Promise Omochere is at least a few weeks away from returning for Fleetwood Town after suffering an eye socket fracture during a challenge last weekend.The striker’s injury, which may see him ruled out of Scott Brown’s side for even longer, was sustained during the 73rd minute of his EFL debut in the Cods’ 2-1 loss at Port Vale.With the Irishman unavailable, Brown will likely ne...Full Story »

Hibernian attacker Jair Tavares will sit out Sunday’s cinch Premiership showdown with Hearts at Easter Road as he serves a suspension carried over from his time in Portugal.Paul Hanlon, who underwent knee surgery at the end of last season, could feature in his first competitive game this term after coming through a development team match in midweek.Lewis Stevenson and Demetri Mitchell are ...Full Story »

Ross County winger William Akio underwent surgery ahead of the visit of Celtic.Akio faces a spell on the sidelines after his knee operation.The South Sudan international sat out last weekend’s defeat by Hearts.Celtic midfielder Reo Hatate has been in rehab after sustaining a muscle strain against Aberdeen last weekend and will miss the trip to Dingwall.Defender Carl Starfelt is training an...Full Story »

Colchester boss Wayne Brown could have more options available as they prepare to face Carlisle on Saturday afternoon.The trio of Frank Nouble, Cameron Coxe and Alex Newby all came off the bench in Colchester’s narrow defeat to Northampton last weekend but all played in a midweek friendly against non-league side Stowmarket to boost their fitness.Attacking midfielder Noah Chilvers will be pu...Full Story »

West Ham’s marquee new signings Gianluca Scamacca and Nayef Aguerd will have to wait for their debuts when champions Manchester City come to the London Stadium.Boss David Moyes says striker Scamacca is not fit enough yet while defender Aguerd suffered a knee injury in pre-season.Centre-half Angelo Ogbonna is still not ready to return from his cruciate injury.City will be without Aymeric La...Full Story »

Portsmouth hope to have captain Clark Robertson available again for the Sky Bet League One match against Lincoln.Scottish central defender Robertson missed the opening day 3-3 draw against Sheffield Wednesday because of a foot problem, but has returned to training.Midfielder Louis Thompson is expected to be in contention again having come off during the closing stages because of cramp.Forward Ja...Full Story »

Reading will be without a host of key players for their Championship fixture against Cardiff.Lucas Joao, Sam Hutchinson and Scott Dann all missed the Royals’ opening-day defeat at Blackpool through injury and will be absent again on Saturday.Femi Azeez is sidelined with a hamstring problem, Dejan Tetek remains unavailable, while Liam Moore is not expected to return in the near future follo...Full Story »

Newport will be without defender James Clarke as they prepare to face Walsall on Saturday.The 32-year-old centre-back missed the Exiles’ opening day draw at Sutton with a hip injury and will also be unavailable to face his former club.Saturday’s fixture may come too soon for fellow centre-back Priestley Farquharson, who is building up his fitness after a knee operation cut short his ...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor expects Sam Nombe to be available for his side’s Sky Bet League One clash with Port Vale.The striker was forced off in Exeter’s 1-1 draw with Lincoln but Taylor said he was suffering from cramp.New signing Kegs Chauke will be pushing for his first start after coming off the bench last weekend.Midfielder Kyle Taylor is set to miss the rest of the calendar ye...Full Story »

Ellis Iandolo remains sidelined as Swindon try to win their first Sky Bet League Two points of the season against Salford.The Robins began the season in poor fashion, suffering a shock 3-0 defeat at Harrogate on the opening weekend.Iandolo missed that match and head coach Scott Lindsey says the full-back will remain injured for a number of weeks after a new scan “highlighted a few issues&r...Full Story »

Mansfield manager Nigel Clough will welcome Oli Hawkins back into the squad to face Tranmere after he missed the defeat at Salford through suspension.James Perch is expected to miss out as he recovers from an injury sustained in pre-season while Kieran Wallace and Jason Law remain out.Clough expects forward Rhys Oates to be in contention despite being injured against Salford.Oates missed trainin...Full Story »

Crawley manager Kevin Betsy will have a full squad to pick from for his side’s League Two clash against Leyton Orient.Teenager James Balagizi – a season-long loan signing from Liverpool – could be handed another start after he made his debut last weekend.Dom Telford, last season’s top scorer in the division, will be looking to get off the mark following his high-profile m...Full Story »

Newly promoted Bournemouth will be without summer signings Ryan Fredericks and Joe Rothwell for Saturday’s Premier League opener against Aston Villa but Marcus Tavernier could make his debut.Defender Fredericks and midfielder Rothwell have been ruled out by manager Scott Parker after sustaining calf and quad injuries respectively during pre-season.Midfielder Tavernier is pushing for inclus...Full Story »

Oxford are again set to be without striker Sam Baldock for the Sky Bet League One visit of Cambridge.Baldock is currently battling a thigh injury and was not involved in last weekend’s season opener against his former club Derby.Yanic Wildschut remains absent because of a serious hamstring problem, but Oxford manager Karl Robinson could hand a first start of the campaign to Alex Rodriguez....Full Story »

Manuel Benson could make his Burnley debut against Sky Bet Championship opponents Luton after signing a four-year deal with the Clarets.Burnley boss Vincent Kompany has made Benson, a Belgium Under-21 international, the club’s 10th summer signing.Kompany must now decide whether or not to include the 25-year-old on Saturday as Burnley look to build on their opening 1-0 victory over Huddersf...Full Story »

Eintracht Frankfurt finished only 11th in the Bundesliga last season, but they won the UEFA Europa League all the way through. In the new season, Eintracht Frankfurt brought in Lucas Alario from Bayer Leverkusen, Jens Hauge and Mario Gotze to strengthen the team. They have shown the strong powerhouses in friendlies and DFB-Pokal recently. Bayern Munich defended their league title last season...Full Story »

Crystal Palace will host Arsenal in the opening game of the new Premier League season on August 6 at 3:00 AM Beijing time. Crystal Palace have done little in the summer, retaining almost exactly the same team from last season. In terms of Crystal Palace's performance last season, one of the biggest characteristics of the team under Vieira is a steady and balanced attacking and defending style...Full Story »

The Manchester United forward finally returned to Carrington after missing the pre-season tour to Thailand and Australia. Cristiano Ronaldo posted a timely and cryptic Instagram post in his underwear Credit: Instagram @cristiano He drove into the training ground with agent Jorge Mendes and sat down for showdown talks with the club - including Erik ten Hag and Richard Arnold - to discuss his fu...Full Story »

Alex Telles has signed for Sevilla on a season-long loan from Manchester United, both clubs announced on Thursday. ESPN reported on Wednesday that United were set for a defensive clearout and Telles is the first to leave the club. The 29-year-old will join the LaLiga club for the 2022-23 campaign after finding himself drop down the pecking order behind left-backs Luke Shaw and new signing Ty...Full Story »

The centre-back is keen on a move but Blues chiefs must up their initial bid to force the Foxes’ hand. Chelsea are willing to eventually meet Leicester's £85m asking price for Wesley Fofana Credit: Rex The London giants made a £60m offer for the Frenchman, 21, but his club will not budge on their world-record price tag. Chelsea may test the water with another offer below £...Full Story »