Gillingham trio John Akinde, Alex MacDonald and Daniel Phillips remain sidelined through injury for Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup second-round clash with League One rivals Cheltenham.MacDonald is yet to feature this season, while fellow forward Akinde (ankle) is also still some time off returning, as is Phillips, who started the first three matches of the season in all competitions.Defender ...Full Story »

Blackpool could be without midfielder Grant Ward for their second-round clash with Sunderland in the Carabao Cup.Ward was taken off the field on a stretcher when the Seasiders played Bournemouth at the weekend and the club are waiting to hear about the severity of his Achilles injury.Manager Neil Critchley told the club website: “When somebody gets stretchered off, it doesn’t look go...Full Story »

Billy Sharp could start for Sheffield United as they prepare to welcome Derby to Bramall Lane on Tuesday in the Carabao Cup.The 35-year-old replaced Rhian Brewster in the 65th minute and scored the equaliser for the Blades in their 2-1 loss to Huddersfield at the weekend.Kacper Lopata may start in the centre of defence for the first time since United’s first-round win over Carlisle.Goalkee...Full Story »

Romaine Sawyers could make his full Stoke debut against Doncaster in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.The 29-year-old midfielder signed on a season-long loan from West Brom last week and, having come off the bench late on in Saturday’s win over Nottingham Forest, Potters boss Michael O’Neill may hand him his first start for the club.Nick Powell is once again likely to miss the game, he wal...Full Story »

Liverpool are planning to fast track Kaide Gordon into the first-team. The news comes after the Reds accepted an offer from Lyon for Xherdan Shaqiri. The Ligue 1 club have agreed to pay £9.5m for the 29-year-old. It is believed the progress of Gordon and fellow teenager Harvey Elliott sealed Liverpool's decision to part with Shaqiri. The Liverpool Echosays the 16-year-old winger will ...Full Story »

Fans stormed the pitch The match between Nice and Marseille descended into chaos midway through the second half when hundreds of home supporters stormed the pitch after Dimitri Payet was struck by a bottle. Kasper Dolberg had put the hosts in front at the start of the second half. But Marseille were pushing for an equaliser causing Nice all sorts of problems. Marseille were attacking towards ...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has warned the rest of the Premier League that Romelu Lukaku’s love affair with the club has only just begun after the striker scored against Arsenal to mark his second debut with a win.Lukaku rejoined the Blues last week and netted his first goal for the club just 15 minutes into a 2-0 victory at the Emirates Stadium.Reece James teed up the Belgium striker to tu...Full Story »

Romelu Lukaku scored on his second Chelsea debut to set them on their way to a comfortable Premier League win over London rivals Arsenal.Having failed to net in his 15 appearances during his first Chelsea spell, Lukaku needed just a quarter of an hour to make his mark as the Blues ran out 2-0 winners at the Emirates Stadium.Reece James laid on Lukaku’s goal before scoring the second himsel...Full Story »

Peter Pawlett scored against St Johnstone before his Dundee United team-mates held on for a 1-0 victory following his controversial red card.Pawlett showed quick feet to slot home on the hour mark before being booked for embracing some of the visiting fans during his celebration.The former Saints loan player was shown his second yellow card 12 minutes from time after referee Don Robertson ruled ...Full Story »

Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo was pleased with Harry Kane’s contribution as he made his long-awaited return to the side in Sunday’s 1-0 Premier League win at Wolves.The England captain was not involved in the opening two games of the season following his late return from holiday amid his desire to join Manchester City.But with Spurs holding firm in their insistence that he is no...Full Story »

Mason Greenwood sealed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side a hard-fought point at Southampton as Manchester United equalled the top-flight’s longest unbeaten away record.The first match in front of a full St Mary’s crowd in almost 18 months also saw these sides do battle for the first time since Ralph Hasenhuttl’s men conceded nine without reply at Old Trafford in February.There ...Full Story »

Harry Kane made his first appearance of the season for Tottenham as they claimed a 1-0 Premier League win on Nuno Espirito Santo’s return to Wolves.The England captain was not involved in the opening two games of the season following his late return from holiday amid his desire to join Manchester City.But with Spurs holding firm, he came on in the 72nd minute of a match that was decided by...Full Story »

Hibernian boss Jack Ross dismissed suggestions that striker Kevin Nisbet is set for a move to Celtic after his side’s 2-2 draw at Dundee.Nisbet missed the Dundee clash adding fuel to the speculation that he may be heading out of Easter Road with the Hoops’ Leigh Griffiths going in the opposite direction.But Ross said it was illness that had ruled Nisbet out of the game after watching...Full Story »

Barcelona's nightmare summer continues as football fans joke online about the Catalans side latest YouTube video which features Memphis Depay playing a game of 'Kiss, Marry, Kill' Barcelona fans have been left astonished by the clubs latest YouTube video: "KISS, MARRY, KILL... with MEMPHIS DEPAY (De Jong, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Joe Biden)." The Catalan side have suffered a torrid summer, a financial ...Full Story »

The Leicester striker, 34, married to Rebekah, was celebrating beating Man City in the Community Shield earlier this month. Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy won £30,000 at a casino Credit: Getty Jamie is married to former I'm A Celeb star Rebekah Vardy Credit: Splash His lucky streak continued as he gambled with team-mates, in a party organised by the club’s chairman Aiyawatt Sri...Full Story »

But the Gunners manager bristles at any suggestion that splashing the cash — the biggest outlay by any Premier League club so far this summer — leaves him with no excuses. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is fired up on his return for the Gunners Credit: Getty Ex-Sheffield United keeper Aaron Ramsdale is already in full training with Arsenal, having only joined on Friday Credit: Getty Mi...Full Story »

The Clarets have now reached the asking price wanted by the French club and are sorting out terms with the Ivory Coast international, who can play on the wing or at left-back. Lyon's Ivory Coast wideman Maxwell Cornet is poised for Burnley Credit: Getty Defender Nathan Collins has already arrived at Turf Moor from Stoke for £12m Credit: Getty Cornet, 24, will be given a pay-off by Lyon...Full Story »

Graham Potter has backed resurgent Shane Duffy to have a long-term future at Brighton.Duffy capped his south coast rejuvenation with a thumping header in Brighton’s comfortable 2-0 Premier League win over Watford.The 29-year-old was surplus to requirements last term and endured a difficult loan stint at Celtic, with his father’s death among a number of off-field tribulations.But Ben ...Full Story »

Cardiff manager Mick McCarthy said he does not mind which way the goals come for his side after the Bluebirds once again displayed their aerial prowess.City’s 3-1 home win over Millwall contained three more headed goals, making it eight out of eight in the Championship to date this season.Leading the way is centre-half Aden Flint, who followed up his brace in the 2-2 smash-and-grab draw at...Full Story »

Mark Robins was delighted for striker Matt Godden after his last-gasp winner handed Coventry a 2-1 Championship comeback victory over Reading.Godden calmly slid the ball under Reading goalkeeper Rafael to earn the Sky Blues all three points in his first appearance at the Coventry Building Society Arena since joining from Peterborough in the summer of 2019.The 30-year-old missed a lengthy period ...Full Story »