Newcastle United are eyeing a move for Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw in January. Shaw's contract expires next summer. Football insider says the Magpies are monitoring the England ace who has lost his United place to Tyrell Malacia this season. Shaw, 27, could be available for a cut-price fee in the next transfer window. And he faces a tough fight if he hopes to persuade Old Traffor...Full Story »

Chelsea are set to appoint Christopher Vivell as the club's new technical director after his departure from RB Leipzig, sources have told ESPN. Chelsea co-owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, represented by Behdad Eghbali, are believed to have met with a series of candidates in the past fortnight including Vivell, who was sacked by Leipzig on Thursday. "Christopher Vivell was released f...Full Story »

PAUL MERSON COLUMN: Despite City's current dominance in the Premier League filling the trophy cabinet at the Etihad Stadium is dependent on one major factor and it could all unravel It sounds crazy after they put six past Manchester United but I don't agree with the idea that Manchester City are untouchable and the best side on the planet. Don't get me wrong, they're incredible but I still thi...Full Story »

The Championship club sacked Chris Wilder on Monday after a dismal start to the campaign left them in the bottom three. Middlesbrough want talks with Michael Carrick over their vacant manager's job Credit: EPA Leo Percovich, a coach at the club under Aitor Karanka, Jonathan Woodgate, Neil Warnock and then Wilder, was placed in temporary charge following Wilder’s dismissal. He guided Bor...Full Story »

Rodgers refuses to rule out Maddison exit James Maddison has had an electric start to the season, scoring five goals and assisting two in his opening eight games, and manager Brendan Rodgers admitted he knows there will be interest in the playmaker. However, he didn't rule out a transfer adding: "He also knows he's in a good place to develop and learn, and he knows he can focus on day-to-day...Full Story »

QPR boss Michael Beale hailed the performance of Lyndon Dykes and revealed good news regarding injured talisman Chris Willock after their 2-1 victory over Reading.Birthday boy Dykes ended a 10-game drought by scoring twice, with his late penalty securing a third consecutive Rs win and taking them to third in the Sky Bet Championship table, after Andy Carroll had given the visitors the lead.Beale...Full Story »

Inverness moved level on points with Partick Thistle after a 1-0 win over the 10-man cinch Championship leaders on Friday night.Billy McKay took advantage of a mishit clearance to hit the only goal of the game in the 75th minute.The Caley Jags had already gone close when Kevin Holt cleared Robbie Deas’ header off the line before Kyle Turner was sent off for a late challenge on Roddy MacGre...Full Story »

Charlie Mulgrew and Steven Fletcher are unlikely to feature for Dundee United in their cinch Premiership game against Aberdeen at Tannadice on Saturday evening.Veteran defender Mulgrew missed the home defeat by St Johnstone last week with a thigh injury while striker Fletcher picked up a knock in the game and had to be replaced soon after the break.Midfielder Peter Pawlett is still working his w...Full Story »

Livingston are set to have left-back Cristiano Montano back from injury for the cinch Premiership clash with Ross County.Esmael Gonvcalves (back) and Jack Fitzwater (hamstring) will remain on the sidelines though.Long-term injury victim Tom Parkes (knee) is also out.Ross County manager Malky Mackay could ring the changes after a 5-0 home defeat by Motherwell in midweek.Full-backs George Harmon (...Full Story »

St Johnstone will be without Adam Montgomery for the cinch Premiership game against Celtic at McDiarmid Park on Saturday lunchtime.The on-loan defender cannot play against his parent club but he also has a broken toe.Connor McLennan was on the bench against Kilmarnock in midweek only due to lack of numbers but he is available to play after an improvement of his shoulder problem while Dan Phillip...Full Story »

Nathaniel Clyne will be unavailable for Crystal Palace against Leeds.The defender suffered an ankle injury in the 2-1 loss to Chelsea last weekend, but there was no major damage and Eagles boss Patrick Vieira said it will be “a couple of weeks” until Clyne is back on the pitch.Sunday could see the return of defender Joachim Andersen (calf), while midfielder James McArthur and right-b...Full Story »

Stoke manager Alex Neil will be without four key players for his side’s Sky Bet Championship clash against Sheffield United at the bet365 Stadium.Sam Clucas will miss out again with a hamstring injury, while Harry Souttar is continuing his recovery from an anterior cruciate ligament tear.Gavin Kilkenny (groin) and Jacob Brown (muscle) are also expected to be absent.Harry Clarke, who marked...Full Story »

Callum Lang will again miss out for Wigan when managerless Cardiff visit in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday.Lang sustained ankle ligament damage last month and continues to be assessed but will not return for this fixture.Wigan will be playing for the third consecutive time against a club in search of a permanent boss after facing Rotherham and Hull during the past seven days.Jordan Cousins...Full Story »

Manchester City are without England defenders Kyle Walker and John Stones for the visit of Southampton in the Premier League.Full-back Walker underwent groin surgery earlier this week and no timescale has been put on his potential return, although he still hopes to be in contention for the World Cup.Stones is not yet ready to return from a hamstring injury and remains on the sidelines with midfi...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 »

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 »

Swansea’s clash with Sunderland may come too soon for midfielder Joe Allen.Allen picked up a hamstring injury against Hull in September and has been back in training, but Swans manager Russell Martin warned his return is more likely to be next week.Jamie Paterson is edging closer to a return from a groin injury, but this weekend could also come too quickly.Liam Cullen is still expected to ...Full Story »

Bournemouth are still without captain Lloyd Kelly as they host Leicester in the Premier League on Saturday.The defender, who has been out for a month with an ankle problem, is making encouraging progress but the visit of the Foxes comes too soon.Summer signing Joe Rothwell (quad) and midfielder Ben Pearson (knee) are back in full training and nearing action while Junior Stanislas and Ryan Freder...Full Story »

Arsenal emerged victorious against Bodo/Glimt to keep up their fine form this season after goals from Eddie Nketiah, Rob Holding and Fabio Vieira gave Mikel Arteta's side the win Bodo/Glimt players had to walk to the Emirates Arsenal's Europa League opponents Bodo/Glimt had to walk to the Emirates after their bus got stuck in the narrow streets of north London. It was just the beginning of a ...Full Story »

The former Tottenham and England striker is pre-paying for 100 kids to have a trim for nothing. Jermain Defoe has revealed he is paying for 100 kids to have a free haircut Credit: https://www.instagram.com/iamjermaindefoe/ The former Tottenham striker is paying for kids under 16-years-old to have a trim Credit: https://www.instagram.com/iamjermaindefoe/ Defoe took to his Instagram account aft...Full Story »