Joe Worrall is set to prove his fitness and boost Nottingham Forest ahead of their City Ground clash with neighbours Derby.Worrall picked up a knock in the 1-0 win at Millwall last weekend but is ready to take his place in the centre of the Forest defence for the East Midlands derby.Alex Mighten (knee), Joe Lolley (knee) and Max Lowe (groin) remain sidelined as Steve Cooper’s side seek to ...Full Story »

Experienced forward Matt Smith will make his debut for Salford as they take on Colchester in League Two on Saturday.The 32-year-old signed from Millwall on an 18-month deal earlier this week after making 25 appearances across all competitions for the Lions this season.Ibou Touray will not be available due to being on international duty with Gambia at the Africa Cup of Nations.Brandon Thomas-Asan...Full Story »

Scunthorpe will be without Hayden Hackney for the Sky Bet League Two match against Newport as the midfielder starts a six-match ban.The 19-year-old, on loan from Middlesbrough, has been sanctioned by the Football Association after admitting to a charge of spitting at an opponent during the Iron’s game with Exeter last weekend.Luke Matheson should continue at right-back having made his debu...Full Story »

Sheffield United forward Oli McBurnie is hoping to prove his fitness for Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Luton.The Scot is nearing a return after a spell out with injury and Covid-19.George Baldock and John Fleck are also back in training after lay-offs, but it is not clear if they will be in contention to face the Hatters.Defender Baldock has been out of action for a month whil...Full Story »

Rochdale new signing Luke Charman could go straight into the starting XI against Bradford on Saturday.The 24-year-old striker signed from Darlington earlier this week after scoring 12 goals in 16 games in National League North.Rochdale boss Robbie Stockdale has no new injury concerns following their 2-0 loss to Tranmere last week.The fixture will be Dale’s first at home in over a month sin...Full Story »

The big clash between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16 of the Champions League is less than a month away, and the tension is continuing to build. A place in the Champions League quarter-finals will be on the line after the matches on February 15 and March 9, and Real Madrid and PSG's relationship has become more intense over the last 12 months due to the European Super Leagu...Full Story »

Barcelona's dismal season hit yet another low after they crashed out of the Copa Del Rey to Athletic Club, losing 3-2 after extra time at San Mames. Xavi Hernandez's side were second best for much of the Round of 16 encounter, with their ageing defence tested time and again by the pace and trickery of Nico Williams. And though they showed fight to twice get back on terms, Iker Muniain's late...Full Story »

Arsenal Fan TV star Liam Goodenough, known as DT, has issued a statement after his prison sentence was extended this week. Following an investigation by Thames Valley Police, Goodenough was convicted of kidnapping, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and stalking involving serious alarm or distress after pleading guilty on 5 November 2021, at Aylesbury Crown Court. Additional charges of c...Full Story »

Chelsea are in the market for a new set of centre backs ahead of the coming summer, but will need to beat Bayern Munich and Barcelona to one of their targets. Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt is the man reportedly on The Blues radar after he is said to have grown unhappy with life in Turin. According to La Repubblica, De Ligt has grown tired of the constant questions being asked over his ...Full Story »

The Frenchman is being touted for a return to his homeland amid his ongoing struggles for form at Spurs Paris Saint-Germain are in talks to sign Tottenham midfielder Tanguy Ndombele on loan, GOAL can confirm. Ndombele has spent the last two-and-a-half seasons on Spurs' books, having initially been snapped up from Lyon for a club-record fee of £54 million ($74m) in the summer of 2019. T...Full Story »

Tottenham join race to sign Hull winger Lewis-Potter Tottenham have joined the race to sign Hull City winger Keane Lewis-Potter - according to The Times. Southampton, Leicester and West Ham have also been linked with the 20-year-old, while Brentford saw an £8 million bid turned down last summer. Lewis-Potter has recorded five goals and three assists in 26 Championship games for Hull so...Full Story »

Coventry could hand a debut to new signing Jake Bidwell as they host QPR in the Sky Bet Championship.The 28-year-old left-back or winger, who had a spell at QPR earlier in his career, joined the Sky Blues from Swansea earlier this week.Centre-back Kyle McFadzean and midfielder Liam Kelly are pushing to return after recent periods in isolation while striker Martyn Waghorn is also close to featuri...Full Story »

Shrewsbury could hand a debut to midfielder Tyrese Fornah when they host Bolton.The 22-year-old has joined Town on loan from Nottingham Forest until the end of the season.However, he may have to be content with a place on the bench if boss Steve Cotterill sticks with an unchanged XI for the sixth match in a row.Midfielder Khanya Leshabela’s loan spell from Leicester is expected to be termi...Full Story »

Leyton Orient’s new recruit Dan Moss could make his debut as they welcome Port Vale to Brisbane Road on Saturday.The 21-year-old defender became Orient’s first signing of the window when he joined on loan from Millwall last week and could go straight into the squad.The east London side have not played since bowing out of the FA Cup at the hands of Stoke in a 2-0 defeat after last wee...Full Story »

Crawley have been dealt a blow ahead of their home game against Tranmere with the news that midfielder Caleb Watts will be out for around three months.Watts, a recent loan signing from Southampton, made his debut at Carlisle last weekend but limped off after just 17 minutes with a hamstring injury.Crawley boss John Yems revealed at his pre-match press conference on Thursday that the 20-year-old ...Full Story »

Sunderland can call on Leon Dajaku and Corry Evans for the visit of Portsmouth.Forward Dajaku has shaken off a knock while midfielder Evans, who missed last week’s draw at Accrington with an injury, is fit again.Defender Danny Batth is available after joining from Stoke while midfielder Alex Pritchard is fit despite coming off at half-time against Accrington with a knock.The Black Cats are...Full Story »

Cambridge are assessing top scorer Joe Ironside ahead of Saturday’s League One home clash with Crewe.U’s manager Mark Bonner said on Thursday a check would be made on Ironside – scorer of the winners against Lincoln last weekend and Newcastle in the FA Cup a week earlier – with the striker having “everything strapped up at the minute”.Bonner added that there w...Full Story »

Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen has reached advanced talks with Barcelona. The Dane is free to sign a pre-contract agreement with foreign clubs with his current deal set to expire at the end of this season. A new contract from Chelsea has been on the table for some time, but Christensen has finally rejected the offer. According to Cadena SER, via Sport Witness, moving Barca is consider...Full Story »

Henry in running for Bordeaux jobThierry Henry may find his way back into management thanks to Bordeaux, according to RMC Sport. The former Arsenal and France ace is being considered as the club's next coach if they decide to part ways with Vladimir Petkovic. Chelsea interested in €50m Barca wonderkid Gavi (El Nacional)Blues look to take advantage of low release clause Chelsea are con...Full Story »

Ralf Rangnick stood by his decision to substitute Cristiano Ronaldo despite the striker’s angry reaction during Manchester United’s 3-1 win at Brentford.Goals from Anthony Elanga, Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford boosted Manchester United’s top-four ambitions.But the spotlight was once again on Ronaldo, who was far from impressed when his number came up with 20 minutes left....Full Story »