Mikel Arteta expects to have Emile Smith Rowe available for the visit of Leicester in the Premier League on Sunday.Smith Rowe has not played since February 19 and missed his side’s win at Watford last weekend after he contracted Covid-19.However, Takehiro Tomiyasu will remain sidelined for the match and Arteta would not be drawn into a return date for the defender.Ricardo Pereira is hoping...Full Story »

Dundee United hope to have Charlie Mulgrew, Dylan Levitt and Tony Watt back to face Celtic in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals at Tannadice on Monday.Skipper Ryan Edwards is also expected to feature after suffering a broken nose against Hearts last weekend.Peter Pawlett has been ruled out for the season after being booked in for Achilles surgery.Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou expects to have the sa...Full Story »

Luton are still without defensive duo Sonny Bradley and Gabriel Osho as they look to build on their midweek win over Coventry with a result against QPR at Kenilworth Road.Bradley is nearing a return following a groin operation while Osho will be forced to sit out his second consecutive game after sustaining a hamstring injury at Middlesbrough.The Hatters are unsure whether keeper Alex Palmer wil...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday boss Darren Moore is hopeful the Owls’ injury crisis is starting to ease as they look to bounce back from last week’s loss to Lincoln when they face Cambridge at Hillsborough.Harlee Dean, Josh Windass, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and Olamide Shodipo have all returned to training and will be managed back to full fitness over the coming weeks.Chey Dunkley played 65 minut...Full Story »

Everton duo Ben Godfrey and Demarai Gray will return to the squad to face Wolves at home.Defender Godfrey has not played since a hamstring tear in manager Frank Lampard’s first match over a month ago, while forward Gray is back after two matches out with illness.Centre-back Michael Keane is fit having played in Monday’s 5-0 defeat at Tottenham while unwell.Ki-Jana Hoever and Nelson S...Full Story »

Peterborough goalkeeper Steven Benda will be absent once again when Stoke come to town on Saturday.The on-loan Swansea shot-stopper sustained a back injury in the recent FA Cup loss to Manchester City.David Cornell has deputised for the previous two Posh games and manager Grant McCann does not expect Benda back until after the international break.Dan Butler remains out with an ankle injury for t...Full Story »

Dundee hope to have some more players back for their Scottish Cup quarter-final against Rangers.Lee Ashcroft will attempt to get through training after pulling out of the midweek defeat by St Mirren in the warm-up, while other players are set to return from self-isolation.Charlie Adam (hamstring) is unlikely to make it while Adam Legzdins (knee) and Cillian Sheridan (Achilles) remain out.Rangers...Full Story »

Enock Mwepu and Adam Lallana are available for Brighton’s Premier League clash with Liverpool on Saturday.Mwepu has been sidelined since early January with injury and illness and boss Graham Potter is keen to take things steadily, while Lallana returned to training last week.Adam Webster (groin) is still out while Yves Bissouma has been managing a slight knee problem but should be availabl...Full Story »

Exeter will be without Jonathan Grounds for the Sky Bet League Two visit of Salford on Saturday.The 34-year-old defender scored in City’s 3-1 win over Swindon in midweek but was forced off at half-time with tear in his calf which will keep him out for several weeks.Striker Jevani Brown also scored after he passed a late fitness test and it remains to be seen whether he can start back-to-ba...Full Story »

Brentford will have Kristoffer Ajer and Christian Norgaard available for Saturday’s visit of Burnley.The duo were forced off with knocks in last weekend’s 3-1 win at Norwich but have been passed fit by boss Thomas Frank.Bees only absentee will be midfielder Josh Dasilva, who will serve the second match of his three-game suspension for a sending off against Newcastle last month.Burnle...Full Story »

Motherwell hope Mark O’Hara can shake off a minor niggle ahead of the Scottish Cup quarter-final tie against Hibernian.The midfielder sat out training in midweek but will bid to get himself fit for the Fir Park clash.Left-back Nathan McGinley remains on the sidelines, while Barry Maguire is out for the season after undergoing surgery on his quad.Hibernian striker Chris Mueller is back in t...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani and Raphael Varane will be available for Manchester United’s crunch Premier League clash with Tottenham.The Red Devils were without the experienced trio for last weekend’s chastening 4-1 derby loss to Manchester City but are set to be boosted by their returns for the visit of top-four rivals Spurs on Saturday evening.Luke Shaw remains absent having f...Full Story »

Hearts have 11 players carrying injuries ahead of their Scottish Cup quarter-final against St Mirren.Michael Smith remains out with a back injury and John Souttar, Nathaniel Atkinson, Gary Mackay-Steven, Cammy Devlin and Alex Cochrane all went off injured against Dundee United last weekend.Craig Halkett, Beni Baningime, Josh Ginnelly and Peter Haring are among the other players affected and Robb...Full Story »

Rochdale remain without three players for Saturday’s visit of Barrow in Sky Bet League Two.Dale have not lost a league game at home since October, a run of nine matches but defender Max Taylor is still sidelined with an ankle issue.He is not expected to return until April and manager Robbie Stockdale remains without defender Paul Downing and forward Josh Andrews.Both are “at the...Full Story »

Patrick Bamford could make his first start since September in Sunday’s home Premier League game against bottom club Norwich.Striker Bamford stepped off the bench in Thursday’s 3-0 home defeat to Aston Villa after recovering from a foot injury, but left-back Junior Firpo will miss out as he waits to learn the full extent of his knee problem.Midfielder Kalvin Phillips and defender Liam...Full Story »

Rod McDonald and Brennan Dickenson could return for Carlisle as they take on Northampton on Saturday.Defender McDonald has not featured since the start of February with a calf issue while forward Dickenson has been nursing a knee injury but both have since returned to full training.Attacker Gime Toure and defender Kelvin Mellor both remain sidelined but are nearing returns.Joel Senior remains si...Full Story »

Hartlepool boss Graeme Lee must assess the midweek cup demands on his squad ahead of Leyton Orient’s visit in Sky Bet League Two.Pools missed out on a first major cup final appearance at Wembley after being beaten on penalties by Rotherham in a dramatic Papa John’s Trophy semi-final.Loan trio Bryn Morris, Joe White and Jake Hull are all available after being cup-tied on Wednesday.Def...Full Story »

Jarrod Bowen will definitely miss out for West Ham as they continue their push for European qualification against Aston Villa.The 25-year-old limped off with a heel injury in last weekend’s defeat to Liverpool and he missed the 1-0 Europa League loss to Sevilla on Thursday night. Hammers boss David Moyes said the former Hull player would not be available against Villa.Moyes felt the team h...Full Story »

Wycombe will assess Ryan Tafazolli ahead of the visit of table-topping Rotherham.The defender was taken off in the second half of last weekend’s win at Crewe with a knock to the ear.Curtis Thompson will also be checked as he has been nursing a knee injury in recent weeks.Back-to-back wins for the Chairboys have resurrected their play-off hopes after a poor run of form saw them slip down th...Full Story »

Cardiff manager Steve Morison will bid to make it three Sky Bet Championship wins in a row with an almost fully-fit squad as the Bluebirds host Preston.Ryan Wintle, Jordan Hugill, Uche Ikpeazu, Alfie Doughty and Rubin Colwill all featured in the 2-1 win at QPR last time out after recovering from a sickness bug which hit the squad.Defender Curtis Nelson has returned to training on grass but is no...Full Story »