Tottenham manager Antonio Conte has taken a dig at Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta for voicing his concerns about a potential Premier League fixture pile-up. Arsenal's next match is an early kickoff at Aston Villa on Saturday, before a hectic run of fixtures on April 4, 9, 16 and then April 20 and 23 against close league rivals Chelsea and Manchester United. Speaking in a news conference on Friday, ...Full Story »

Holders Chelsea have been drawn to face 13-time winners Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinals. The three Premier League and three La Liga teams in the last eight avoided each other, with Manchester City up against Atletico Madrid, Liverpool taking on Benfica while Villarreal will play Bayern Munich. In the other ties, Manchester City take on Atletico Madrid, Villarreal come up agai...Full Story »

Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has no fresh selection concerns ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester City.Winger Nathan Tella had been sidelined by a groin issue, but is one of those who could return to contention along with Nathan Redmond.Defender Tino Livramento, on-loan Chelsea forward Armando Broja and striker Theo Walcott should also be involved again as Hase...Full Story »

Northampton have been assessing the fitness of defensive duo Shaun McWilliams and Ali Koiki ahead of Saturday’s clash with fellow promotion hopefuls Bristol Rovers.McWilliams missed Tuesday’s 2-1 win over Stevenage with a knee injury he sustained in last Saturday’s defeat at Carlisle.Former Rovers defender Koiki, meanwhile, was forced off in the 26th minute of that midweek vict...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest will be without Scott McKenna for their FA Cup quarter-final against Liverpool.The defender limped off with a hamstring problem late in Wednesday’s victory over QPR and is expected to be sidelined for a month.The news comes as a blow to Forest, who had already lost fellow defenders Steve Cook and Max Lowe.They will both miss at least a month with injuries picked up in the...Full Story »

St Mirren winger Jordan Jones is likely to miss the cinch Premiership encounter with Dundee United.The Northern Ireland suffered a shoulder injury against Hearts and could be missing for several weeks.Matt Millar’s season could be over after a scan showed a tendon problem just as he was ready to return from a hamstring injury.Midfielder Ian Harkes will miss out for the Terrors.The American...Full Story »

Tottenham have no fresh injury concerns for the crunch London derby with West Ham.Spurs came through the midweek win at Brighton unscathed and Antonio Conte is likely to name an unchanged side.Japhet Tanganga (knee) has been ruled out for the season, Oliver Skipp (groin) will return after the international break while Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring) is at least four weeks away from a return to traini...Full Story »

Rotherham are hopeful midfielders Dan Barlaser and Ollie Rathbone will be fit to face Shrewsbury.Barlaser (groin) and Rathbone (quad) both came off during the midweek win against Lincoln and will train on Friday.Midfielder Jamie Lindsay will be assessed as he battles a shoulder injury, but boss Paul Warne will not play him unless he is 100 per cent fit.Forwards Freddie Ladapo, Will Grigg (both h...Full Story »

Manchester United attacker Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly decided to stay at Old Trafford next season.That’s according to a recent report from Spanish outlet AS, who claims the Portuguese megastar has agreed to stay for one more season after the club promised to hire a top-level manager. Ronaldo, 37, rejoined United from Italian side Juventus last summer in a deal worth £13.5m. ...Full Story »

Former Manchester United midfielder Luke Chadwick believes that Jude Bellingham would probably opt for a transfer to Liverpool over a move to Old Trafford if those were his two options. The England international has established himself as one of the most outstanding young players in Europe during his time at Borussia Dortmund, and one imagines he’ll soon be wanted back in the Premier Leag...Full Story »

Manchester United are reportedly close to firing interim manager Ralf Rangnick after accepting they made a mistake by letting him take over from former boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer last year. That’s according to a recent report from Spanish outlet AS, who claims that although the German tactician was set to manage the side until the end of the season and then take up a consultancy role, th...Full Story »

David Moyes saluted a “massive” performance from West Ham after they stunned Sevilla to reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League.Andriy Yarmolenko climbed off the bench to sink the LaLiga side as the Hammers prolonged their European adventure with a dramatic extra-time win.West Ham, debutants in the knockout stage of the Europa League, became the first English team to beat the s...Full Story »

Andriy Yarmolenko climbed off the bench to sink Sevilla as West Ham prolonged their European adventure with a dramatic extra-time win.The Hammers, debutants in the knockout stage of the Europa League, stunned one of the tournament favourites and six-time winners at a raucous London Stadium.Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, Tomas Soucek headed West Ham level in the first half.SCENES in London! ...Full Story »

Swansea have question marks over the fitness of in-form striker Michael Obafemi ahead of their Sky Bet Championship clash with Birmingham.The former Southampton forward has scored six goals in his last nine matches and netted the Swans’ leveller in a 2-1 defeat at St Andrew’s earlier in the season.However, he was replaced 10 minutes from the end of Wednesday’s 3-2 win at Peterb...Full Story »

Gillingham will still be without Daniel Phillips for Sheffield Wednesday’s visit.The Watford loanee serves the final match of a three-game ban after being sent off for the third time this campaign in the defeat to Bolton on March 5.Robbie McKenzie will miss out after coming off in the second half at Charlton in midweek, with boss Neil Harris confirming he will be sidelined for “weeks...Full Story »

Cheltenham remain hopeful that Tottenham loanee Kion Etete could soon return from his parent club, as they prepare to host AFC Wimbledon in Sky Bet League One on Saturday.Forward Etete has had a scan at Tottenham and is due to undergo an injection, before he can take the field again for Cheltenham.Dan Nlundulu remains a way off a first team return and could be missing for the rest of the season ...Full Story »

Bristol City pair Alex Scott and Antoine Semenyo have been declared fit for the Sky Bet Championship clash with West Brom.Both players were forced off during Tuesday’s 2-0 midweek defeat at Barnsley, midfielder Scott due to an ankle injury and striker Semenyo with what later turned out to be cramp.Midfielder Joe Williams could miss up to three weeks with a hamstring problem, while defender...Full Story »

Oldham captain Carl Piergianni serves the first game of a two-match ban for accumulated bookings as the League Two strugglers host high-flying Exeter at Boundary Park.Fellow defender Jordan Clarke will return to contention for the visit of the Grecians after serving his own one-match suspension in Tuesday night’s defeat at Walsall as the hosts fight relegation on the back of three straight...Full Story »

Marcus Rashford has said he has been "worn down" by abuse after a video circulating on social media showed the Manchester United forward becoming involved in a verbal altercation following the Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid. The video showed Rashford being heckled as he left Old Trafford on Tuesday and at one point turning round to confront a supporter. The 24-year-old, who came on...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones hailed his side’s quality and desire as they hammered Preston 4-0 at Kenilworth Road to climb up to fifth in the Championship.Luke Berry’s double and Fred Onyedinma’s close-range strike saw Town lead 3-0 at half-time, with Bambo Diaby then putting through his own goal just before the hour mark.Jones said: “If Bournemouth don’t go up, if Fulha...Full Story »