Bristol Rovers could welcome back striker Ryan Loft after injury for the visit of high-flying Peterborough.The 25-year-old, who has scored six goals this season, has missed the last three games with a hamstring injury but is back in training and looks set to be involved this weekend.Rovers captain Paul Coutts (ankle) and utility player Harry Anderson (groin) are also on the comeback trail but wi...Full Story »

Portsmouth will be without Joe Morrell against Derby.The Wales midfielder is in Qatar with his country ahead of the World Cup.Joe Rafferty, Jayden Reid and Louis Thompson are expected to be out for Danny Cowley.Tom Lowery missed the draw with Morecambe while Clark Robertson came off at half-time at the weekend.Tom Barkhuizen is poised to return to Derby’s squad at Fratton Park.The midfield...Full Story »

Oxford manager Karl Robinson was thrilled with his side’s performance against an in-form Woking side as the League One side won 2-1 on the road in the first round of the FA Cup.The match at the Kingfield Stadium was played out in heavy rain, but this did not reduce the quality that was on show as the hosts, who are fourth in the National League, pushed Robinson’s side all the way.An ...Full Story »

Peterborough boss Grant McCann hailed an excellent performance from his team as they eased to a 3-0 FA Cup replay win at Salford.The League One high-flyers had too much for the Ammies and they can now look forward to a second-round trip to Shrewsbury.Ephron Mason-Clark opened the scoring before Jack Marriott’s late double.McCann said: “It’s been another game we could have done ...Full Story »

Jack Marriott’s late double helped Peterborough to a comfortable 3-0 FA Cup replay win at Salford.Grant McCann’s League One high-flyers proved too strong for the Ammies as they booked a second-round trip to Shrewsbury.Posh skipper Harrison Burrows curled a 25-yard strike just over the top early on.Salford goalkeeper Tom King then produced a superb double save to keep out Kwame Poku a...Full Story »

Paul Warne admitted that a stunning strike from on-loan Everton teenager Lewis Dobbin was the highlight of Derby’s 5-0 FA Cup replay triumph over Torquay.The 19-year-old attacker smashed a 20-yard volley into the roof of the Gulls net to make it 4-0 following Mark Ellis’ own goal and further efforts by William Osula and Liam Thompson.David McGoldrick went on to add a fifth but most i...Full Story »

A youthful Derby breezed into the FA Cup second round following a 5-0 replay victory over National League strugglers Torquay.Mark Ellis’ own goal, a William Osula effort – to add to the brace he bagged during initial contest in Devon – and Liam Thompson’s first-ever senior strike had the hosts firmly in the ascendancy at the break.A thumping Lewis Dobbin volley just past ...Full Story »

Derby midfielder Jason Knight is a doubt for the FA Cup replay against Torquay.Knight has a slight ankle injury which he sustained in the Carabao Cup defeat at Liverpool.Tom Barkhuizen is edging closer to a return following a hamstring problem.Defenders Curtis Davies and James Chester are not expected back until December.Gulls defender Dean Moxey is battling to be fit to face his former side.The...Full Story »

Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi expressed his anger at Aston Villa’s time-wasting and hit out at referee Christopher Kavanagh for losing control of their 2-1 Premier League home defeat.The Seagulls were left frustrated at the Amex Stadium after Danny Ings hit a brace to cancel out Alexis Mac Allister’s first-minute opener.Brighton pushed for a leveller and eight minutes of stoppage ti...Full Story »

Ashley Barnes scored two and had a big hand in another goal for Anass Zaroury as Burnley swept aside Blackburn 3-0 in Sunday’s East Lancashire derby to claim top spot in the Championship.The 33-year-old has had to make do with rare starts this season, but the absence of the unfit Jay Rodriguez handed him a start against rivals Rovers, who themselves would have gone top with a win.But it wa...Full Story »

West Brom head coach Carlos Corberan praised the “massive” commitment from his players after their revival continued with a 2-0 win over Stoke at The Hawthorns.The game will be best remembered for Brandon Thomas-Asante’s stunning overhead kick that found the net and wrapped up victory for West Brom.It was the Baggies’ third consecutive win for the first time since August ...Full Story »

Derby assistant manager Richie Barker praised his players for performing so well in their 3-1 win at MK Dons after such a quick turnaround from their Carabao Cup tie against Liverpool.The Rams are up to sixth in Sky Bet League One after coming from behind at Stadium MK, where their exertions in a penalty shoot-out loss at Anfield three days ago appeared to be catching up with them.However, Paul ...Full Story »

Exeter staged a rousing late comeback to claim a narrow 3-2 League One victory over Peterborough at St James Park with Jevani Brown haunting his former club with an injury-time winner.Exeter started well and Archie Collins forced a superb save from Lucas Bergstrom after 28 minutes, but from Brown’s resulting corner, Tim Dieng rose highest to glance the ball into the net and give Exeter the...Full Story »

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing’s goal sealed a 3-1 victory for Derby at struggling MK Dons that lifted them into the Sky Bet League One play-off places.Three days on from taking Liverpool to penalties in the Carabao Cup, the Rams lifted themselves up to sixth in the table after responding impressively to going behind to Louie Barry’s opener.That came in the 41st minute when a counter-attack ...Full Story »

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany is likely to turn to his big guns once again for Sunday’s top-of-the-table Sky Bet Championship derby clash with Blackburn.Kompany rested nine of the men who started last Saturday’s shock 5-2 defeat at Sheffield United for Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup third-round victory over League Two Crawley with only Samuel Bastien and Manuel Benson keeping their...Full Story »

Exeter will be without Cheick Diabate for the visit of Peterborough.Diabate has not yet recovered from the foot injury which kept him out of the FA Cup win at Port Vale last weekend.But fellow defender Jonathan Grounds will be added to the squad after overcoming a calf injury.Sam Stubbs remains on the sidelines with a knee injury.Peterborough will check on the fitness of midfield duo Joe Ward an...Full Story »

RB Leipzig director of football Oliver Mintzlaff leaving the club will have no impact on negotiations with Chelsea for Christopher Nkunku. The Leipzig director is set to move up the ranks at the Red Bull club system, taking up his role as CEO of the Red Bull group. However, Sport Bild in Germany claims that such a transition will not have any impact on the Nkunku move to Chelsea. Max Eberl ...Full Story »

MK Dons are likely to have a fully fit squad for the visit of Derby in Sky Bet League One on Saturday.Defender Tennai Watson is also thought to be closing in on full-fitness following a hamstring injury, although two games in a week could be too much.Watson played the first half of his side’s 2-0 win over Morecambe on Tuesday, but came off at half-time, and is getting closer to being able ...Full Story »

Liverpool’s defence of the Carabao Cup began the way it was won with a penalty shoot-out victory in which goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher played a pivotal role.The Republic of Ireland international, playing his first game since scoring the winning spot-kick against Chelsea at Wembley in February, saved three Derby penalties as Jurgen Klopp’s untried side scraped past their League One op...Full Story »

Liverpool midfielder James Milner is set to return to the squad for the Carabao Cup visit of Derby.The 36-year-old was forced to sit out Sunday’s win over Tottenham due to concussion protocols but is likely to be included in a much-changed side to face League One opponents.Players like back-up goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, defenders Calvin Ramsay and Nat Phillips, and midfielder Alex Oxlad...Full Story »