Kilmarnock boss Derek McInnes hopes Ryan Alebiosu will be fit for the cinch Premiership game against St Johnstone at Rugby Park on Wednesday night.The defender, on loan from Arsenal, missed the 4-1 defeat by Aberdeen on Saturday with a groin strain.Liam Donnelly is a doubt and fellow midfielder Fraser Murray is out, both with unspecified injuries.St Johnstone have two unnamed fitness doubts who ...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 »

Middlesbrough’s interim management team have decisions to make ahead of Wednesday night’s Sky Bet Championship fixture against in-form Birmingham.Leo Percovich, Craig Liddle, Lee Cattermole and Mark Tinkler have been placed in temporary charge of the first team following Chris Wilder’s departure on Monday after Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Coventry, which saw the club slip in...Full Story »

Watford manager Slaven Bilic reports no fresh injury concerns ahead of his first home game in charge against Swansea.Forward Joao Pedro missed the 4-0 win at Stoke on Sunday with a calf injury and is not expected to be rushed into a return.Defender William Troost-Ekong picked up a hamstring problem while on international duty with Nigeria and Craig Cathcart, who was forced off late on against Su...Full Story »

Premier League footballer arrested for two alleged rapes has bail extended A Premier League footballer under investigation for two alleged rape offences has had his bail further extended by the Metropolitan Police. The player was arrested on July 4 and bailed until early October, extended from an initial date in August. The Guardian published a story today [Monday, October 3] detailing the per...Full Story »

Virgil van Dijk's mocked up image show him with his hair down Virgil van Dijk and Darwin Nunez are among those to be complemented for their appearance in viral pictures which shows what they would look like with a full face of makeup and salon-style hair. A mocked up image that includes Harry Maguire, Cristiano Ronaldo, Erling Haaland, Son Heung-min and Raheem Sterling has also led to praise f...Full Story »

According to 90min, Manchester United are willing to let Donny van de Beek leave the club. Since signing from Ajax, van de Beek was expected to make a huge impact at Man United but with limited first team opportunities and a loan period at Everton last season, van de Beek has failed to make an impact. With the arrival of Erik ten Hag, van de Beek was expected to revive his Man United career ...Full Story »

It has been a chaotic couple of months for Cristiano Ronaldo as the striker is going through a very difficult spell in his career but the superstar could now be allowed to leave Manchester United in January. That's according to the Telegraph, who are reporting that Erik ten Hag will now allow Ronaldo to leave Man United in January but only if a suitable offer arrives for the United striker. ...Full Story »

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville expects David de Gea to soon depart. Neville discussed Erik ten Hag's philosophy following the 6-3 derby defeat to Manchester City. He said on the Gary Neville podcast: "We all know where Ten Hag wants to get this United team, he wants 75 per cent possession, players that can handle the ball, defenders can handle the ball and the goalkeeper needs...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has likened his side's confidence crisis to the struggles of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Liverpool have won only three games this season and sit ninth in the Premier League table after drawing 3-3 with Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday. "Do you think Cristiano Ronaldo at the moment is at the top of his confidence? It happens to all of us. Lionel Mess...Full Story »

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez called for Lionel Messi to be left in peace as the Paris Saint-Germain forward continues to be linked with a return to Camp Nou. Messi, 35, is out of contract with PSG at the end of the season and Barca vice president Eduard Romeu said last week it would be viable to bring him back to the club on a financial level. Romeu's remarks came after president Joan Lapo...Full Story »

Top clubs in Italy keep tabs on Milinkovic-Savic Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is attracting interest from several top clubs across Italy, according to Gazette dello Sport. The 27-year-old midfielder was touted for a move to the Premier League last summer but nothing materialised. The Serbian may see the World Cup as the ideal time to put himself in the shop window and perhaps force a move away fr...Full Story »

Steve Cooper still needs time to mould a team out of Nottingham Forest’s array of summer signings but insisted he saw the right signs even as they suffered a 4-0 hammering against East Midlands rivals Leicester.James Maddison ran the show for the Foxes in a battle of the league’s bottom two teams, scoring either side of a fine strike from Harvey Barnes in a devastating 11-minute spel...Full Story »

Brendan Rodgers breathed a sigh of relief and piled the pressure on Steve Cooper as Leicester ended their winless start to the season at the eighth attempt with a fine 4-0 victory over Nottingham Forest.In a meeting of two under-pressure managers and their struggling teams, Rodgers celebrated at full-time after Leicester hit three in 10 first-half minutes – two from the outstanding James M...Full Story »

Sheffield United defender Jayden Bogle could make his first start since February in the home game against QPR.Bogle stepped off the bench in Saturday’s home draw against Birmingham after recovering from knee surgery and is hoping to feature again.Bosnia centre-half Anel Ahmedhodzic is not ready to return after missing out at the weekend due to a thigh injury.Boss Paul Heckingbottom has no ...Full Story »

Andy Williams could push for minutes when Walsall face Northampton.The forward came on as a substitute against Stockport at the weekend and scored a late equaliser to rescue a point for the Saddlers.Manager Michael Flynn confirmed Jack Earing is absent with an ankle ligament injury and could be out for up to 12 weeks.Oisin McEntee and Joe Riley are both expected to be sidelined.Northampton could...Full Story »

Bristol City will be without key midfielder Alex Scott for their Sky Bet Championship clash with Coventry.Scott was booked for the fifth time this season in Saturday’s defeat by QPR and must serve a one-match ban.The Robins have lost their last three matches and remain short at the back, with Tomas Kalas (knee) facing further time on the sidelines while Timm Klose was at Ashton Gate on Sat...Full Story »

Josh Umerah could well have played his way back into Hartlepool’s starting line-up for the home clash with Doncaster.Striker Umerah dropped to the bench for Pools’ clash at Mansfield on Friday night but scored immediately after coming on as a 61st-minute substitute before netting again at the end to snatch an unlikely point in a 2-2 draw.Jamie Sterry missed out against the Stags as h...Full Story »

Dennis Cirkin could be in line to feature for Sunderland ahead of their clash with Blackpool.The left-back picked up a hamstring injury against Middlesbrough last month but Black Cats boss Tony Mowbray confirmed Cirkin is available.There are no fresh injury concerns for Sunderland, but they remain without strikers Ross Stewart (thigh) and Ellis Simms (foot).Defender Dan Ballard is a long-term ab...Full Story »

Wales midfielder Rubin Colwill has been ruled out of Cardiff’s home game with Blackburn.Cardiff are waiting on results after Colwill slipped in training, but interim Bluebirds boss Mark Hudson says Wales should not be worried ahead of the World Cup in Qatar next month.Cedric Kipre should recover from a bang on the hip suffered in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Burnley, while Jaden Philogen...Full Story »