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Brighton: Fabian Hurzeler’s aspect 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 aspect’s probabilities of qualifying for a spot in subsequent season’s Champions League. Brighton presently sit three factors off fifth place, with Fulham only a level behind them.

“It’s crucial we concentrate on our journey and that we actually consider in it,” he informed reporters. “Yesterday I acquired an image from a mountain. In a mountain you all the time have new peaks, new peaks it’s a must to climb. That’s the aim for us now we have to climb new peaks.”

His urge for food for Alpine analogies sated, Hurzeler went on to disclose that Kaoru Mitoma will likely be match for tomorrow’s sport after recovering from cramp, whereas he has no different harm issues.

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

“When you keep constant in your behaviour, in our processes, driving the tradition right here, I feel that builds a belief between the group,” he mentioned. “In fact the later you get in the direction of the top of the season, as a result of there’s much less video games forward, the outcomes really feel extra vital. However one of the best ways we consider to get the factors is to concentrate on performances and to attempt to carry out in addition to you may with regardless of the sport plan is in that individual sport.

“There’s no sport within the Premier League that’s going to be something lower than aggressive. If we will do quite a lot of issues nicely then we’ll make the video games aggressive and Crystal Palace are a really sturdy aspect, 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 one provides the Premier League’s backside aspect 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 concern behind the couch, the Saints boss fronted up at his press convention to declare his aspect – who’ve already given Liverpool a good run for his or her cash on two separate events this season – will attempt to give an excellent account of themselves.

“It’s by no means mission unattainable,” he informed reporters. “We’ll attempt to do our greatest and we are going to see. Earlier than the match, I’m all the time optimistic after which after possibly I feel in a different way. However earlier than the match, I all the time see the opportunity of doing one thing good.

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

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Nottingham Forest: Nuno Espirito Santo’s aspect welcome Manchester Metropolis for tomorrow’s early kick-off having taken only one level from the final 9 obtainable within the Premier League. Forest sit third within the prime flight however will likely be overtaken by Metropolis in the event that they fail to beat them. The Forest supervisor has mentioned he’ll deal with tomorrow’s sport in opposition to the Premier League champions the identical method he would some other sport.

“The method is identical,” Nuno informed reporters. “Nothing adjustments. You need to realise that you simply’re going to play a really, superb 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 unbelievable gamers.

“But it surely’s the identical method. It’s realising how onerous it’s going to be, however on the identical time with the enjoyment of the second. It’s going to be much more troublesome 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 likely one of the coaches who has had a direct impression on the sport,” he mentioned. “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 all the time 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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