Marcus Blythe
Injury and team news reporter
Writing for OneLightScore since 2026
Marcus Blythe tracks availability for OneLightScore: injury bulletins, expected return timelines, suspensions and the fitness calls that decide a team sheet. The beat runs through every round, translating club medical updates into a clear picture of who is fit, who is doubtful and who is out.
Deportivo lose top scorer Aubameyang to knee surgery
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will undergo surgery on a meniscus injury in his right knee, ruling Deportivo La Coruna's top scorer out for an extended spell after five goals in the opening weeks of the LaLiga season.
24 Sept 20262 min read
Valencia appoint Javier Aguirre as head coach until the end of the season
Valencia have hired former Mexico coach Javier Aguirre on a one-year deal to replace the sacked Carlos Corberán, tasking the 67-year-old survival specialist with lifting a side sitting next-to-last in LaLiga on four points from seven matches.
23 Sept 20262 min read
Real Madrid lose captain Federico Valverde to ankle injury for several weeks
Real Madrid captain Federico Valverde has been diagnosed with a grade 3 sprain in his left ankle after a tackle from Atletico Madrid's Lee Kang-in in the derby, ruling him out for several weeks and out of Uruguay's October friendlies.
23 Sept 20262 min read
Borussia Mönchengladbach appoint Alexander Blessin as head coach on deal through 2028
Borussia Mönchengladbach have hired Alexander Blessin as head coach on a contract through 2028, tasking the former Genoa and Union Saint-Gilloise boss with rescuing a season that has started with four defeats and 16 goals conceded.
23 Sept 20262 min read
Columbus Crew sack reserve-team coach Federico Higuain after referee incident
Columbus Crew have dismissed reserve-team coach Federico Higuain after he told a female referee "Don't forget this is a man's game", with the club acting days after his red card and two-match suspension.
23 Sept 20262 min read
Zidane Calls Up Akliouche as Zaïre-Emery Misses France's Window
Warren Zaïre-Emery is out of France's Nations League matches through injury, and Zinedine Zidane's response is a first call into the squad for Maghnes Akliouche.
22 Sept 20262 min read
Manchester United's Sesko Out of Slovenia Squad With Shin Injury
Benjamin Sesko has withdrawn from Slovenia's Nations League squad with a shin problem sustained in the League Cup defeat to Brighton — and he already missed the draw at Fulham.
22 Sept 20262 min read
Palmer and Rice Among Five England Withdrawals Ahead of Spain Clash
Cole Palmer, Declan Rice, Marcus Rashford, Tino Livramento and Kobbie Mainoo have all withdrawn injured from England's Nations League squad — with Spain up first on Saturday.
22 Sept 20262 min read
Arteta: White fine for Sunderland; Mosquera and Timber are Saturday calls
Ben White is available for Sunderland at 20:00 BST on Saturday 12 September after Arteta called him excellent. Mosquera is this game or the next. Timber has trained for days. Saliba remains out with no week count.
12 Sept 20263 min read
Iraola: Barcola cramp only, Gakpo 50-50 for Fulham
Bradley Barcola left Anfield holding his left calf on 60 minutes. Andoni Iraola called it cramp with no injury. Cody Gakpo is 50-50 for Fulham at 15:00 BST on Saturday 12 September.
10 Sept 20263 min read
Manzambi's debut waits again as Villa win 3-2 at Brugge
Villa opened the Champions League with a summer signing still waiting on his first appearance, a midfielder out since a World Cup knee ligament rupture, and a third available in Europe but banned at home.
8 Sept 20263 min read
Iraola's first Champions League night comes with a short squad
Five Liverpool players miss Wednesday's opener against Atletico Madrid, and Andoni Iraola's own timelines put the first of them back only after the international break.
8 Sept 20263 min read