Tottenham boss Antonio Conte was relieved to see Rodrigo Bentancur’s stoppage-time winner count away to Bournemouth and admitted he feared a heart attack if they had another late goal disallowed.Spurs ended their three-game winless run with a dramatic 3-2 victory at the Vitality Stadium after second-half goals from Ryan Sessegnon, Ben Davies and Bentancur.Bentancur completed the visitors&r...Full Story »

Coventry defender Fankaty Dabo is unavailable for the Sky Blues’ Sky Bet Championship clash with Blackpool after sustaining a quadricep injury.The defender came off after the first half of City’s 2-2 draw with Rotherham on Tuesday and is set for at least a few weeks out.Martyn Waghorn will also spend a significant spell on the sidelines with a hamstring issue.Tyler Walker (knee) unde...Full Story »

Colchester must check on midfielder Cole Skuse ahead of Saturday’s League Two clash against Stevenage.The 36-year-old hobbled off in the first half of Tuesday’s 2-2 draw at Stevenage after taking a knock.Manager Matt Bloomfield also has a concern over left-back Ryan Clampin, who suffered cramp in the second half.Clampin had missed the weekend trip to Newport through illness.Stevenage...Full Story »

Graham Carey returns to the St Johnstone squad for the cinch Premiership game against Kilmarnock on Saturday.The midfielder, who has been out since early September with a knee injury, has had a full week’s training and is in contention.Saints are without long-term absentees Murray Davidson, Chris Kane, Callum Booth and Cameron MacPherson.Kilmarnock striker Kyle Lafferty serves the second o...Full Story »

Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara could make his return to action in Saturday’s home clash with Leeds having recovered from an ear infection.Boss Jurgen Klopp has said he expects Jordan Henderson to be ‘OK’ as well after the skipper came off with a knee issue in the 3-0 Champions League win at Ajax on Wednesday.Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain can be called upon again after being in...Full Story »

Hibernian will have striker Elias Melkerson back in their squad for the visit of St Mirren following a bout of concussion.Kyle Magennis is suspended while Lewis Miller will miss out with a knock but should be back the following week.Jake Doyle-Hayes has undergone minor ankle surgery while Kevin Nisbet is continuing to train well after a serious knee injury – both should return after the Wo...Full Story »

Brighton could be without defender Joel Veltman for Chelsea’s visit to the Amex Stadium.Veltman came off during the 3-1 defeat at Manchester City last weekend with a calf injury.Kaoru Mitoma and Adam Lallana are back in training and should be included in the matchday squad.Mateo Kovacic should be available for the visitors as Graham Potter makes his return to the south coast.The midfielder...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Neto will not be available for Gary O’Neil when Bournemouth host Tottenham on Saturday.The Brazilian injured his hamstring in the first half of the Cherries’ 2-0 loss to West Ham and the Bournemouth boss confirmed his keeper will likely be sidelined for a lengthy spell.Mark Travers looks set to get the start, while Dominic Solanke could make a surprise return after his app...Full Story »

Lee Brown could miss out for Wimbledon as they prepare to face Harrogate.The defender will be assessed after coming off in the first half against Crewe in midweek with a hamstring problem.Alex Woodyard was dropped to the bench as his minutes are managed following a return from injury, but he stepped in to replace Brown at the back and could do so again against the Sulphurites.Midfielder George M...Full Story »

Peterborough will check on Joe Ward ahead of the derby against Cambridge.The winger missed the midweek win over Accrington with knee and shin injuries.Oliver Norburn, Harvey Cartwright, Emmanuel Fernandez and Joe Tomlinson are set to miss out again.But David Ajiboye was due back in training on Thursday after a muscle injury.Fejiri Okenabirhie is a doubt for Cambridge after coming off during the ...Full Story »

West Ham eased into the last 16 of the Europa Conference League after Manuel Lanzini’s penalty secured a 1-0 win over Silkeborg.Already guaranteed a place in the knock-out stages, the Hammers needed just a point to be sure of topping Group B and avoiding a two-legged play-off in February.But they maintained their perfect record in Europe this season with a seventh win from their seven matc...Full Story »

Derby have been hit with a double injury blow before Saturday’s League One match at home to Bristol Rovers.James Chester has been ruled out for up to two months with the calf problem which forced him off during Tuesday’s goalless draw against Exeter.Curtis Davies is also heading for the treatment room with news that he needs keyhole surgery on his knee, ruling him out for a month.Tom...Full Story »

Ben Gibson is a doubt for Norwich ahead of their clash with Stoke.The centre-half missed out against Burnley midweek with a knee issue and could be sidelined again.Left-back Dimitris Giannoulis will also be assessed after missing the Clarets clash with sore ribs.Sam McCallum may line-up again after making his first start since returning from a foot injury.Will Smallbone is pushing to feature for...Full Story »

Hartlepool’s selection woes ahead of the League Two game with Grimsby have been compounded by an illness bug sweeping the camp.Boss Keith Curle has refused to give names of people affected but he is already low on numbers.Jamie Sterry (calf) and Rollin Menayese (ankle) are definitely out while Mark Shelton (calf), Mouhamed Niang (hamstring) and Tom Crawford are all doubts.Striker Jack Hami...Full Story »

Bristol City will be without Tomas Kalas and Kal Naismith for the visit of Swansea on Saturday.Defender Naismith has been out since the start of the month with a calf injury and though Kalas is nearing a return from a long-term knee injury, neither will be available to face the Swans.Boss Nigel Pearson confirmed there are “one or two” players suffering from illness heading into the w...Full Story »

Ben Hinchliffe could continue in goal for Stockport against Sutton after replacing the injured Vit Jaros.Hinchcliffe came on for Jaros in the 38th minute of Saturday’s win over Salford and then started against Carlisle on Tuesday with the Czech ruled out.Midfielder Callum Camps serves the final game of a three-match ban for his recent red card against Grimsby.Defender Ryan Rydel returned t...Full Story »

Tranmere have no fresh injury worries for the visit of Carlisle.But boss Micky Mellon still finds himself without a quintet of players.Paul Lewis, Joel Mumbongo, Charlie Jolley, Luke Robinson and Tom Davies all remain sidelined.Rovers are looking for a return to winning ways after two successive league draws.Carlisle are without suspended duo Jordan Gibson and Ryan Edmondson.Gibson was booked fo...Full Story »

Rangers’ sobering Champions League campaign continued on its downward trajectory with a 3-0 defeat to Napoli in the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.A 7-1 loss by Liverpool at Ibrox in their last Group A outing had shocked the Light Blues and their fans and it looked ominous when striker Giovanni Simeone scored twice in the first 16 minutes for the dominant home side.The second half was ...Full Story »

Liverpool qualified for the Champions League last 16 after defeating Ajax 3-0 at the Johan Cruyff Arena thanks to goals from Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott.Having had their woodwork rattled early on by Steven Berghuis, the Reds went ahead in the 42nd minute via Salah’s finish.The fit-again Nunez hit a post soon after, before extending the visitors’ lead with a 49th-mi...Full Story »

Tottenham’s Champions League qualification hopes hang in the balance after they were denied a last-gasp win over Sporting Lisbon by VAR.Spurs, who had laboured against their Portuguese opponents, thought they had won it – and booked their place in the knockout stages – with the last kick of the game as Harry Kane swept home from close range, but after a lengthy check the Englan...Full Story »