Manager John Yems will start a three-match touchline ban when Crawley host Scunthorpe in League Two action on Saturday.Yems was fined £2250 and hit with the touchline suspension after admitting charges of using abusive and insulting words towards a match official the 1-0 loss at Hartlepool on February 12.James Tilley is likely to be sidelined again due to a head injury picked up in that Ha...Full Story »

Preston will be without Liam Lindsay for the visit of promotion-chasing Bournemouth.Lindsay was sent off in the 1-1 draw at Coventry last time out and is banned against the Cherries.Patrick Bauer (hip) is expected to once again miss out and Sean Maguire may not feature despite returning to training.Greg Cunningham and Tom Barkhuizen remain on the sidelines while Josh Murphy could play a part aft...Full Story »

Fulham manager Marco Silva will assess Tom Cairney’s fitness before naming his squad to face Blackburn.Cairney has missed the last two games through illness but has returned to training.Neeskens Kebano and Antonee Robinson are both available and will be in the squad.Rodrigo Muniz will be hoping to feature after being an unused substitute for the 1-0 win at Cardiff.Blackburn manager Tony Mo...Full Story »

Burnley captain Ben Mee is a doubt for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Chelsea at Turf Moor.The defender was being assessed after coming off in the first half of the 2-0 loss to Leicester on Tuesday due to what boss Sean Dyche has said was “more of a knock than a twist”.Erik Pieters and Dale Stephens remain sidelined, along with Matej Vydra and Johann Berg Gudmundsson.Cesa...Full Story »

Hibernian are set to be without 10 players who would ordinarily be in with a strong chance of starting when they host St Johnstone on Saturday.Rocky Bushiri is suspended, while Matt Macey, Paul McGinn, Paul Hanlon, Kevin Nisbet, Demetri Mitchell, Joe Newell, Kyle Magennis, Chris Mueller and Kevin Nisbet are all injured.James Scott could be rushed back into the squad to ease Shaun Maloney’s...Full Story »

Watford will be without Ismaila Sarr for the visit of Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday.The Senegal winger picked up a hamstring problem during last weekend’s 0-0 draw at Manchester United and he joins defender William Troost-Ekong, who has sustained a similar injury, on the sidelines.Kiko Femenia is back in contention while Nicolas Nkoulou is closing in on a return having been out s...Full Story »

Richie Bennett could be an option for Sutton manager Matt Gray ahead of their clash with Rochdale.The forward was sidelined following a wrist operation but is now back in contention.The U’s have also recalled Kylian Kouassi after a loan spell at Chesham United.Sutton are currently fifth in the Sky Bet League Two table but have won only one of their last six matches.There are no fresh injur...Full Story »

Barrow defender Niall Canavan will be available to face Walsall in League Two this weekend after his midweek dismissal was overturned on appeal.Canavan was shown a straight red card after 32 minutes of Tuesday’s 1-0 defeat to Bristol Rovers after bringing down Leon Clarke, but Barrow have had his ban overturned.Jordan Stevens is fit after more than a month on the sidelines to boost Mark Co...Full Story »

Liverpool centre-back Joel Matip will miss Saturday’s visit of West Ham through a non-Covid-related illness.That is likely to mean Ibrahima Konate, who started in the midweek FA Cup win over Norwich, comes in to partner Virgil Van Dijk.Midfielder Thiago Alcantara is not yet ready to return after a tight hamstring forced him out of last weekend’s Carabao Cup final win, midfielders Cur...Full Story »

Manchester City will have John Stones and Aymeric Laporte as their only fit central defenders for Sunday’s Premier League derby against United with Ruben Dias facing an extended spell on the sidelines.The Portugal international could be out for up to six weeks after suffering a hamstring injury in Tuesday’s 2-0 FA Cup win over Peterborough, the same match in which fellow defender Nat...Full Story »

Derby captain Tom Lawrence will return to the side against Barnsley after serving a three-match ban.Lawrence was sent off in the home win against Peterborough last month and the Rams have lost all three of their games in his absence.Defender Krystian Bielik has been passed fit after coming off at half-time in last week’s loss at Cardiff.Rams boss Wayne Rooney revealed on Friday that midfie...Full Story »

Norwich will have full-backs Max Aarons and Brandon Williams available for Saturday’s Premier League match against Brentford.The pair both missed the midweek FA Cup defeat at Liverpool with minor knocks, but have resumed training along with defender Ozan Kabak (shoulder).Captain Grant Hanley was suspended for the FA Cup tie, so should return to the side, while fit-again goalkeeper Tim Krul...Full Story »

Wolves will be without key defender Nelson Semedo for their home game against Crystal Palace after he was ruled out for at least a month.The Portugal right-back missed last Sunday’s 1-0 defeat at West Ham after being forced out of the loss at Arsenal three days earlier due to a hamstring injury.Ki-Jana Hoever and Jonny provide defensive cover. Boss Bruno Lage has no other injury concerns, ...Full Story »

Tottenham have Rodrigo Bentancur and Lucas Moura back for the visit of Everton.Bentancur has been out with an ankle injury and Moura has had a dead leg but both will be back on Monday.Oliver Skipp (groin) and Japhet Tanganga (knee) will miss out.Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is likely to be back after missing the last two matches with a groin problem.Forward Demarai Gray should be availa...Full Story »

Mustapha Carayol could be involved for Gillingham in their meeting with Bolton.The winger returned from injury against Lincoln last weekend, starting on the bench, but could get some minutes against the Trotters.Alex MacDonald is a long-term absentee for the Gills.Gillingham are currently third-from-bottom in the League One table.Elias Kachunga is edging closer to a return for Bolton.The forward...Full Story »

Bertrand Traore could return to the Aston Villa squad for the visit of Southampton.Traore has been sidelined with a hamstring injury but has taken part in full training for two days and will be assessed before manager Steven Gerrard names his squad.Carney Chukwuemeka remains out of action with a minor injury but Gerrard hopes the midfielder will be available to face Leeds next Thursday.Southampt...Full Story »

Newcastle could have Allan Saint-Maximin back for their Premier League clash with Brighton on Saturday.The French winger has missed the last two matches with a calf injury but boss Eddie Howe was hopeful he would be able to return to training on Friday.Matt Ritchie is closing in on a return from his knee injury but Isaac Hayden, Kieran Trippier, Callum Wilson and Jamal Lewis all remain sidelined...Full Story »

Sean Long could feature as Cheltenham host Doncaster in Sky Bet League One.The defender, who is being eased back after a month out, was an unused substitute against Crewe last week but is now fully fit.Ellis Chapman is back in training but not yet ready to return while Conor Thomas could be involved before too long.Charlie Brown and George Lloyd remain on the sidelines.Captain Tom Anderson could...Full Story »

Middlesbrough are hoping for a double fitness boost ahead of the visit of Luton.Both Aaron Connolly and Riley McGree are in line to return after failing late fitness tests ahead of the FA Cup fifth-round win over Tottenham.Marc Bola made his return from a knee injury during extra time of that win and will be looking for his first league action since December.Darnell Fisher and Sammy Ameobi are o...Full Story »

Hull have a number of players who should be back in contention as they host former boss Steve Bruce and out-of-form West Brom in the Sky Bet Championship.The Tigers ended a run of six games without a win with victory at bottom club Peterborough last week and head coach Shota Arveladze could have a stronger squad to choose from this time out.Callum Elder, Tom Eaves, Allahyar Sayyadmanesh and Marc...Full Story »