Walsall will be without Hayden White for the home clash with Rochdale.Defender White was booked for the fifth time this season during the Saddlers’ 3-1 defeat at home to Harrogate last time out and must now serve a one-game suspension.Midfielder Liam Kinsella (knee) and striker Conor Wilkinson (hamstring) returned to training this week and the duo are “desperate to be involved”...Full Story »

ITALY hero Gianluigi Donnarumma is 'hurt' and 'disturbed' at failing to displace Keylor Navas as PSG No1. The Euro 2020 winner was expected to be first-choice for the French giants after arriving in the summer as an AC Milan legend. Euro 2020 winner Gianluigi Donnarumma admits he's struggling to adapt to having to fight for his place but insists he is 'happy' to stay at PSG But instead he has...Full Story »

Robbie Neilson expects Ben Woodburn to go from strength to strength after the on-loan Liverpool attacker scored his first Hearts goals.The 22-year-old moved to Tynecastle in the summer and finally broke his duck with a double in an impressive 5-2 victory over Dundee United.Neilson believes the relief of getting off the mark will see him kick on in a maroon jersey.He said: “I’m deligh...Full Story »

Ben Woodburn scored a double as Hearts produced a magnificent performance to beat Dundee United 5-2 at Tynecastle.Alex Cochrane, Stephen Kingsley and substitute Aaron McEneff were also on target as Robbie Neilson’s side moved three points ahead of their visitors and climbed above Celtic into second place in the cinch Premiership.Hearts made three changes to the side that suffered a first l...Full Story »

Ben Garner was glad Swindon were able to put a poor FA Cup record behind them with an impressive 3-0 win at Sky Bet League One Crewe.The Robins had failed to beat Football League opposition in the competition since the Paolo Di Canio era in 2012.But a stunning double strike from Louis Reed and classy counter-attacking finish from Ipswich teenager Tyreece Simpson sealed victory for the League Two...Full Story »

Sutton will be without Richie Bennett for the trip to Hayes and Yeading in the first round of the FA Cup.Bennett will be serving the final game of his three-match ban after receiving a red card.Omar Bugiel could be in line to make his 100th Sutton appearance in the first round.Sutton are currently ninth in the fourth tier of English football and will be hoping for a good run in the FA Cup.Southe...Full Story »

St Albans defender Tom Bender is battling to prove his fitness for the National League South side’s live TV date with his former club Forest Green in the FA Cup first round.Bender was carried off on a stretcher during the fourth qualifying round replay against Corinthian Casuals last month but the injury was not as bad as feared and he has an outside chance of featuring.Fellow defender Mic...Full Story »

An own-goal from Tomas Soucek cost David Moyes victory in his 1,000th match as a manager as West Ham were held to a 2-2 draw by Genk.Said Benrahma had scored twice as West Ham came from behind to lead 2-1 in their Europa League clash in Belgium.But luckless substitute Soucek inadvertently headed a late cross inside the near post to leave the Hammers with just a point.We remain undefeated in Euro...Full Story »

Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel has challenged Ruben Loftus-Cheek to “use his full potential” after the midfielder was praised for his performance during Tuesday’s 1-0 win in Malmo.The academy graduate started only his second Champions League match, with his full debut in the competition occurring more than six years ago.Loftus-Cheek took time to make his mark on the Group H c...Full Story »

Mason Bennett could be in line to feature when Millwall take on Reading.The 25-year-old has not played since suffering a knock to the knee in the Lions’ 2-1 win over Sheffield United last month but returned to the bench for Saturday’s game against Huddersfield at the John Smith’s Stadium.George Evans will not be involved due to a calf strain and may remain on the sidelines unti...Full Story »

Swindon boss Ben Garner felt young striker Tyreece Simpson was “robbed” of a first senior hat-trick after he scored twice in a 3-1 League Two win at struggling Oldham.Before his late double, Simpson had the ball in the back of the Oldham net, only for the ball to have been ruled out of play as it was crossed into the box.Garner said: “No way was the ball out of play when it was...Full Story »

Ben Brereton Diaz’s first-half double gave Blackburn a 2-1 win that ended Derby’s five-game unbeaten run in the Championship.The Chile international deservedly put Blackburn in command during an opening 45 minutes in which Derby were pulled apart, taking his tally to 12 goals for the campaign.It was more even in the second half and Curtis Davies gave Derby, bottom of the table, hope ...Full Story »

Norwich will be without suspended defender Ben Gibson for Sunday’s Premier League game with Leeds following his red card in last weekend’s 7-0 thrashing at Chelsea.On-loan midfielder Billy Gilmour is back in contention for the Canaries after he was ineligible to face his parent club at Stamford Bridge.Todd Cantwell is not yet available after his recent Achilles and ankle problems, wh...Full Story »

Sutton still have Richie Bennett suspended for the visit of Walsall on Saturday.The forward serves the second of a three-game ban for his red card against Rochdale.Kenny Davis returned from injury as a late substitute in the win over Colchester last time out, while Louis John and Craig Eastmond could also come into contention.Harry Beautyman has missed the last two matches with a dislocated shou...Full Story »

Livingston battled to a well-earned 1-1 draw against Dundee United despite having to play the entire second half with 10 men.On-loan Rangers forward Ben Williamson was shown a straight red card in first-half stoppage-time after catching Declan Glass’ shin.The Lions went in front in the 37th minute through Jack Fitzwater before United levelled five minutes later through Peter Pawlett.Both s...Full Story »

Swindon boss Ben Garner vowed not to change his philosophy after the promotion-chasing Robins slumped to their biggest home defeat of the season in losing 3-1 to Bradford.Bradford rounded off a brilliant away display with a sensational strike from former Swindon striker Theo Robinson as the visitors ended a three-match winless streak in League Two.Garner said: “I won’t change the way...Full Story »

Karim Benzema faces up to 10 months in prison Benzema must wait another month for Valbuena sex-tape blackmail trial verdict AP Karim Benzema could face 10 months in prison and a 75,000 euro fine should the prosecution be successful in their case over the Mathieu Valbuena sex tape trial. On Friday, the judge opted to delay sentencing to November, when the Real Madrid forward will discover his ...Full Story »

Barnsley will check on the fitness of Carlton Morris and Josh Benson ahead of Sunday’s derby against Sheffield United at Oakwell.Morris has been out since August with a knee injury but is nearing his return while Benson has missed the last four matches after suffering an injury in the warm-up against Nottingham Forest on September 29.Summer signing Obbi Oulare made his long-awaited debut i...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 »

Germans grab big away win Leroy Sane celebrates scoring Bayern Munich's first goal in their 4-0 win against Benfica.Armando FrancaAP Aruthless Bayern Munich scored four goals in the final 20 minutes to leave Benfica on the end of a Champions League thrashing after they had given as good as they got for most of the game. Both goalkeepers performed well to keep the scoreline at 0-0 until deep i...Full Story »