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Millwall have stated they’re “disenchanted with the end result, however respects the method that has been undertaken.” As well as, Roberts has launched a press release through the membership, saying he’s “devastated by what occurred.”

“Because the mud settles, I need to tackle what has been a very tough week for all involved, together with my household and I. Firstly, to Jean-Philippe, who I proceed to ship my finest needs to in his restoration. As quickly as I may, I reached out to Jean-Philippe personally to apologise, and I used to be grateful to listen to again from him that night that he was OK and reassured me to not fear.

“I’m devastated by what occurred. I unequivocally settle for the purple card as awarded and settle for my punishment. Moreover, it has been extraordinarily disagreeable to watch recommendations that I meant to hurt a fellow skilled. I’ve categorically by no means stepped onto a soccer pitch with the intention of injuring anybody.

“Deceptive articles and feedback have resulted in an unthinkable quantity of abusive messages and threats in the direction of my household and I. To the footballing group who know me and reached out with assist by way of this powerful time, thanks, I admire each single message.”

Millwall keeper Liam Roberts banned for six video games

Thanks David. Niall right here, beginning with some breaking information …

And after that transient stint, I’ll hand over to Niall McVeigh for the remainder of the afternoon.

I’ll depart on a Bournemouth e mail from Peter Crosby in New York: “Hey David. In lieu of the brand new Soccer Supervisor being launched I’ve been enjoying the FM24 cellular sport which is extremely entertaining. In my reign as Bournemouth supervisor, just one different supervisor has come near toppling our vice-like grip on Premier League domination in 2028: Spurs supervisor Cristiano Ronaldo. ManU ought to get him in now whereas they will.”

Bournemouth: Cherries boss Andoni Iraola says Ryan Christie may have surgical procedure in the summertime to unravel a continual groin drawback. The Scottish worldwide has made 24 Premier League begins this weekend and been a key determine in serving to Bournemouth transfer as much as seventh place and problem for European qualification.

“Ryan’s (damage) is one thing continual. He’s coping with some ache and I believe it’s a state of affairs that we should handle daily,” stated Iraola. “I’m not ruling him out. I belief Ryan quite a bit. He is aware of his physique. Typically he’s feeling OK and he trains and says, ‘I’ll give it a go’, typically he’s in some ache.

“So it’s not a straightforward state of affairs to take care of through the season. In all probability he wants some relaxation, however clearly he desires to proceed enjoying. We’ll proceed to take care of it. We’re in all probability interested by surgical procedure or one thing like this and it’s higher for everybody if it’s in the summertime.

“However I’m not Ryan Christie and he has to see how he feels, if he can play or can’t play, selections with the physician, however he’s fairly good at managing it.”

In different group information for Sunday’s journey to Tottenham, defender Illia Zabarnyi completes the ultimate sport of his three-match ban, whereas Enes Unal, Marcos Senesi and Adam Smith stay unavailable.

Extra Manchester United: Again to these Opta stats and right here’s an eye-popping one.

What? Actually? Not the present day bit, the 1968-69 bit. That may’t be proper within the Finest, Legislation and Charlton period, can it? I imply, they’d simply received the European Cup. Nicely, I’ve checked and the stat is right. It took till back-to-back wins over QPR and Sheffield Wednesday in March 1969 earlier than Matt Busby’s aspect received consecutive league video games that season. They completed eleventh (W15, D12, L15) though, as holders, reached the semi-finals of the European Cup, dropping 2-1 on mixture to AC Milan. On the finish of the season, Busby stepped down as supervisor after 24 years in cost. Finest scored 19 within the league whereas Legislation fired in 30 targets in all comps. Charlton’s Seventieth-minute strike was the one aim within the second leg of the European Cup semi-final at Outdated Trafford however United had misplaced the primary leg 2-0 in Milan, the Italians boasting a sure Giovanni Trapattoni of their ranks.

Kieran McKintosh emails in: “Nothing reveals the decline of Manchester United fairly just like the definition of an enormous character for the membership going from Ronaldo within the 2000s (justified) to Ronaldo once more within the 2020s (not as justified) to Casemiro (er…when did he final rating? Or help?)

“Marvel how Ten Hag is doing proper now. In all probability having fun with himself and laughing out loud each time he checks newest match outcomes.”

Liverpool: Some stats, courtesy of Opta, on simply how good the Reds and Mo Salah have been this season.

• Liverpool have scored at the very least twice in 25 of their Premier League video games this season, at the very least 10 greater than another aspect. It’s the best proportion of video games (89%) any group has scored a number of targets throughout a single marketing campaign within the competitors.

• Mohamed Salah has scored or assisted a aim in 12 of Liverpool’s 13 Premier League video games at Anfield this season, together with every of his final 11 in a row because the Reds’ solely league defeat of the season to this point towards Nottingham Forest in September. Solely two totally different gamers have ever had an extended run of aim involvements in residence video games inside a single Premier League season: Alan Shearer twice (13 in 1995-96, 15 in 1996-97) and Thierry Henry (12 in 2002-03).

That Casemiro eh. I assume being your membership’s highest-paid participant form of provides you a cloak of confidence and invincibility.

Speaking about Manchester United’s 1-1 draw at Actual Sociedad, the Brazilian roared: “I’m proud of my sport particularly, however the consequence may have been somewhat higher.”

And as for the hypothesis about his future: “It’s too quickly to speak about subsequent season, however after all I’ve one other yr of contract after which an choice. We now have essential video games, and on Sunday we now have Arsenal. It’s too quickly to speak about subsequent season.

“I’m right here, I’m accessible, with whole happiness, and I’m prepared for the coach and the membership. As everybody is aware of, I’m an enormous character for the membership.”

Thanks Stu. Hopefully I can have the identical influence as Harvey Elliott. Though I very a lot doubt it.

Speaking of that PSG sport – now formally the largest smash and seize within the historical past of soccer regardless of it being pretty simple to think about loads of others – the French outfit return to home motion with a visit to Rennes this weekend. Like Liverpool, PSG have a 13-point lead on the prime. However, not like the Reds’ weekend foes, Southampton, their opponents, Rennes, are half first rate. Nicely, at residence anyway. Solely three sides have received extra on their very own patch then Jorge Sampaoli’s aspect. Pencil it in for a 3-0 PSG win then.

Time for me to toddle … spinning round whereas clapping all 4 stands. David Tindall is the person on the touchline questioning how lengthy I can drag this out for earlier than he can really make it on to the park and get cracking. Might the afternoon, night and weekend deal with you all nicely.

Extra Palace: Whereas Roberts awaits phrase on whether or not an computerized three-game ban for his purple card will likely be prolonged by the FA, Glasner stated: “It’s their resolution. They’ve guidelines and they’ll determine. I do know the goalkeeper apologised to JP, he texted him. For me, the sport has gone, his motion has gone.

“I’m happy that it’s not the worst that we thought it could possibly be through the sport.”

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Extra Arsenal: Arteta will oversee his two hundredth Premier League sport on Sunday – he has amassed 118 victories in that point. What probability one other 200? “It’s gone quick! I’ve a variety of power nonetheless and I’m very pushed to have extra success,” Arteta stated. As for the fast future: “Win on Sunday – that’s what occurs on this business. We check out finest.”

Fairly other than the disparity in trophy tally, he’ll lag behind Arsène Wenger within the stats for some time but – between 1996-2018 the Frenchman racked up 828 matches in cost.

Arsenal: Mikel Arteta has been merrily lobbing morsels into the media Sarlacc pit. He mirrored on a “nice night time” on the street as his aspect tonked PSV Eindhoven 7-1 on Tuesday: “The style – the best way we did it – lifted all people … however that’s the previous sadly.”

He additionally opened up on the choice to withdraw rising card magnet Myles Lewis-Skelly within the thirty fifth minute, after the 18-year-old had obtained a yellow within the twenty fourth. “We didn’t need to take any dangers and be taught from that have of managing the sport for thus lengthy, particularly with how essential the Champions League is.

“It’s a lesson for Lewis-Skelly to be taught. We’ll assist and assist him. The road is de facto skinny in sport, and he wants to grasp that. He’s very clever, he’s extraordinarily demanding of himself … a perfectionist. He’s bought an awesome atmosphere round him to be taught, and he’ll.”

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Extra Silva: The Fulham supervisor is one in every of 5 nominees for Premier League supervisor of the month, alongside Oliver Glasner, David Moyes, Ange Postecoglou and Arne Slot.

Requested about being within the working for the award, Silva stated: “What gave me extra satisfaction is that the group reacted rather well after an excellent finish of November and December. The load of the video games was very massive, and January as a month was not the perfect. For me to be there implies that the group did nicely in February. For me, that’s an important factor. The response from the group has been actually good. We now have been performing nicely.”

Elsewhere in south-west London … Fulham once more: Marco Silva feels his aspect’s spectacular away type will likely be examined once they head to Brighton towards a group on an “unbelievable” run.

The Cottagers haven’t misplaced a Premier League fixture towards Brighton since Silva took cost in the summertime of 2021, with 4 wins out of 5 matches. They’ve additionally solely didn’t win solely one in every of their final 9 away video games – a run of 5 wins, three attracts and a 3-2 defeat at West Ham.

Silva nonetheless cautioned towards complacency. “It [our record against Brighton] provides us confidence, positively, however all these video games have been actually tough as a result of they’re a very good aspect,” Silva stated. “They at all times create a variety of issues, a very offensive aspect that’s at all times enjoying with two strikers, the huge gamers are actually fast, and it’s at all times tough to play towards them.

“They’ve been on an unbelievable run of outcomes as nicely after the heavy [7-0] defeat towards Nottingham Forest, they reacted rather well.”

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Cheers Barry. Afternoon (GMT or adjoining) all. Some Chelsea information incoming to get this lunchtime stint rolling …

Handover: Stuart Goodwin is right here to take up the cudgels o’information for the subsequent whereas. Thanks to your time and firm. Have an awesome weekend.

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Leicester Metropolis: 5 factors from security and having taken simply 4 factors from the previous 39 accessible, Leicester’s prospects of survival look bleak and going into Sunday’s match towards Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Ruud van Nistelrooy was requested if his group’s video games have gotten more and more must-win.

“The strategy and it at all times has been, is to get the utmost out of video games and at all times plan to have the ability to win somehow,” he stated. “Should you can’t win, you need to shield the consequence. In the long run it relies upon how the sport goes. In that sense it’s an identical strategy for Sunday to all the opposite video games.”

Van Nistelrooy was additionally requested if the truth that his gamers had a full week to arrange for this sport towards a Chelsea group that performed in Copenhagen final night time would give Leicester any kind of benefit.

“It’s a must to benefit from this time,” he stated. “We had 5 classes, 5 days collectively right here together with at this time and tomorrow, to arrange for the sport. These seconds, each second we use, we’ve at all times accomplished that to work with the group.

“In fact it’s a must to recuperate from a foul consequence and rise once more however this group is able to doing it. We aren’t the one group on this state of affairs the place we now have to take care of loss after loss, extra groups are doing that round us so we now have to ensure we’re prepared for Sunday.”

Fulham: The Cottagers have received 4 of their previous six away video games however journey to Brighton tomorrow to face a group that has received 5 video games in a row. “They at all times create a variety of issues,” he stated of Fabian Hurzeler’s aspect. “A extremely offensive aspect that’s at all times enjoying with two strikers, the huge gamers are actually fast, and it’s at all times tough to play towards them.

“They’ve been on an unbelievable run of outcomes as nicely after the heavy defeat towards Nottingham Forest, they reacted rather well. Our away type has been prime as nicely to this point, and it’s going to be a very good sport, for my part. It’s at all times good when you’ve got an excellent report. The truth is that it provides us and our followers the boldness that we will repeat once more, and allow us to hope we will get an excellent consequence.”

Fulham will likely be with out midfielder Sasa Lukic, who’s banned for 2 video games after accumulating 10 yellow playing cards within the Premier League this season. Adama Traore is a additionally doubt with an ankle damage he picked up in Fulham’s FA Cup win over Manchester United final weekend.

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Tottenham Hotspur: Ange Postecoglou has been choosing over the bones of his group’s dismal efficiency in defeat within the first leg of their Europa League tie towards AZ Alkmaar final night time.

““I don’t assume final night time was a matter of people,” he stated. “I believed as a collective, we simply weren’t wherever close to the degrees we needed to be. It’s powerful enjoying away in Europe, we knew that. The gang create a very good ambiance for the house aspect, they bought the aim which gave them some momentum.

“Final night time was not about people. It’s concerning the collective, we have been nowhere close to the extent we needed to be.”

Spurs host Bournemouth on Sunday afternoon and whereas his group has little or nothing to play for within the league, Postecoglou feels his group want one other match earlier than the return leg towards their Dutch opponents subsequent Thursday.

“We positively want one other sport to get the squad to get to the place we want it to get to,” he stated. “Giving us the chance to get extra sport time to sure guys. Final night time’s disappointment, one of the best ways to kind of put that to at least one aspect is to carry out on the weekend.

“Our league type hasn’t been too unhealthy over the past latest interval and we need to proceed that. The Europa League is very large emphasis for us. We nonetheless have an enormous want to maneuver up the desk and we get that chance on Sunday.”

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Everton: David Moyes’ aspect play Wolves at Molineux tomorrow in a match that kicks off at 8pm. Like many others, the Scot is of a thoughts that Saturday night time kick-off occasions will not be everybody’s cup of tea or bottle of Rioja.

“I’m usually a bottle of purple wine down by that point on a Saturday!” he stated. “Should you’re a traditionalist then you definitely in all probability don’t see 8pm on a Saturday night time as an excellent kick-off time however it’s the best way it’s going and I believe soccer golf equipment are signing as much as it as a result of cash that’s coming in from the broadcasters. We now have to go along with it even when it’ll destroy some individuals’s Saturday night time out.”

Everton are unbeaten on the street since Moyes changed Sean Dyche and he was requested about their away type. “Perhaps the key is that we’ve had extra residence video games than away video games,” he stated. “I’ve to say that our run of video games – we’ve had fairly a couple of residence video games and Goodison in the mean time is particular.

“I’ve to say that we’ve been away to Brighton, Crystal Palace and Brentford and the gamers have accomplished a very good job. We now have to try to hold it going, hold bettering and making progress. The gamers have accomplished a outstanding job within the final 5 – 6 weeks however I’m not considering we’re secure, that’s for positive. We now have to maintain getting factors.”

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Newcastle United: In addition to revealing that Sven Botman is going through an prolonged spell on the sidelines, Eddie Howe defined why Newcastle didn’t attraction towards the purple card that Anthony Gordon was proven for shoving Brighton defender Jean Paul van Hecke at the back of the top in the direction of the top of final weekend’s FA Cup defeat by the hands of Brighton.

The winger’’s impetuousness means he’ll miss Newcastle’s subsequent three video games, together with the Carabao Cup last towards Liverpool at Wembley subsequent weekend. In brief, Howe stated he didn’t assume there was any level in lodging an attraction because the membership felt it could virtually definitely be unsuccessful.

“It’s at all times a dialogue level and we mentioned it with the respective individuals we would have liked to debate it with – attorneys and many others – and we felt there wasn’t enough grounds to do this,” he stated. “There was no intention from Anthony. He didn’t imply to harm anyone. However, it’s a must to have a look at it and ask if there’s any probability of being profitable and if there is no such thing as a probability then what’s the level of interesting and Anthony understands that.”

Liverpool: Following their midweek Champions League smash-and-grab towards Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool tackle Southampton tomorrow in a match the place Arne Slot is anticipated to rotate his squad so as to hold his heavy artillery contemporary for the go to of PSG subsequent week. Unsurprisingly, it was a topic that was mentioned on the Dutchman’s press convention.

“For me the one towards Southampton is by far an important, not solely as a result of it’s the primary one we play however it’s a crucial one for us,” he stated. “If I make the selection to play different gamers that’s as a result of I believe that’s the largest probability to win the sport tomorrow and never as a result of I need to relaxation them for the sport towards PSG.”

Hmmm …

Brighton: Fabian Hurzeler’s aspect have received 5 video games in a row in all competitions, with three of these victories coming within the prime flight. They host Fulham tomorrow and within the build-up to the sport, the German was requested about his aspect’s possibilities of qualifying for a spot in subsequent season’s Champions League. Brighton at present sit three factors off fifth place, with Fulham only a level behind them.

“It’s crucial we give attention to our journey and that we actually consider in it,” he instructed reporters. “Yesterday I obtained an image from a mountain. In a mountain you at all times have new peaks, new peaks it’s a must to climb. That’s the aim for us we now have to climb new peaks.”

His urge for food for Alpine analogies sated, Hurzeler went on to disclose that Kaoru Mitoma will likely be match for tomorrow’s sport after recovering from cramp, whereas he has no different damage considerations.

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Ipswich City: 5 factors from security, Kieran McKenna’s aspect journey to in-form Crystal Palace tomorrow hoping to shut the five-point hole between themselves and a Wolves aspect who’ve misplaced Matheus Cunha, their finest participant, to at the very least 4 video games by way of suspension. Regardless of the very actual menace of relegation hanging over his aspect, Kieran McKenna has stated he’s not ready to desert his ideas.

“Should you keep constant in your behaviour, in our processes, driving the tradition right here, I believe that builds a belief between the group,” he stated. “In fact the later you get in the direction of the top of the season, as a result of there’s much less video games forward, the outcomes really feel extra essential. However one of the best ways we consider to get the factors is to give attention to performances and to try to carry out in addition to you’ll be able to with regardless of the sport plan is in that individual sport.

“There’s no sport within the Premier League that’s going to be something lower than aggressive. If we will do a variety of issues nicely then we’ll make the video games aggressive and Crystal Palace are a really robust aspect, they’ve definitely improved because the season has gone on.”

Southampton: With the groups separated by 52 factors, Southampton face a frightening weekend journey to Anfield, the place no person provides the Premier League’s backside aspect a snowball’s probability in hell of including to their tally of 9 factors towards the table-toppers.

Whereas Ivan Juric could possibly be forgiven for whimpering in worry behind the couch, the Saints boss fronted up at his press convention to declare his aspect – who’ve already given Liverpool a good run for his or her cash on two separate events this season – will attempt to give an excellent account of themselves.

“It’s by no means mission unimaginable,” he instructed reporters. “We’ll attempt to do our greatest and we’ll see. Earlier than the match, I’m at all times optimistic after which after perhaps I believe in a different way. However earlier than the match, I at all times see the potential for doing one thing good.

“Whenever you play towards Liverpool, typically it’s the best way you need to die. Should you do some issues, they are going to discover one other technique to beat you. In case you are low block, they are going to discover a technique to beat you. I believe we now have to be excellent in each issues. Typically press, typically low block. We’ll see. We now have to play nicely.”

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Nottingham Forest: Nuno Espirito Santo’s aspect welcome Manchester Metropolis for tomorrow’s early kick-off having taken only one level from the final 9 accessible within the Premier League. Forest sit third within the prime flight however will likely be overtaken by Metropolis in the event that they fail to beat them. The Forest supervisor has stated he’ll deal with tomorrow’s sport towards the Premier League champions the identical manner he would another sport.

“The strategy is similar,” Nuno instructed reporters. “Nothing adjustments. It’s a must to realise that you just’re going to play a really, superb group, a group that has been in a position to clearly dominate within the final years, a coach that has a huge impact on the sport and implausible gamers.

“However it’s the identical strategy. It’s realising how onerous it’s going to be, however on the identical time with the enjoyment of the second. It’s going to be much more tough than it was earlier than [at the Etihad, where Forest lost 3-0].”

The Portuguese refused to be drawn on the explanations behind Metropolis’s decline this season and insisted Guardiola stays as influential as ever. “Pep is likely one of the coaches who has had a direct influence on the sport,” he stated. “His concepts and the best way he approaches [his work] and tries to construct his groups.

“He has a huge impact and he’s contagious to older managers as a result of they see new issues and various things. We’ve confronted one another many occasions and it’s at all times concerning the gamers on the finish of the day, the power of the gamers to make the supervisor’s concepts work.”

Premier League fixtures

• Nottingham Forest v Man Metropolis (Sat 12.30pm GMT)

• Liverpool v Southampton (3pm)

• Crystal Palace v Ipswich City (3pm)

• Brighton v Fulham (3pm)

• Brentford v Aston Villa (5.30pm)

• Wolves v Everton (8pm)

• Tottenham Hotspur v Bournemouth (Sunday 2pm)

• Chelsea v Leicester (2pm)

• Manchester United v Arsenal (4.30pm)

• West Ham v Newcastle (Monday 8pm)

• View the Premier League desk

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