Patrick Bamford will return to action after a three-month injury lay-off in the home game against Aston Villa.Bamford has been sidelined with a foot injury since December and head coach Jesse Marsch confirmed the striker will appear off the substitutes’ bench.Diego Llorente is back in contention after a muscle strain, but Tyler Roberts (hamstring) has been ruled out for the rest of the sea...Full Story »

Norwich will be without on-loan Blues midfielder Billy Gilmour for the Premier League visit of Chelsea.The Scotland international is ineligible for the fixture against his parent club, so Lukas Rupp, who missed Saturday’s home defeat by Brentford with fatigue, should come back into the squad.Full-back Max Aarons, who started on the bench because of a minor knock, is in contention to start,...Full Story »

The Chelsea centre-back, 25, is out of contract at Stamford Bridge at the end of the season. Andreas Christensen looks set to join Barcelona on a free transfer this summer Credit: Reuters After failing to agree an extension with the Blues, he looks on course to leave as a free agent after ten years on the books. And Barcelona have wasted no time in arranging a Bosman deal for him to arrive at...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was not happy with the “slapstick” 1-0 defeat to Inter Milan which ended their year-long unbeaten home record but accepts it was the one game they could afford to lose.The Reds carried a two-goal advantage from the San Siro into the second leg of their last-16 Champions League tie at Anfield and ended up needing it after Lautaro Martinez’s 61st-mi...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom hailed Billy Sharp and Morgan Gibbs-White after both scored in the 4-1 win over Middlesbrough at Bramall Lane.Former manager Chris Wilder suffered a miserable return to the club he led from League One to the Premier League during his time in charge but received a great reception from the United supporters.Goals from Sander Berge, Sharp, Jack Robinson and ...Full Story »

Barnsley boss Poya Asbaghi said his side only had themselves to blame for conceding late in their 1-1 draw with Stoke.A stoppage-time equaliser from Lewis Baker snatched a point for the Potters.Barnsley forward Domingos Quina lit up the match in the 70th minute with a stunning goal when he curled a superb effort past goalkeeper Jack Bonham to give the home side a valuable lead.But Stoke pressure...Full Story »

Liverpool suffered their first Anfield defeat in a year after a 1-0 defeat to 10-man Inter Milan but still progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League courtesy of their two-goal first-leg advantage. Lautaro Martinez’s 61st-minute goal had given the visitors a chance of overturning the deficit but Alexis Sanchez’s red card for a second bookable offence less than two mi...Full Story »

Elijah Adebayo’s first half strike sent Luton back into the Sky Bet Championship play off places as the Hatters earned a 1-0 victory over Coventry at the CBS Arena.Adebayo was on the end of Alex Palmer’s long ball forward and curled in his first goal in six games to take Luton back into the top six.Coventry’s second defeat in as many outings put another dent in the Sky Blues&rs...Full Story »

Play-off hopefuls Plymouth made it back-to-back 2-0 League One home wins with victory over AFC Wimbledon at Home Park.Argyle took a 29th-minute lead thanks to the combination of in-form playmaker Danny Mayor and top scorer Ryan Hardie.Midfielder Mayor’s astute ball found striker Hardie in space in front of goal and he took a touch before smashing home his 17th of the season.Argyle started ...Full Story »

Troy Parrott scored his first league goals since September as promotion-chasing MK Dons made it five wins in a row with a comfortable 3-1 victory against Cheltenham.The Dons are now within goal difference of second-placed Wigan in Sky Bet League One with Latics, who have three games in hand, the next visitors to Stadium MK on Saturday.After a quiet opening, MK Dons went ahead in the 25th minute ...Full Story »

Chris Wilder suffered a miserable return to Bramall Lane as Sheffield United swept aside Middlesbrough 4-1 to maintain their promotion challenge.Wilder received a great reception from the United supporters having led the club from League One to the Premier League during his time in charge.Goals from Sander Berge, Billy Sharp, Jack Robinson and Morgan Gibbs-White secured victory for the Blades, w...Full Story »

AN Arsenal fan's wig came off as he celebrated his team's goal - and has now vowed to use more glue. Ashley Day reckons the wig got dislodged after one of the Gunners' goals during the celebrations, adding: "I need to stop being so tight with the glue." Arsenal fan Ashley Day's wig came off during a match The dad saw the funny side and shared a picture of himself at Vicarage Road Stadium befo...Full Story »

New York Jets owner Robert "Woody" Johnson is preparing a bid to purchase the English Premier League's Chelsea FC from Roman Abramovich, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Russian oligarch Abramovich is reportedly ready to sell the club as pressure on the U.K. government to seize the assets of high-value individuals linked to Vladimir Putin increases after the country's invasion of Ukraine. A...Full Story »

Former Arsenal wingback Oleg Luzhny has returned to Ukraine and joined its Territorial Defence Force to help his country fight Russia. Luzhny, 53, helped win the double with Arsenal in 2002, with his last display for the club coming in the 2003 FA Cup final where the Gunners beat Southampton 1-0. But now retired, Luzhny has said he is willing to take up arms for his country. Speaking to the M...Full Story »

The 21-year-old defender attracted strong attention from Stamford Bridge prior to putting pen to paper on an extension with the Foxes Leicester City star Wesley Fofana has penned a new deal with the Foxes that will keep him at the club until 2027. Fofana, 21, had caught the eye of Chelsea with his talent in defence, despite sitting out the entire season so far with injury. But the Blues loo...Full Story »

Liverpool have been linked in recent days with an audacious move for Arsenal starlet Gabriel Martinelli. Martinelli is having a strong season, having broken into the Gunners' first team to replace outgoing captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Jurgen Klopp is a clear admirer of the Brazilian Olympic gold medalist, having previously described the striker as a "talent of the century". The Liverpo...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest will host Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-finals after coming from behind to beat Championship rivals Huddersfield 2-1 at the City Ground.Having had a Sam Surridge effort controversially ruled out for offside, Forest fell behind moments later when Tom Lees netted with a 13th-minute header.Surridge then struck an equaliser in the 29th minute, before Ryan Yates completed the turn...Full Story »

George Baldock could return for Sheffield United as they prepare to face Middlesbrough at Bramall Lane on Tuesday.The 28-year-old right-back missed the Blades’ 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest on Friday night but has since returned to training.Charlie Goode remains suspended following his red card against Blackburn and fellow defender Chris Basham is also expected to miss out again.David Mc...Full Story »

Liam Manning will be forced to make at least one change as his buoyant MK Dons side look to claim a fifth straight win against Cheltenham.The Dons shrugged off the early dismissal of Daniel Harvie to sink Sky Bet League One leaders Rotherham on Saturday and bolster their automatic promotion hopes.The suspended Harvie is set to be replaced by fellow full-back Kaine Kesler Hayden who stepped into ...Full Story »

Kai Havertz hailed the return of "special" Reece James after the Chelsea defender's goalscoring comeback at Burnley. Full-back James, making his first start of 2022 after injury, grabbed the opening goal early in the second half. He then had a hand in the next two – both finished by Havertz – before Christian Pulisic rounded off a handsome 4-0 win for the Blues. "I'm very please...Full Story »