Tuchel 'fell into a trap' discussing Haaland transferThomas Tuchel claims that he "fell into a trap" when he indicated that Chelsea regularly discussed a move for Erling Haaland. The German previously suggested that the Blues held weekly talks over launching a transfer bid for the Borussia Dortmund star. Speaking now however, the manager stated that his comments were meant to be tongue-in-ch...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta praised Emile Smith Rowe for changing his lifestyle and improving his game after he put in a man-of-the-match performance in Friday’s win over Aston Villa.The Gunners were the better side throughout and thoroughly deserved their 3-1 victory.Thomas Partey got the ball rolling with his first Arsenal goal before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang doubled the lead on the strok...Full Story »

Arsenal put in one of their best performances of the season to outclass Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium on Friday night.The Gunners were the better side throughout and thoroughly deserved their 3-1 victory, which sees them draw level on points with sixth-placed Manchester United having played a game more.Thomas Partey got the ball rolling with his first Arsenal goal before Pierre-Emerick Aub...Full Story »

Kalvin Phillips will not be rushed back into action by Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa following the midfielder’s recovery from injury.Phillips withdrew from the England squad for their recent World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Hungary after suffering a calf problem in the win over Watford and also missed the 1-0 defeat at Southampton.Luke Ayling, Patrick Bamford, Junior Firpo and Robin Ko...Full Story »

Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner will miss out through injury when Chelsea host Norwich in Saturday’s early Premier League kick-off.Lukaku suffered an ankle injury and Werner a hamstring problem when the Blues thumped Malmo 4-0 in Wednesday’s Champions League clash.Christian Pulisic remains sidelined with a troublesome ankle complaint of his own.Bottom-of-the-table Norwich will be witho...Full Story »

Aberdeen boss Stephen Glass has no new injury worries for the visit of Hibernian on Saturday.Defender Andy Considine is out until the turn of the year following knee surgery.The Dons go into the game with five-straight cinch Premiership defeats and no wins in 10 in all competitions.Hibs welcome Paul McGinn back after the full-back missed the defeat by Dundee United with a knock.Jack Ross declare...Full Story »

West Brom are without Jake Livermore with the midfielder banned for the visit of Bristol City.He collected a fifth yellow card in Wednesday’s 2-1 defeat at Swansea and will serve a one-match suspension.Alex Mowatt missed the defeat with a foot injury and remains a doubt to face the Robins.Grady Diangana’s hamstring injury should clear up in time for him to be available on Saturday bu...Full Story »

Brighton defender Adam Webster could be available for the visit of champions Manchester City in the Premier League.Webster has missed the Seagulls’ past five games in all competitions but returned to training this week and is hoping to prove his fitness.Midfielders Yves Bissouma and Enock Mwepu are also in contention having recovered from knocks to be unused substitutes last week but Danny...Full Story »

Wilfried Zaha will return for Crystal Palace when they host Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday.The Ivory Coast international missed Monday’s 2-2 draw at Arsenal with illness, but was back in training on Wednesday and is set to start against the Magpies.Ebere Eze and Nathan Ferguson (both Achilles) remain absent. The former has stepped up his recovery but manager Patrick Vieira bel...Full Story »

Ross County have reported no fresh injuries for their cinch Premiership meeting with Livingston.Full-backs Connor Randall (ankle) and Jake Vokins (foot) are in the latter stages of their recoveries.County are still looking for their first league win of the season.James Penrice drops out for Livingston after travelling to Leciester for hernia surgery.Andrew Shinnie is close to a return following ...Full Story »

Dan Sweeney is Forest Green’s only injury absentee as they prepare to welcome Salford to The Fully Charged New Lawn.The 27-year-old has missed the last two league games after picking up a knock and will remain on the sidelines as he awaits the results of a scan.Matty Stevens returned to the starting XI with a goal in a 1-1 draw against Leyton Orient and will be pushing to make it consecuti...Full Story »

Defender Josip Juranovic and midfielder James McCarthy return to the Celtic squad for the cinch Premiership game against St Johnstone at Parkhead on Saturday.Juranovic has recovered from a hamstring injury while McCarthy is fit again following a knock.James Forrest and Christopher Jullien are nearing a return, Greg Taylor (shoulder) remains out while midfielder Karamoko Dembele faces further tim...Full Story »

Brentford will be without Yoane Wissa for the visit of Leicester on Sunday. DR Congo winger Wissa faces a few weeks on the sidelines with an ankle injury. Shandon Baptiste (shoulder) and Vitaly Janelt (thigh) will be assessed after missing the defeat by Chelsea last weekend. Leicester are without Marc Albrighton for up to three weeks. The winger was on the end of a bad tackle from Aleksand...Full Story »

Sam Hutchinson is pushing to return to the Sheffield Wednesday side for Saturday’s clash with Lincoln at Hillsborough.The defender has missed the Owls’ last two games with a muscle injury but has returned to training and is being closely monitored by boss Darren Moore.Moore confirmed that Lewis Gibson is set to be ruled out for a significant period of time, while Massimo Luongo and J...Full Story »

Dylan Levitt is set to return for Dundee United when they host Motherwell in the cinch Premiership.The on-loan Manchester United midfielder missed the victory over Hibernian with a knee strain.Liam Smith (knee) is close to a return while Marc McNulty (hamstring) remains out.Motherwell have no fresh injuries for the trip to Tannadice.Midfielder Robbie Crawford (ankle) is Graham Alexander’s ...Full Story »

Luton manager Nathan Jones will be without the suspended Kal Naismith for the visit of Hull.Naismith picked up his fifth booking of the season in the midweek draw at Derby and will serve a one-game ban.The yellow card was partly behind Jones’s decision to substitute both Naismith and Jordan Clark after just half an hour at Pride Park, with Fred Onyedinma and Admiral Muskwe coming on and th...Full Story »

St Mirren have a full squad for their cinch Premiership encounter with Rangers.Charles Dunne returned to the bench in Dingwall last weekend and Greg Kiltie has shaken off a knee injury.They may have to wait for their comebacks though, with the Buddies on a three-match winning streak.Rangers defender Leon Balogun is a doubt after picking up a hamstring injury in the 2-0 Europa League win over Bro...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Neil Critchley could be handed a double injury boost ahead of his side’s Championship clash with Preston.Dujon Sterling and Kevin Stewart could both come into contention after missing recent games due to illness and an ankle injury respectively.Critchley’s side are on a high as they go into the game on the back of a fine come-from-behind win at Reading in midweek.The S...Full Story »

Aaron Pressley will be hoping to keep his place after returning from a minor thigh injury as Wimbledon welcome Wigan to Plough Lane.The 19-year-old marked his return to the starting 11 with the winner in their 1-0 win over Lincoln in midweek and will be pushing to start from the off once again.It remains to be seen whether Ollie Palmer will return for the Dons after missing the last six games th...Full Story »

Everton forward Richarlison is available for selection for his side’s Premier League game with Watford.Richarlison has missed the last five matches in all competitions due to injury and his return is a welcome boost to manager Rafael Benitez, who expects Dominic Calvert-Lewin to be sidelined for another four or five weeks.Andre Gomes and Fabian Delph have resumed training but Yerry Mina is...Full Story »