Barca to outspend Madrid for Mbappe Barcelona intend to outspend Real Madrid in order to get their hands on Kylian Mbappe, claims AS. The France international is set to become a free agent at the end of the season, unless he pens new terms with Paris Saint-Germain. Yet a move to Madrid seems likely - though the Blaugrana reportedly believe they can hijack it with a bigger chunk of cash. Kl...Full Story »

Steven Gerrard was pleased to see Rangers put together a strong 90 minutes to beat Brondby 2-0 in their Europa League clash at Ibrox.After opening Group A defeats to Lyon and Sparta Prague, the pressure was on the Scottish champions but they took the lead in the 18th minute when defender Leon Balogun headed in from a James Tavernier corner.Striker Kemar Roofe added a second on the half-hour mark...Full Story »

David Moyes called for West Ham to keep calm and carry on as their European conquest gathered pace.The Hammers continued their cruise through the continent with a thumping 3-0 win over Belgian side Genk.Goals from Craig Dawson, Issa Diop and Jarrod Bowen made it three wins out of three for the Hammers in their maiden Europa League group campaign and kept them firmly on course for the knockout st...Full Story »

West Ham continued their European cruise with a thumping 3-0 win over Belgian side Genk.Goals from Craig Dawson, Issa Diop and Jarrod Bowen made it three wins out of three for the Hammers in their maiden Europa League group campaign and kept them firmly on course for the knockout stages.West Ham are already six points clear at the top of Group H and could even secure qualification as group winne...Full Story »

Rangers’ Europa League campaign burst into life with an ultimately convincing 2-0 win over Brondby at Ibrox.After opening Group A defeats to Lyon and Sparta Prague, the pressure was on the Scottish champions but they took the lead in the 18th minute when defender Leon Balogun headed his first goal in Light Blue from a James Tavernier corner.Striker Kemar Roofe added a second on the half-ho...Full Story »

Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo says his side can still qualify for the knockout stages of the Europa Conference League after a 1-0 loss to Vitesse Arnhem.Nuno changed his entire starting XI and left all of his big guns at home in order to prepare for Sunday’s Premier League match with West Ham and a second string were undone by Maximilian Wittek’s 78th-minute strike.The side Nuno...Full Story »

Port Vale could be without Jamie Proctor for the visit of Colchester in the Sky Bet League Two on Saturday.Proctor missed his side’s 1-1 draw at Mansfield on Tuesday with a stomach muscle injury.He could face up to two more weeks on the sidelines, manager Darrell Clarke revealed.Lewis Cass is set to return to the squad after being left out on Tuesday to give the Newcastle loanee a break in...Full Story »

Bournemouth are set to continue to be without Adam Smith for the visit of Huddersfield in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday.The full-back is set for another two weeks on the sidelines and has not played since before the international break.New signing Robbie Brady is also unlikely to be included in the matchday squad.Philip Billing should be available to play after he was substituted during h...Full Story »

Tottenham’s decision to leave their big guns at home saw them lose 1-0 to Vitesse Arnhem in Group G of Europa Conference League.The likes of Harry Kane, Son Heung-min, Cristiano Romero and Hugo Lloris did not travel to Holland with Sunday’s clash at West Ham in mind and a second string were undone by Maximilian Wittek’s 78th-minute strike.The side Nuno Espirito Santo picked sti...Full Story »

Rochdale striker Matt Done is set to miss the Sky Bet League Two clash with Sutton.Done missed the last two matches, draws with Swindon and Salford, after testing positive for Covid-19.Forward Josh Andrews and midfielder Stephen Dooley face fitness tests on their injuries and could miss out.“There will be a bit of expectation on us but we have to handle that and play well to pick up three ...Full Story »

Stevenage manager Alex Revell could make changes when they host Leyton Orient in Sky Bet League Two on Saturday.Back-to-back 3-0 defeats have hit morale in the camp and they remain without several players in their efforts to find consistency.Brad Barry returned to action last month before he suffered a setback and Charlie Carter, Chris Lines, Arthur Read and James Daly remain absent with unspeci...Full Story »

Scunthorpe have received a boost with the news left-back Mason O’Malley has not broken his leg but he will not be fit to face Crawley.The defender was forced off last weekend against Forest Green but scans have revealed only severe bruising, which means his absence is only likely to be a couple of weeks.Devarn Green missed the midweek draw with Barrow with a dead leg but trained on Thursda...Full Story »

Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has a decision to make in attack with Che Adams back from injury to rival Armando Broja for a starting place against Burnley on Saturday.Broja impressed alongside Nathan Redmond last week, scoring on his first Premier League start to give Southampton their maiden win of the campaign with a 1-0 victory over Leeds, and the on-loan Chelsea forward will hope to k...Full Story »

Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth could name an unchanged side for the visit of Crewe.The Chairboys go into the game off the back of a tough tussle in Yorkshire with Rotherham on Tuesday, when Ainsworth brought Sam Vokes, Dominic Gape and Daryl Horgan back into the side.It was a first league start of the season for midfielder Gape, who will hope to keep his place.Fellow midfielder Nick Freeman (knee...Full Story »

Exeter are likely to be without Jevani Brown when Mansfield visit in Sky Bet League Two on Saturday.The former Colchester attacker sat out the midweek win at Crawley with a knock and has not returned to training yet.Boss Matt Taylor made numerous changes for Tuesday’s away victory and hinted he could do the same due to the Grecians being involved in three games this week.Joshua Key (Achill...Full Story »

Alex Pritchard is a doubt for Sunderland ahead of their clash with Charlton.The midfielder was substituted with a neck problem on the hour mark during the Black Cats’ midweek win against Crewe but could be back for the Addicks game if he recovers in time.Lee Johnson will still be without the suspended Elliot Embleton who is serving his second of a three-match ban for a challenge on Jack Tu...Full Story »

Swindon manager Ben Garner could have Dion Conroy back in the squad for the visit of Bradford this weekend.The 25-year-old suffered a swollen ankle in last Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Rochdale and was forced to miss their 2-1 win over Sutton in midweek.Ben Gladwin is likely to start after coming off the bench on Tuesday.Goalkeeper Jojo Wollacott will be looking to cement his place in the side...Full Story »

Ricardo Santos will be available for selection following suspension when Bolton host Gillingham.The 26-year-old defender picked up his fifth yellow card of the season against Wigan on Saturday and was forced to sit out of the Trotters’ 3-0 loss at Plymouth.Declan John is a doubt for Ian Evatt’s side.Gethin Jones will also be out of action after suffering a fractured fibula in trainin...Full Story »

Bukayo Saka’s fitness will be assessed ahead of Arsenal’s Premier League clash with Aston Villa on Friday.The England winger was forced off at half-time in Monday’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace after being kicked on his calf, although he is expected to be in contention to play some part.Granit Xhaka (knee) is the only certain absentee for Mikel Arteta’s side, with Alexand...Full Story »

Blackburn defender Harry Pickering is a doubt for the visit of Reading.The left-back played just 45 minutes at QPR in midweek after returning from illness before a calf injury forced his withdrawal.Midfielder Lewis Travis sustained a dead leg in that match and his fitness will have to be assessed.On-loan Brighton midfielder Reda Khadra has missed the last two matches with illness but returned to...Full Story »