Leeds are assessing Jamie Shackleton and Junior Firpo ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash with Leicester.Shackleton was forced off with a knock during the win at Norwich last weekend, while Firpo has been out for over a month after sustaining a muscle injury during the October international break.The Whites are already without Luke Ayling (knee), Robin Koch (pelvis) and Patrick Bamford ...Full Story »

Aberdeen manager Stephen Glass has no fresh injury worries to contend with for the cinch Premiership encounter with Motherwell at Pittodrie.Declan Gallagher, Jack MacKenzie, Calvin Ramsay, Andrew Considine, Mikey Devlin and Matty Kennedy are all still absent.Midfielders Dylan McGeouch and Dean Campbell will be hoping to keep their places after their recent return to the starting line-up coincide...Full Story »

St Albans defender Tom Bender is battling to prove his fitness for the National League South side’s live TV date with his former club Forest Green in the FA Cup first round.Bender was carried off on a stretcher during the fourth qualifying round replay against Corinthian Casuals last month but the injury was not as bad as feared and he has an outside chance of featuring.Fellow defender Mic...Full Story »

Peterborough will be without suspended defender Nathan Thompson as they welcome in-form Fulham to the Weston Homes Stadium.The 30-year-old picked up his fifth booking of the season in the 1-1 draw against Huddersfield in midweek and will serve a one-match ban.Joel Randall and Ricky-Jade Jones are still not available for boss Darren Ferguson but could return after the international break.Long-ter...Full Story »

Northampton will carry out late checks on Dylan Connolly and Aaron McGowan ahead of the FA Cup first-round clash against Cambridge.Winger Connolly missed the midweek EFL Trophy defeat to Brighton Under-21s due to Covid-19, while full-back McGowan came off injured in the first half of last weekend’s League Two victory over Carlisle, and both men will be assessed.A sickness bug meant Jon Bra...Full Story »

Nathan Jones will welcome former club Stoke to Kenilworth Road without midfielder Henri Lansbury.The 31-year-old picked up a fifth booking of the season during Tuesday night’s 3-1 win over Middlesbrough and will serve a one-match ban.Amari’i Bell missed the midweek fixture with a dead leg and will be assessed ahead of kick-off on Saturday.Harry Cornick was substituted with 10 minutes...Full Story »

Charlton goalkeeper Stephen Henderson is set for his first appearance of the season for the visit of Havant and Waterlooville in the FA Cup.The 33-year-old has not featured since returning to the club in the summer following his release by Crystal Palace.Caretaker manager Johnnie Jackson plans to make full use of his squad for this game and the midweek Papa John’s Trophy match at Leyton Or...Full Story »

Carlisle forward Brennan Dickenson faces a late fitness test ahead of the FA Cup visit of non-league Horsham.The 28-year-old limped out of Saturday’s defeat to Northampton with a dead leg and new manager Keith Millen is being cautious.Millen, in only his second week in the job, has pledged to field his strongest possible team against the Isthmian Premier Division side.Goalkeeper Magnus Nor...Full Story »

Bournemouth will again be without Jordan Zemura at home to Swansea.The Zimbabwean left-back missed Wednesday’s shock home defeat to Preston – the Sky Bet Championship leaders’ first of the season – with an ankle injury and is set to see a specialist next week.Centre-half Chris Mepham filled in at left-back against North End but Leeds loanee Leif Davis, who has recovered f...Full Story »

Crewe will be without Christopher Long for Saturday’s FA Cup tie with Swindon after he picked up a groin injury against Doncaster on Tuesday.Forward Long was forced off after only 12 minutes in the 1-1 draw.Manager David Artell sent on Madger Gomes to replace him, with Scott Kashket moving up front, and must decide whether to stick with that formation.Kayne Ramsay and Travis Johnson will b...Full Story »

Joe Ralls is in contention for a Cardiff starting spot at home to Huddersfield.Ralls has not started since the south Wales derby defeat to Swansea on October 17 because of a shoulder injury.But he came on in the closing stages against QPR on Wednesday and brought energy to the Cardiff midfield.Cardiff’s defeat to Rangers was their ninth in 10 games, but interim manager Steve Morison was pl...Full Story »

Rotherham are set to be without Mickel Miller for the FA Cup clash with Bromley.The winger is nursing an ongoing foot injury and, even though he scored in Tuesday’s 1-1 League One draw with Charlton, he will miss out against the non-league side.Midfielder Jamie Lindsay (hamstring) is still out while defender Angus MacDonald’s long recovery from an unspecified problem is still continu...Full Story »

MO SALAH has been on the end of some gentle ribbing from Liverpool teammate Andy Robertson after the Scot joked he has a 'bit of body fat to lose'. The 29-year-old Egyptian was snapped by Robertson while showing off his shredded physique in the swimming pool. Salah was mocked by Robertson despite his chiseled But the Reds left-back refused to give his pal any credit for the extreme amounts of...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED star Cristiano Ronaldo could make England his permanent home after retiring from football, SunSport can reveal. The Portuguese ace, 36, last week announced he and partner Georgina Rodriguez are expecting twins. Cristiano Ronaldo wants to make Manchester his permanent home after he retires from football, with partner Georgina pregnant with twinsCredit: Instagram @cristiano Th...Full Story »

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DONNY van de Beek is expecting a child with his partner Estelle Bergkamp - daughter of Arsenal legend Dennis. Things may not be going van de Beek's way on the pitch but off it they seem to be going just fine. Van De Beek's post to InstagramCredit: Instagram @donnyvdbeek In an Instagram post this morning the Dutchman posted a picture of himself alongside the smiling Estelle, with the pair hold...Full Story »

Newcastle are planning to submit an offer for Philippe Coutinho in the January transfer window, according to reports. The Magpies were taken over by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) last month and are expected to strengthen their squad at the start of 2022. Newcastle are currently second-bottom of the Premier League and are yet to win a game this term. Their squad is arguably amo...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola immediately turned his attention to Saturday's derby against Manchester United after his side brushed off Club Brugge for a second time. City followed up their 5-1 win over the Belgian side a fortnight ago with a 4-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium to move to the top of Champions League Group A. Guardiola defended his claims that the game with Brugge was the most important of the w...Full Story »

Lazio chief Igli Tare has revealed they're in new contract talks with coach Maurizio Sarri. Sarri has a deal to 2023 and Lazio are now seeking to extend that to 2025. "Yes, it is a shared decision, prompted also by Sarri's request," Tare told Sky Italia. "He sees the opportunity to work well at Formello. This is a strong signal that we have started a project here. "It is just the first pha...Full Story »

The Three Lions boss has explained why the talented young striker has not been selected for the latest set of World Cup qualifiers Gareth Southgate has revealed that Manchester United starlet Mason Greenwood has asked to "park" his England career until next year. Greenwood was handed his senior international debut against Iceland in September 2020 as a reward for his meteoric rise to promine...Full Story »