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We also heard from Newcastle boss Eddie Howe, who hopes that banned midfielder Sandro Tonali avoids "further consequences" after being charged by the Football Association for alleged breaches of betting rules.

And this is what Xabi Alonso had to say during a news conference earlier, confirming that he wants to remain as Bayer Leverkusen boss next season despite interest from Liverpool and Bayern Munich.

Despite the intrigue around how Jurgen Klopp would respond to Xavi Alonso's decision to stay at Bayer Leverkusen, the Liverpool manager was much more open talking about Sunday’s opponents Brighton and their manager Roberto de Zerbi.

After breezing past any talk of Alonso, Klopp spoke about how 'different' it is to play Brighton, adding how impressed he’s been by how much the team has improved under their Italian boss.

Klopp said with a smile that he couldn’t coach that style as it 'goes against his personality', but spoke extensively about how it’s a 'good watch and super interesting'.

He admitted that the Seagulls would undoubtedly disrupt Liverpool’s rhythm, insisting that his team must do the same to their opponents to pick up all three points this weekend.

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West Ham manager David Moyes has a doubt over Lucas Paqueta. The midfielder played for Brazil during the international break but is struggling with a calf problem. Maxwel Cornet is back in training after being out since last month with a hamstring problem but is lacking match fitness.

On the prospect of qualifying for European football again next season, Moyes said: "It would be unbelievable for us to get four years in a row. I think the level of competition now in the Premier League is so difficult, every year.

"You see the quality of the top two or three teams is so good. They are Champions League regulars, getting to finals, winning them, so I think to be in and around and just below that is good. I'd like to see if we can challenge them but at the moment we've got to be happy with where we're at right now."

Cesc Fabregas says he sympathises with Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag on the Planet Premier League podcast.

Brentford boss Thomas Frank provided an update on injured trio Aaron Hickey, Christian Norgaard and Ethan Pinnock. He said that full-back Hickey is “further down the line” following a hamstring injury, while captain Norgaard (back) is progressing well but won’t be fit enough to feature.

Pinnock, who last appeared against Wolves in mid-February, is also “going in the right direction” after an ankle problem but will not be available to face Manchester United.

On whether Bees forward Bryan Mbeumo could make his first start since December, Frank added: “Bryan, of course, is further down the line and that’s very, very good. He has two more weeks under his belt and played in an in-house game on Thursday.”

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner on the elbow injury suffered by goalkeeper Sam Johnstone while on England duty, which has ruled him out of the remainder of the season: "He’s of course disappointed, but he’s now starting the rehab process, and he has all our support so that he will be back as fast as possible. This injury takes several months. Yes, it’s tough, but he’s a great sportsman and he has all our support. It’s very tough for him and also tough for us, but with Dean Henderson, we have a great goalkeeper. He’s now the number one and we fully trust him.

"I saw the video [of his injury] and very often it doesn’t look really bad, but the outcome was bad. It was a shot and I don’t know how often you have it in a career as a goalkeeper, 1,000 times? And once, it has a bad consequence, and this was the time – but nobody’s to blame.

"We will support him to come back stronger than before. He’s been a professional for many years and I think it’s not his first injury, so he will have to deal with it as a professional player. He will deal with it, and he has our support, but it’s too far in the future to talk about it. He's had the surgery, now it's recovery time and then the rehab process will start."

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Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner on when Michael Olise will be available again after injury: “It’s good news, but he’s not in the squad [for Nottingham Forest]. He did many parts of training this week – not all the parts – and he’s on the way back, but the Nottingham game is too early. The Bournemouth game [on Tuesday] is too early, then we will see in the next days.

“Of course, Michael showed in the sessions that he’s a brilliant player, but the focus is on all the other players tomorrow because I don’t look too far in the future. It’s important [to focus on] the Nottingham game, and Michael won't play, so the focus and concentration is on all the other players.

“Jeffrey Schlupp is back after his injury. It's the first game after many weeks and the group is getting bigger and bigger, and that gives us more options. It's very important for us that the players come back from injuries. Daniel [Munoz] is alright – he had just a small issue [when with Colombia], but nothing serious, so he will be with us tomorrow.”

We're going to hear from a few more Premier League bosses now, including Crystal Palace's Oliver Glasner and Brentford's Thomas Frank, whose sides are separated by three points in the bottom half of the Premier League table.

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Aston Villa boss Unai Emery on an injury picked up by defender Matty Cash while playing for Poland: "It's bad news with Matty. After playing with his national team, he came back with a small injury. He’s not available for tomorrow, [he needs] maybe two or three weeks more.

"Jacob Ramsey is progressing well. We are going to train this afternoon and we will decide if he can help us or not tomorrow."

Now let's hear from Aston Villa boss Unai Emery on Youri Tielemans' versatility to play in a number of positions, after the midfielder scored twice for Belgium in the 2-2 draw with England: "We try to exploit his best potential as a player: his skills, his capacity to assist, his capacity to get into the opponents' box with his clarity, sometimes scoring goals.

"We try to avoid his weaknesses. With us, more or less, he’s playing like he played with his national team. We can speak about him with numbers – six, eight, 10 – he’s a mix of those."

Wolves boss Gary O'Neil was positive on Hwang Hee-chan's return: "He may be able to push ahead of that (estimated three-week return date). He's on the grass and working hard. He's not too far away, hopefully he can shave a bit off that three weeks."

On Pedro Neto's return: "I think he'll be back in around the end of the season, it may be a few weeks before. He has a big summer with the Euros that he's keen to get back for.

"We won't let the fixture list dictate when he's back. He's working very hard and is keen to get back as quickly as possible."

Wolves boss Gary O'Neil provided a fitness update on Craig Dawson and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde: "Both aren't back with the group yet. Their injuries aren't clear ones, where you get a clear time frame.

"Craig is doing better, hopefully he'll be back with the group next week for training.

"We're waiting for Bellegarde's knee to settle before we push him on. We were hoping it would settle quicker than it has. There's no real time frame on him yet."

Wolves boss Gary O'Neil, whose side have three league games over the next week, on recent rumours linking him to a coaching role at Manchester United: "There's no truth in it, I don't know where it came from.

"Growing up, Liverpool and Manchester United always felt special so it's an honour to be linked [to them], even if there's no truth in it.

"All of my focus is on the three-game Premier League week and how we try to help the group. I love it here. I'm a head coach, I'm always going to be a head coach."

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Wolves were on the wrong end of an upset when they lost to Coventry in the FA Cup last time out, but this has still been a good season for them. They can still finish it strongly but at the moment they are stretched by injuries.

That's one of the reasons I fancy Aston Villa here. They were humiliated by Tottenham in their last home game and that is definitely not going to happen again this time.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

You can read the rest of my predictions for the weekend's Premier League matches here...

Tottenham's 21-year-old Italy international Destiny Udogie has become a fans favourite at Spurs this season, having established himself at left-back after spending last season on loan at Udinese.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has spoken about striker Richarlison, who recently discussed problems with his mental health in recent times:

"He has really benefitted from the support that does exist, not just for him but for others in the community. Because he has benefitted so directly, I think he's taken on the responsibility of trying to share that around now.

"It always makes more of an impact when it is somebody who is high-profile or in a position where we think they shouldn't have any problems or we see it as a sign of weakness when they're looking for help and support.

"It's a credit to him. He could have dealt with this privately, I think the public aspect of it is a brave decision for him, but more importantly it's a great conduit to others to reach out and seek help when it's required.

"There's always a balance to these things. Whether it's Richy or anyone else, we all have challenges and problems in our lives, there's help that you can get out there and it shouldn't hopefully get to the point where it's so overwhelming that it takes over everything else you do.

"Credit to Richy, he's sought help, he's got help, the right help, and now he wants others to benefit from it."

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I remember watching Tottenham play at Kenilworth Road in October when they should have been out of sight after the first 10 minutes, but still ended up nicking the points after Yves Bissouma was sent off before half-time.

I am not expecting Spurs to make such hard work of this game, and we should see a response from them after their heavy defeat against Fulham.

I admire Luton, and I am a fan of their approach under manager Rob Edwards. They are more expansive than they were at the start of the season, and I understand why, but maybe it is time for them to play with a bit more balance.

If Luton go to Tottenham and go toe-to-toe with Ange Postecoglou's side, that is very brave. It paid off when they went to Newcastle, and nearly won, but I don't see it working again here.

Sutton's prediction: 4-1

You can read the rest of my predictions for the weekend's Premier League matches here...

And finally from Arsenal, here's manager Mikel Arteta on whether Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel will be fit for Sunday's game: "Yeah, there is a chance. They haven’t trained. Tomorrow we have another session, but there is a chance they can be available."