Leicester remain without several key players for the visit of West Ham.Jamie Vardy, Jonny Evans, Wesley Fofana, Timothy Castagne and Ryan Bertrand are all out for Brendan Rodgers.Youri Tielemans and Harvey Barnes could be recalled after being second-half substitutes in the 2-0 defeat at Liverpool on Thursday.Kurt Zouma will be available for West Ham despite the ongoing furore about mistreating h...Full Story »

January signing Kieran Trippier is a doubt for Newcastle’s Premier League clash with Aston Villa on Sunday.The England full-back suffered a calf injury during Tuesday’s win over Everton, in which he scored a fine free-kick, and is being assessed, while Villa loanee Matt Targett is ineligible to play against his parent club and Paul Dummett could replace him at left-back if he is fit ...Full Story »

Everton defender Yerry Mina has been ruled out for at least two months as manager Frank Lampard’s injury problems grow ahead of the visit of Leeds.The Colombia international (thigh) joins fellow centre-back Ben Godfrey (hamstring) on the sidelines with left-back Vitalii Mykolenko also missing the game.Forward Demarai Gray has a hip problem which has ruled him out but striker Dominic Calver...Full Story »

Marc Roberts is a doubt for Birmingham’s clash with Luton.The defender missed the Blues’ 3-1 defeat to Bournemouth with a tight hamstring and could be out again for Saturday’s game.Teden Mengi could also be assessed after being taken off in the second half of the Cherries game with a hamstring problem.Lee Bowyer is still without George Friend who has a calf strain.Harry Cornick...Full Story »

Burnley forward Maxwel Cornet will be fit for the visit of Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday.Cornet went off with cramp in the second half of Tuesday night’s 1-1 draw with Manchester United but Sean Dyche said the Ivory Coast international is ready to go again this weekend.Striker Ashley Barnes made a late substitute appearance in that match on his way back from injury, but left-ba...Full Story »

Wimbledon will check on defender Dan Csoka ahead of Saturday’s Sky Bet League One clash with Sunderland.The 21-year-old Hungarian was replaced by Will Nightingale at half-time during Tuesday night’s 1-0 home defeat by leaders Rotherham after returning to the dressing room with an elevated heart-rate.Csoka was one of four men – Paul Kalambayi, Cheye Alexander and Nesta Guinness-...Full Story »

Huddersfield could have defender Pipa back as they take on Sheffield United in the Sky Bet Championship.The Spaniard missed Wednesday’s draw at Preston with a groin injury but has since returned to training.The Terriers have no fresh fitness concerns following the game at Deepdale.Tino Anjorin, Levi Colwill, Alex Vallejo, Rolando Aarons and Ryan Schofield are still out of action.The Blades...Full Story »

MK Dons have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the Sky Bet League One match against Ipswich.Boss Liam Manning made three changes for the midweek draw at Fleetwood, with deadline day loan signings Matt Smith and Kaine Kesler-Hayden handed their first starts.Frontman Mo Eisa also came into the side, with Theo Corbeanu having to be content with a place on the bench, while Connor Wickham could be in...Full Story »

Burton could still be without Deji Oshilaja for the visit of Cambridge in the Sky Bet League One on Saturday.The Brewers had to replace their regular back three for their midweek defeat at Portsmouth, with Oshilaja kept out with an injury which had forced him off during the previous match against Sheffield Wednesday.John Brayford and Sam Hughes were also missing through injury and could still be...Full Story »

Crawley boss John Yems has no selection issues ahead of Saturday’s League Two clash with Hartlepool.Yems has a full squad at his disposal as the Reds attempt to build upon Tuesday night’s 3-1 win at Harrogate.Striker Aramide Oteh scored his first goal in his second appearance since completing his move from Salford and will hope to retain his place.Midfielders George Francomb and Will...Full Story »

Conor Thomas could return to the Cheltenham squad for the Sky Bet League One visit of Fleetwood to the Jonny-Rocks Stadium.The 28-year-old is back in training after a calf injury and Robins boss Michael Duff said the midfielder was “touch and go” to feature.Jamie Soule, a loan signing from West Brom, will be pushing to make his Cheltenham debut as the club look to build on their midw...Full Story »

Barrow will be without Josh Kay for the visit of Stevenage.Kay is facing around six weeks on the sidelines after suffering ankle ligament damage.Tom Beadling will be assessed after missing the 3-1 defeat by Hartlepool through injury.New signing Niall Canavan replaced Beadling in the starting line-up and is likely to keep his place.Stevenage have doubts over Ed Upson and Luke Norris.Midfielder Up...Full Story »

Wales Under-20 midfielder Oliver Cooper is set to return to the Newport starting line-up against Oldham at Rodney Parade.Cooper, who has impressed during his loan spell from Swansea, was given a breather at Northampton in midweek with manager James Rowberry concerned about his heavy workload.Veteran striker Kevin Ellison, scorer of the late winner at Oldham in August, has recovered from surgery ...Full Story »

Leyton Orient will look to collect their first win in more than two months against League Two play-off hopefuls Salford.Kenny Jackett’s men have picked up just two points from eight matches since beating Swindon at home on December 7.The O’s suffered a 1-0 stoppage-time defeat on Tuesday at Exeter, where Dan Happe dislocated his knee to rule him out for the long-term.Jackett expects ...Full Story »

Jack Payne could be involved for Swindon as they host Scunthorpe.The midfielder has returned to training following a knee injury but is not fit enough to start.Jonny Williams is out for around a week with a groin niggle while Jordan Lyden and Dion Conroy both have Achilles injuries.Midfielder Louis Reed is back in contention after serving a two-match ban.Tom Pugh will be suspended for Scunthorpe...Full Story »

Millwall could hand winger Jed Wallace a first start for two months at home to Cardiff.Wallace has built up his fitness after a quad injury by coming off the bench in the Lions’ last two games against Preston and Fulham.Former Cardiff defender Scott Malone will be assessed after missing Tuesday’s defeat at Fulham with a hamstring niggle.Arsenal loanee Daniel Ballard, who underwent kn...Full Story »

Hull goalkeeper Nathan Baxter remains sidelined as runaway Championship leaders Fulham come to town.The on-loan Chelsea shot-stopper has missed the last two matches through illness and will again be unavailable on Saturday.Andy Cannon and Callum Elder will be fit to feature for the Tigers, as will Lewie Coyle after returning to the line-up in Tuesday’s loss at DerbyManager Shota Arveladze ...Full Story »

Paul Downing will be assessed for Rochdale as they prepare for their clash with Harrogate.The defender is set to have a scan for a groin injury.Luke Charman will also be assessed after picking up a knock to his knee, but manager Robbie Stockdale is hopeful the forward can be involved against Harrogate.Jimmy Keohane has returned to training but the weekend game will come too soon for him.Harrogat...Full Story »

Accrington are expected to be without John O’Sullivan for their Sky Bet League One clash at home to Crewe.O’Sullivan scored in the 2-0 win over Oxford on Tuesday night but was later forced off with a hamstring injury which is likely to see him sidelined this weekend.The striker’s absence will come as a blow to Stanley boss John Coleman, who is targeting back to back league wins...Full Story »

Reading are expected to be without Ovie Ejaria for the visit of Coventry.The midfielder picked up an injury in training ahead of the midweek defeat to Bristol City and boss Veljko Paunovic does not yet know how long he will be out for.Yakou Meite (knee) could be back involved after a run-out with the Under-23s and Tom McIntyre (foot) could also be involved.Felipe Araruna (knee), Scott Dann (hams...Full Story »