell, is set to play up front.West Brom loanee Caleb Taylor and Tom Bradbury are in contention for defensive starts while in midfield...Full Story »

Sutton will begin their second season of Sky Bet League Two football with a home game against fellow 2021-22 play-off challengers Newport.Manager Matt Gray has seen goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis and winger David Ajiboye join Reading and Peterborough respectively.But he has brought in a number of newcomers, including former Walsall keeper Jack Rose, while Luke Gambin could feature against one of his f...Full Story »

Bradley Dack is unlikely to start for Blackburn in their Sky Bet Championship opener at home to QPR on Saturday.New Rovers boss Jon Dahl Tomasson has indicated Dack, who missed much of last season with an ACL injury, is not yet fit enough to start, having played only once in pre-season, scoring in Rovers’ 1-0 friendly win over Lincoln last weekend.Callum Brittain, Blackburn’s only se...Full Story »

Millwall boss Gary Rowett could have all five summer recruits available for the Sky Bet Championship opener against Stoke.Benik Afobe has made his switch to The Den permanent, while Zian Flemming, George Honeyman, Jamie Shackleton and Charlie Cresswell have all arrived this summer.Millwall have come through pre-season training without any injury issues, so there could be a clutch of competitive ...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson will run fitness checks on Brennan Dickenson and Ryan Edmondson ahead of the Sky Bet League Two opener against Crawley.Midfielder Dickenson missed United’s final pre-season friendly – a goalless draw at Morecambe – because of a dead leg.Striker Edmondson, meanwhile, suffered a thigh problem against Morecambe and was forced off.Simpson could have Omari...Full Story »

Walsall boss Michael Flynn has a new-look squad at his disposal but also a lengthy injury list to contend with for the visit of Hartlepool.Joss Labadie and Conor Wilkinson are long-term absentees with anterior cruciate ligament injuries, while Joe Riley, Jack Earing, Liam Gordon and Oisin McAtee are also sidelined.New arrival Taylor Allen was taken off against Solihull Moors as a precaution and ...Full Story »

According to Marca, if anyone has to leave Atletico, it is Griezmann, the French striker whose future is now in doubt and who could be the key to Cristiano Ronaldo's chances of wearing the Atletico shirt. The future of Griezmann and Cristiano Ronaldo has been linked, according to Marca. However, as far as the French striker is concerned, there is nowhere else for him to go but Atletico, so th...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United with his agent Mendes and informed the club that he wants the club to waive his contract and make him a free agent so that he can join a team that can play in the UEFA Champions League. Manchester United claimed they did not want Cristiano Ronaldo to leave and insisted that they had not received any inquiries about Cristiano Ronaldo. The meeting...Full Story »

Negotiations for Barcelona to sign Cesar Azpilicueta are progressing well, according to COPE. According to previous reports, Azpilicueta may become Barcelona's next signing this summer after Jules Kounde. The 32-year-old Spanish defender's contract with Chelsea is set to expire in 2023, and COPE says talks to sign Cesar Azpilicueta are progressing well.Full Story »