Northampton are dealing with injury and illness issues ahead of Salford’s visit to Sixfields Stadium.Cobblers boss Jon Brady’s plans have been disrupted by a sickness bug in the camp over the last week or so, with Josh Eppiah, Max Dyche and Sam Hoskins among those affected.Ali Koiki is set to missing out again after suffering a nasty facial injury at Swindon last week.Aaron McGowan (...Full Story »

Hibernian could have Rocky Bushiri, Elias Melkersen and Demi Mitchell back in contention for Saturday’s cinch Premiership match at home to Motherwell following their recent injury lay-offs.Jake Doyle-Hayes and Momo Bojang both face several weeks on the sidelines after sustaining ankle and groin injuries respectively.Kevin Dabrowski (shoulder), Kevin Nisbet (knee) and Aiden McGeady (knee) a...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest have no fresh injury concerns ahead of their midlands derby against Aston Villa.Forest emerged from their 4-0 hammering at Leicester on Monday with a clean bill of health, but boss Steve Cooper could make changes.Jack Colback (back), Moussa Niakhate (groin) and Omar Richards (leg) remain out.Aston Villa will have Matty Cash and Calum Chambers available for the trip up the M42 a...Full Story »

N’Golo Kante will miss Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Wolves despite returning to training.Boss Graham Potter is determined to see the France midfielder fully shake off his latest hamstring issue before retuning to action.Defender Wesley Fofana will be out of action for several weeks due to strained knee ligaments.Wolves were dealt a major blow this week with the news winger Ped...Full Story »

West Ham remain without winger Maxwel Cornet for the Premier League match against Fulham at the London Stadium on Sunday.Summer signing Cornet picked up a calf strain against Wolves, and missed the Europa Conference League win at Anderlecht.Hammers boss David Moyes reported no other major selection concerns, with defender Nayef Aguerd (ankle) continuing his recovery.Fulham manager Marco Silva co...Full Story »

Bradford will continue to be without defender Liam Ridehalgh for the visit of Stockport on Saturday.The 31-year-old has been out of action for the last month with a calf injury but could be back in the fold soon.Winger Abo Eisa suffered a setback on his return from a long-term injury and will miss out yet again.The weekend’s game will come too soon for Crystal Palace loanee Scott Banks who...Full Story »

Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is set for his first involvement of the season at home to Manchester United.The England international was sidelined by a knee injury on the eve of the opening weekend but is now fit enough to join the squad.Defenders Yerry Mina and Mason Holgate have returned to training after respective ankle and knee injuries.United defender Raphael Varane faces a race to ...Full Story »

Josh Kay remains suspended for Barrow’s clash with Mansfield on Saturday.The 25-year-old midfielder was sent off in their 2-0 defeat to Leyton Orient last month for using “discriminatory language” and missed last week’s trip to Tranmere.Richie Bennett and Connor Brown remain sidelined.Paul Farman should return between the sticks after being rested in their midweek Pa...Full Story »

New Colchester manager Matt Bloomfield could continue to experiment with his side as they prepare to host Harrogate.Bloomfield made 10 changes to the starting line-up against Charlton midweek in the EFL Trophy and could do the same in the U’s League Two match-up with the Sulphurites.Forward John Akinde could start after coming off the bench to score against the Addicks, while Tom Eastman c...Full Story »

Allan Saint-Maximin could return to the Newcastle squad for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Brentford.The frontman has missed the last four games with a hamstring injury, but is back in training and could be included as the Magpies seek back-to-back wins for the first time this season.Midfielder Joelinton is available after shaking off the knee problem which reduced him to the ranks o...Full Story »

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar next month will be the last of Lionel Messi's storied career. The 35-year-old Argentina star, who will play in his fifth World Cup, is still seeking his first title at the showpiece tournament (which begins on Nov. 20 this year) and admitted he feels nervous ahead of his last appearance on world football's biggest stage. "There's some anxiety and nerves at the sam...Full Story »

Walsall boss Michael Flynn could hand striker Douglas James-Taylor another chance to impress in the Sky Bet League Two match against AFC Wimbledon.James-Taylor was given a first start since arriving on loan from Stoke in the victory over Northampton on Tuesday night, which ended the Saddlers’ 12-match winless run.Flynn made four changes against the Cobblers, with defender Hayden White, mid...Full Story »

Birmingham boss John Eustace must decide whether to make changes for their Sky Bet Championship clash with Bristol City on Saturday.Eustace named an unchanged squad in midweek but saw his side slip to a disappointing loss against managerless Middlesbrough.He introduced 19-year-old Hannibal Mejbri as a half-time substitute for Juninho Bacuna so the on-loan Manchester United teenager could be in l...Full Story »

Coventry boss Mark Robins is expected to choose from an unchanged squad for his side’s home game against Burnley.Robins has no major new injury concerns after the goalless midweek draw at Bristol City and could name the same starting XI again.Gustavo Hamer will serve the third game of a four-match ban following his second red card of the season in the recent draw at Birmingham.Fellow midfi...Full Story »

Alfie Kilgour, John Marquis and Sylvester Jasper are among a host of Bristol Rovers players whose fitness is being assessed ahead of Saturday’s visit of Cambridge.Kilgour suffered a head blow during Tuesday’s Papa John’s Trophy win over Crystal Palace Under-21s and is being monitored in line with concussion protocols, while Marquis and Jasper also sustained knocks during the ga...Full Story »

Portsmouth striker Joe Pigott should be available for the visit of Fleetwood on Saturday.Pigott, who is on loan from Ipswich, returned to the starting line-up against Aston Villa Under-21s in midweek but was taken off before half-time as he was struggling with a chest infection.Boss Danny Cowley made 10 changes to his side for Tuesday night, with Joe Morrell and Josh Koroma getting minutes ...Full Story »

THE wife of Manchester City ace Ilkay Gundogan has dished up a storm — by rubbishing the local restaurants. Italian Sara Arfaoui, 27, moaned there were no good places to eat out in the city, and was fed up with "horrible frozen food". Italian Sara Arfaoui, 27, wife of Manchester City ace Ilkay Gundogan has whipped up a storm — by rubbishing the local restaurants Sara's Instagram p...Full Story »

Substitute Sam Cosgrove’s stoppage-time winner ensured Plymouth stay top of Sky Bet League One following a 2-1 success over third-placed Sheffield Wednesday.Cosgrove, who hit the crossbar minutes earlier, made no mistake with a bullet header at the near post to meet Niall Ennis’ cross.Scottish striker Ryan Hardie put Argyle ahead with a superb third-minute strike on the run after lat...Full Story »

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany could use the depth of his squad as he looks for a third successive home win in Wednesday night’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Stoke.Defender Charlie Taylor returned from a hamstring problem for Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Cardiff with midfielder Johann Berg Gudmundsson also getting the nod as Jordan Beyer and Manuel Benson made way.Kompany has indicated he...Full Story »

Manchester City are close to finalising Phil Foden's new five-year contract and are looking to get it over the line very soon. City reached an agreement in principle with Foden and his agents in September with the final details of the contract left to be sorted regarding image rights, reports Fabrizio Romano. Discussions are still ongoing to get it sealed as fast as possible and the Manchest...Full Story »