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As the Premier League title race heads towards a dramatic conclusion, Mirror Football take a closer look at the Liverpool and Manchester City fixtures which ...

In May, City welcome the Magpies to the Etihad before taking on sixth-placed West Ham ahead of a final-day encounter with Villa at the Etihad - a match which may well see Liverpool fans calling on former favourite Gerrard to do his old side a favour. As well as their eagerly-anticipated trip to the Etihad, Klopp's side are still to face Arsenal, Tottenham, Wolves and Manchester United - not to mention the small matter of a Merseyside derby at Anfield. In addition to their clash with Liverpool, the reigning champions face only two of the Premier League's current top eight - in Wolves and West Ham - while the Reds are still to play five.

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This update comes ahead of a weekend where all Premier League matches will display No Room For Racism messaging, as the League and clubs continue to urge fans ...

The Action Plan is embedded across all Premier League activity, supporting the League's ongoing No Room For Racism initiative. Players have supported the development of a series of diversity and inclusion education resources, which are provided for fans and school children. We need everyone to play their part in that too; whether that's through education or reporting discrimination wherever they see it."

Title winner odds; Top four odds; Relegation odds. Another key weekend in the Premier League title race is upon us, with both Liverpool and Manchester City on ...

Newcastle, after their strong January transfer window, have pulled clear of the bottom three with four wins from their last five. Arsenal are in action on Sunday, hosting a Leicester side beginning to rediscover some form. City, though, are strong favourites after their 4-1 demolition of Manchester United last time out.

Michael Owen has delivered his predictions for the upcoming round of Premier League matches, including Manchester United's clash against Tottenham on ...

‘Leicester have won four in a row in all competitions and look to be building some momentum. ‘Things keep getting better for Newcastle. That win over Southampton was huge and leaves them on the verge of safety. Some of the football against Watford was superb, with the likes of Saka, Odegaard and Martinelli all playing well. They got the win over West Ham but did concede a few chances in that game and on another day, could have drawn. The defeat to Inter on Tuesday was frustrating, mainly because they had more than enough chances to win that game. There’s no danger of this side going down, but Graham Potter will want to target finishing in the top 10.

The Premier League attracts world-class footballers from all around the globe. England's top-flight might well showcase many of the Three Lions'

So many players. So many countries. Spain: Rodri (Manchester City) Has Mane been a better left-winger than Vinicius Junior this season? Senegal: Edouard Mendy (Chelsea) Italy: Jorginho (Chelsea) Morocco: Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) Germany: Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea) France: N’Golo Kante (Chelsea) Denmark: Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) Brazil: Fabinho (Liverpool) Croatia: Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea)

Have you ever chosen to watch a Premier League game purely because of the time slot it has been allotted? Not because it's, say, Monday night and you have ...

Saturday at 17:30 and Sunday at 16:30 is the connoisseur’s choice with their perfect combination of action, drama and footballers performing at the cutting edge of their circadian rhythm. Furthermore, games in this time slot are often half-viewed on the way to 3pm kick-offs, in pubs containing a small mid-2000s television with the winter sun shining on it through a curtainless window and the sound turned off. The expected assists figure in that game was 4.8, which is the second highest figure recorded in a Premier League game and there were 20 shots on target too. And yes, that’s partly because these slots are filled with some of the most attractive fixtures, but other factors come into it too. That if you cherish the late game on Saturday or Sunday you are right to do so, because most of the time they are just more fun, however you choose to apply that emotion to football. Could that game, one of the best Premier League encounters of all time, have taken place in a different time slot? The time slot’s goals per game rate is almost identical to its expected goals rate, which is what you’d expect from a scheduling point that takes up 32% of the slack and is experienced existentially via descriptions provided by former players in knitwear. It’s Sunday that emerges as the true hero here, with the 16:30 slot recording the highest xG and the second highest goals per game. A game with 6.55 xG – the third-highest recorded in a Premier League match – saw David De Gea make a record 14 saves as Arsenal utterly dominated by still managed to lose 3-1. As theorised above, it feels like the Saturday 17:30 games – in their post-2016 scheduling format – have that same energy, and guess what, the numbers back it up. Have you ever chosen to watch a Premier League game purely because of the time slot it has been allotted? Supposed to be the hors d’oeuvre for the day to come but often is the…

All eyes on Stamford Bridge, Palace try to repeat City heroics and Brentford want more of the same from Eriksen.

The return of Mohammed Salisu, one of Saints’ outstanding performers this season among a buoyant squad, is a reason to be cheerful and to enjoy for now. As one of only two teams to have beaten Manchester City in the Premier League this season, Crystal Palace may be one of the biggest obstacles remaining between Pep Guardiola’s side and another title triumph. Burnley were brought sharply down to earth from their upturn in form by successive home defeats to Leicester and Chelsea, and this is not the time for grinding out draws. It’s been a mixed start at Villa Park for Steven Gerrard. In 14 league games, his team have beaten just one side currently sitting in the top half of the table – Southampton, last week. It was Norwich’s 2-1 win at Carrow Road in January that prompted the dismissal of Rafael Benítez and the subsequent arrival of Frank Lampard. If Norwich can muster maximum points against another relegation rival it probably won’t prompt another managerial change – it will only be Jesse Marsch’s third match in charge – but the battle to avoid the drop could look tighter than ever. Wolves were knocked out of the FA Cup by Norwich and then beaten at home by Arsenal. After rallying with two wins, Lage’s side then lost three in a row, their late collapse in the Arsenal return particularly embarrassing. Before what looks to be a defining four weeks for Klopp’s hopes, with Liverpool due to visit Arsenal and Manchester City, Alzate and company will hope to put another huge spanner in the works. There’s a good chance this will be the nerviest, scrappiest match of the weekend – and all the more enjoyable for it. Aaron Ramsdale, who was not on the receiving end of those contributions but has faced Vardy with Bournemouth and Sheffield United, says the striker is “the one I hate playing against most”. On Sunday Ramsdale and his teammates will be spared. It will be intriguing to see how these two sides respond, respectively, to a crushing derby defeat and a thumping win over a dejected Everton. Spurs’ lack of consistency is chronic but a fourth league win in five would alleviate some of Antonio Conte’s concerns and show their sensational victory last time they were in Manchester was no fluke. “Every team will have a tough period and we’re going through ours now,” said the midfielder Steven Alzate, one of few Seagulls players to come out with much credit from the defeat at Newcastle. Brighton do tend to give Liverpool a game, on the positive side. Brighton’s four defeats on the spin appeared to come from nowhere and, in the space of three weeks, doubled their number of losses for the season.

An up-and-down season has left Spurs likely needing some help to finish fourth and earn the cash windfall that is Champions League football. Currently seventh, ...

Unfortunately for Leicester City and most Premier League teams, math is not the same as reality. Wolverhampton has hung tough and is only two points adrift of Spurs, but have played two more matches. Likewise, while mathematically even Watford has a greater-than-zero chance of reaching the top four, reality says there are only four teams in the race, with Tottenham being the last.

Aston Villa, Chelsea and Wolves all did Burnley a favour on Thursday night.

"Outside of the top six, you get windows to get more wins, particularly away. Don't miss a thing from the club you love! And if Burnley can capitalise this weekend then not only would they move out of the bottom three, for 24 hours at least, they would also cut the gap to the Bees to three points with two games in hand.

Philippe Coutinho, Matty Cash and Calum Chambers were all on target.

Villa broke forward and when Tyrone Mings laid the ball back on the edge of the area, Chambers swept home a superb third goal into the top corner. But the home cheers turned to jeers soon after when Cash fired Villa into a 2-0 lead after finding himself in plenty of space on the right edge of the area following Danny Ings’ cross-field pass. Marsch replaced Marcelo Bielsa at the beginning of last week and there had been encouraging signs in his first game in charge – a 1-0 defeat at Leicester – that the American had shored up a leaky defence.

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MATT BARLOW AT CARROW ROAD: On the pitch, business as usual for Chelsea. For the time being at least. If they are restricted to travel costs of £20000 a ...

but there's nobody in the six-yard box to put it in, Mendy collecting comfortably. Referee Martin Atkinson needed the intervention of his VAR to spot a clear handball by Chalobah. Timo Werner this time goes down the left but his cross is well held by Krul, who you suspect will be a busy man tonight. As for the game, Chelsea took control as Norwich opened poorly. 'What a contrast,' said the Norwich boss afterwards. Havertz set up Mount for his eighth of the season. 'The attitude and the culture in the club is right so we keep on going. Last week, an hour before their FA Cup tie at Luton, Abramovich declared his intention to sell the club. Just like Roman Abramovich, the oligarch owner sanctioned by the government on a day unlike any other for the London club. Norwich appealing for a penalty here, Trevoh Chalobah looks to have blocked a cross in the box with his left arm. And three remained their magic number. Trevoh Chalobah opened the scoring for Chelsea on three minutes, glancing in at the near post from a Mason Mount corner

Chelsea have been granted a special licence to continue football operations but there are now huge restrictions on various aspects of the club's business, with ...

Doesn’t help them that Chelsea look so comfortable on the ball. Havertz again, who is arguably in his finest form in a Chelsea shirt. A really cool finish - picking out the top corner from just inside the box. More and more space for the Blues, as Norwich start to believe and throw men forward. 74 mins: Chelsea in behind, cut back to Werner who is free in the box but his shot is blocked. There is major uncertainty around the future of the club, with Abramovich’s plans to sell Chelsea now scuppered in the short-term, though the Government would consider an application to allow a sale to go through.

Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has had his assets frozen by the UK government, and that includes Chelsea FC. That could have huge implications for the ...

Many Newcastle fans saw the recent Saudi-led takeover of their club as the only way Newcastle would be able to compete at the top of the Premier League, and they would be absolutely correct. Arsenal fans might like that thought, but the British government knows the value of the Premier League to the country and is unlikely to kill the goose that lays its cultural golden eggs. Manchester City and Newcastle United are two well-known Premier League examples, used to launder the reputations of the rulers of the Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia respectively. That in turn could affect summer transfer plans of the teams who have loaned those players, as Southampton, for example, would be unable to sign Broja permanently. He had put C helsea up for sale but the sanctions mean that he will be unable to sell the club without government approval. That would see Chelsea quickly fall down the leagues if it were to persist.

League officials have confirmed that the Blues contest away at Norwich City will go ahead as planned on Thursday evening despite the spotlight surrounding ...

"We will also be seeking guidance from the UK Government on the impact of these measures on the Chelsea Foundation and its important work in our communities. "The League will now work with the club and the Government to ensure the season will proceed as planned and in line with the Government’s intention." "The Government has issued an initial licence to enable Chelsea to continue to train, play its fixtures and fulfill its obligations for the rest of the season.

Norwich 1-3 Chelsea: Follow all the reaction as the Blues claimed three points despite arriving at Carrow Road under a cloud of uncertainty.

If they were to beat us in the FA Cup, with no fans there, what would that do to the integrity of the competition? This connection with the Russian leader helped him to maintain his considerable wealth.” “The Premier League are also assessing that test. Chelsea should spend less time worrying about having a few thousand fans at one game, and focus on moving their club into the hands of someone who isn’t linked to a warmonger.” In terms of historic investment, I can’t comment much further.” “Sporting integrity and Chelsea do not belong in the same sentence. It comes as Chelsea prepare to face Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday, with manager Thomas Tuchel criticising Boris Johnson’s “priorities” after the Prime Ministers called on Blues supporters to stop chanting Abramovich’s name at matches. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Middlesbrough responded with a furious statement while the club’s chairman, Steve Gibson, called Chelsea “pathetic” over the proposals. This connection with the Russian leader helped him to maintain his considerable wealth.” In a strong response to Chelsea’s request to play their FA Cup quarter-final behind closed doors, Middlesbrough said their claim of “sporting integrity” being at risk was “ironic in the extreme” “I can’t believe it.

Since Roman Abramovic became Chelsea owner in the summer of 2003, he has overseen the most successful period in the club's history. To measure the impact ...

Also, all teams have played 712 games unless stated otherwise. “I hope that I will be able to visit Stamford Bridge one last time to say goodbye to all of you in person. To measure the impact he’s had, we’ve compiled an aggregate Premier League table for his entire time at the club.

The Blues travel to East Anglia on Thursday night to compete in a fixture that has been pushed forward due to the west Londoners' involvement in other ...

We thought maybe he could be on the pitch today but he couldn't. Still we need more details and some more information so today will be further examinations. "Not his injured leg but the other leg.

Van Gerwen hit a 130 checkout on his way to a hard-fought 6-5 quarter-final victory over James Wade.

“Following the withdrawal, under the rules of the tournament Cullen is awarded a 6-0 win in the quarter-finals.” “I feel good, I feel comfortable,” Van Gerwen told Sky Sports. “The Premier League takes a lot of energy but when you are doing well it gives you a lot of pleasure. Michael Van Gerwen made it back-to-back victories in the 2022 Premier League with a superb performance in the fifth round in Brighton.

Gerwyn Price has withdrawn from Thursday's Premier League night at The Brighton Centre with an injured hand, which he says has "nothing to do with his ...

Following the withdrawal, under the rules of the tournament Cullen is awarded a 6-0 win in the quarter-finals, and progresses into the semi-finals to play either Michael van Gerwen or James Wade. Welshman Gerwyn Price pulls out of Thursday night's Premier League Darts in Brighton - live at 7pm on Sky Sports Action; his opponent Joe Cullen is awarded a 6-0 win and progresses into the semi-finals to play either Michael van Gerwen or James Wade Gerwyn Price has withdrawn from Thursday's Premier League night at The Brighton Centre with an injured hand, which he says has "nothing to do with his charity boxing training".

Gerwyn Price has withdrawn from the fifth round of darts' Premier League on Thursday night after suffering a hand injury. The Welsh world number two was due ...

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The Premier League have confirmed that Chelsea's trip to Carrow Road to face Norwich City will go ahead following news that owner Roman Abramovich has been ...

“The League will now work with the club and the Government to ensure the season will proceed as planned and in line with the Government’s intention.” The statement reads: "Following the UK Government’s announcement that sanctions have been imposed against Roman Abramovich, the Premier League can confirm tonight’s match between Norwich City FC and Chelsea FC will go ahead as planned. The Premier League have confirmed that Chelsea's trip to Carrow Road to face Norwich City will go ahead following news that owner Roman Abramovich has been placed on the United Kingdom government's list of sanctions.

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We have to be hard to beat and be on the front foot. It came at a time in the game when we needed it, because we had to respond quite quickly to falling behind." More from Norwich manager Dean Smith to BBC Sport on Leeds' in the next game: "We need to work on our strengths. We know we still have some tough games and more work to do." I thought we were a little bit wasteful with the ball at times, which is a frustration." Football is a low-scoring game and we need to score in the right moments. We’re still in a battle, we still need to keep pushing up the table and make ourselves mathematically safe as soon as possible." We need to get points if we want to stay in the league. "We didn’t defend the first one well enough, the next two it is pretty obvious. We have to focus on what we do on the pitch. "I saw it when it happened and I was pretty sure it would be a penalty. "We addressed that at half time and our best spell was the 15 minutes after the break.

Buoyed from three straight wins in Premier League play, Tottenham Hotspur is still in the top four race, although the margin for error is small for Spurs.

One in four is not bad, but a 50/50 proposition is much better. While the Gunners only have a seven percent chance of catching Chelsea and finishing third, the analytics website has Arsenal with a 53% chance of finishing fourth. Overcoming a slow start, Arsenal has won four on the bounce and now sits three points in front of Tottenham with a game in hand.

Wins for Chelsea in their first game since Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government, plus Newcastle, Wolves, Aston Villa and West Ham latest.

We have to do our professional job and look at what went wrong in the game. Lampard on reports of a 'crisis' meeting: "That's just language, a lovely headline. Arteta on the chances of Alexandre Lacazette staying: "At the end of the season when we know where we are, we are going to make a decision together. Arteta on Arsenal's Ukraine measures: "It’s great the club wants to show solidarity. He certainly has the capacity to score goals and be a threat in the final third. "Declan did well for his first game back. But we could do with his goals in the next months or so. "They signed well in the transfer window. "Right now, in England, Germany and other European counties, it does not affect us directly yet. "It doesn't make sense to look back on what happened the last six or seven days," he said. The focus and togetherness was there in training. They will be aggressive in their duels."

Fantasy Premier League tips: FPL transfers, deadline today, scout and captain options for double gameweek 29 · Aaron Ramsdale | Arsenal | £5.1m · Tino Livramento ...

There’s no reason for that to change now, with Liverpool in action twice. Saka was in scintillating form with a goal and an assist at Watford last Sunday and can continue to produce in Arsenal’s latest double. Havertz has been given the nod to lead the Chelsea line ahead of Romelu Lukaku and has taken full advantage. Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool

Find out how to best set up your team for Double Gameweek 29 and blank Gameweek 30.

"I'm going to set myself up for the Double and muddle through Gameweek 30. That makes it problematic to target Brighton, Everton, Liverpool and Newcastle players ahead of Saturday's 11:00 GMT deadline. "I need a bit more Spurs and Arsenal in my team," he says on the latest episode of the FPL Show.

Matip, 30, played in all four of Liverpool's Premier League games in the month, all of which they won to help maintain their pursuit of champions Man City.

Eddie Howe received the February Manager of the Month award after leading Newcastle to three wins and a draw from their four Premier League fixtures. Joel Matip featured in all four of Liverpool's Premier League wins in February, during which time they kept three clean sheets; Matip also scored in Liverpool's 6-0 win over Leeds; Eddie Howe led Newcastle to three wins and draw in February as his side pulled clear of the relegation zone Matip, 30, played in all four of Liverpool's Premier League games in the month, all of which they won to help maintain their pursuit of champions Manchester City.

Our FPL expert Mark McGettigan explores immediate defensive replacements for James and how you could spread money elsewhere in your team.

This could result in more rotation for the likes of Diogo Jota (£8.3 million) and Luis Diaz (£8 million) which diminishes their appeal. If funds allow, the obvious place to go for a new defender this week is Liverpool ahead of their DGW against Brighton (away) and Arsenal (away). Adding Andrew Robertson (£7.2 million) alongside Trent Alexander–Arnold (£8.5 million) for a defensive double-up is attractive now with lots of options for Jurgen Klopp to choose from in attack. The hype is justified given that he’s so cheap, but there’s always a chance that Emerson Royal (£4.7 million) gets a start in one of these next two. This could result in more rotation for the likes of Diogo Jota (£8.3 million) and Luis Diaz (£8 million) which diminishes their appeal. If funds allow, the obvious place to go for a new defender this week is Liverpool ahead of their DGW against Brighton (away) and Arsenal (away). Adding Andrew Robertson (£7.2 million) alongside Trent Alexander–Arnold (£8.5 million) for a defensive double-up is attractive now with lots of options for Jurgen Klopp to choose from in attack. The hype is justified given that he’s so cheap, but there’s always a chance that Emerson Royal (£4.7 million) gets a start in one of these next two.

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Don’t take the risk we say, Salah is guaranteed points on a weekly basis. Believe it or not, but the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) season is fast approaching the business end of the season. Brighton – Liverpool (H), Spurs (H)

With another double Gameweek, tough choices have to be made by Fantasy Premier League managers - here are some tips to help with Gameweek 29.

With a GW29 match against Burnley, followed by Leicester in GW30, Toney has the potential to find the net again. Somehow still a differential pick, Sadio Mane has scored more FPL points than any other player in the last four matches. Aside from that, Saka is one of the most in-form players in the game, scoring 23 points across his last three matches. In particular, some individual performances certainly caught the eye of FPL managers. At £7.7m and just 3.1% ownership, the double opportunity for Calvert-Lewin to return is a tempting prospect. With Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison back from injury, the Toffees will heavily rely on their attackers to produce the goods.

"Harry Kane has been in sensational form in recent weeks, scoring five goals over the last four gameweeks, as Spurs return to form." The Goalscorer Bet: Harry ...

Coutinho has registered 12 shots on goal over the last four gameweeks and seven key passes. Fantasy managers will be encouraged to see his haul against Southampton, where he netted a goal and an assist. We expect to see a resolute Chelsea performance after a challenging week for the club. He has a goal against Arsenal and an assist against Brighton from their reverse fixtures this season. Mo Salah's best every fantasy season continues, with three goals and one assist over the last four gameweeks. His opponents have kept a combined three clean sheets over the last four gameweeks, conceding 16 goals in that period.

Premier League managers gave their reaction to Chelsea's off-field turmoil as the government assessed potential buyers.

I would’ve thought he was available tomorrow.” He and Edison [Cavani] are both available for tomorrow. He resumed training yesterday, he trained the whole training session and I expect him to train today.