Tom Barkhuizen will be hoping to start when Preston face Sheffield United at Deepdale.The 28-year-old forward came off the bench in North End’s 1-1 draw with Birmingham following a short injury lay-off and could be handed a place in the XI.Patrick Bauer, who scored in the draw against Blues, signed a new two-and-a-half year contract on Monday and he should start.Ryan Ledson is back in trai...Full Story »

Arsenal’s interest in Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic is well documented, and The Gunners are pulling out all the stops to try and bring him to The Emirates. While Arsenal’s business model means they cannot afford to spend big on players as frequently as a financial giant such as Chelsea, Manchester United or Manchester City can, it seems they are willing to make an exception i...Full Story »

The Copa del Rey clash between Real Betis and Sevilla has been suspended after Joan Jordan was hit in the head by an object thrown from the crowd. The incident occurred directly after Nabil Fekir had drawn Betis level on the night with a goal directly from a corner, as what appeared to be a plastic stick left Jordan on the ground in pain. The Sevilla midfielder was able to get back to his fe...Full Story »

Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick faces yet another problem after learning that the Old Trafford board might not sanction any transfers this month, according to reports. The German only replaced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at the end of November but has already suffered several setbacks as he seeks to improve the Red Devils’ performances. United threw away a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with Aston Vil...Full Story »

Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth preferred to focus on the football after his team went top of League One following a 2-0 victory over Oxford on a fiery afternoon at Adams Park.The Chairboys may be relative minnows in the third tier, but they can enjoy looking down on the rest of it after taking advantage of slip-ups by Rotherham and Sunderland, the previous top two.However, there were a couple ...Full Story »

Northampton manager Jon Brady was furious with the decision to award Forest Green’s opening goal during Saturday’s 1-1 League Two draw between the two promotion challengers at Sixfields.The game was goalless with little between the teams when Matt Stevens claimed to have forced Nicky Cadden’s corner over the line with 20 minutes to play.Video footage seemed to show that the bal...Full Story »

Russell Martin said he could not be prouder of his Swansea side after their battling 1-1 draw at Huddersfield.Danel Sinani gave Huddersfield a 15th-minute lead with a simple tap-in but Swansea went close to equalising through Ryan Manning and Cyrus Christie either side of half-time before they got their reward when Flynn Downes levelled with 12 minutes to go.Downes went close again in stoppage t...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Lee Johnson was frustrated as his side drew 1-1 against 10-man Accrington and lost the chance to go top of Sky Bet League One.Aiden O’Brien came on for the Black Cats at half-time and, within three minutes, put his side ahead with a deflected shot from outside the area.Stanley were reduced to 10 men on 76 minutes when defender Ross Sykes saw red for two bookable offences.It...Full Story »

Charlie Austin’s late winner against his former club gave QPR a 1-0 victory over promotion rivals West Brom.Austin, on as a substitute, got in front of Taylor Gardner-Hickman to head Chris Willock’s cross into the far corner of the net with just a minute of the 90 remaining.It took Rangers above Albion to fourth in the Sky Bet Championship table.West Brom, now without a win in four m...Full Story »

A terrific Tom Lawrence double earned battling Derby a 2-0 win at home to Sheffield United to boost their hopes of pulling off a great escape yet further.Lawrence stamped his class on the game in the second half with two outstanding goals to lift County off the bottom of the Championship table.The Wales international delivered the quality the game had been crying out for by leaving two defenders...Full Story »

Liverpool are refusing to meet Mohamed Salah's new contract demands. The Telegraph says Liverpool's owners FSG are not prepared to meet Salah's salary demands, leaving the door open for an Anfield exit. Egypt international Salah is in the final 18 months of his current contract, worth more than £200,000 a week, and is yet to sign an extension at Liverpool. Salah has been locked in talk...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon will be without defender Nesta Guinness-Walker for Saturday’s visit of Morecambe.Guinness-Walker is suspended after the left-back saw red in Tuesday’s 1-0 loss to bitter rivals MK Dons, with Henry Lawrence expected to start in his place.Midfielder Anthony Hartigan is also due to miss out after having hospital tests on stomach pains, though no firm diagnosis has yet been...Full Story »

Luton will continue to be without forward Admiral Muskwe for their Championship clash against Bournemouth.Muskwe, who has played 14 times for the Hatters this season, is on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Zimbabwe.Luton boss Nathan Jones will also be unable to call on Harry Cornick, who is out with a calf injury.Jones’ side will be playing their first match in the Championship since a 1-1 ...Full Story »

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster has recalled how Sir Alex Ferguson once gave him a dressing down after he talked down to a club representative over the phone Sir Alex Ferguson once ripped into Manchester United star Ben Foster after he talked down to a club representative over the phone. Known for his all-knowing presence at Old Trafford, Ferguson is well publicised with having ...Full Story »

Paulo Dybala looked set to extend his stay at Juventus, but the Argentinian has had a chance of heart and now favours a move elsewhere. He joins the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Paul Pogba, who are also out of contract come summer 2022, making them able to negotiate a contract with a new team during this month. Argentinian news outlet TyC Sports were one of the first to break the news that Dyb...Full Story »

Liverpool have been warned that there may not be a player out there who can replace Egyptian star Mohamed Salah. The 29-year-old has been an absolute revelation since his 2017 move from Roma, becoming one of the very finest players in world football in his time at Anfield. Salah's sensational performances have helped Liverpool win the Champions League and the Premier League in recent years, ...Full Story »

Port Vale could hand debuts to defenders Chris Hussey and Connor Hall when the club return to League Two action by hosting Swindon on Saturday.Left-back Hussey has joined from Cheltenham and Hall arrived from Harrogate, while fellow centre-back Leon Legge has moved in the opposite direction. Forward George Lloyd has also left, returning to parent club Cheltenham due to injury.Another man who cou...Full Story »

Referee Janny Sikazwe twice blew his full time whistle prematurely during the closing stages of the match between Tunisia and Mali, with no stoppage time played A referee at the Africa Cup of Nations has infuriated the Tunisian coaching staff after mistakenly blowing his full time whistle early twice in their loss to Mali. Zambian official Janny Sikazwe first blew for full time in the 85th min...Full Story »

Defending Serie A champs Inter Milan beat Juventus to win the Italian Super Cup. Marco Luzzani/Getty Images Internazionale striker Alexis Sanchez scored in the final minute of extra time to clinch a 2-1 win against Juventus in the Italian Super Cup at San Siro on Wednesday, marking the Nerazzurri's first victory in the competition for 11 years. The home crowd, reduced to 50% capacity due to CO...Full Story »

Manchester City are ready to dip into their sizeable pockets to tempt 17-year-old sensation Matheus Franca across the Atlantic as he continues to impress for Flamengo in Brazil Manchester City are preparing a 'truckload' of money in an attempt to sign Flamengo's 17-year-old sensation Matheus Franca. Pep Guardiola's side have dipped into the Brazilian market in recent years with acquisitions of...Full Story »