Deji Oshilaja will be back in contention for Burton ahead of their FA Cup clash with Port Vale.The defender has served a three-match suspension and could go straight back into the team if Brewers boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink decides to make changes for the second round tie.Hasselbaink named an unchanged side last weekend as Burton beat Doncaster in League One, with Michael Mancienne named on the...Full Story »

Barnsley hope to have Callum Brittain and Aaron Leya Iseka back for Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship derby with Huddersfield at Oakwell.The pair missed the goalless draw with Peterborough last Saturday through injury and illness respectively, while head coach Poya Asbaghi will also assess the fitness of Jordan Williams after he was forced off through injury late on in that game.Leya Iseka i...Full Story »

Salford remain without the suspended Ash Hunter for the televised FA Cup tie with non-league Chesterfield.The midfielder was sent off in the draw with Bristol Rovers on November 23 and serves the second of a three-match ban.Matty Willock also received a red card in that game and, although it was rescinded, he did not make the matchday squad for last week’s win over Oldham.Goalkeeper Connor...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund want NunezBorussia Dortmund are keen on Benfica attacker Darwin Nunez according to Record, and preliminary meetings are taking place. The Bundesliga club want Nunez to help replace Erling Haaland if the Norway forward leaves next summer. Nunez has scored eight goals in 10 league matches this year, with that form turning the heads of clubs across the continent. Lewandowski ...Full Story »

Defiant Everton manager Rafael Benitez insisted his side would improve despite a humbling 4-1 Merseyside derby defeat at home to Liverpool making it eight matches without victory.Two goals from Mohamed Salah were sandwiched between Jordan Henderson’s opener and Diogo Jota’s 79th-minute strike as the hosts were completely outclassed.Demarai Gray had briefly made it 2-1 just before hal...Full Story »

Dundee boss James McPake felt his side could have made their 1-0 victory over St Johnstone more comfortable.The Dark Blues had lost seven straight games in a row to their Tayside rivals prior to this contest but finally triumphed thanks to a solitary first-half Danny Mullen goal.The victory over Callum Davidson’s side saw Dundee leapfrog Saints up to ninth in the cinch Premiership table.Ma...Full Story »

Boss David Martindale accepted the blame for Livingston’s poor first-half performance in a 2-0 cinch Scottish Premiership defeat to Aberdeen, but claims the action that led to Jackson Longridge’s “extremely soft” second yellow card was not a foul.Aberdeen took the lead midway through the first half thanks to a low drilled shot from Ryan Hedges before Longridge was caution...Full Story »

Hibernian manager Jack Ross insists his side deserved at least a point after they lost 1-0 at home to cinch Premiership leaders Rangers.Hibs were undone by an 85th-minute penalty from substitute Kemar Roofe after defender Ryan Porteous was deemed to have tripped Ryan Kent.Ross said: “Frustration is the emotion because we didn’t deserve to lose. We were strong in all aspects of the pe...Full Story »

Hakim Ziyech struck the winner as Chelsea stayed top of the Premier League with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Watford, in a game that was temporarily halted after a medical emergency in the stands.A Watford fan suffered a cardiac arrest in the Graham Taylor Stand 12 minutes into the match at Vicarage Road and referee David Coote took both sets of players off the pitch.Medical staff from both teams ra...Full Story »

Ryan Hedges and David Bates netted their first cinch Scottish Premiership goals of the season to ease the pressure on Aberdeen manager Stephen Glass as the Dons overcame 10-man Livingston 2-0.Hedges drilled home a low effort midway through the first half and was on the receiving end of the challenge that saw Jackson Longridge sent off for a second booking after 61 minutes.That left the visitors ...Full Story »

Dundee secured back-to-back cinch Premiership wins for the first time this season thanks to a 1-0 victory over St Johnstone at Dens.The home side were in a confident frame of mind after beating Motherwell 3-0 at home on Saturday.And they picked up where they left off against Saints, deservedly taking another three points thanks to a first-half Danny Mullen goal.The result lifts the Dark Blues up...Full Story »

CRISTIANO Ronaldo's bodyguards are under investigation for working illegally in Portugal, it was reported. Sergio and Jorge Ramalheiro, two former soldiers who served in Afghanistan with an elite special forces unit, were recently revealed as the Manchester United star's minders. Cristiano Ronaldo and his bodyguards, who are former special forces soldiersCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke The pa...Full Story »

Chelsea fans will be growing increasingly more concerned by the apparent contract impasse between the Blues and star defender Antonio Rudiger. Rudiger, 28, is out of contract at Stamford Bridge at the end of the season and there has been very little encouragement that the centre-back will renew his deal. The 28-year-old has been at Chelsea since he joined in 2017 following a modest £31....Full Story »

The Blues boss says he has no good news yet when it comes to the defender's contract talks Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says it is on Andreas Christensen to "walk the talk" and commit his future to the club with a new contract. The Blues offered Christensen a new four-year deal with a significant pay raise in August, but the two sides have been at a standoff since as the defender has not yet s...Full Story »

Motherwell boss Graham Alexander praised match-winner Tony Watt and the Fir Park ground staff after their game against Dundee United survived a torrential downpour.Watt produced a sublime finish in the 12th minute, lofting a first-time strike over Benjamin Siegrist from the corner of the box to seal a thoroughly-deserved 1-0 win.United rarely threatened but there were some nervy moments after Ba...Full Story »

Tony Watt’s sublime finish earned Motherwell a 1-0 victory over Dundee United at a sodden Fir Park.Watt curled over the head of United goalkeeper Benjamin Siegrist from the corner of the box in the 12th minute to consolidate his side’s position in the top six of the cinch Premiership.Motherwell were by far the more dangerous side throughout and they held on to move a point behind the...Full Story »

Captain Scott Brown should be fit for Aberdeen’s cinch Premiership clash with Livingston at Pittodrie after cramping up against Celtic at the weekend.Fellow midfielder Dylan McGeouch will miss out with a calf injury, although Funso Ojo returns from suspension.Calvin Ramsay, Declan Gallagher and Matty Kennedy are set to remain on the sidelines along with long-term absentees Mikey Devlin and...Full Story »

Dundee will be without defender Lee Ashcroft for their cinch Premiership meeting with St Johnstone.The centre-back is waiting for a scan after suffering a hamstring injury against Motherwell.Alex Jakubiak (shoulder) and Shaun Byrne (knee) are progressing well while Jordan McGhee is expected back to face Ross County on December 11 following minor knee surgery.St Johnstone midfielder Craig Bryson ...Full Story »

St Mirren centre-back Joe Shaughnessy is suspended for Wednesday’s cinch Premiership encounter with Ross County.The defender was sent off in the closing stages of Saturday’s 2-0 defeat by Hearts.The skipper joins fellow central defender Conor McCarthy (ankle) on the sidelines.Harry Clarke is suspended for County’s trip to Paisley.The Staggies defender picked up two yellow cards...Full Story »

Everton forward Richarlison returns from suspension for the Merseyside derby visit of Liverpool.Midfielder Andre Gomes is back in training after a calf problem but is unlikely to feature in the Premier League clash.Striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin (thigh), centre-back Yerry Mina (thigh) and midfielder Tom Davies (knee) are still out, while Mason Holgate remains suspended.Liverpool manager Jurgen Kl...Full Story »