Doncaster midfielder Ben Close has been ruled out of Saturday’s League One game against Shrewsbury due to a knee problem.Close is nearing a return to action after sustaining the injury in the 2-0 defeat at Burton on November 27 but will not be fit this weekend.Joseph Olowu is available after completing a three-match suspension.Fellow defender Ro-Shaun Williams will miss the whole festive p...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Ben Amos is expected to return for Wigan after Jamie Jones deputised in the FA Cup.The Latics beat Colchester 2-1 and Curtis Tilt, Tendayi Darikwa, Tom Naylor, James McClean and Thelo Aasgaard are all likely to come back into the starting line-up.Youngster Scott Smith suffered an ankle injury earlier this month and is unlikely to be available.Striker Charlie Wyke remains sidelined fol...Full Story »

Everton boss Rafael Benitez spoke of it being a “perfect” night after his side’s winless run came to an end in dramatic fashion with a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Arsenal at Goodison Park.After Martin Odegaard’s volley in first-half stoppage time put the visitors ahead, Richarlison – having had two efforts ruled out for offside via VAR checks either side of th...Full Story »

Everton’s winless run came to an end in dramatic fashion as Demarai Gray’s stoppage-time strike secured a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Arsenal at Goodison Park.The visitors took the lead through Martin Odegaard’s volley at the end of the first half, moments after Richarlison had a goal disallowed for offside following a VAR check.Richarlison had another goal ruled out by V...Full Story »

Oldham interim manager Selim Benachour has a near fully-fit squad available for the visit of Tranmere in Sky Bet League Two.Defender Jordan Clarke is set to return to league action after featuring in the Papa John’s Trophy at Sunderland last week.Clarke had been an unused substitute the previous weekend after a spell out of action due to concussion protocols.Forward Junior Luamba, who has ...Full Story »

Ben Brereton Diaz scored his 17th of the season as Blackburn closed the gap on the top two with a 1-0 win over local rivals Preston.Played in poor conditions with surface water making free-flowing football impossible, Rovers dug deep to edge the derby and their Chilean striker made the difference with a towering header – only a half-chance in itself – to secure maximum points.It is p...Full Story »

Camila, 27, shared snaps from plush surroundings, and eagle-eyed fans recognised them as the England full-back’s home. Camila, 27, shared snaps from plush surroundings, and eagle-eyed fans recognised them as the England full-back Ben Chilwell's home Credit: INSTAGRAM/CAMILA KENDRA Chilwell, 24, has also been quick to like her pics. One pal said: “Ben thinks they get on swimmingly.&...Full Story »

Wolves have Ruben Neves available to face Liverpool at Molineux on Saturday.The midfielder sat out Wednesday’s 0-0 draw with Burnley through suspension.Daniel Podence may return after self-isolating having tested positive for Covid-19 but Marcal (Covid) is out. Jonny and Pedro Neto (both knee) are sidelined along with Yerson Mosquera (hamstring) and Willy Boly (muscle).Liverpool defender J...Full Story »

Former Manchester United forward David Bellion once recalled the time that Sir Alex Ferguson forced a United player to sell his supercar after driving it to training Sir Alex Ferguson once forced a Manchester United player to sell his Bentley after arriving at training in the supercar. The legendary Scottish manager won 13 Premier League titles during his 27 years as manager at Old Trafford an...Full Story »

Defiant Everton manager Rafael Benitez insisted his side would improve despite a humbling 4-1 Merseyside derby defeat at home to Liverpool making it eight matches without victory.Two goals from Mohamed Salah were sandwiched between Jordan Henderson’s opener and Diogo Jota’s 79th-minute strike as the hosts were completely outclassed.Demarai Gray had briefly made it 2-1 just before hal...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor joked he used his substitutes correctly this time after his side staged a second-half fightback to clinch a 2-1 FA Cup first-round replay win over Bradford.The tie was being played for the third time after the first replay was declared void due to Exeter inadvertently using six subs.And, fittingly, it was a second-half replacement, George Ray, who settled the contest.B...Full Story »

Ruben Neves is suspended for Wolves’ clash with Burnley.The midfielder has collected five yellow cards and serves a one-game ban, while Yerson Mosquera (hamstring), Jonny (knee) and Pedro Neto (knee) are out until next year.Willy Boly’s muscle injury will continue to rule him out for another two weeks and Daniel Podence (coronavirus) is also sidelined.Burnley will be without suspende...Full Story »

Rafael Benitez can understand the frustration of Everton supporters but remains confident about turning around their poor form after defeat at Brentford extended their winless run to seven games.Bees striker Ivan Toney scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot in the 24th minute after Andros Townsend had caught Frank Onyeka with a high foot inside the area.The Toffees were poor duri...Full Story »

Ivan Toney came back to haunt his old boss Rafael Benitez with his first-half penalty enough to give Brentford a 1-0 victory over Everton.The result extended the Toffees’ winless run to seven matches and increased the pressure on the new manager at Goodison Park ahead of Wednesday’s Merseyside derby with his former club Liverpool.A cool spot-kick by Toney in the 24th minute gave...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino, Brendan Rodgers and Erik Ten Hag remain the leading candidates to become full-time boss at Old Trafford after Ralf Rangnick’s short-term reign. Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim has been linked with Manchester United Credit: EPA Ruben Amorim has experienced tremendous success as Sporting Lisbon manager Credit: Getty There is also the chance that Rangnick — ...Full Story »

Interim head coach Selim Benachour admits Oldham are “a little bit sick” and in need of treatment after going down 2-0 at Salford.Oldham made the short trip to the Peninsula Stadium having parted company with boss Keith Curle in the week and were well beaten by goals from Matthew Lund and Brandon Thomas-Asante.Their travelling fans made plenty of noise throughout, the majority in pro...Full Story »

Swindon head coach Ben Garner insisted that more money needs to be invested in refereeing as Jack Payne’s late penalty rescued a point for Town against Harrogate.Meeting for the first time in either clubs history, Swindon were a goal down for nearly 60 minutes until Payne’s goal from the spot kick maintained his side’s unbeaten run for November.Garner said: “It was a diff...Full Story »

Substitute Lukas Jutkiewicz dragged Birmingham out of the mire by scoring the winner in the 1-0 victory over Blackpool at St Andrew’s.The 32-year-old striker netted in the 81st minute from only Birmingham’s second effort on target in a game of few chances.But it was a dream full debut for 17-year-old midfielder Jordan James, whose header teed Jutkiewicz up.Up until then Blackpool had...Full Story »

Ben Chilwell will miss Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.The England wing-back will be out for at least six weeks with a right knee ligament injury.N’Golo Kante will also be out of Sunday’s game with a minor knee knock.Romelu Lukaku will be in the match squad but is not fit enough to start after a niggling ankle problem.Mancheste...Full Story »

Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell limped off during his side's Champions League victory over Juventus on Tuesday night. Chelsea will be without Ben Chilwell until at least the end of this year as he waits to discover whether he has sustained season-ending anterior cruciate ligament damage. Chilwell limped off during his side’s 4-0 Champions League victory over Juventus on Tuesday night. Acco...Full Story »