Plymouth will welcome Ipswich to Home Park on Saturday without suspended midfielder Jordan Houghton.The 25-year-old picked up his fifth yellow card of the season in their 1-1 draw against Morecambe last week and will be forced to miss out this time round.Boss Ryan Lowe confirmed there are no new injury concerns and has an almost fully fit squad to select his XI from.Danny Mayor will be hoping to...Full Story »

Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita looks set to be involved at home to Brighton after escaping serious injury against Manchester United last weekend.The Guinea midfielder was carried off on a stretcher at Old Trafford but his leg injury was not as serious as first feared.Thiago Alcantara is back in full training for the first time since mid-September but is unlikely to feature, while fellow midfiel...Full Story »

Motherwell are hoping Juhani Ojala can shake off a groin problem ahead of Sunday’s visit of cinch Premiership champions Rangers.The Finland defender went off with a tight muscle during the midweek draw with St Mirren.Sondre Solholm Johansen battled cramp in his calves towards the end of that game while midfielder Robbie Crawford (ankle) remains out.Rangers will again be without Ryan Jack (...Full Story »

Bradford midfielder Callum Cooke may come back into the side for the visit of league leaders Forest Green on Saturday.The 24-year-old returned to training in midweek after recovering from a bruised foot which forced him to sit out the Bantams’ 3-1 victory away at Swindon.Defender Liam Ridehalgh will not be available after suffering a quad injury which has seen him miss the last two games.A...Full Story »

Swansea will welcome midfielder Flynn Downes back into the squad for their clash against Peterborough on Saturday.The 22-year-old missed last week’s visit to Birmingham after he was replaced at half-time during the 2-1 win over West Brom just three days prior due to a tight hamstring.Swans boss Russell Martin confirmed “everyone is fit” ahead of the fixture.The hosts will ...Full Story »

Newport will check on skipper Matt Dolan ahead of the visit of Stevenage.Dolan went off injured just 15 minutes into last weekend’s 3-1 win at Bristol Rovers.County can welcome back Ed Upson and Ryan Haynes from suspension.Both were sent off during the 2-2 draw with Carlisle last Tuesday.Adam Smith is set to keep his place in goal for Stevenage.The former Northampton and Bristol Rovers kee...Full Story »

Reading face question marks over the fitness of a number of players ahead of the visit of table-topping Bournemouth in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday.Femi Azeez sustained a hamstring problem during the Royals’ 2-0 defeat at Blackburn last weekend and is expected to miss out.Tom Holmes and Felipe Araruna both played for the Under-23s against Southampton on Monday, but it remains to be...Full Story »

Sutton still have Richie Bennett suspended for the visit of Walsall on Saturday.The forward serves the second of a three-game ban for his red card against Rochdale.Kenny Davis returned from injury as a late substitute in the win over Colchester last time out, while Louis John and Craig Eastmond could also come into contention.Harry Beautyman has missed the last two matches with a dislocated shou...Full Story »

Gillingham can welcome back Mustapha Carayol for the visit of Accrington.Carayol sat out the 2-2 draw at Bolton last week through injury but returned as a substitute in the Papa John’s Trophy defeat to West Ham on Tuesday.Daniel Phillips and David Tutonda are expected to be sidelined until Christmas.Alex MacDonald will also be out for at least a month.Accrington midfielder Joe Pritchard ha...Full Story »

Stoke will check on midfielder Joe Allen ahead of resuming their Championship campaign against managerless Cardiff.The Wales international missed the Carabao Cup defeat to Brentford on Wednesday night after needing stitches in a foot wound following the league loss to Millwall.Defender Tommy Smith was absent for both of those matches through illness and he will also be assessed.James Chester, Ma...Full Story »

Huddersfield will have Levi Colwill available again when they host Millwall.The teenage defender, on loan from Chelsea, missed the defeat at Bournemouth as he served a one-match ban.Ryan Schofield remains sidelined and is currently still restricted to gym work but a return to light training is expected soon.Jordan Rhodes, Pipa and Aaron Rowe remain long-term injury absentees for the Terriers.Mil...Full Story »

Leicester reached the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup with victory over Brighton in a penalty shoot-out on an emotional night at the King Power Stadium.Wednesday’s tie fell on the third anniversary of a helicopter crash at the stadium, which killed the club’s chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others.A crowd display and minute’s silence took place before kick-off ahea...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel was pleased Chelsea were able to overcome some last-minute changes to team selection to edge past Southampton following another penalty shoot-out in the Carabao Cup.The Blues required spot-kicks to see off Aston Villa in the previous round at Stamford Bridge and it was the case again in the last-16 after Che Adams’ tap-in cancelled out Kai Havertz’s 44th-minute opener.B...Full Story »

Murray Davidson returns to the St Johnstone squad for the cinch Premiership game against Hearts on Wednesday night after recovering from a knock.Fellow midfielder David Wotherspoon came off with a tight calf in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat by Celtic at Parkhead and is 50-50.Wing-back Shaun Rooney remains out with an ankle problem.Hearts’ top scorer Liam Boyce is rated “50-50” by...Full Story »

Livingston midfielder Stephane Omeonga is a doubt for the visit of Dundee United following a head knock.Andrew Shinnie is close to a return following an ankle problem but David Martindale has options.James Penrice (hernia) and Adam Lewis (foot) remain out and goalkeeper Daniel Barden is undergoing cancer treatment.Dundee United manager Tam Courts has no fresh injury worries to contend with follo...Full Story »

Burnley boss Sean Dyche has said he will make changes for the Carabao Cup clash with Tottenham.Maxwel Cornet, who scored twice in the 2-2 draw at Southampton on Saturday, came off with cramp and is unlikely to be used.Ben Mee could be in contention after his bout of coronavirus but Dale Stephens is still some way from being match ready, despite being back in training.Tottenham will travel to Tur...Full Story »

Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman said his side is not inferior to Real Madrid despite losing a fourth straight Clasico at Camp Nou on Sunday. Goals from David Alaba and Lucas Vazquez earned the three points for Madrid in a 2-1 victory, with Sergio Aguero's first goal for Barca proving nothing more than a consolation. Koeman is yet to beat Madrid in three games since taking over as Barca coach l...Full Story »

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said fear is "a positive feeling" ahead of Sunday's El Clasico at Camp Nou, contradicting the thoughts of Barcelona counterpart Ronald Koeman The Barca boss had told a news conference earlier on Saturday that his team would play "without fear" in the LaLiga clash. Madrid got their season back on track with a 5-0 away Champions League victory at Shakhtar Do...Full Story »

Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman said his side will play with no fear when they host Real Madrid in the first Clasico of the season on Sunday at Camp Nou. A run of just one win in six games pushed Koeman to the brink of the sack prior to October's international break before president Joan Laporta decided to hand him a stay of execution. Back-to-back wins against Valencia and Dynamo Kiev this ...Full Story »

Sam Barratt’s last-minute header have Maidenhead a 3-2 win over 10-man Woking in their Vanarama National League match at York Road.Woking took the lead in the 25th minute through Inih Effiong, who nodded in from a deep free-kick, but Maidenhead equalised shortly before half-time when Barratt’s volley from the edge of the penalty area was deflected past Cardinals keeper Craig Ross.Wok...Full Story »