Thierry Henry has sent a message to former Arsenal team-mate Patrick Vieira that his Monaco side aim to win at home in Ligue 1 for the first time this season against Nice.Henry is the manager of a struggling Monaco team who are still looking to win at Stade Louis II in the league in the current campaign.Henry’s former Gunners and France team-mate Vieira is having a much better time of it h...Full Story »

Real Madrid boss Santiago Solari hailed his side’s commitment and drive ahead of their Copa del Rey clash with Leganes.Real lead the round-of-16 tie 3-0 after the first leg and travel to the Cucumber Growers on the outskirts of Madrid on Wednesday.“We shouldn’t focus on the lead we have over Leganes, we need to remain focused and try to kill the tie off from the first ...Full Story »

Southampton will be without a host of first-team players for the FA Cup third-round replay with Derby, including suspended trio Yan Valery, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Charlie Austin.Full-back Valery serves a one-match ban after being sent off at Leicester on Saturday, while midfielder Hojbjerg and striker Austin complete four and two-game suspensions respectively.Maya Yoshida is at the Asian Cup ...Full Story »

Blackburn’s Corry Evans looks set to miss Tuesday’s FA Cup third-round replay against Newcastle.While Evans is unlikely to feature after coming off at half-time in the 2-0 Sky Bet Championship win at Millwall on Saturday, Rovers boss Tony Mowbray is hopeful his injury will not sideline him for long.Charlie Mulgrew (hamstring) and Derrick Williams (calf), both of whom sat out the game...Full Story »

New signings Nicky Ajose and Jorge Grant could feature for Mansfield against Crawley after signing ahead of the midday cut-off.Charlton striker Ajose and Nottingham Forest midfielder Grant have agreed loan deals until the end of the season, with their possible participation subject to receiving Football Association clearance.Defender Matt Preston is suspended, but Neal Bishop is back from a one-...Full Story »

Boss Nathan Jones is preparing to rotate his options for Tuesday’s FA Cup third-round replay with Shrewsbury.Mame Biram Diouf, who is on compassionate leave, is set to miss out and Bojan (illness), who missed training on Monday, is a doubt.Jones, who led the Potters for the first time in the Championship loss at Brentford after succeeding Gary Rowett as boss, takes charge of his first game...Full Story »

Luton will be without striker Danny Hylton for the FA Cup third-round replay against Sheffield Wednesday.The Hatters have decided not to appeal Hylton’s red card in the 1-1 draw with Sunderland on Saturday so he will begin a four-match suspension.Harry Cornick is unlikely to be fit with an ankle problem so Elliot Lee could be pushed into a more forward role as the League One side aim to se...Full Story »

Ernesto Valverde may need a new striker but he has played down the chances of Neymar returning to Barcelona any time soon. Valverde admitted the club may look to strength in attack after Munir El Haddadi completed a move to Valencia, having turned down a new deal at the club where he came through the ranks. But he indicated talk of a dramatic return to the club for Brazil striker Neymar R...Full Story »

Real Madrid are sweating on the availability of rising star Vinicius ahead of Sunday’s trip to Real Betis with coach Santiago Solari already without a host of players. The 18-year-old Brazilian has impressed for the European champions when given the chance this season and scored Real’s final goal in their 3-0 Copa del Rey win over Leganes in midweek. However, the winger is strugg...Full Story »

Hull’s Fraizer Campbell could return to action in the home game against Sheffield Wednesday.The eight-goal forward, who has missed the last three games, has returned to training after straining a hamstring in the win at Preston on Boxing Day, and will be assessed.Boss Nigel Adkins has no major new injury worries after last week’s FA Cup defeat at Millwall, in which he made eight...Full Story »