Birmingham put their ongoing off-field uncertainty to one side with a narrow 2-1 win over Huddersfield in the Sky Bet Championship at St Andrew’s.First-half goals from Scott Hogan and home debutant Przemyslaw Placheta, on loan from Norwich, gave new head coach John Eustace’s side a seemingly comfortable platform for victory.But it was a different story after the break and Danny Ward ...Full Story »

Gabriel Martinelli helped fire Arsenal to the first three points of the Premier League season in their 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace.Martinelli headed home after 20 minutes as the Gunners made a promising start at Selhurst Park.And while the hosts returned brighter after the break in a second half that saw few chances for either side, the wind was firmly taken out of their sails when Bukayo Sa...Full Story »

Dipo Akinyemi scored an added-time penalty as Ayr came from two goals down to secure a dramatic 3-2 victory at Queen’s Park in the cinch Championship.The home side led 2-0 at the interval after Simon Murray scored with 18 minutes gone before Dom Thomas doubled their advantage 14 minutes later at Ochilview Park.However, Akinyemi netted moments after the restart, with Sean McGinty hauling th...Full Story »

Preston will be without suspended striker Ched Evans for their first home game of the season against Hull.Evans was shown a straight red card in last week’s goalless Championship opener at Wigan and starts a three-game ban.Boss Ryan Lowe has no new injury worries and could include Greg Cunningham in his squad after the left-back missed out last week.Fellow defender Bambo Diaby could also r...Full Story »

Leicester will be without injured pair Harvey Barnes and Ricardo Pereira for Sunday’s Premier League opener against Brentford.Winger Barnes will be sidelined for several weeks after sustaining a knee injury in last week’s friendly win against Sevilla, while Ricardo, who ruptured an Achilles tendon in the same match, will be out for up to six months.Fellow defender Ryan Bertrand remai...Full Story »

Dundee United manager Jack Ross is waiting to learn whether recently signed left-back Aziz Behich will be granted his work permit in time to feature in Sunday’s cinch Premiership match at home to Livingston.The Tannadice boss is likely to make some changes to freshen his team up after their stunning Europa Conference League win over AZ Alkmaar on Thursday.Peter Pawlett (Achilles) is still ...Full Story »

Liam Scales will come back into the Aberdeen side for the cinch Premiership tie against St Mirren at Pittodrie on Saturday.The on-loan defender was unable to play against parent club Celtic in last week’s league opener at Parkhead.Midfielder Connor Barron (knee) and left-back Jack MacKenzie (thigh) remain out.St Mirren’s Mark O’Hara will miss the trip to Pittodrie due to concus...Full Story »

Karlan Grant is expected to be fit when West Brom host Watford.Grant is carrying a minor niggle but is expected to shake it off in time for Monday night.Callum Robinson is back in training after a dead leg but the Hawthorns clash might come too soon.Okay Yokuslu is in contention having impressed in training despite a lack of minutes since rejoining the Baggies.Mario Gaspar could be handed a debu...Full Story »

Alfredo Morelos returns to the Rangers squad for the cinch Premiership game against Kilmarnock at Ibrox on Saturday.The Colombia forward has fully recovered from a thigh injury which has kept him out since March last season and which required surgery.Defender Filip Helander remains out with a foot problem and midfielder Ianis Hagi has been sidelined since January after suffering cruciate ligamen...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo could be involved in Manchester United’s Premier League opener against Brighton on Sunday.The 37-year-old has only played 45 minutes of the Red Devils’ pre-season campaign and manager Erik ten Hag said “we will see Sunday” when asked if he could feature.Anthony Martial is absent with a hamstring issue and Luke Shaw trained this week after missing last we...Full Story »

Motherwell will assess Paul McGinn’s fitness ahead of the cinch Premiership clash with St Johnstone after the defender went off with a facial injury against St Mirren.Callum Slattery completes a two-match suspension while Ricki Lamie starts one.Left-back Nathan McGinley remains out with a long-term issue.St Johnstone will have Liam Gordon and Ali Crawford back in their squad after injury.M...Full Story »

Promise Omochere is at least a few weeks away from returning for Fleetwood Town after suffering an eye socket fracture during a challenge last weekend.The striker’s injury, which may see him ruled out of Scott Brown’s side for even longer, was sustained during the 73rd minute of his EFL debut in the Cods’ 2-1 loss at Port Vale.With the Irishman unavailable, Brown will likely ne...Full Story »

Hibernian attacker Jair Tavares will sit out Sunday’s cinch Premiership showdown with Hearts at Easter Road as he serves a suspension carried over from his time in Portugal.Paul Hanlon, who underwent knee surgery at the end of last season, could feature in his first competitive game this term after coming through a development team match in midweek.Lewis Stevenson and Demetri Mitchell are ...Full Story »

Ross County winger William Akio underwent surgery ahead of the visit of Celtic.Akio faces a spell on the sidelines after his knee operation.The South Sudan international sat out last weekend’s defeat by Hearts.Celtic midfielder Reo Hatate has been in rehab after sustaining a muscle strain against Aberdeen last weekend and will miss the trip to Dingwall.Defender Carl Starfelt is training an...Full Story »

Colchester boss Wayne Brown could have more options available as they prepare to face Carlisle on Saturday afternoon.The trio of Frank Nouble, Cameron Coxe and Alex Newby all came off the bench in Colchester’s narrow defeat to Northampton last weekend but all played in a midweek friendly against non-league side Stowmarket to boost their fitness.Attacking midfielder Noah Chilvers will be pu...Full Story »

West Ham’s marquee new signings Gianluca Scamacca and Nayef Aguerd will have to wait for their debuts when champions Manchester City come to the London Stadium.Boss David Moyes says striker Scamacca is not fit enough yet while defender Aguerd suffered a knee injury in pre-season.Centre-half Angelo Ogbonna is still not ready to return from his cruciate injury.City will be without Aymeric La...Full Story »

Fulham manager Marco Silva could be without winger Harry Wilson for up to two months ahead of their first Premier League match of the season against Liverpool.The winger will miss out on facing his former club due to a knee injury sustained in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Aston Villa, but could face a challenge to be fit enough to play for Wales at the World Cup in Qatar.Silva will als...Full Story »

Charlton will be without Mandela Egbo and Chuks Aneke for the visit of Derby in Sky Bet League One.Egbo is out with a knee problem and Aneke has a calf injury.Otherwise manager Ben Garner has no new injury concerns to contend with.Charlton will be looking for their first victory of the season in their first home game, having drawn the opener 2-2 at Accrington.Derby could hand a debut to Lewis Do...Full Story »

Liam Cooper, Luis Sinisterra and Dan James are among the absentees for Leeds’ Premier League opener against Wolves.James is suspended and joins six injured first-team players on the sidelines, with skipper Cooper joined by fellow defenders Luke Ayling and Junior Firpo in missing out.Adam Forshaw and summer signing Sinisterra are recovering from issues picked up during the pre-season tour o...Full Story »

Portsmouth hope to have captain Clark Robertson available again for the Sky Bet League One match against Lincoln.Scottish central defender Robertson missed the opening day 3-3 draw against Sheffield Wednesday because of a foot problem, but has returned to training.Midfielder Louis Thompson is expected to be in contention again having come off during the closing stages because of cramp.Forward Ja...Full Story »