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Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan wants to focus on his football with the club amidst recent talk of him leaving for Barcelona.Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano posted on Twitter that Gundogan won't make his intentions known at the moment as City look to win the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League this season.

Frank Lampard says the stark reality of Everton's situation is that he and the team are in a fight for survival and must show big balls to drag themselves out of the mire.The Everton manager heads to Manchester United in the FA Cup on Friday under intense pressure with his side in the relegation zone after one win in 10 Premier League matches.

Chelsea have reunited Graham Potter with his former Brighton and Hove Albion head of recruitment in a move designed to guide the club's future transfer dealings.Paul Winstanley worked closely with head coach Potter at Brighton and becomes Chelsea's director of global talent and transfers.He spent eight years at Brighton, having joined from Derby County, and played a prominent role in assembling the talent that has propelled the Seagulls into the Premier League and kept them among the elite.

Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira says he is "feeling the pressure" but is "convinced" his side can turn around their poor form.The Eagles have won one of their last 13 Premier League matches and are three points above the relegation places.They travel to Brighton on Wednesday, having not had a shot on target in their last three defeats.

Bournemouth climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone as Marcus Tavernier's goal helped them to a narrow win over Wolves at Molineux.In his first start since November, Tavernier met Dominic Solanke's cross with his thigh to bundle Bournemouth ahead in the 49th minute.The Cherries held on to secure a second away win of the season and move up to 17th in the table.

Saturday had the chance to be a turning point in Everton and Frank Lampard's season but ultimately it delivered arguably their lowest point in another dismal campaign.Just nine months on from jubilant scenes at Goodison Park after Lampard had guided the Toffees to Premier League survival, the disconnect between fans and the club's owners appears bigger than ever.

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Fulham have no reported new injury problems ahead of Monday's fixture.Aleksandar Mitrovic serves the final game of his eight-match ban, while Andreas Pereira and Tim Ream are out for the season with injury.Leicester's Ricardo Pereira could feature after a hamstring problem and fellow defender Jonny Evans is also in contention following a virus.

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Brentford are without midfielder Vitaly Janelt, who suffered a knee injury during the midweek win at Southampton.Kristoffer Ajer is sidelined with a calf issue but Mads Roerslev could return after a two-match absence because of a hamstring problem.Leicester City captain Jonny Evans is a doubt after suffering a setback in his return from calf and thigh injuries.

Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg has resigned from his position as president of the Egyptian Referees Committee after only five months in charge.The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) confirmed on Wednesday it had agreed that the 47-year-old could leave the role."The board of directors of the Egyptian Football Association decided, in its emergency meeting today, Wednesday, to accept the resignation of Mr Mark Clattenburg," the EFA tweeted.

Dates: 6-9 January Coverage: Gillingham v Leicester City (12:30 GMT) and Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United (18:00) live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app on Saturday, 7 January, and Manchester City v Chelsea (16:30) live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app on Sunday, 8 January.

Chelsea's interim manager Frank Lampard has been branded one of the worst Premier League coaches ever after a disastrous spell this season with both Chelsea and Everton.The 44-year-old was a great player for Chelsea and England during his prime years, and will surely go down as one of the finest ever produced in this country.

Aston Villa have confirmed the appointment of Unai Emery as the club's new head coach, following the sacking of Steven Gerrard.The former Arsenal boss returns to the Premier League after rebuilding his reputation with success at Villarreal, clinching Europa League glory in 2021 and reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League last season.

Elsewhere, Bradford-Leeds has featured 15 goals in only four Premier League matches, and there is a 3.5 goals per game ratio between Wolves and West Brom from six encounters.It also has the highest rate of goals per game (2.85), though the Manchester teams and Newcastle v Sunderland have good numbers with 2.76 and 2.5 respectively.The Tyne-Wear derby between Newcastle and Sunderland has had four late goals in 28 games.The north London derby has delivered 171 goals in total, which is 31 more than any other rivalry.

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Southampton will monitor Ainsley Maitland-Niles, who missed Sunday's draw at Manchester United with a minor injury.Juan Larios and Tino Livramento remain sidelined by injuries.Brentford will assess Mads Roerslev, who sat out Saturday's 1-0 defeat against Everton with a hamstring problem.Keane Lewis-Potter and Thomas Strakosha are still absent with respective knee and ankle issues.

Alejandro Garnacho is in line to start for Man United against Burnley this evening.Manchester United Football Club return this evening, with a typically-tough Carabao Cup tie at home to Burnley.The Championship side are evolving under Vincent Kompany, leaving Erik ten Hag with some tough decisions to make in regards to how strong of a starting line-up he names.

Erik ten Hag was full of praise for Alejandro Garnacho, after his first senior goal against Real Sociedad.Manchester United Football Club have been in excellent form of late.The Erik ten Hag style of play is in full effect.Credit to the squad.They've truly bought into this new mantra.A 1-0 win away at Sociedad was hard-fought.

Tottenham manager Antonio Conte is working on making his players "more resilient under pressure" as he prepares them to face AC Milan in the San Siro on the back of a 4-1 defeat at Leicester.The Spurs boss, who returned to the dugout on Saturday after gallbladder surgery, is missing three key midfielders and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris for the first leg of Tuesday's Champions League last-16 tie.

Erling Haaland has struggled to shake off a foot injury, but Pep Guardiola expects him to be able to play a starring role for Manchester City at Leeds United on Wednesday.Haaland has been in sensational form this season, leading the Premier League scoring charts with 18 goals after quickly settling into English football following his arrival from Borussia Dortmund.

German champions Bayern Munich are reportedly interested in bringing Liverpool's Roberto Firmino to the Allianz Arena in the summer as the Bundesliga club continues its search for a striker.According to Media Foot, Bayern are keeping an eye on Firmino's situation at Liverpool as the Brazilian's contract at Anfield expires at the end of the season.