Leyton Orient are expected to be without George Ray for the visit of Rochdale.The 28-year-old defender was forced off with injury in the first half of their 1-1 draw with Forest Green on Tuesday night and is likely to miss out.Shadrach Ogie is likely to replace of Ray against the Dale as Orient look to end a run of four straight draws, with their last win coming in December.Defender Tom Jam...Full Story »

Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira has no fresh injury concerns to contend with ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final against Everton.Luka Milivojevic, Will Hughes and Martin Kelly missed Monday’s 0-0 draw with Premier League leaders Manchester City but are in contention this weekend.Joel Ward was on the bench for that game after a period sidelined with a groin injury.Palace midf...Full Story »

Charlton could have several players back for the visit of Burton at the weekend.Defender Akin Famewo is back in contention after missing the last three games through illness.Jason Pearce recently returned from a foot injury and should feature.Defender Ryan Inniss (thigh) and striker Chuks Aneke are still out.Midfielder Adlene Guedioura is back for Burton’s trip to London.The 36-year-old mi...Full Story »

Defender Andy Considine and attacker Marley Watkins return to the Aberdeen squad for the visit of Hibernian in the cinch Premiership.Considine has been out since last August with a cruciate injury while Watkins has not played since injuring a foot against Dundee on Boxing Day.Mikey Devlin (ankle) and Matty Kennedy (knock) are still working their way back to fitness.Hibs could welcome captain Pau...Full Story »

Hull boss Shota Arveladze is hoping to have Nathan Baxter available for Saturday’s visit of Luton.The on-loan goalkeeper has been out of action since the end of January but returned to training this week.Andy Cannon and Tyler Smith will both miss the match with knocks, while Arvaladze said a number of other players face checks.Lewis Coyle and Josh Emmanuel both missed the midweek win over ...Full Story »

Manchester United attacker Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly decided to stay at Old Trafford next season.That’s according to a recent report from Spanish outlet AS, who claims the Portuguese megastar has agreed to stay for one more season after the club promised to hire a top-level manager. Ronaldo, 37, rejoined United from Italian side Juventus last summer in a deal worth £13.5m. ...Full Story »

Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst declared their Europa League belief was growing after knocking out Red Star Belgrade to seal a quarter-final place.Gers lost 2-1 in Serbia but the home team only got their second goal from a stoppage-time penalty after Ryan Kent’s 56th-minute equaliser had proved the key moment of the second leg.A 4-2 aggregate victory put Rangers into Friday’...Full Story »

Bristol City pair Alex Scott and Antoine Semenyo have been declared fit for the Sky Bet Championship clash with West Brom.Both players were forced off during Tuesday’s 2-0 midweek defeat at Barnsley, midfielder Scott due to an ankle injury and striker Semenyo with what later turned out to be cramp.Midfielder Joe Williams could miss up to three weeks with a hamstring problem, while defender...Full Story »

A lot of transfers seem to take a couple of years these days as clubs take their time in allowing them to develop before making their move, but it’s felt like Aurelien Tchouameni was destined to be a Chelsea player for a while. The Monaco star was consistently linked with a move to Stamford Bridge and he increasingly looks like he could be the player that many expected Bakayoko could...Full Story »

Lewandowski could be on the move in the summer Germany legend Lothar Matthaus believes Bayern Munich’s handling of Robert Lewandowski’s future has been ‘disrespectful’, amid speculation linking the Polish hitman with a move to Manchester United. Lewandowski has contributed an astounding 43 goals and four assists in 36 appearances in all competitions for the Bavarians thi...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones hailed his side’s quality and desire as they hammered Preston 4-0 at Kenilworth Road to climb up to fifth in the Championship.Luke Berry’s double and Fred Onyedinma’s close-range strike saw Town lead 3-0 at half-time, with Bambo Diaby then putting through his own goal just before the hour mark.Jones said: “If Bournemouth don’t go up, if Fulha...Full Story »

MEMPHIS DEPAY has accidentally posted a video featuring a naked Gerard Pique in the Barcelona dressing room. The Dutchman uploaded a celebratory vid to Instagram after his side's dominant 4-0 victory over Osasuna. Gerard Pique was unwittingly caught on camera by his team-mates Depay posed alongside veteran team-mate Dani Alves for the video, with the pair showing off their street clothes havi...Full Story »

Swindon boss Ben Garner insisted the “referee has made a mistake” after Louis Reed was sent off late in the 2-1 victory over Sutton.Harry McKirdy’s second-half winner clinched all three points before Reed’s stoppage-time dismissal for diving in the box.Boss Garner said: “There’s contact. We’ve got a video, we’ve got photos. The referee has made a m...Full Story »

Two goals in six second-half minutes secured back-to-back wins for Bradford as they claimed a 2-0 victory at Hartlepool.Matty Foulds’ opener arrived in the 70th minute before defender Yan Songo’o flicked in a crucial second shortly afterwards to inflict the first home league defeat on Graeme Lee since he took over as Pools boss in December.This was former Premier League boss Mark Hug...Full Story »

Ex-Rochdale midfielder Matty Lund had a night of mixed fortunes as his goal rescued a point for Salford in a 1-1 draw against his former club in League Two.Lund was at fault for the James Ball’s opening goal in the 27th minute but made amends in the second half to extend his side’s unbeaten run to seven matches.Salford controlled the opening 20 minutes with Brandon Asante testing Jay...Full Story »

Coventry boss Mark Robins will have a coronavirus test before the game against Hull to see whether he can attend.Robins and his assistant Adi Viveash missed Saturday’s 4-1 win over Sheffield United with the virus and need to present a negative test.Jake Bidwell will be absent as he is out for six weeks with a muscle tear.The Sky Blues are three points off the play-offs going into the final...Full Story »

Bottom-placed Peterborough welcome back striker Sammie Szmodics for Swansea’s visit in the Sky Bet Championship.Szmodics missed Saturday’s 2-2 home draw against Stoke with a muscle injury.Jack Taylor continues to build minutes in the line-up after a six-week lay-off with a hamstring injury, but Nathan Thompson, Dan Butler and Joel Randall remain sidelined.Goalkeeper Steven Benda, on ...Full Story »

Arsenal are likely to still be without Takehiro Tomiyasu for Wednesday’s Premier League visit of title-chasing Liverpool.The Japan full-back has been struggling with a calf problem and is unlikely to be risked against the Reds.Otherwise, Mikel Arteta has a fully-fit squad to choose from as Emile Smith Rowe returned to the bench for the weekend win over Leicester after recovering from coron...Full Story »

Argentina's kit man is forced to make 650 Lionel Messi shirts every time the squad meets up for an international break, Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has revealed. From fans and sponsors to players and staff, there is never a shortage of people desperate to get their hands on an official Argentina shirt featuring the name of the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner. Martinez says he once...Full Story »

Hibernian manager Shaun Maloney hailed Elias Melkersen’s “amazing” first start after the 19-year-old scored a double to take the club to Hampden.The Norwegian netted a first-half brace to seal a 2-1 win over 10-man Motherwell and book a place in the Scottish Cup semi-finals.The former Bodo/Glimt player powerfully headed home in the 15th minute and then latched on to a ball over...Full Story »