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Brighton: Fabian Hurzeler’s facet 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 facet’s possibilities of qualifying for a spot in subsequent season’s Champions League. Brighton at the moment sit three factors off fifth place, with Fulham only a level behind them.

“It’s essential we give attention to our journey and that we actually imagine in it,” he advised reporters. “Yesterday I acquired 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 purpose 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 shall be match for tomorrow’s recreation after recovering from cramp, whereas he has no different damage issues.

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

“In case you keep constant in your behaviour, in our processes, driving the tradition right here, I feel that builds a belief between the group,” he stated. “After all the later you get in the direction of the tip of the season, as a result of there’s much less video games forward, the outcomes really feel extra vital. However the easiest way we imagine to get the factors is to give attention to performances and to attempt to carry out in addition to you may with regardless of the recreation plan is in that exact recreation.

“There’s no recreation within the Premier League that’s going to be something lower than aggressive. If we are able to do numerous issues nicely then we’ll make the video games aggressive and Crystal Palace are a really robust facet, 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 facet a snowball’s likelihood in hell of including to their tally of 9 factors in opposition to 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 facet – who’ve already given Liverpool an honest run for his or her cash on two separate events this season – will attempt to give a very good account of themselves.

“It’s by no means mission inconceivable,” he advised 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 feel in a different way. However earlier than the match, I at all times see the opportunity of doing one thing good.

“Once you play in opposition to Liverpool, generally it’s the best way you need to die. In case you do some issues, they’ll discover one other strategy to beat you. If you’re low block, they’ll discover a strategy to beat you. I feel we now have to be excellent in each issues. Generally press, generally low block. We’ll see. Now we have to play nicely.”

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Nottingham Forest: Nuno Espirito Santo’s facet 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 shall be overtaken by Metropolis in the event that they fail to beat them. The Forest supervisor has stated he’ll deal with tomorrow’s recreation in opposition to the Premier League champions the identical means he would some other recreation.

“The method is similar,” Nuno advised reporters. “Nothing adjustments. You must realise that you just’re going to play a really, excellent staff, a staff that has been in a position to clearly dominate within the final years, a coach that has a huge impact on the sport and improbable gamers.

“But it surely’s the identical method. It’s realising how exhausting 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 without doubt one of the coaches who has had a direct affect 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 in regards to the gamers on the finish of the day, the flexibility 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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