AFC Wimbledon striker Kyle Hudlin will return to the squad for the visit of Grimsby.The on-loan Huddersfield player was prevented from playing in the FA Cup last weekend by his parent club.Wales’ World Cup elimination means defender Chris Gunter has returned home but he is unlikely to be included having only arrived back late on Thursday.Defenders Paul Osew and Lee Brown have started runni...Full Story »

Bolton will be without Kyle Dempsey for the visit of Bristol Rovers.The midfielder is set to be sidelined until the new year after suffering ankle ligament damage.Defender Will Aimson has returned to training following a hamstring injury but is unlikely to be risked.Winger Lloyd Isgrove is still a week away from recovering from his hamstring problem.Rovers have been hit with illness in the camp ...Full Story »

Oxford will be without Kyle Joseph for the visit of Forest Green.The on-loan Swansea striker is set to see a specialist after suffering an ankle injury last week.Winger Jodi Jones is away on international duty with Malta.Sam Long is fit but Sam Baldock, Josh Murphy, Yanic Wildschut and Oisin Smyth are still on the sidelines.Rovers could welcome back Ben Stevenson and Baily Cargill.The duo are ex...Full Story »

Gillingham boss Neil Harris has called on match-winner Lewis Walker to take his cup form into their league campaign.Walker scored the winner for the Gills two minutes from half-time to earn a 1-0 win for his side against AFC Fylde in their FA Cup first-round replay.The 23-year-old has scored three goals in the EFL Trophy to add to his FA Cup strike but is yet to net in 14 League Two appeara...Full Story »

Gillingham avoided an FA Cup upset as Lewis Walker struck the winner in a hard-fought 1-0 first-round replay victory over National League North side AFC Fylde.The hosts’ passage into round two could have been made a lot more comfortable had Scott Kashket not missed a penalty after 10 minutes having been fouled by Fylde captain Alex Whitmore.Despite sitting 34 places below Gillingham in the...Full Story »

Manchester City are again without right-back Kyle Walker for the visit of Brentford in the Premier League.The England international is still recovering from groin surgery last month but fellow full-back Joao Cancelo returns from suspension.Aymeric Laporte was withdrawn against Chelsea on Wednesday as a precaution but the problem is not thought to be serious. Erling Haaland could be fit to start ...Full Story »

Kyle Walker will head to the World Cup without any match action in six weeks after being ruled out of Manchester City’s clash with Brentford on Saturday.The England right-back has not played since suffering a groin injury that subsequently required surgery in the derby against Manchester United on October 2.That has not prevented him from being named in manager Gareth Southgate’s squ...Full Story »

Oxford are expected to be without Kyle Joseph for the visit of Port Vale in Sky Bet League One on Saturday.The Swansea loanee was carried off on a stretcher during his side’s draw at Shrewsbury on Wednesday and is not likely to feature at the weekend.Oxford manager Karl Robinson said Djavan Anderson also sustained a hand injury during the match but was able to play on, so is likely to be a...Full Story »

Josh Walker scored the only goal of the game as he fired National League Dagenham into the second round of the FA Cup at the expense of 10-man Maidenhead.The hosts were involved in an 11-goal thriller tie at Halifax last year, but this game looked destined to be a dour draw with a replay on the cards.However, Will De Havilland’s 67th-minute sending off – for a second yellow card &nda...Full Story »

Kyle Bartley’s goal gave West Brom a second successive victory under boss Carlos Corberan with a 1-0 triumph at QPR.The Baggies, who beat Blackpool in midweek to give the recently-appointed Corberan his first win since taking over, produced a resolute performance at Loftus Road, where Bartley headed home John Swift’s 68th-minute free-kick.Swift delivered the ball from the right and c...Full Story »

West Brom will have defender Kyle Bartley back from suspension for the Sky Bet Championship match against Blackpool.Bartley missed the 2-0 home defeat by Sheffield United on Saturday – the first game for new head coach Carlos Corberan, whose side are bottom of the table.Corberan made four changes against the Blades, with defender Conor Townsend, midfielder Jake Livermore, Grady Diangana an...Full Story »

Kilmarnock striker Kyle Lafferty begins a 10-match ban for using sectarian language when his side host Ross County in the cinch Premiership.Blair Alston missed the midweek cup win over Dundee United with a groin strain.Liam Donnelly and Fraser Murray are closing in on comebacks but Scott Robinson is still a few weeks away from fitness following a lengthy spell out with a foot injury.Ben Paton ha...Full Story »

Southampton will be without defender Kyle Walker-Peters and on-loan midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Sunday’s Premier League clash with leaders Arsenal.Right-back Walker-Peters has been ruled out for the foreseeable future by a hamstring injury suffered in Saints’ midweek win at Bournemouth, while Maitland-Niles is ineligible against his parent club.Midfielder Romeo Lavia has re...Full Story »

Oxford turned in a superb display as they ran out emphatic 4-2 winners at Exeter in League One.Cameron Brannagan, Sam Long and a brace from Kyle Joseph put the visitors in complete control inside an hour at St James Park and Exeter could only respond though consolation goals from Jevani Brown and Sonny Cox.Exeter threatened early on when Brown fired straight at Simon Eastwood from 25 yards but O...Full Story »

Kyle Dempsey and Amadou Bakayoko are set to return to Bolton’s squad for the visit of Barnsley.Both players were absent from the squad beaten by Forest Green last weekend.Midfielder Dempsey could go straight back into the team after a hip problem but Bakayoko is likely to be a substitute again as he has not started a game for over a month.Defender Eoin Toal is unavailable after sustaining ...Full Story »

Manchester City are without England defenders Kyle Walker and John Stones for the visit of Southampton in the Premier League.Full-back Walker underwent groin surgery earlier this week and no timescale has been put on his potential return, although he still hopes to be in contention for the World Cup.Stones is not yet ready to return from a hamstring injury and remains on the sidelines with midfi...Full Story »

Josh Walker hit a stoppage-time winner to compete his hat-trick and earn Dagenham a thrilling 5-4 win over Barnet.The game lurched one way and then the other until Walker struck at the death to complete his treble and make it back-to-back wins for the Daggers.Barnet opened the scoring in the 14th minute when Nicke Kabamba headed in from close range and they doubled the lead three minutes later t...Full Story »

Port Vale will assess the fitness of Brad Walker ahead of the visit of Cheltenham.Walker came on as a substitute in the Papa John’s Trophy against Stockport in midweek but had to go back off after rolling his ankle.Vale completed the signing of Romanian forward Dennis Politic on a season-long loan from Serie A side Cremonese on deadline day.The move, which sees Politic return for a second ...Full Story »

Jamie Walker will be sidelined for Bradford when they take on Blackburn.The winger is a long-term absentee for the Bantams after undergoing a knee operation.Forward Andy Cook could also retain his position in the starting line-up after scoring a brace against Hartlepool at the weekend.Kian Harratt could also feature after making an impact from the bench against Colchester and Pools.Ryan Hedges i...Full Story »

Gary McSheffrey was full of praise for Kyle Hurst as the winger netted his first two senior goals to help Doncaster come from behind to beat Salford.Hurst produced two excellent finishes to help Rovers remain without defeat in the league and end Salford’s unbeaten start to the campaign, despite having led through Brandon Thomas-Asante’s early strike.“I’m delighted for Hur...Full Story »