Dybala is out of contract at Juventus at the end of the season, but negotiations between the Argentine and the Serie A club have broken down, with Liverpool interested Paulo Dybala is reportedly ‘keen’ to join Liverpool after the Premier League side made contact with him after talks over a new contract at Juventus collapsed. The Argentine has starred for the Old Lady since arriving...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers survived a late Scunthorpe fightback to end their near three-month search for an away victory with a 3-2 win.The Iron looked dead and buried after goals from Josh Grant, Leon Clarke and an Antony Evans penalty put the Pirates 3-0 ahead with less than a quarter of the game to go.But two Sam Burns goals in three minutes at the end of the game ensured the hosts at least went down fig...Full Story »

Stockport climbed to the top of the National League table after they claimed a 3-0 win over Maidenhead at Edgeley Park.The sides went into the break all square but the hosts made the breakthrough on 53 minutes when Antoni Sarcevic got on the end of a Macauley Southam-Hales cross and nodded home for the opener.Stockport doubled their advantage through Ryan Croasdale, who drilled the ball into the...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest rattled off a fourth straight win to see off bottom-of-the-table Barnsley 3-0 in the Sky Bet Championship.On-loan Aston Villa striker Keinan Davis’ first Forest goal set the ball rolling as Steve Cooper’s men scored before the interval for the first time since November 20.Ryan Yates went on to double the advantage later in the half before Brennan Johnson wrapped up ...Full Story »

Jordan Brown could make his debut for Leyton Orient when they welcome Newport on Tuesday.The 20-year-old defender signed an 18-month deal with Orient on Monday after finding playing time limited with Derby and could make his first appearance in midweek.Winger Otis Khan may make his first start after coming off the bench in the 0-0 draw against Port Vale on Saturday.Midfielder Craig Clay will not...Full Story »

Harry Bunn is unavailable for lowly Scunthorpe’s League Two clash at home to Bristol Rovers on Tuesday night.The 29-year-old winger was replaced just before half-time in the Iron’s 1-0 loss to Newport at the weekend and will not be risked for the midweek clash.Hayden Hackney will serve his second game of a six-match ban after admitting to a charge of spitting at an opponent against E...Full Story »

Coventry are set to again be without top scorer Matt Godden when they host Stoke on Tuesday evening.The forward missed Saturday’s 2-1 loss to QPR after undergoing emergency surgery to remove his appendix three days earlier.Fankaty Dabo and Ian Maatsen have been recovering from groin and hamstring issues respectively.Mark Robins’ Sky Blues, 10th in the table, have won only one of thei...Full Story »

Burnley returned to Premier League action for the first time in three weeks to hold Arsenal to a goalless draw at the Emirates Stadium.The Clarets have seen a host of games postponed this month due to not having enough players available and fell to the foot of the table as their rivals were able to fulfil fixtures.Wins for fellow relegation candidates Norwich and Newcastle earlier in the weekend...Full Story »

Barcelona coach Xavi has said his club will make a specific plan to ensure that Ansu Fati does not get hurt again after the forward injured his hamstring. Barca will decide on Monday if Ansu is to undergo surgery after sustaining a tendon injury in the left hamstring during Thursday's 3-2 defeat at Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey. "We have had a meeting with the family and on Monday we wil...Full Story »

Boss James McPake admitted his main objective was to reach the fifth round of the Scottish Cup after a workmanlike performance saw Dundee come out on top at League One Dumbarton.A 63rd-minute penalty from Leigh Griffiths was the difference between the two sides, ensuring the Dark Blues ended a barren run of six defeats in a row.McPake said: “First and foremost, it was about getting through...Full Story »

Torquay made it three games unbeaten in the National League thanks to goals from Stephen Wearne and Connor Lemonheigh-Evans in a 2-1 victory at Altrincham.The visitors hit the front in the sixth minute when Lemonheigh-Evans rounded the goalkeeper and tucked the ball into the back of the net.Altrincham equalised through a stunning Toby Mullarkey effort after he decided to let fly from 25 yards ou...Full Story »

Newport kept their League Two play-off push firmly on track with a 1-0 victory at struggling Scunthorpe.Courtney Baker-Richardson bagged the all-important goal early in the second period, though the Welsh club would have won by a much greater margin without the first-half heroics of Iron goalkeeper Rory Watson.He clawed away a curling effort from Jake Cain that looked destined for the top corner...Full Story »

Duncan Ferguson’s second spell as Everton caretaker manager got off to the worst possible start with the club facing a likely investigation into a bottle-throwing incident during the 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa.Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard’s first appearance at Goodison Park as head coach barely featured as a sub-plot with the focus all on the ex-Toffees striker taking charg...Full Story »

The Brazilian forward left Europe when making his move from Chelsea to China in 2017, but he could soon be heading back Brazilian forward Oscar, who left Chelsea for China in the January transfer window of 2017, has confirmed discussions have been held between Barcelona and his representatives regarding a return to Europe. The 30-year-old, who has 48 international caps, was among those to la...Full Story »

Everton caretaker manager Duncan Ferguson has promised changes for the visit of Aston Villa as he bids to turn around a run of one win in 13 matches which led to Rafael Benitez’s sacking.The Scot, in his second temporary spell in charge, has a virtually fully-fit squad to choose from, with Fabian Delph the only short-term absentee.Fellow midfielder Tom Davies is out until March after a kne...Full Story »

Blackpool manager Neil Critchley has reported no fresh injury concerns ahead of his side’s Sky Bet Championship clash against Millwall.However, Keshi Anderson and James Husband (both hamstring), Grant Ward (Achilles), Matty Virtue (knee) and Chris Maxwell (thigh) all remain sidelined.Sonny Carey is also absent after fracturing his metatarsal, while Reece James is still missing with a hamst...Full Story »

Arsenal are still in for Fiorentina forward Dusan Vlahovic, with the man himself apparently making a u-turn over his stance on the transfer. Over the course of the last few weeks, Mikel Arteta has ramped up his interest in the 21-year-old striker, with a number of his current options looking frozen from current plans. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is infamously on the naughty step, following the ...Full Story »

Coventry could hand a debut to new signing Jake Bidwell as they host QPR in the Sky Bet Championship.The 28-year-old left-back or winger, who had a spell at QPR earlier in his career, joined the Sky Blues from Swansea earlier this week.Centre-back Kyle McFadzean and midfielder Liam Kelly are pushing to return after recent periods in isolation while striker Martyn Waghorn is also close to featuri...Full Story »

Shrewsbury could hand a debut to midfielder Tyrese Fornah when they host Bolton.The 22-year-old has joined Town on loan from Nottingham Forest until the end of the season.However, he may have to be content with a place on the bench if boss Steve Cotterill sticks with an unchanged XI for the sixth match in a row.Midfielder Khanya Leshabela’s loan spell from Leicester is expected to be termi...Full Story »

Bersant Celina could return to the starting line-up in Ipswich’s home clash with Accrington.The Kosovo plamaker made a comeback off the bench in the 2-0 loss at Bolton last weekend, his first appearance since December 1.The Tractor Boys have also been without defender Hayden Coulson and midfielder Jon Nolan due to injuries in recent weeks.That Bolton defeat was a first in management for Mc...Full Story »