Chesterfield have no new injury worries, although manager Paul Cook could make changes with one eye on upcoming long away trips to Wealdstone and Torquay in the National League.Northampton midfielder Ben Fox is available for selection after completing a three-match ban following his red card against Leyton Orient.Danny Hylton remains suspended after his dismissal in the 3-2 win at Stevenage.Cobb...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers have a number of absentees, particularly up front, for the visit of League Two Rochdale in the FA Cup first round.Strikers Ryan Loft and John Marquis have both been ruled out through injury and Josh Coburn is not eligible to play under the terms of his loan move from Middlesbrough.Midfielder Paul Coutts (ankle) is likely to be out longer than anticipated and may not return until t...Full Story »

Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick could name an unchanged side for the visit of Bristol City.Boro suffered no new injury problems during the midweek win over Hull, the first of Carrick’s reign.Duncan Watmore remains a doubt after missing the last two games following a head injury sustained in the draw with Huddersfield.Matt Crooks will hope to be involved again after returning from inj...Full Story »

Tottenham manager Antonio Conte is reportedly eyeing up a potential transfer reunion with Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante. The France international starred under Conte when they both made the move to Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2016, and it would be intriguing to see them link up together again at Spurs. Kante is in the final few months of his contract with Chelsea, so could be on...Full Story »

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has announced he is retiring from football and Saturday's La Liga match against Almeria will be his last. ·Pique out of favour at Barcelona·Has decided to hang up boots·Saturday's match will be his lastWHAT HAPPENED? The defender has confirmed in a video on social media that he will retire from football after Barcelona's clash against Almeria on ...Full Story »

Brazilian winger Tete set for Premier League moveLyon's Brazilian winger Tete could be set for a move to the Premier League clubs after attracting plenty of interest. The Sun report report that West Ham and Leicester are both monitoring Tete ahead of a potential January move. Southampton and Brentford are also believed to be interested in the 22-year-old attacker. Leicester eye Tielemans re...Full Story »

Oliver Scarles admitted his West Ham debut was “surreal” after the 16-year-old stole the show in a 3-0 win over Romanian side FCSB in Bucharest.Two goals from Pablo Fornals and a deflected effort from another teenage debutant, Divin Mubama, ensured the Hammers – already through to the last 16 of the Europa Conference League – became the first team in the competition to wi...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta praised his Arsenal side for “digging in” and seeing off FC Zurich to advance as winners of their Europa League group.The Gunners secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory on Thursday night, Kieran Tierney the surprise match-winner with a fine first-half strike that settled the contest.Needing to match PSV Eindhoven’s result away to Bodo/Glimt Arteta’s side – s...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag said “you don’t always get what you deserve” after Manchester United beat Real Sociedad but failed in their bid to avoid a potentially tough Europa League knockout round play-off tie.Already assured of progress from Group E, the second-placed Red Devils arrived in Spain knowing they needed to win by a two-goal margin to usurp the first-placed hosts and progress str...Full Story »

Sheffield United continue to have injury concerns ahead of the visit of Burnley in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday.Manager Paul Heckingbottom was hopeful James McAtee will recover from a knock he received on Tuesday in time for Saturday’s clash although he remains a doubt for the game.Tommy Doyle could miss out through injury, but Anel Ahmedhodzic will be available after missing the m...Full Story »

Blackburn will have Jake Garrett available for the visit of Huddersfield in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday.The midfielder was shown a red card during Blackburn’s 1-0 defeat at Coventry on Tuesday, but an independent regulatory commission subsequently removed Garrett’s three-match suspension following a successful claim of wrongful dismissal.Blackburn are still expected to be wi...Full Story »

Aberdeen winger Jonny Hayes is close to returning from a groin injury but is unlikely to be ready to feature against Hibernian in Friday night’s cinch Premiership match at Pittodrie.Callum Roberts (hamstring) and Dante Polvara both remain on the sidelines.Dons boss Jim Goodwin will be in the stand as he continues his touchline ban – reduced this week on appeal – for comments he...Full Story »

Cheltenham expect to welcome back Dan Nlundulu for their FA Cup first-round tie with non-league Alvechurch.The on-loan Southampton forward missed last week’s goalless draw with MK Dons after picking up a minor hamstring injury in the Robins’ previous Sky Bet League One game against Morecambe.Charlie Brown, Charlie Raglan, Christian Norton and Dan Adshead will come into contention for...Full Story »

Millwall have suffered a blow ahead of their Championship match with Hull after Benik Afobe was ruled out until after the World Cup break.The striker suffered a knee injury in the defeat at Huddersfield and missed Wednesday’s 0-0 draw at Birmingham, with boss Gary Rowett confirming he will not play before the season takes a break.Murray Wallace is banned for the Lions after collecting his ...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday defender Reece James could return to action in Friday evening’s FA Cup first-round clash with Morecambe.The on-loan Blackpool player has missed the Owls’ last five Sky Bet League One games after sustaining an injury in the defeat at Plymouth a month ago.Akin Famewo has returned to training but is not yet ready for first-team action.Defender Ben Heneghan and midfie...Full Story »

Forest Green could make changes ahead of their trip to face Kevin Phillips’ South Shields in the first round of the FA Cup.Josh March and Dom Bernard could keep their places in Rovers’ starting line-up after coming in against Barnsley in League One at the weekend.David Davis is likely to miss out again with a knee injury, while Reece Brown has been out with a hamstring problem.Udoka ...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon boss Johnnie Jackson has promised to field a strong side in Saturday’s FA Cup first round tie at Weymouth but has a number of players missing for the trip.Jackson revealed Lee Brown’s calf problem will sideline him for “several weeks”, and he joins George Marsh and Will Nightingale on the sidelines.Brentford loanee Nathan Young-Coombes is expected to return ...Full Story »

Shrewsbury’s Aiden O’Brien and Julien Dacosta look set to miss out once again in Saturday’s FA Cup first-round tie at home to York.Forward O’Brien and defender Dacosta were both absent from the matchday squad for the 1-1 Sky Bet League One draw at Portsmouth last weekend after sustaining injuries, and were set for scans.Definite absentees are Daniel Udoh and George Nurse ...Full Story »

Lionel Messi is reportedly ignoring phone calls from Barcelona as his Paris Saint-Germain contract ticks closer towards ending. The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner left Barca for PSG on a free transfer in the summer of 2021 after the Spanish giants' financial issues prevented them from registering his contract extension. A return to the Nou Camp has been rumoured in recent weeks, though, with M...Full Story »

Manchester United have reportedly joined Chelsea in the race for English sensation Jude Bellingham as they look to snag the star they missed out on three years ago, while former Stoke star Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is also among their transfer targets. The Red Devils thought that they had secured Bellingham's signature while he was at Birmingham City, only for the teenager to opt to move to Ge...Full Story »