Champions Manchester City are again without defenders John Stones and Aymeric Laporte for the visit of Southampton in the Premier League.The pair are both still troubled by the muscular injuries that kept them out of the midweek Champions League clash with RB Leipzig.Fellow centre-back Nathan Ake, whose father died during the game on Wednesday, is expected to be available. Second-choice goalkeep...Full Story »

Stevenage will be without Terence Vancooten for the visit of Forest Green after he was sent off during their defeat to Sutton.Vancooten handled the ball in the box to concede a penalty which Sutton scored as they claimed their first ever win in the Football League.Stevenage could include on-loan Lincoln left-back Max Melbourne in their squad after he did not make it for the draw with Swindon or ...Full Story »

Hwang Hee-chan is pushing to start Wolves’ clash with Brentford at Molineux.The on-loan RB Leipzig striker scored on his debut after coming off the bench in last week’s 2-0 win at Watford.Jonny (knee) and Pedro Neto (knee) remain long-term absentees for Wolves with Neto not expected back until early next year.Brentford have no new injuries to contend with following their last-gasp de...Full Story »

Preston boss Frankie McAvoy could name an unchanged starting line-up for the home game against West Brom.McAvoy has no new injury or suspension worries following the midweek draw at Sheffield United.Striker Ched Evans remains doubtful after missing the last five games due to a calf injury.Forwards Tom Barkhuizen and Scott Sinclair are both still recovering from illness and summer signing Matt Ol...Full Story »

Derby hope to have Festy Ebosele available again when they host Stoke.The teenage forward is closing in on a return from a knee problem, having been sidelined for the past month.Colin Kazim-Richards and Krystian Bielik both remain out, while Craig Forsyth serves the final match of his three-game ban.Jason Knight made his first start of the season at West Brom on Tuesday, having suffered an ankle...Full Story »

Norwich will have forward Josh Sargent and defender Dimitris Giannoulis available again following injury problems for the Premier League match against Watford.Giannoulis (back/neck) and American international Sargent (hamstring) missed last weekend’s defeat at Arsenal following fitness issues on return from the international break, while new signings Ozan Kabak and Mathias Normann could bo...Full Story »

Tottenham hope to welcome back Giovani Lo Celso, Cristian Romero and Davinson Sanchez for the visit of Chelsea.All three have been in Croatia for the last 10 days in order to circumvent hard quarantine rules following their decision to travel to South America for World Cup qualifiers earlier this month.Son Heung-min (calf) and Eric Dier (dead leg) are doubts, along with with Steven Bergwijn and ...Full Story »

Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino’s hamstring injury keeps him out of the visit of Crystal Palace.The Brazil international is not due back in training until next week at the earliest.Defender Virgil Van Dijk and forward Sadio Mane are set to return to the side after being rested for the midweek Champions League win over AC Milan.Crystal Palace will be without Jeffrey Schlupp for the trip t...Full Story »

Mansfield will be without James Perch for the rest of the season after a scan revealed he has suffered a fractured skull.The 35-year-old has missed the last four games after picking up the injury in training in late August and a visit to a specialist in midweek revealed the worst-case scenario.Manager Nigel Clough told the club’s website: “It’s devastating news for both James a...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers have been dealt an injury blow ahead of their home game against Leyton Orient with the news that Leon Clarke is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines.The striker was forced off in the defeat at Hartlepool with a hamstring problem and Rovers boss Joey Barton has said he will be a “long-term” absentee.Scans have revealed Sam Nicholson will need around a month to recov...Full Story »

Bradford will again be without captain Niall Canavan for the Sky Bet League Two clash against Barrow.A muscle injury forced Canavan to miss last weekend’s 1-0 loss to Salford, in which Matty Lund scored a last-minute winner for the hosts.Derek Adams could stick with the same starting line-up despite that late goal, though striker Theo Robinson is still pushing for a full debut.Forward Lee ...Full Story »

Mick McCarthy has a number of injury concerns as Cardiff prepare to welcome Bournemouth on Saturday.Ryan Giles has tested positive for Covid-19 while Joe Ralls faces a month out with a groin problem, leaving Cardiff short of numbers in midfield as Leandro Bacuna continues to struggle with a hamstring injury.Lee Tomlin has had surgery on his groin, another bump in his long road to recovery as he ...Full Story »

Accrington will be without Harry Pell for Saturday’s League One clash against second-placed Wigan through suspension.Pell has collected five yellow cards in the opening seven league matches of the campaign and will serve a one-game ban.Summer signing John O’Sullivan, who made only one appearance for the club before suffering an injury, is back in training while Seamus Conneely contin...Full Story »

Fleetwood boss Simon Grayson has a host of injury concerns as he prepares to host his former club Sunderland.Grayson will check on Max Clark after injury forced him off after just 20 minutes against Rotherham last weekend.Harrison Holgate and Anthony Pilkington both missed the win at AESSEAL New York Stadium after picking up knocks in training the day before the game and they will also be assess...Full Story »

Emi Buendia and Emi Martinez will be assessed when they return from Croatia on Saturday, just hours before Aston Villa play Everton.The pair have been training in Croatia to avoid being forced to quarantine after international duty with Argentina and Villa boss Dean Smith will make a late call on their availability.Youngsters Jaden Philogene-Bidace and Carney Chukwuemeka are injured for the host...Full Story »

Exeter’s early-season injury problems continue to ease with Archie Collins nearing a return ahead of the visit of Sutton in Sky Bet League Two.The midfielder has missed the start of the season with a knee problem but played for an hour in an under-23s match in midweek and could come into contention.Josh Coley is also close to being available after stepping up his training following injury....Full Story »

Tranmere goalkeeper Joe Murphy will miss the Sky Bet League Two visit of Salford.The 40-year-old was carried off last weekend with concussion and he has not fully recovered from that injury, meaning Ross Doohan will make the first EFL start of his career after joining on loan from Celtic this summer.Winger Callum McManaman sustained a dead leg in last weekend’s defeat at Rochdale but shoul...Full Story »

Doncaster captain Tom Anderson is expected to return to the starting line-up in the home game against Morecambe.Centre-half Anderson has missed the last four matches due to an ankle injury sustained in last month’s home draw against Portsmouth.On-loan Newcastle winger Rodrigo Vilca and forward Joe Dodoo are hoping to make their first appearances for the club.Striker Tiago Cukur, on loan fr...Full Story »

Barnsley’s new loan signing Remy Vita could be included in their squad for the home game against Blackburn.French full-back Vita, who has joined from Bayern Munich, is available after only arriving at the start of the week following his successful visa application.Full-back Jordan Williams, sidelined since mid-August, could also feature after returning to training this week, but midfielder...Full Story »

Dennis Adeniran could make his return to action when Sheffield Wednesday host Shrewsbury on Saturday.The midfielder has trained this week after sitting out the 3-0 loss at Plymouth last Saturday due to a muscle strain.It remains to be seen whether there is any involvement for on-loan Everton defender Lewis Gibson, who has been recovering from a hamstring problem.Owls boss Darren Moore still has ...Full Story »