Madrid had to move Thursday's training session scheduled for the morning to the afternoon as players, staff and club workers were tested again. "Real Madrid announces that our players [Marco] Asensio, [Gareth] Bale, [Andriy] Lunin and Rodrygo as well as our first assistant manager, Davide Ancelotti, have tested positive for COVID-19," a club statement said. Davide Ancelotti is the son of coa...Full Story »

Last summer saw Tottenham Hotspur come close to losing star striker Harry Kane. The England international appeared to publicly push for a move elsewhere and the one club who seemed most likely to capture him was Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. However, after splashing a huge £100m record fee on Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish, the Citizens’ pursuit of Kane came to an abrupt e...Full Story »

Southampton vs Brentford, Everton vs Leicester, West Ham vs Norwich and Watford vs Crystal Palace are also postponed as Covid rips through the English game. Man Utd and Spurs are among the latest sides to see games postponed due to Covid Credit: Getty And the announcements came just a few hours after Prem chiefs vowed to plough on with the weekend programme - ignoring calls for a pre-Christmas...Full Story »

In the wake of the Argentine's stunning retirement, the club could turn to a familiar face Barcelona could turn to Alexis Sanchez to help fill the void left by Sergio Aguero's retirement, GOAL can confirm, as the Catalan club could push to re-sign the Chilean star in January. Aguero announced his retirement on Wednesday after being diagnosed with a heart condition, and Barca see Sanchez as o...Full Story »

Real Madrid eye Coman (Fichajes)The winger is under contract until 2023 but renewal talks with Bayern have stalled Real Madrid are monitoring Kingsley Coman's contract situation at Bayern Munich, claims Fichajes.net. They already expect to land Kylian Mbappe next summer and would be interested in adding Coman, another dynamic French attacker, as well. Coman has scored five goals in all comp...Full Story »

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe felt referee Mike Dean’s decision not to stop play for an apparent head injury was the pivotal moment of the game as Liverpool equalised before going on to win 3-1.Leading through Jonjo Shelvey’s early strike, Isaac Hayden collided with Jamaal Lascelles and was on the floor in the six-yard area when Diogo Jota followed up his own header to score.Within fo...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel bemoaned a “freak result” as Chelsea wasted a hatful of chances to slip to a 1-1 Premier League draw with Everton.Jarrad Branthwaite poked home Anthony Gordon’s free-kick to stun an otherwise-dominant but highly profligate Chelsea, who had moved ahead through Mason Mount.The Blues spurned a glut of gilt-edged opportunities to slip four points behind leaders Manche...Full Story »

Liverpool made light of the Covid-enforced absences of Virgil Van Dijk and Fabinho to comfortably beat struggling Newcastle 3-1 at Anfield and become the first English side in history to register 2,000 top-flight victories.Mohamed Salah equalled Jamie Vardy’s record of providing a goal or an assist in 15 consecutive Premier League appearances with his 22nd strike of the season after Diogo ...Full Story »

Profligate Chelsea conceded vital ground in the Premier League title race by slipping to a sub-standard 1-1 draw with callow Everton at Stamford Bridge.Teenage defender Jarrad Branthwaite netted his first Everton goal to plunder a draw for the injury-hit Toffees, stunning a Chelsea outfit missing a clutch of senior players through Covid-19.Mason Mount thought his seventh top-flight goal of the c...Full Story »

Carlisle forward Zach Clough is a doubt for the Sky Bet League Two clash with Bradford.Clough missed last Saturday’s 2-0 victory at Stevenage because of a calf injury but it is hoped that he will return before the end of the festive period.Boss Keitn Millen gave his players two days off at the start of the week ahead of the busy schedule coming up.“The players have had a really tough...Full Story »

Shrewsbury will give fitness tests to Ethan Ebanks-Landell and Ryan Bowman ahead of the visit of Cheltenham in Sky Bet League One.Captain Ebanks-Landell has been out for the past two games with a hamstring problem while forward Bowman missed Saturday’s defeat at Doncaster with a calf injury.Midfielder David Davis is back in contention after completing a four-match suspension for his sendin...Full Story »

Blackburn expect to have goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski available for Saturday’s clash with Birmingham.The number one has not featured for Rovers since suffering a stomach injury at the end of last month, with Aynsley Pears stepping in.The 23-year-old is yet to concede a goal in his two and a bit matches, giving boss Tony Mowbray a difficult decision to make.Ryan Nyambe, Scott Wharton and Brad...Full Story »

Wes Hoolahan is a doubt for Cambridge’s clash with League One leaders Rotherham.The veteran midfielder missed last weekend’s defeat at Charlton with a hamstring issue and will be assessed.Shilow Tracey also remains a worry with an ankle injury that kept him out at the Valley while Lloyd Jones is still struggling with a groin problem.The U’s travelled to the Millers just four we...Full Story »

Tranmere are missing suspended midfielder Callum McManaman for their Sky Bet League Two clash with Leyton Orient.McManaman was sent off for a two-footed tackle in last Saturday’s 1-0 victory at Exeter despite only arriving into the pitch as a second-half substitute 10 minutes earlier.Striker Paul Glatzel and defender Nat Knight-Percival are both struggling with hamstring injuries and have ...Full Story »

Ipswich interim boss John McGreal is likely to shake up his team again for the Sky Bet League One match against Sunderland.McGreal made eight changes to the side for Wednesday night’s FA Cup tie at Barrow, where Town slumped to a 2-0 defeat.Midfielder Sam Morsy was brought on at half-time, and is one of those in contention to return to the starting XI, along with forward Joe Pigott, while ...Full Story »

Port Vale will be without Dan Jones for their Sky Bet League Two clash with Exeter.The defender was dismissed late in Vale’s game against Newport at the weekend for a foul, and his absence is a blow for the Valiants, who are already without a number of injured players.Forwards Jamie Proctor, David Amoo, James Wilson and George Lloyd have all missed out in recent weeks due to injury.Dave Wo...Full Story »

Lincoln will again check on defender Adam Jackson ahead of the Sky Bet League One home match against Doncaster.Jackson is being monitored following a concussion which saw him forced off during the first half against Crewe and subsequently miss last weekend’s trip to Cheltenham.Imps captain Liam Bridcutt should feature again following his return to action for the first time since October fr...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon are waiting for an update on defender Daniel Csoka ahead of their Sky Bet League One clash with Portsmouth.Csoka missed the 2-2 draw with Wycombe last Saturday because of illness and could recover in time for the Plough Lane showdown.Henry Lawrence deputised at left-back in his absence with Nesta Guinness-Walker moving to the centre of defence in a formation that will continue if C...Full Story »

Fulham are assessing the fitness of midfielder Harrison Reed ahead of their Sky Bet Championship clash with Sheffield United.Reed has not played since the 1-1 draw with Bournemouth on December 3 because of a muscle injury and boss Marco Silva revealed he is a doubt to face the Blades.“Let’s hope he will be OK, but we’re not sure,” said Silva, whose team sit at the top of ...Full Story »

Barnsley captain Cauley Woodrow is a major doubt for Friday night’s home game against former boss Valerien Ismael’s West Brom.Forward Woodrow was forced off late in last Saturday’s defeat at Preston after scoring a second-half equaliser and will be assessed.Tykes boss Poya Asbaghi confirmed one unnamed player is currently isolating after testing positive for coronavirus.Goalkee...Full Story »