Man Utd make Rodgers approach (The Sun) Old Trafford side willing to pay £8m compensation to Leicester Manchester United have already made contact with Brendan Rodgers about replacing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The Leicester boss has been seen as one of the top choices to step into the hot seat at Old Trafford and The Sun says the club are willing to pay £8 million in compensation to c...Full Story »

Bolton head into Tuesday’s League One home clash against Doncaster with MJ Williams and Alex Baptiste the latest players to have joined their considerable injury list.Midfielder Williams and defender Baptiste sustained a dislocated shoulder and a knee ligament injury respectively in the 1-0 loss at Wycombe on Saturday.Boss Ian Evatt revealed after the game that Josh Sheehan had ruptured an...Full Story »

Rochdale will wait for news on full-back Aidy White’s fitness ahead of their League Two clash with Stevenage.White suffered an injury in the warm-up before Saturday’s draw with Walsall and was replaced by Jimmy Keohane.Sam Graham and Jim McNulty are expected to miss out once more, leaving Max Taylor and Jeriel Dorsett flanking Eoghan O’Connell in a back three.Jay Lynch could ke...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday have added winger Nathaniel Mendez-Laing to their ranks ahead of Tuesday’s Sky Bet League One home clash with MK Dons.Mendez-Laing, who had been without a club since leaving Middlesbrough at the end of last season, had been training with the Owls for a number of weeks before they announced his signing on Monday.It remains to be seen if there is any involvement for the 2...Full Story »

Cambridge manager Mark Bonner has said he would have an unchanged squad for the home game against Wigan.Shilow Tracey is making progress in his recovery from a hip injury and he could be back in contention at the weekend.Lloyd Jones is set to miss out with a groin injury, while Greg Taylor remains in the treatment room following ankle surgery.“We are in no different of a position to what w...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest will be without the suspended Ryan Yates for Tuesday’s visit of Luton.Yates picked up his fifth booking of the season in Saturday’s draw against Reading and will serve a one-game ban.Max Lowe had to come off after 31 minutes at the weekend and is expected to miss this clash.Gaetan Bong replaced Lowe in that game and could come into the starting line-up.Luton boss Na...Full Story »

John Yems could welcome Reece Grego-Cox back into his Crawley squad when they welcome Newport to The People’s Pension Stadium.The 25-year-old has missed almost two years through injury but has been in full training and played just under 30 minutes of Crawley’s 4-0 defeat to Southampton Under-23s a fortnight ago.Yems could stick with a winning line-up, though, after the Reds picked up...Full Story »

Coventry will check on Jake Clarke-Salter before their derby clash with Birmingham in the Sky Bet Championship.The on-loan Chelsea defender missed the weekend’s draw with Sheffield United due to an Achilles injury.The Sky Blues will have fellow Chelsea loanee Ian Maatsen back from suspension after he sat out Saturday’s game.Tuesday’s game may come too soon for forward Martyn Wa...Full Story »

Manchester United will make an improved approach to Zinedine Zidane in the wake of Saturday's humiliating 4-1 defeat at Watford, according to reports. After his tumbling tenure hit a new low at Vicarage Road, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set to be sacked as manager. United have lost five of their last seven Premier League games, and the collapse against Watford was arguably the most damning of the l...Full Story »

Blackburn boss Tony Mowbray expressed concern over Ian Poveda after the young winger was stretchered off during the 1-1 draw at Bristol City.The 21-year-old Leeds loanee urgently summoned assistance when going down in the centre of the pitch shortly before half-time.Mowbray was encouraged by the second-half improvement that saw Ben Brereton-Diaz fire his 14th goal of the season to cancel out Cal...Full Story »

Dean Smith called on Norwich and their supporters to turn Carrow Road into a fortress after they secured a second Premier League win of the season with a 2-1 victory over Southampton.Goals from Teemu Pukki and captain Grant Hanley on his 30th birthday saw the Canaries make it back-to-back triumphs after they also beat Brentford two weeks ago in what proved Daniel Farke’s last match in char...Full Story »

Dean Smith started his Norwich tenure with three points after Grant Hanley’s 79th-minute header earned a 2-1 victory at home to Southampton.The result made it back-to-back triumphs for the Canaries, who moved off the bottom of the Premier League table after Teemu Pukki had cancelled out Che Adams’ early opener for the visitors.Saints goalkeeper Alex McCarthy was at fault for Hanley&r...Full Story »

Cole Stockton fired in a stunning stoppage-time goal from the centre circle to give Morecambe a 2-1 win at Fleetwood.A tense Lancashire derby between two of League One’s struggling sides looked to be going the way of the visitors, courtesy of Callum Jones’ superb first-half strike 10 minutes in.However, with 10 minutes left on the clock, Callum Johnson connected with Danny Andrew&rsq...Full Story »

Jake Caprice’s first goal in 321 career appearances helped Exeter to a 2-1 win against struggling Carlisle at St James Park.The full-back’s collector’s item gave the Grecians a 2-0 lead before the 10-man Cumbrians staged a spirited late fightback.Carlisle looked the better of the two teams early on, but it was Exeter who created the first clear chance with Jevani Brown firing t...Full Story »

Paris Saint Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino has taken fire at Chelsea for being a ‘defensive team’. Answering questions about his PSG sides lack of defensive solidity, Pochettino branded Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea a defensive team. Via The Athletic, the former Tottenham manager said: “Chelsea have a defensive team. They play in transition and on the counter.” ...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney revealed he has a near fully fit squad to choose from as Derby host Bournemouth.He told the club website: “There are no injuries from the last game, at Millwall before the international break, so we’ll have a strong squad to pick from.”The Rams will be without the suspended Nathan Byrne who was shown a second yellow card for a foul on Scott Malone during the Millwa...Full Story »

Interim Stevenage boss Robbie O’Keefe will hope for more of the same as the club attempts to drag itself out of a desperate run of League Two form against Colchester.Manager Alex Revell was relieved of his duties earlier this week after one win in 14 attempts in the league, and it was Academy manager O’Keefe who took charge of Tuesday night’s extra-time FA Cup first-round repla...Full Story »

Harrogate are still without two of their defenders ahead of their clash with Salford.Both Rory McArdle and Will Smith are long-term absentees because of injuries.Sulphurites manager Simon Weaver should otherwise have a full squad to choose from.Lloyd Kelly could feature after being an unused substitute against Walsall last weekend having returned from injury.Salford manager Gary Bowyer still has...Full Story »

Former England striker Andy Carroll could make his Reading debut in Saturday’s Championship clash with Nottingham Forest.The 32-year-old joined the Royals on a free transfer from Newcastle this week, having not played competitively since May.Reading have been impressed with Carroll’s sharpness however and the nine-cap striker could step straight into league action this weekend.Danny ...Full Story »

Newport midfielder Scot Bennett is set to return for the visit of Swindon in Sky Bet League Two.Bennett has been sidelined since September with a foot injury.Robbie Willmott is still unavailable following his recent positive test for coronavirus.Willmott remains in isolation but could be back in contention for Tuesday’s away game at Crawley.Swindon head coach Ben Garner will be without att...Full Story »