St Mirren boss Jim Goodwin has a full squad to choose from for the cinch Premiership game against Hearts on Saturday.The Buddies came through their opening game draw at Dundee last week unscathed.St Mirren started their league season with a 2-2 draw at Dens Park but will be looking to go one better in their first home fixture.Jamie Walker could miss out for Hearts again.The winger sat out the op...Full Story »

Glenn Middleton could feature for St Johnstone against Motherwell in the cinch Premiership.The winger returned to McDiarmid Park on Friday on another loan transfer from Rangers.Craig Bryson (knee) is set to miss out again, while Charlie Gilmour is also still to feature this season because of fitness issues.Motherwell will have an unchanged squad for Sunday’s trip to McDiarmid Park.Lia...Full Story »

Elliott Whitehouse will be the only absentee for Forest Green’s season opener against newly-promoted Sutton.Whitehouse sustained a knee injury towards the end of last season and will be unavailable for the game at The Fully Charged New Lawn.Jamille Matt missed the end of last season due to injury but will be available on Saturday.New arrivals Opi Edwards, Sadou Diallo, Regan Hendry and Ben...Full Story »

Shrewsbury are sweating on the fitness of Ollie Norburn and Ethan Ebanks-Landell for the League One opener against Burton.Norburn, who spent much of the summer on international duty with Grenada at the Gold Cup, has a chest infection and Ebanks-Landell has been nursing a hip injury, with both men missing the friendly against Exeter.Aaron Pierre has also been away with Grenada and will be assesse...Full Story »

Stoke signing Sam Surridge will be eager to make his Potters debut when they play Reading.Surridge could provide some firepower up top with Steven Fletcher after joining on an undisclosed fee from Bournemouth.The Potters are still without key player Tyrese Campbell who has had surgery on a knee ligament injury.They may also be without defender Harry Souttar as he makes his return back from Tokyo...Full Story »

Cameron Jerome could be handed his Luton debut in their Sky Bet Championship opener against Peterborough.The 34-year-old scored 15 times in 38 appearances for MK Dons last season before signing for the Hatters on a free transfer.Henri Lansbury, the former Arsenal and Aston Villa midfielder, and Allan Campbell, who signed from Motherwell, are also pushing to make their debuts.Luton finished 12th ...Full Story »

Manager Nigel Pearson will be without two players for Bristol City’s Sky Bet Championship opener against Blackpool.Forward Antoine Semenyo, who played 50 times in all competitions last season, is recovering from knee surgery.Robbie Cundy is also sidelined following a knee operation at the end of last term.Andy King, Matty James and Rob Atkinson could all be in line to make their first appe...Full Story »

Scott Fraser will be fit to make his Ipswich debut against Morecambe.The new arrival has been suffering with a groin problem in pre-season but boss Paul Cook said the former MK Dons midfielder will start against the Shrimps.George Edmundson misses out, though, as he has not been fit since his arrival from Rangers while Jon Nolan has missed the pre-season period with a calf injury.A host of other...Full Story »

Cardiff manager Mick McCarthy believes Kieffer Moore could be on the bench for the Bluebirds’ Sky Bet Championship opener against Barnsley.Moore, who scored 20 times in his debut campaign for Cardiff, has not featured in pre-season after contracting Covid-19 but has trained this week.However, Lee Tomlin, Isaac Vassell, Rubin Colwill, Isaak Davies and Kieron Evans will all be absent for McC...Full Story »

Exeter have a number of doubts heading into their season opener against Bradford, with Josh Coley (groin), Sam Stubbs (knee), Alex Hartridge (fitness) and Archie Collins (knee) all ruled out through injury.Stubbs will be unavailable for a number of weeks due to a knee problem and Coley is hoping to start running in the next 10 days.Captain Matt Jay has an ankle issue and new signing Pierce Sween...Full Story »

He slo insisted he doesn't fear the England midfielder spitting his dummy out - Harry Kane style - to force through a move… now Madd has become a dad! James Maddison and partner Kennedy Alexa are preoccupied with their new baby and the England star is happy at Leicester, says Brendan Rodgers Credit: Instagram @kennedyalexa Leicester star James Maddison shared his baby joy on Instagram, a...Full Story »

Grealish has completed his Premier League record-breaking move to Manchester City, leaving Villa fans conflicted about their former captain's decision to leave the Midlands club Aston Villa fans have been left fuming after Manchester City announced the signing of Jack Grealish in a British record-breaking move. City have paid the Midlands club in the region of £100million for the attacker...Full Story »

Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo has broken his silence on Harry Kane's attempts to force through a transfer to Manchester City. The wantaway striker has gone awol this week, extending his family holiday in the Bahamas and Florida and missing three days of pre-season training. Kane was due back at Hotspur Way on Monday morning for Covid-19 checks and general testing but did not turn up, inst...Full Story »

Scunthorpe will check on new captain Harry Davis as they prepare for the Sky Bet League Two opener against Swindon.Defender Davis, a summer signing from Morecambe, is rated as 50/50 after a recent head injury, so continues to be assessed under concussion protocols, but has been able to resume training.Right-back Ross Millen will miss out with a hamstring injury which saw him forced off during th...Full Story »

St Johnstone boss Callum Davidson hailed his players for rising to the occasion after they held Galatasaray to a 1-1 Europa League draw in Istanbul.Davidson’s incredible initial spell as a manager continued as the double cup winners briefly led in the third qualifying round.Saints skipper Jason Kerr silenced the Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium by netting a 58th-minute penalty after the home...Full Story »

Christian Ramirez hit a double as Aberdeen beat Breidablik 3-2 in Iceland.The American striker netted early in each half as the Dons took command at the midway stage of the Europa Conference League third qualifying round.The Dons made a flying start, converting from two corners inside 11 minutes through Ramirez and Lewis Ferguson.They were undone by two long, diagonal balls as the home side went...Full Story »

St Johnstone briefly led against 10-man Galatasaray before securing a 1-1 Europa League draw in Istanbul.Saints skipper Jason Kerr silenced the Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium by netting a 58th-minute penalty after the home goalkeeper had been sent off.But the lead only lasted two minutes before Sacha Boey capitalised on a defensive misjudgement to level.Saints could not really make the most of t...Full Story »

Ange Postecoglou hopes his first Celtic win will give his players belief but he was underwhelmed by the majority of their performance in the Czech Republic.Celtic won 4-2 against Jablonec in the first leg of the Europa League third qualifying round to make it victory at the fourth attempt for the Australian manager.Goals from summer signings Liel Abada and Kyogo Furuhashi had Celtic two up insid...Full Story »

Kyogo Furuhashi scored on his first start as Ange Postecoglou got his Celtic reign up and running in the Czech Republic.Japan international Furuhashi scored Celtic’s second goal in a 4-2 first-leg victory over Jablonec in the Europa League.Another summer signing, Liel Abada, had opened the scoring early on and both James Forrest and Ryan Christie restored Celtic’s two-goal cushion in...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough has decisions to make ahead of Saturday’s League Two opener against relegated Bristol Rovers.The Stags boss has overhauled his squad during the closed-season with keepers Nathan Bishop and George Shelvey, defenders Ryan Burke and Elliott Hewitt and midfielders Ryan Stirk and, after a successful loan spell from Burton last season, Stephen Quinn among the new arri...Full Story »