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Burton got their first points of the Sky Bet Championship season as they came from behind to beat Birmingham 2-1 on Friday night.

Wolves could again be without Dave Edwards for the home clash with Cardiff.

Scott Hogan has joined Aston Villa's injured ranks for the Championship clash with Norwich on Saturday.

Chesterfield defender Scott Wiseman is available to face Port Vale despite being sent off last weekend.

Portsmouth winger Jamal Lowe will serve the final game of his three-match ban when Walsall visit Fratton Park.

Charlton are short of options up front when they host Northampton.

Reading could hand a debut to Leandro Bacuna against Preston.

David Stockdale has revealed that putting his family first was the reason behind leaving Premier League side Brighton to join Birmingham this summer.

The first edition of the EFL Matters podcast is here, as Queens Park Rangers manager Ian Holloway and pundit Andy Hinchcliffe joined David Prutton to discuss all the latest talking points in the Championship, League One and League Two.

Southampton are in talks with a number of clubs over a loan deal for striker Sam Gallagher, according to Sky sources.

David Prutton returns with his latest round of predictions ahead of this weekend's Sky Bet EFL matches.

Birmingham City are in advanced talks with Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing, Sky sources understand.

Birmingham's move for Trabzonspor midfielder Ogenyi Onazi is off after the Nigeria international was denied a work permit, according to Sky sources.

Birmingham City's bid to sign Trabzonspor midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has stalled, Sky sources understand, with Harry Redknapp increasingly frustrated over transfers.

Tottenham could break the Premier League attendance record at Wembley on Sunday. But what is each Premier League club's highest attendance?

Wolves maintained their 100 per cent record this season against Hull at the KC Stadium, after Ruben Neves fired in a stunning first goal since his £15.8m move from Porto.

Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce urged the club's fans to stick by the team after they lost 2-1 at Reading and vowed he would be a success if given enough time.

Aston Villa's poor start to the Sky Bet Championship season continued when they lost 2-1 against Reading at Madejski Stadium.

Wolves kept up their impressive start to the Sky Bet Championship season with a 3-2 win over Hull at the KCOM Stadium.

Sky Sports Football presents brand new weekly show EFL Matters, discussing all the latest talking points in the Championship, League One and League Two.

The EFL will hold talks with clubs next month over closing the summer transfer window before the start of the season.

Gareth Barry is at West Brom's training ground undergoing a medical as the 36-year-old midfielder looks to complete a move from Everton, according to Sky Sources.

Premier League clubs will discuss the proposed introduction of a new summer transfer window that closes before the opening game of next season.

Middlesbrough boss Garry Monk is unlikely to make many changes to his team for Tuesday night's Sky Bet Championship clash with Burton.

Birmingham could hand Isaac Vassell a debut at home to Bolton after he joined from Luton.

Hull head coach Leonid Slutsky is unlikely to make any changes for the home game against Wolves.

Leandro Bacuna could face familiar opponents on his Reading debut against former club Aston Villa on Tuesday night.

David Prutton returns with his Sky Bet Championship predictions for the first round of midweek games this season.

Birmingham City have secured the services of Luton Town striker Vassell on a four-year contract.

There were some fantastic saves on the opening weekend of the 2017/18 Premier League season, and we have picked out some of the best in our round-up.

Who were the best Premier League players from the weekend games? We take a look at the man-of-the-match performances in our hotlist.

Watch goals and highlights from the weekend's Premier League games, including Manchester United's big win over West Ham.

Reading have confirmed the signing of Leandro Bacuna from Aston Villa.

Watch goals and highlights from Friday and Saturday's Premier League games, including a six-goal thriller at Vicarage Road.

Coventry City's Marc McNulty scored in controversial circumstances at Grimsby - was the goal fair or foul?

Watch the best goals from Saturday's EFL action, including stunning strikes by Jacques Maghoma and Andreas Bouchalakis.

Jacques Maghoma displayed a brilliant piece of individual finishing to score Birmingham's winning goal against Bristol City.

Wolves ended a run of three defeats at Pride Park with a convincing 2-0 victory over Derby.

Aston Villa's difficult to start to the new Championship season continued as they were thrashed 3-0 by Cardiff.

Jamie Carragher thought referee Mike Dean missed a blatant handball in the build-up to Arsenal equalising goal against Leicester - is Carra right?

Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville join Kelly Cates to discuss Arsenal's 4-3 win against Leicester on the opening night of the Premier League season.

Craig Shakespeare says conceding from set plays cost Leicester a victory against Arsenal on Friday rather than substitutions.

Olivier Giroud came off the bench to head home a late winner for Arsenal in a topsy-turvy Premier League opener against Leicester.

Arsenal produced a stunning late comeback to beat Leicester 4-3 as the Premier League returned in thrilling fashion on Friday night.

Cardiff have no new injury concerns for the Sky Bet Championship visit of Aston Villa.

Notts County's performance in the Carabao Cup has given manager Kevin Nolan a selection dilemma ahead of the league visit of Chesterfield.

Tony Pulis has agreed a new contract as West Brom head coach which commits him to The Hawthorns until 2019.

The Soccer Saturday pundits provide us with their predictions for who will win the Premier League, make the top for, go down and win the Golden Boot.

The long wait is finally over - Premier League football is back and so too are Paul Merson's predictions!

Sheffield United will face Leicester and Blackburn will host local rivals Burnley in the second round of the Carabao Cup.

Aston Villa defender Jordan Amavi has joined Marseille on loan with a view to a permanent deal.

David Prutton returns with his latest round of Sky Bet EFL predictions ahead of another weekend of action in the Championship, League One and League Two.

The stats-based Sky Sports Predictor is tipping Fulham for Championship glory after the first round of matches.

The stats-based Sky Sports Predictor is tipping Fulham for Championship glory after the first round of matches.

Middlesbrough manager Garry Monk is insisting that Ben Gibson is not for sale.

With the start of the new season now just around the corner, we look at who netted your club's first goal in the Premier League…

As we embark on another Premier League season, we look back at some of Martin Tyler's famous commentaries, and ask you to match them up with the goal.

With the start of the new Premier League just around the corner, we have got you covered with everything you need to know ahead of the 2017/18 campaign.

Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce believes their Carabao Cup test at League Two Colchester will be valuable experience after they progressed to the second round with a 2-1 win.

Aston Villa squeezed into the second round of the Carabao Cup after a 2-1 win over Colchester on Wednesday evening.

Aston Villa left-back Jordan Amavi is close to completing a loan move to Marseille, Sky sources understand.

Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette would claim the Golden Boot and score a Premier League record of 40 goals this season - if he plays every game and replicates his goal ratio at Lyon last term.