Ebou Adams will not feature for Forest Green ahead of their clash against Port Vale due to suspension.The midfielder was sent off in Rovers’ Carabao Cup tie against Brentford midweek and Saturday’s is the first of a three-game suspension.Udoka Godwin-Malife will be sidelined for the Sky Bet League Two match with a long-term injury.Josh March and Jordan Moore-Taylor could be in conten...Full Story »

Wigan could hand a debut to new midfielder Tom Bayliss when they take on Portsmouth.Bayliss joined on loan from Preston for the rest of the season on Friday and could go straight into the squad.Gwion Edwards could keep his starting spot after returning to the side on Tuesday as Wigan beat Bolton on penalties in the Carabao Cup.Goalkeeper Jamie Jones starred in that shoot-out win but could lose h...Full Story »

New Salford centre-back Corrie Ndaba could keep his place in the starting XI for the clash with Newport after making his debut last Saturday.The 21-year-old Ipswich loanee went straight into Salford’s side for the 1-0 home defeat by Swindon and he is in line to start again.Ash Hunter and Matty Willock are expected to return to contention after missing the Swindon game.Tom Elliott is pushin...Full Story »

Ralph Hasenhuttl felt Southampton’s serious approach was the reason behind an eight-goal thrashing of Newport and a new club-record away win.Saints boss Hasenhuttl had entered the second-round Carabao Cup tie wary of Newport’s giant-killing reputation, with several Premier League clubs having fallen at Rodney Parade in recent years.But Southampton – who have suffered high-profi...Full Story »

Southampton demolished Newport 8-0 in the Carabao Cup to register the biggest away win in the club’s history.What had been viewed as a tricky assignment given Newport’s reputation as giant-killers turned into a cakewalk as Saints improved on various 6-0 away wins down the years.Mohamed Elyounoussi grabbed a hat-trick and Armando Broja scored twice, while Nathan Tella, Kyle Walker-Pet...Full Story »

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has urged supporters to remain patient with his team after they lost their opening two games of the Premier League. Some supporters have already called for Arteta to be sacked after losses to Brentford and Chelsea. Speaking ahead of Tuesday's Carabao Cup second-round tie with West Bromwich Albion, Arteta was pleading for patience for his young side. "I know they...Full Story »

Newport manager Michael Flynn will be absent again for the Carabao Cup clash with Southampton after testing positive for coronavirus.Flynn failed to make the trip to Tranmere on Saturday as assistant manager Wayne Hatswell engineered a 1-0 win in Sky Bet League Two.The Newport squad all underwent Covid-19 tests on Monday and reported a clean bill of health.Defender Mickey Demetriou remains sidel...Full Story »

This is an odd one. According to a recent report from Italian journalist Michele Crisciello, Tottenham Hotspur have emerged as a ‘possible destination’ for Juventus attacker Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo, 36, is understood to want out of Juventus, however, given the post-COVID era clubs are trying to operate in, potential suitors are few and far between. However, interestingly, acc...Full Story »

Port Vale boss Darrell Clarke admitted his side got away with an “atrocious” first half as they picked up a 1-1 draw at Stevenage.Although Devante Rodney opened the scoring for Vale at the Lamex Stadium, it was otherwise all Stevenage in the opening 45 minutes, with Luke Norris deservedly levelling just after the half-hour mark.The home side could and probably should have led but, ha...Full Story »

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola insisted that Gabriel Jesus is very much part of his plans after he starred in the 5-0 win over Norwich.The Brazil international has been linked with a move away from the Etihad Stadium this summer in order for City to raise funds to try and sign Tottenham striker Harry Kane.But, playing in a wider position, he showed his worth against the Canaries, making thre...Full Story »

Luke Norris cancelled out Devante Rodney’s opener as Stevenage came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw at home to Port Vale in an evenly matched game.Stevenage started off the stronger of the two sides, with Jake Reeves hitting the post inside the opening two minutes.It was the visitors though who look the lead, Rodney poking the ball in from close range following Dan Jones’ cross from t...Full Story »

Tranmere failed to score for the third league game in a row as Alex Fisher gave Newport a 1-0 win at Prenton Park.Newport’s Joe Day was the busier goalkeeper in the first half and had to be alert to prevent a freak own goal when Sam Foley’s low cross looped goalwards off defender Priestley Farquharson.Rovers should have led when Liam Feeney broke from deep but saw his pull-back side-...Full Story »

Tranmere boss Micky Mellon said he could not fault his players despite a 1-0 home defeat by Newport that saw Rovers fail to score for the third league game in a row.The visitors were full value for their win, earned by striker Alex Fisher’s bundled effort on the hour.It was the first goal Tranmere had conceded in the league but it is at the other end of the pitch that Mellon has more reaso...Full Story »

Dagenham made a flying start to the National League season with an impressive 3-1 win at Stockport.County, who went close to promotion last term before defeat in the play-offs, went ahead after nine minutes when John Rooney turned home a low cross into the box.Home goalkeeper Ben Hinchliffe made a fine save to deny Paul McCallum as the Daggers looked for an equalising goal before half time.It ar...Full Story »

Portsmouth saw their 100 per cent start to the season come to an end as Pontus Dahlberg’s penalty save earned Doncaster a 0-0 draw.The Swede got down well to keep out Shaun Williams’ 78th-minute spot-kick in a tight game at the Keepmoat Stadium as Doncaster picked up first point of the campaign.Tommy Rowe looked to have given Doncaster the lead after 19 minutes when he turned in Ben ...Full Story »

Heard the one about the Irish GAA player who played keepie uppie with Ronaldinho after landing an invite to his Brazilian home? No? Thought not. This is the remarkable story of Brosna gaelic footballer Paul Walsh, who has gone viral on social media after he was pictured chilling out with the Barcelona and Brazil legend at his home in Rio de Janeiro. The 2002 World Cup winner (that's Ronaldinh...Full Story »

Inter continue talks over Thuram & Correa Inter remain in negotiations over the arrival of Lazio star Joaquin Correa and Parma's Marcos Thuram, reports Gianluca Di Marzio. In both cases the Nerazzurri are hoping to drive down the asking prices demanded by their Serie A rivals as they seek to invest the transfer windfall left by Romelu Lukaku's sale to Chelsea. 'Gilmour will want to be a C...Full Story »

Stevenage are waiting for news on captain Scott Cuthbert ahead of their League Two clash with Port Vale on Saturday.The defender was forced off through injury in the first half of Tuesday’s 4-1 defeat at Bradford – Boro’s first defeat of the campaign.Midfielder Arthur Read has returned to training and is pushing to feature for the first time since making his loan move permanent...Full Story »

Tranmere have Chris Merrie back from suspension for the visit of Newport in League Two.Midfielder Merrie has completed a three-match ban after he was sent off on the opening day against Walsall.Callum MacDonald and Scott Davies are set to miss out again through injury.But Elliott Nevitt recovered from an ankle problem to come on as a late substitute in the 0-0 midweek draw with Swindon.Newport c...Full Story »

Portsmouth manager Danny Cowley insists his side can still improve despite beating Shrewsbury 1-0 to move to the top of Sky Bet League One.Ryan Tunnicliffe’s first Pompey goal after only 120 seconds was enough to make it three wins from their opening three league games for the first time since 1988.Cowley said: “I think we had a really good way into the game, a great goal from our pe...Full Story »