Hearts manager Robbie Neilson has the luxury of a full-strength squad to select from for the cinch Premiership clash with Livingston.Northern Irish wing-back Michael Smith is back in contention after sitting out last weekend’s 2-2 draw at Ross County with muscle tightness, while Josh Ginnelly is available after missing the trip to Dingwall with a minor ankle problem.Young right-back Cammy ...Full Story »

Plymouth hope to have Danny Mayor and George Cooper back as they try and make it eight games unbeaten against Doncaster.Mayor (thigh) and Cooper have returned to training this week after injuries and boss Ryan Lowe hopes to have them in his squad.Niall Ennis and James Bolton remain in the treatment room and will not feature.Striker Kieran Agard will be hoping for his first start for the club aft...Full Story »

Liverpool progressed into the Carabao Cup fourth round with a 3-0 victory at Norwich after Takumi Minamino hit a brace and Caoimhin Kelleher denied Christos Tzolis from the penalty spot in the first half at Carrow Road.The all-Premier League clash had the caveat of both clubs making wholesale changes, 18 in total, and one of those Minamino fired the Reds ahead inside four minutes.Jurgen Klopp&rs...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou admitted his team were “terrible” going forward during a 1-0 defeat by Livingston.Postecoglou’s side dominated possession and territory at the Tony Macaroni Arena but struggled to carve out clear-cut chances.Livi goalkeeper Max Stryjek was not seriously troubled during a first half in which Andrew Shinnie fired into the top corner and Joe Hart pu...Full Story »

Andrew Shinnie’s first-half strike consigned Celtic to a sixth defeat in seven away games under Ange Postecoglou as their poor record at Livingston continued.Shinnie got across Stephen Welsh and fired the only goal into the top corner in the 25th minute to earn Livi their first cinch Premiership win of the season and take them off the bottom of the table.The touch and finish was the sort o...Full Story »

Portsmouth head coach Danny Cowley shouldered the blame after his side lost 2-1 at home to Cambridge to clock up a third successive defeat.Goals from Joe Ironside and Liam O’Neil set Cambridge on course for victory and Ronan Curtis’ late strike provided scant consolation for Pompey.Cowley said: “It is incredibly disappointing. As a manager you always take responsibility in thes...Full Story »

Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth felt his side could have beaten Charlton by more after they saw out a nervy finish to win 2-1 against their struggling visitors.The Chairboys largely controlled proceedings at Adams Park, with the Addicks offering little resistance, and the lead given to them by Garath McCleary’s double was the least they merited.Charlton’s poor performance led to cha...Full Story »

Mansfield snapped a five-game losing streak after coming back to draw 1-1 with Rochdale.Substitute Danny Johnson scored less than three minutes after entering the pitch to cancel out Danny Cashman’s 50th-minute opener.The visitors had enjoyed the better of the limited first-half chances with Jake Beesley twice going close in the opening 25 minutes.At the other end, Rochdale goalkeeper Joel...Full Story »

Danny Newton hit his first two goals for Solihull Moors as they made it three National League wins in a row with a 3-1 win over Boreham Wood.Moors went ahead after just eight minutes when a poor header dropped short of goalkeeper Nathan Ashmore, who was stranded out of his box, and Joe Sbarra nipped in to steal the ball and roll it into an empty net.They doubled their advantage after 29 minutes ...Full Story »

Kingsley Coman has undergone minor heart surgery after suffering from shortness of breath, Julian Nagelsmann announced on Friday. Coman was a late substitute for Leroy Sane in Bayern Munich's win in their Champions League opener against Barcelona on Tuesday evening. Bayern found the net three times midweek, and the third goal, through Robert Lewandowski, was the only one with Coman on the fiel...Full Story »

Livingston will be without Craig Sibbald for the cinch Premiership visit of Celtic after the midfielder had nine stitches in a leg wound.Sibbald faces several weeks out but Stephane Omeonga has arrived at the club and is eligible to play once his fitness is up to speed.Jackson Longridge has been struggling with a knock and Sean Kelly (ribs) is unavailable while Jaze Kabia and Jack McMillan remai...Full Story »

Carlisle midfielder Danny Devine is close to a return ahead of Saturday’s League Two clash with Scunthorpe.Devine has not played since August 31 because of a hamstring problem with head coach Chris Beech admitting he has been cautious with the 24-year-old as he prepares to resume training.However, fellow midfielder Josh Dixon is out with a knee cartilage problem which has prompted the club...Full Story »

Portsmouth boss Danny Cowley could freshen up his frontline to end their goal drought in the Sky Bet League One match against Cambridge.A 1-0 defeat at MK Dons was a third league game without finding the net, so forwards Ellis Harrison and Ronan Curtis may both be in contention for a return.On-loan Arsenal midfielder Miguel Azeez is pressing to make his debut after being an unused substitute aga...Full Story »

Luton substitute Danny Hylton extended Bristol City’s home jinx with a stoppage-time equaliser in a 1-1 Championship draw at Ashton Gate.The hosts broke the deadlock after 57 minutes when Cameron Pring was fouled on the left touchline and Nathan Baker’s header from a Jay Dasilva free-kick found the bottom corner.But, with the 90 minutes up, City goalkeeper Dan Bentley failed to gathe...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Chris Hughton will still be without new signings Braian Ojeda and Mohamed Drager for the home game against Middlesbrough.Midfielder Ojeda and defender Drager were both signed on deadline day, but are still in isolation following international duty with Paraguay and Tunisia respectively.Full-back Jordi Osei-Tutu (hamstring) remains doubtful, but a third deadline-day signing...Full Story »

Chris Hughton insists he can still turn things around at Nottingham Forest, despite a nightmare start to the season that has seen them collect only one point from six Sky Bet Championship games.Sunday’s 2-1 defeat at home to Cardiff added to their misery, with two goals from substitute Rubin Colwell helping Mick McCarthy’s side bounce back to win after Lewis Grabban had given Forest ...Full Story »

Portsmouth manager Danny Cowley was disappointed by his side’s reaction to going a goal down after Portsmouth suffered a 1-0 League One defeat at MK Dons.Following a tightly-contested opening 70 minutes, the Dons snatched a deserved winner through a counter attack when Scott Twine played a through ball to Ethan Robson, who poked home from close range.The win leaves the Dons fifth in the ta...Full Story »

Dundee boss James McPake insists his players need to be more clinical after drawing 0-0 with Livingston at Dens Park.The Dark Blues are still looking for their maiden cinch Premiership win of the season while Livi picked up their first point.McPake handed a start to on-loan Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths, with the 31-year-old having opportunities but could not find a way past Livi keeper Max Str...Full Story »

Danny Cashman scored his first league goal for Rochdale to earn a 1-0 victory over Tranmere.Dale dominated the game for long spells, although the visitors were left to rue their luck after twice hitting the woodwork.In the opening 10 minutes Abraham Odoh teed up Jake Beesley for a smart turn and shot which Rovers goalkeeper Joe Murphy pushed away, while the visitors went close soon after when Jo...Full Story »

Kane Hemmings cancelled out Vadaine Oliver’s opener as Burton and Gillingham battled to a 1-1 draw at the Pirelli Stadium.The Gills started strongly and went in front in the 18th minute, their midfield winning possession back high up the pitch allowing Charlie Kelman to find Oliver who picked out the bottom corner from the edge of the box.Experienced winger Mustapha Carayol was denied at t...Full Story »