Alistair Smith bagged the first brace of his career as Sutton made it three straight home wins with a 4-0 win against 10-man Carlisle.Donovan Wilson set the hosts on their way when he bundled home the opener after just four minutes.Matt Gray’s fast starters almost had a second inside 10 minutes when David Ajiboye hit a post.At the other end, Sutton goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis did well to keep...Full Story »

Blackpool could be boosted by the return of Demetri Mitchell for their Sky Bet Championship clash with Barnsley.Mitchell made his first appearance of the season in Tuesday’s 3-0 Lancashire Senior Cup victory over Fleetwood after recovering from a knee injury.The 24-year-old former Manchester United player, an ever-present for the Seasiders last season, is now pushing hard for a first-team ...Full Story »

Sky Bet Championship leaders Bournemouth will head into the match against Luton still without midfielders Junior Stanislas and Lewis Cook, who are stepping up their recovery.Stanislas has been sidelined since the end of August, while Cook continues his rehabilitation from a serious knee injury – but both have been taking part in some training again.Cook has not featured since rupturing his...Full Story »

Sutton could be without forward duo Omar Bugiel and Tobi Sho-Silva for the visit of Carlisle.Bugiel sat out last weekend’s defeat at Exeter due to a muscle injury and Sho-Silva was forced off early on with a similar issue.Both are not understood to be serious problems and they will be assessed by manager Matt Gray ahead of their latest fixture at Gander Green Lane.The U’s were withou...Full Story »

Coventry defender Jake Clarke-Slater is a doubt for the visit of Peterborough on Friday night.The 24-year-old, who is on loan from Chelsea, suffered concussion in a clash of heads and was substituted during last Saturday’s 1-1 draw against Millwall at the Den.Viktor Gyökeres is likely to start for Coventry as he aims to add to his tally of five for the season.Ever-present defenders Do...Full Story »

FOOTBALL fans are certain Gary Lineker is part of Maurizio Sarri's BACKROOM STAFF after a photo emerged on social media. A Lazio coach is the spitting image of the Match of the Day host - who's even hilariously confirmed he doesn't work with the ex-Chelsea boss. Football fans believe one of Sarri's Lazio assistants is Gary Lineker Italian Football TV shared a photo on Sunday evening of Sarri ...Full Story »

Andrew Shinnie’s first-half strike consigned Celtic to a sixth defeat in seven away games under Ange Postecoglou as their poor record at Livingston continued.Shinnie got across Stephen Welsh and fired the only goal into the top corner in the 25th minute to earn Livi their first cinch Premiership win of the season and take them off the bottom of the table.The touch and finish was the sort o...Full Story »

Sunderland manager Lee Johnson slammed the referee’s decision to award Fleetwood a last-gasp penalty after they dropped two points in a 2-2 draw.Official Neil Hair pointed to the spot for a pull in the box which allowed Ged Garner to score Fleetwood’s 97th-minute equaliser after Callum Morton had halved the Black Cats’ two-goal advantage 10 minutes from time.And while he was an...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Chris Beech bemoaned his side’s first-half performance after having to salvage a late 2-2 draw with Scunthorpe.First-half efforts from Aaron Jarvis and Emmanuel Onariase seemingly secured struggling Scunthorpe a welcome win.But Jordan Gibson struck with 10 minutes to go before Brennan Dickenson’s dramatic 95th-minute leveller at Brunton Park.And Beech groaned: “Th...Full Story »

Barnsley head coach Markus Schopp felt that neither side performed particularly well in Saturday’s goalless Sky Bet Championship draw with Blackburn at Oakwell.Barnsley’s Clarke Oduor went close to scoring a fine individual goal, producing a mazy run into the area before firing in a shot which was saved by Thomas Kaminski.Michal Helik directed a header on target after meeting a corne...Full Story »

Ovie Ejaria produced two outstanding finishes as Reading inflicted a first home defeat of the season on Fulham with a 2-1 victory at Craven Cottage.The Cottagers started the day as Championship leaders but they were trailing from the 19th minute when Ejaria found the top corner with a curling shot from the edge of the box.And the former Liverpool youngster, 23, produced an even better effort in ...Full Story »

Struggling Scunthorpe were denied a fine win as Carlisle clinched a dramatic late 2-2 draw deep into stoppage time.Brennan Dickenson salvaged a late point with his 95th-minute equaliser at Brunton Park.Scunthorpe, who had lost three in a row, looked well on their way to getting back to winning ways with first-half efforts from Aaron Jarvis and Emmanuel Onariase.The Iron were hammered 4-0 last ti...Full Story »

Barnsley and Blackburn both wasted good chances to grab all three points as they ground out a goalless Sky Bet Championship draw at Oakwell.Tykes boss Markus Schopp made two changes, with Claudio Gomes and Clarke Oduor replacing Romal Palmer and Dominik Frieser, who was named among the substitutes.The Blackburn line-up showed one change as Ian Poveda took over from Leighton Clarkson.Barnsley&rsq...Full Story »

Manager Slavisa Jokanovic feels Sheffield United are still a work in progress, despite seeing their promising run of form continue with a 3-1 at Hull.Having made such a dreadful start to the Championship campaign following relegation from the Premier League, the Blades are now unbeaten in five games.Jokanovic said: “I am satisfied with the performance and the three points, but it’s n...Full Story »

Kingsley Coman has undergone minor heart surgery after suffering from shortness of breath, Julian Nagelsmann announced on Friday. Coman was a late substitute for Leroy Sane in Bayern Munich's win in their Champions League opener against Barcelona on Tuesday evening. Bayern found the net three times midweek, and the third goal, through Robert Lewandowski, was the only one with Coman on the fiel...Full Story »

Barnsley’s new loan signing Remy Vita could be included in their squad for the home game against Blackburn.French full-back Vita, who has joined from Bayern Munich, is available after only arriving at the start of the week following his successful visa application.Full-back Jordan Williams, sidelined since mid-August, could also feature after returning to training this week, but midfielder...Full Story »

Carlisle midfielder Danny Devine is close to a return ahead of Saturday’s League Two clash with Scunthorpe.Devine has not played since August 31 because of a hamstring problem with head coach Chris Beech admitting he has been cautious with the 24-year-old as he prepares to resume training.However, fellow midfielder Josh Dixon is out with a knee cartilage problem which has prompted the club...Full Story »

Stoke boss Michael O’Neill had “no issue” with his backroom team sticking up for themselves after two of them were sent off late in the ill-tempered 1-1 Championship draw with Barnsley.After Stoke’s Tommy Smith had been shown a straight red card in the 85th minute for a lunge on Claudio Gomes, Stoke coaches Dean Holden and Rory Delap, plus Barnsley assistant Joe Laumann, ...Full Story »

Mario Vrancic’s first-half penalty miss proved costly as 10-man Stoke were held to a 1-1 draw by Barnsley in an ill-tempered Championship clash.The hosts, who had won three of their previous four league games, would have fired themselves into the top two if it was not for Brad Collins’ superb save just before the break.After Tommy Smith was sent off late on for the home side, Stoke c...Full Story »

Stoke will be without Morgan Fox when they host Barnsley.The defender suffered a hamstring injury during training on Monday and he joins Nick Powell (thigh) on the sidelines.Sam Clucas (Achilles) and Steven Fletcher (ankle) are also doubts for the Potters as they look to maintain their 100 per cent home record this season and make it six successive wins at the bet365 Stadium.Captain Joe Allen is...Full Story »