Two late goals propelled Dundee to the top of the fledgling cinch Championship table with a 4-2 victory over Arbroath.The hosts took the lead five minutes before half-time when a move from one end of the pitch to the other ended with Paul McGowan picking out Luke McCowan on the left, who struck his shot high into the net.Arbroath levelled from the penalty spot in the 51st minute, Nicky Low conve...Full Story »

Derby are set to have David McGoldrick available for the visit of Barnsley in Sky Bet League One.The former Sheffield United striker has missed the start of the season with a niggle but he returned to training this week, with boss Liam Rosenior suggesting he will be on the bench.Curtis Davies is one of several players who are set to return to the side after Rosenior made changes for the midweek ...Full Story »

Mateo Kovacic will miss Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Tottenham on Sunday due to a niggling knee injury.The Croatia midfielder has carried the issue for some time and was an unused substitute in last weekend’s 1-0 win at Everton.Marcos Alonso will not feature either, with the Spain wing-back attempting to finalise his transfer to Barcelona.Spurs will be boosted by the availabil...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon could revert back to the same league side that started the first two games of the season as Doncaster visit south London.Dons boss Johnnie Jackson made five alterations as his side lost 2-0 to Gillingham in the first round of the Carabao Cup.He has the option to once again name the team which opened the campaign with a league win over the Gills and a draw at Hartlepool.Striker Davi...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday striker Lee Gregory faces a late fitness test before the home game against Charlton.Gregory was forced out of the midweek Carabao Cup win against Sunderland due to a hamstring strain, but has not been ruled out and will be assessed.Fellow striker Michael Smith is not ready to return from a muscle injury after missing the last two games, but will be back in training on Monday....Full Story »

Manchester City will be without Kalvin Phillips while fellow midfielder Cole Palmer is a doubt ahead of the visit of promoted Bournemouth in the Premier League.Manager Pep Guardiola revealed Phillips is struggling with “niggles” while Palmer has a foot injury.Defender Aymeric Laporte is sidelined after knee surgery in the summer.Bournemouth could have Argentina defender Marcos Senesi...Full Story »

Tyrone Mings is available for Aston Villa’s home game against Everton after a scan on an adductor muscle showed no serious damage.Mings, who was on the bench for the defeat at Bournemouth, has trained after what Villa boss Steven Gerrard described as the England defender having a “couple of down days”.Emiliano Buendia will also be in the matchday squad after a full week of trai...Full Story »

Huddersfield pair Jonathan Hogg and Danny Ward are back in contention for the home game against Stoke.Both players will be included in the squad after missing the midweek Carabao Cup defeat to Preston due to minor injuries.Japan defender Yuta Nakayama made his full debut on Tuesday night and is hoping to make his first league start, while Jack Rudoni could be recalled to the starting line-up.Def...Full Story »

Jamie Walker is unavailable for Bradford ahead of their clash with Newport.The summer signing from Hearts is recovering from a knee operation, with manager Mark Hughes adding in his press conference he is hopeful Walker “won’t be out for as long as we initially thought”.There are no other fresh concerns for the Bantams, who have Abo Eisa still sidelined.The winger is edging clo...Full Story »

Millwall will have George Honeyman back from suspension for the Sky Bet Championship visit of Coventry.The midfielder has served a one-match ban for his red card in the Carabao Cup first-round loss at Cambridge and could come straight back in.The Lions are waiting on clearance to find out if new signing Andreas Voglsammer can feature.The Germany youth international forward joined from Union Berl...Full Story »

Sunderland manager Alex Neil has just one injury absentee for the visit of QPR.Forward Leon Dajaku suffered a recurrence of his thigh injury after coming on as a late substitute in the win over Bristol City last weekend.Neil made 11 changes from the side which won 3-2 at Ashton Gate for the Carabao Cup loss to Sheffield Wednesday in midweek.Jack Diamond was one of the better performers in a poor...Full Story »

Livingston manager David Martindale expects to have an unchanged squad for Saturday’s cinch Premiership game at home to Hibernian.James Penrice and Morgan Boyes are both closing in on a return from injury but are unlikely to be involved this weekend.Tom Parkes is set to be sidelined for the majority of the season with a knee injury.Hibs will have attacker Jair Tavares available after he mi...Full Story »

Both teams respectively won in the first round of the Bundesliga, showing their fans that they are in good form. SC Freiburg have been improving steadily in recent seasons and last season they finished 6th in the Bundesliga, which gave them the chance to play in European competitions. They got 3 wins and 3 draws in their first 6 games of all events, and won over Augsburg 4-0 on away field in ...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo's future remains a big topic of discussion given Manchester United will not be in the Champions League this season. Although several teams have reportedly sounded out a potential move for the striker, none have made a concerted effort to sign the 37-year-old. Ronaldo has been linked with moves to both Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, though MARCA noted on several occasions ...Full Story »

Dundee United conceded five goals in 15 minutes on their way to equalling Scottish football’s worst European result with a 7-0 defeat by AZ Alkmaar.Glenn Middleton’s only goal had given United a deserved first-leg lead in the Europa Conference League third qualifying round and rekindled memories of great 1980s nights at Tannadice when the club reached the latter stages of the Europea...Full Story »

Sutton will face up to at least six months without Ben Goodliffe when hosting Barrow in League Two.Influential defender Goodliffe has suffered torn knee ligaments and faces an extended spell on the sidelines.Coby Rowe is likely to continue to partner Louis John in central defence.Harry Beautyman will be pushing for a start for Sutton after two appearances off the bench.New signing David Moyo cou...Full Story »

Taylor Allen can return when Walsall host Stevenage in Sky Bet League Two on Saturday.The versatile wide player was sent off for two yellow cards in the 1-0 opening day win at Newport, but has now served his suspension.Teenage talent Ronan Maher could push for inclusion in the matchday squad again after coming off the bench to win a penalty that sparked the 2-0 Carabao Cup win over Swindon.Maher...Full Story »

Hull boss Shota Arveladze is still without six first-team players for his side’s home game against Norwich.The Tigers have no new injury concerns after the midweek Carabao Cup defeat at Bradford, but Ryan Longman, Greg Docherty, Tyler Smith, Nathan Baxter, Brandon Fleming and Dogukan Sinik are still out.Arveladze had hoped forward Longman would be available this weekend after missing the T...Full Story »

Tranmere manager Micky Mellon will rotate his side again for the visit of Gillingham.The Rovers boss made five changes for the penalty shoot-out Carabao Cup victory over Accrington, using the game to get some players up to fitness.Defender Jordan Turnbull played his first 45 minutes of the season and striker Joel Mumbongo made his first appearance since December as a late substitute, but both ar...Full Story »

Accrington are without Jay Rich-Baghuelou for their Sky Bet League One clash with Burton after the defender was ruled out for the season this week.Rich-Baghuelou was forced off after 21 minutes of last weekend’s victory over Shrewsbury with an ankle injury and tests have since confirmed he faces a long-term lay-off.New signing Alhagi Touray Sisay is not yet ready to feature due to a calf i...Full Story »