Ivan Toney due in London court days before Al-Ahli's Al-Shabab clash

Al-Ahli striker Ivan Toney appears in Southwark Crown Court on Thursday over an assault charge, about 33 hours before his team's match against Al-Shabab.

• Toney will appear at Southwark Crown Court at 12:30 Thursday to answer a charge of assault causing actual bodily harm.
• He pleaded not guilty at Westminster Magistrates Court to assaulting Sabre da Silva at a Soho nightclub on December 6.
• Toney requested a Crown Court trial before a judge and jury, Judge Bronnie Clarke stated.
• He was released on unconditional bail; Al-Ahli faces Al-Shabab at Riyadh's SGH Arena around 33 hours after the hearing.