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talkSPORT has you covered for all the latest news as the Premier League action continues with a blockbuster midweek schedule.
Liverpool moved a step closer to the Premier League title by beating Manchester City 2-0 at the Etihad on Sunday.
Arsenal's slip-up against West Ham allowed Arne Slot's side to claim another victory and move 11 points clear.
The Reds face Newcastle this week while the Gunners meet Nottingham Forest - with every game live on the talkSPORT network.
Keep up to date with all of the latest Premier League odds at talkSPORT BET
Premier League fixtures this week
Tuesday, February 25
Brighton vs Bournemouth - 7:30pm - talkSPORT AppCrystal Palace vs Aston Villa - 7:30pm - talkSPORT 2 Wolves vs Fulham - 7:30pm - talkChelsea vs Southampton - 8:15pm - talkSPORT
Wednesday, February 26
Brentford vs Everton - 7:30pm - talkSPORT AppTottenham vs Manchester City - 7:30pm - talkSPORT 2Manchester United vs Ipswich - 7:30pm - talkSPORT AppNottingham Forest vs Arsenal - 7:30pm - talkSPORT Liverpool vs Newcastle - 8:15pm - talk then talkSPORT
Thursday, February 27
West Ham vs Leicester - 8pm - talkSPORT
3 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham
Liverpool manager Arne Slot has provided a positive injury update on Alexis Mac Allister, but it's not so good for Conor Bradley.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of the Reds facing Newcastle United, the Dutchman provided a standard squad review.
He revealed that Mac Allister should be fine after taking a ball to the face against Manchester City and suffering a facial injury.
However, Bradley is set for a spell on the sidelines.
Slot refused to reveal what the injury is, but it means Trent Alexander-Arnold will have to play every match.
He said: "Alexis will be okay.
It will take a while before he is back."
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31 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham
talkSPORT understands that Bournemouth defender Illia Zabarnyi's red card from the weekend has been upheld.
The Ukrainian international was initially shown a yellow card for a tackle on Rayan Ait-Nouri.
The referee was sent to the screen by VAR to have a look, and the card was upgraded to a red.
In the tackle, Zabarnyi made contact with the ball, but he was also high on his man.
Either way, it proved to be a controversial decision, and the Cherries submitted an appeal.
However, it appears as if it has been rejected, meaning he will serve a three-match ban, starting tonight against Brighton.
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44 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham
Okay, today is the start of the Premier League midweek action, and you can catch it all across the talkSPORT network.
We have four games for you this evening as Chelsea look to re-start their bid for Champions League football against basement boys Southampton.
Crystal Palace welcome Aston Villa, with the Eagles looking to win just their third home game of the season, while Villa are in the hunt for European football.
Wolves are starting to build a gap to the bottom three and host Fulham, while Brighton and Bournemouth meet in a south coast derby that should be extremely entertaining.
Plus, we have a whole host of press conferences ahead of the matches tomorrow and on Thursday.
This is what the day looks like.
Games
Brighton vs Bournemouth - 7:30pm - talkSPORT AppCrystal Palace vs Aston Villa - 7:30pm - talkSPORT 2 Wolves vs Fulham - 7:30pm - talkChelsea vs Southampton - 8:15pm - talkSPORT
Press conferences
Liverpool press conference - 9amNewcastle press conference - 9amArsenal press conference - 9:30amEngland Women’s senior press conference - 11:30amMan City press conference - 12:30pmTottenham Hotspur press conference - 1pmManchester United press conference - 1:15pmLeicester press conference - 1:30pmNottingham Forest press conference - 1:30pmLeicester press conference - 1:30pmWest Ham press conference - 1:30pmCopied
24th Feb 2025, 22:44By Jackson Cole
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca said he is 'more sure' than ever that his side are on the right track despite their chastening slump down the Premier League table.
Tuesday's meeting with Southampton at Stamford Bridge sees them seeking just a third league win in 11 matches that would, for 24 hours at least, hoist them back into the top four and give the 45-year-old room to breathe.
The manner of Chelsea's last three defeats has been particularly dispiriting.
Good luck MO you little dancer."
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24th Feb 2025, 20:20By Joe Brophy
Rapper AJ Tracey phoned talkSPORT after Darren Bent claimed Mohamed Salah has been better in the Premier League than Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Spurs-mad musician couldn't believe what he was hearing on Monday's edition of Drive from the former England striker.
However, talkSPORT's Benty did appear to get Tracey around to his way of thinking by the end of the exchange.
Check it out in full below...
Don't disrespect' - Rapper AJ Tracey phones talkSPORT to call out host's Cristiano Ronaldo opinionCopied
24th Feb 2025, 19:23By Joe Brophy
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has claimed he is not concerned by Cole Palmer's form or body language.
The 22-year-old England star has not scored in any of his past six matches in all competitions.
He has also not registered an assist in any of his past 13 matches.
That has coincided with Chelsea's run of two wins in 10 matches in all competitions, but Maresca has insisted he is unfazed.
Ahead of the Blues' clash with Premier League strugglers Southampton, he said: "No, I am not concerned about him.
"I am always concerned about general performances but not Cole because Cole is a human being and always during a season he can have some moments where he struggles a little bit more.
"Every game we expect a goal or an assist, but it is difficult.
"But no, nothing's changed."
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24th Feb 2025, 16:00By Jack Johnson
Kieran McKenna is heading back to Old Trafford.
The Ipswich boss is a former Man United coach and his side travel to Manchester for a huge game on Wednesday.
He has discussed the clash and what it's going to mean to him and his players who are fighting for Premier League survival.
"Now we have a big game to focus on on Wednesday," McKenna said in his pre-match press conference.
"There's a great energy around the training ground, everyone is really excited.
"There's a lot of debate that this is the best team in Premier League history, it's patently not.
"You've got to look at Arsenal's Invincibles, the two or three iterations of Sir Alex Ferguson's teams, the 93/94 double winners there, the 1999 treble winner - they're exceptional teams.
"But the fact is, Arne Slot, with only around £10m in investment in Federico Chiesa, has taken Jurgen Klopp's very good squad and turned them into this ferocious team.
"He's tweaked the midfield, tightened the defence and he's obviously got the best player in the world at the moment in Mo Salah.
"They're just rolling, but it's the momentum that makes the great teams and it's about doing it season in, season out."
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24th Feb 2025, 09:10By Jack Johnson
Erling Haaland was a big loss for Man City yesterday.
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