Robbie Neilson expects to have Josh Ginnelly (illness) and Alex Cochrane (concussion) back in his Hearts squad for Saturday’s cinch Premiership game against Livingston.Both players, along with Michael Smith, Cammy Devlin,  and John Souttar, missed the Scottish Cup win over St Mirren last week but Neilson’s squad returns closer to full strength.Gary Mackay-Steven (broken hand) is...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola has acknowledged Manchester City are in the chase for the treble – but continues to play down the prospect.The leaders are firmly in contention for the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup this season.Winning those three trophies is a feat achieved by only one side previously, by rivals Manchester United in 1999.Pep Guardiola has distanced himself from talk of Manchest...Full Story »

Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has no fresh selection concerns ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester City.Winger Nathan Tella had been sidelined by a groin issue, but is one of those who could return to contention along with Nathan Redmond.Defender Tino Livramento, on-loan Chelsea forward Armando Broja and striker Theo Walcott should also be involved again as Hase...Full Story »

Leicester look set to be without Wilfred Ndidi for Sunday’s Premier League clash with Brentford at the King Power Stadium.Boss Brendan Rodgers has said the knee injury the midfielder sustained in the Europa Conference League match at Rennes on Thursday “might keep him out for a few weeks”, and the Foxes are also assessing Marc Albrighton following his early withdrawal due to a ...Full Story »

Dundee will be without Lee Ashcroft for Sunday’s cinch Premiership clash at home to Rangers after the defender was forced off with a hamstring injury in last weekend’s Scottish Cup defeat by the same opponents.Captain Charlie Adam (hamstring), goalkeeper Adam Legzdins (knee) and striker Cillian Sheridan (Achilles) all remain sidelined.Manager Mark McGhee will be in the technical area...Full Story »

Northampton have been assessing the fitness of defensive duo Shaun McWilliams and Ali Koiki ahead of Saturday’s clash with fellow promotion hopefuls Bristol Rovers.McWilliams missed Tuesday’s 2-1 win over Stevenage with a knee injury he sustained in last Saturday’s defeat at Carlisle.Former Rovers defender Koiki, meanwhile, was forced off in the 26th minute of that midweek vict...Full Story »

Celtic midfielder David Turnbull is available for the visit of Ross County following a three-month lay-off with a hamstring tear.Jota and Liel Abada are back after missing Monday’s win over Dundee United but another winger, James Forrest, misses out with a minor muscle issue.Kyogo Furuhashi (hamstring) remains out for the cinch Premiership leaders but he was pictured training on his own du...Full Story »

Cambridge manager Mark Bonner is set to make changes for the clash with MK Dons.Shilow Tracey will be assessed after he was unable to complete a training session earlier in the week.The manager said Lorent Tolaj would also be checked after a reported neck problem.Bonner has no other worries but said there would be “a couple of changes from last weekend” in his squad to face the Dons....Full Story »

Nottingham Forest will be without Scott McKenna for their FA Cup quarter-final against Liverpool.The defender limped off with a hamstring problem late in Wednesday’s victory over QPR and is expected to be sidelined for a month.The news comes as a blow to Forest, who had already lost fellow defenders Steve Cook and Max Lowe.They will both miss at least a month with injuries picked up in the...Full Story »

Leyton Orient are expected to be without George Ray for the visit of Rochdale.The 28-year-old defender was forced off with injury in the first half of their 1-1 draw with Forest Green on Tuesday night and is likely to miss out.Shadrach Ogie is likely to replace of Ray against the Dale as Orient look to end a run of four straight draws, with their last win coming in December.Defender Tom Jam...Full Story »

St Mirren winger Jordan Jones is likely to miss the cinch Premiership encounter with Dundee United.The Northern Ireland suffered a shoulder injury against Hearts and could be missing for several weeks.Matt Millar’s season could be over after a scan showed a tendon problem just as he was ready to return from a hamstring injury.Midfielder Ian Harkes will miss out for the Terrors.The American...Full Story »

Tottenham have no fresh injury concerns for the crunch London derby with West Ham.Spurs came through the midweek win at Brighton unscathed and Antonio Conte is likely to name an unchanged side.Japhet Tanganga (knee) has been ruled out for the season, Oliver Skipp (groin) will return after the international break while Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring) is at least four weeks away from a return to traini...Full Story »

Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira has no fresh injury concerns to contend with ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final against Everton.Luka Milivojevic, Will Hughes and Martin Kelly missed Monday’s 0-0 draw with Premier League leaders Manchester City but are in contention this weekend.Joel Ward was on the bench for that game after a period sidelined with a groin injury.Palace midf...Full Story »

Aston Villa will be without Lucas Digne for the visit of Arsenal on Saturday lunchtime.The France full-back was withdrawn 10 minutes into last weekend’s loss to West Ham with a hamstring problem and will miss out, although Steven Gerrard does not believe the problem will sideline him for long.Marvelous Nakamba has returned to training but will not be fit until after the international break...Full Story »

Charlton could have several players back for the visit of Burton at the weekend.Defender Akin Famewo is back in contention after missing the last three games through illness.Jason Pearce recently returned from a foot injury and should feature.Defender Ryan Inniss (thigh) and striker Chuks Aneke are still out.Midfielder Adlene Guedioura is back for Burton’s trip to London.The 36-year-old mi...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder will welcome striker Andraz Sporar back into the squad for Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final clash with Premier League Chelsea.Sporar has missed the Sky Bet Championship club’s last two games through illness but is available once again.He will be joined in the squad by midfielder James Lea Siliki, who has also sat out recently after feeling unwell.Defend...Full Story »

Defender Andy Considine and attacker Marley Watkins return to the Aberdeen squad for the visit of Hibernian in the cinch Premiership.Considine has been out since last August with a cruciate injury while Watkins has not played since injuring a foot against Dundee on Boxing Day.Mikey Devlin (ankle) and Matty Kennedy (knock) are still working their way back to fitness.Hibs could welcome captain Pau...Full Story »

Hull boss Shota Arveladze is hoping to have Nathan Baxter available for Saturday’s visit of Luton.The on-loan goalkeeper has been out of action since the end of January but returned to training this week.Andy Cannon and Tyler Smith will both miss the match with knocks, while Arvaladze said a number of other players face checks.Lewis Coyle and Josh Emmanuel both missed the midweek win over ...Full Story »

Reading are expecting to again be without midfielder John Swift for Saturday’s visit of Blackburn.Swift has missed the last two games through illness and is yet to return to training.Alen Halilovic is set to again miss out with interim boss Paul Ince suggesting the Croatian needs more time to recover from a hamstring problem.Dejan Tetek, Baba Rahman, Felipe Araruna and Femi Azeez remain ou...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson will miss his team’s cinch Premiership match at home to Motherwell as he is isolating due to Covid-19.Shaun Rooney, Callum Booth and Murray Davidson are all fit to return after injury while Tom Sang could also be available after being forced off early in the recent match away to Hibernian.Craig Bryson, Chris Kane and David Wotherspoon remain on the side...Full Story »