Cambridge boss Mark Bonner is hopeful Dimitar Mitov, Paul Digby and Joe Ironside will overcome minor issues to face Sheffield Wednesday in Sky Bet League One.Goalkeeper Mitov (back), midfielder Digby (knock) and forward Ironside (dead leg) each required assessment following Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Ipswich.U’s midfielder Jack Lankester missed the weekend game against his former club ...Full Story »

Charlton are expected to be at almost full strength for the visit of Accrington in the Sky Bet League One on Tuesday.However, the Addicks will continue to be without Jake Forster-Caskey, who remains a long-term absentee with an ACL injury.Ryan Inniss is also expected to remain sidelined with a thigh problem.Elliot Lee was withdrawn in the 20th minute during Charlton’s 2-1 defeat at Lincoln...Full Story »

Salford boss Gary Bowyer will check on his walking wounded before naming his team to face Rochdale in a League Two derby showdown on Tuesday evening.Striker Tom Elliott, whose early goal set the Ammies on their way to a 2-0 win over Hartlepool on Saturday, is one of those who will be assessed, although he was confident after the game that his issue was not serious.Keeper Connor Ripley, who joine...Full Story »

Plymouth will assess striker Ryan Hardie ahead of hosting Bolton in Sky Bet League One.Argyle’s 10-goal top scorer was forced to settle for a place on the bench in Saturday’s 3-1 win at Oxford due to illness.And Plymouth’s medical team want to check on Hardie’s situation before deciding how much of a part he can play against Wanderers.Swansea loanee Jordon Garrick could s...Full Story »

Joe Williams and Andy King are doubts for Bristol City’s game with Nottingham Forest.The pair were forced off in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat against Bournemouth and are being assessed.Robbie Cundy and Antoine Semenyo are still battling knee injuries, while Tommy Conway continues to recover following ankle surgery.Boss Nigel Pearson returned to the dugout on Saturday after recovering from c...Full Story »

Colchester boss Hayden Mullins is waiting on the fitness of Alan Judge ahead of the visit of Bristol Rovers but Ryan Clampin will sit the game out.Both players were unavailable for Saturday’s win over high-flying Harrogate, with experienced midfielder Judge ruled out with a calf issue and defender Clampin having tested positive for Covid-19.Judge has undergone a scan on his injury and has ...Full Story »

Sheffield United will check on George Baldock ahead of their Sky Bet Championship game against Millwall.The full-back missed the victory over Stoke on Saturday with a hamstring problem but he has resumed training and his progress is being monitored.Lys Mousset and David McGoldrick both came off the bench to score late goals and win the match against the Potters, doing their chances of a recall t...Full Story »

Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk knows he is being closely watched to see how well he has recovered from knee surgery but feels he still has plenty of room for improvement.It is exactly a year to the day since the Netherlands captain was given the diagnosis by a specialist he would require an operation on an anterior cruciate ligament tear in his right knee, after a challenge by Everton goalke...Full Story »

Crewe manager David Artell could make changes when his side face Sunderland following Saturday’s 3-0 defeat to Fleetwood.Christopher Long could feature for the Railwaymen after making his return from injury and illness at the weekend, coming off the bench at half-time.Midfielder Callum Ainley is still out as he continues to recover from a hamstring problem.Ben Knight is also injured but is...Full Story »

Conor McLaughlin should continue in defence for Fleetwood’s League One clash with Burton on Tuesday.The Northern Ireland star enjoyed a fine second debut in Saturday’s 3-0 win over Crewe, helping secure Fleetwood’s first clean sheet of the league campaign.The 30-year-old is back at Fleetwood for his second spell after two years at Sunderland came to an end.Fellow defenders Darn...Full Story »

Sam Baldock will miss Derby’s Sky Bet Championship game against Luton.The striker suffered a broken nose in the goalless draw at Preston on Saturday and the extent of the damage is still yet to be confirmed.Defender Nathan Byrne is available again after being banned for the stalemate at Deepdale.Colin Kazim-Richards (Achilles) remains out but the forward could be back for Saturday’s ...Full Story »

Wigan could be forced into the first change to their starting line-up in seven games for Tuesday’s clash with MK Dons.Jordan Cousins limped off early in the second half of Saturday’s hammering of local rivals Bolton after picking up an injury and will be assessed.There was positive news this week on the fitness of midfielder Thelo Aasgaard, who has been out with a knee problem since ...Full Story »

Jimmy Dunne could come into contention to start as QPR bid to hit back to form when they host Blackburn in Tuesday’s Championship clash.Wing-back Sam McCallum managed an hour’s action before being replaced by Dunne in Saturday’s 4-1 west London derby thumping by Fulham.McCallum has only just returned from hamstring trouble, and might not be ready to start again from the off.Lee...Full Story »

Oxford boss Karl Robinson is unlikely to make widespead changes against Shrewsbury, despite a first home league defeat of the season to Plymouth.Robinson called the players in on a scheduled day off on Sunday to discuss Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at the Kassam Stadium and said he left encouraged by the reaction of his squad.Herbie Kane proved his fitness after a recent hamstring issue by playin...Full Story »

Barrow manager Mark Cooper will assess a number of players who are closing in on a return to action ahead of the visit of Scunthorpe.Connor Brown (groin), Jamie Devitt (thigh), Luke James (foot) and Dimitri Sea (hamstring) are all regaining fitness, but no date has been set for their possible involvement with the matchday squad.Matt Platt (back) is also making good progress, but Tom Beadling (kn...Full Story »

Rotherham have doubts over Viktor Johansson and Michael Ihiekwe for Tuesday’s League One clash with Wycombe.Goalkeeper Johansson has a back problem while defender Ihiekwe was forced off with a knock during Saturday’s victory over Portsmouth.Joe Mattock could return after recovering from an Achilles injury but Jamie Lindsay (hamstring) remains sidelined.Cheo Ogbene and Shane Ferguson ...Full Story »

Harrogate manager Simon Weaver is hoping to have Lewis Page at his disposal for Tuesday’s League Two clash with fellow high-fliers Tranmere.The left-back has been sidelined since tweaking his hamstring against Port Vale in September but he could be in contention to return against Rovers.Rory McArdle is still a long-term injury concern for the Sulphurites after undergoing groin surgery...Full Story »

Portsmouth will have Ronan Curtis available again following suspension for the Sky Bet League One match against Ipswich.Winger Curtis missed the 4-1 defeat at Rotherham on Saturday as he served a one-game ban for accumulating five cautions.Defender Connor Ogilvie, a summer signing from Gillingham, returned from a quad injury for a first appearance since early September and could be involved agai...Full Story »

Gillingham will check on defender Jack Tucker ahead of the Sky Bet League One match against Doncaster.Tucker was on the receiving end of a hefty challenge from Sunderland’s Elliot Embleton on Saturday, which resulted with the midfielder shown a straight red card, and his leg continues to be assessed.Right-back Ryan Jackson and forward Mustapha Carayol both returned to the side following re...Full Story »

Oldham manager Keith Curle could stick to a winning formula for the visit of Walsall in Sky Bet League Two.But Curle may decide to recall striker Hallam Hope to his starting XI after he came off the bench in the last two games, including the Latics’ first home league win of the season against Stevenage on Saturday.Hope came on as a late substitute in the 3-0 victory at the weekend, as did ...Full Story »