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Our chauffeur will pick you up, ready to go to the game in total luxury.

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Avoid the crowds and let us get your merchandise. We will present you with a PLT game day package - you will get all the merchandise you could need to experience the game like a true fan. This includes shirts with your or your favourite player's name on the back, scarves and so much more.

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En route, your PLT driver will take you to some of the best local sight-seeing hotspots, for example: Big Ben and the London Eye in the capital, with background streets and sights only our local experts know. We'll take you to the best spots to see and be seen.

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Next, you will be chauffeur-driven to the local fan zone sports bars or pubs to watch the pre game and some live premier league soccer. Soak in the buzz of game day like nowhere else in the world as the tension builds up. Then our PLT rep will take you to a VIP, behind the scenes stadium and museum tour of the home team of the day. See the stadium before it is packed!

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Then the highlight of the day: the Premier League Game. Have a walk around the stadium, soak up the atmosphere and get comfortable in your seat: where real fans sit watching the world's greatest players warm up and play. Prepare to be thrilled. Our seats are where the singing and atmosphere are at their peak, where people live for the game.

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After the match, you have the option of avoiding the traffic in the VIP assess only stadium lounges to watch the highlights of your game and hopefully a wonderful win. Have a drink, get a bite to eat and sample some Premier entertainment and enjoy the ambience of some of the greatest football stadiums in the world.

PREMIER RETURN

At the end the day, you will be taken back to the doorstep of your hotel to relax and unwind from the exciting day, enjoy some of the pictures, gifts and memories of what always proves to be a once in a lifetime experience.

You Choose Your Game

Have you ever watched the Premier League and dreamed of being there, in the action, on the edge of your seat. Premier League Tours can make it so easy for you to have your magical day. PLT customize everything; pick your dream game (or games), contact us for availability and we will start your journey to seeing the beautiful game for yourself. Choose your league to view fixtures:

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Premier League Tours have teamed up with South East Executive services to offer the ultimate in luxury travel between grounds, games and beyond. Through their range of Mercedes S, E, V and Sprinter Class our guests can sit back, relax and chat to our experienced, football-knowledgable chauffeurs about the game and England on soft leather seats in an air conditioned environment. Even check your emails with their exclusive in-car Wi-Fi. Leave it to Premier League Tours to take you, in luxury, to the next stage of your journey.

At Premier League Tours our guests only ever travel First Class. We want you to arrive at the next game in total comfort, relaxed and raring to go. The extra leg room, complimentary food and drinks, free WiFi, tables with plug points and even a complimentary First Class lounges means you can enjoy the luxury of fast, convenient and comfortable travel in a private area, ready for a wonderful, fantastic day ahead.

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Bav Thakrar Director

Director Bav Thakrar is thrilled about bringing the Premier League to his guests. He has a passion for making sure people get what they are promised and have lots of fun doing it along the way. With an extensive black book of contacts within the game, Bav will make sure your experience of this tour is one of the greatest ever and he will be with you every step of the way.

Brent Wisson PLT tour guide and education manager

About Brent

Brent has an extensive background in football having played the game all this life and moving into coaching football from 19 years old onwards. He coaches for Norwich City FC in the Premier League. Having played and coached football for so many years he has an in depth knowledge of players, teams, tactics and formations and the history of lots of premier league and European clubs. As our education manager and tour guide clients get to spend time with somebody that has a true passion for the beautiful game, with the knowledge and expertise to share it in a fun and a dynamic way.

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Hannah is a really fun, bright and enthusiastic personalty. She prides herself on making sure every individual tour is customized to make sure it is delivered to exactly how the guest wants it to be. A great lover of football she was a one time excellent college player. Hannah oversees the daily workings of PLT operations. She plans, manages, and implements our busy game days and maintains the high quality and standards of excellence for PLT.

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For the 2023/24 season we will have some exciting football travel packages available for those looking to watch live some of the top Premier League teams in action. Stay tuned for new trip updates.

At JWT Sports we can also organise private soccer trips for your club, team or group of friends. Whether you are a Manchester City or United supporter, a Liverpool fan or a Chelsea follower, we will look after all the logistics, from flights to hotel and transfers.

WOMEN’S SUPER LEAGUE TOURS

We are really excited to launch new Women’s Super League tours for the 2024 season so you can see top players such as Katie McCabe in action, playing for Arsenal.

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Go on the Boys and Girls in Green. We will be keeping an eye on the Republic of Ireland and we will organise trips to away games as they progress through World Cup Qualifying games, Nations League and the Euro.

FOOTBALL TOURNAMENTS AND EVENTS

Take your team to exciting international football tournaments such as the Portugal Summer Football Cup senior football tournament and Lisbon Football Youth Cup.

Our football travel packages generally include return flights, hotel accommodation, transfers if required and match tickets so all you have to worry about is the score board!

Talk to our sports travel experts to join our football tours or start planning a memorable soccer themed trip for your group.

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The Premier League is the English and Welsh top domestic football division contested by 20 clubs and considered the world most attractive and evenly contested football league. The eight month season runs from August to May with teams playing 38 matches each.  The league was formed in 1992 and is the most televised and viewed domestic football competition in the world. Through the mass broadcast of fixtures, clubs such as Manchester United, Chelsea FC, Liverpool FC, Arsenal FC and Manchester City have become global brands and household names across all parts of the world.

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Manchester United has been the most successful team since the Premier League inception with a total of thirteen Premier League titles. They 2014-2015 champions Chelsea Football Club have secured five Premiership titles followed by the local rivals Manchester City with four and Arsenal Football Club with three. Only at two occasions, a team outside the big six have stepped in and snatched the trophy. In 1994-1995 Blackburn Rovers and in 2015-2016 Leicester City stunned the football fraternity by winning the league. 

EPL: The Perfect Platform For Global Talent

The international flavor and coverage of the Premier League has resulted in the world finest football talent desire to showcase their skills in the EPL. Through the mass interest and broadcast exposure, raw talent has found its way into the EPL and become global superstars overnight. The league has attracted some of the finest football talent who has ever played the beautiful game. Football legends such as Cantona, Zola, Klinsmann and Drogba all welcome editions to the league. Today, the EPL showcases the new starlets of world football with the likes of Salah, De Bruyne, Rashford and Kane, all competing for the coveted EPL crown.

Which Premier League tickets does GO Sport Travel offer?

GO Sport Travel offers our clients a variety of ticketing options in safe and secure premium surroundings. As one of the leading sports travel and hospitality providers in the EPL, GO Sport Travel offers tickets, hospitality packages and matchday breaks at Manchester United, Chelsea Football Club, Manchester City Football Club, Arsenal Football Club, Liverpool Football Club, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United, to name a few. Our wide variety of Premiership packages appeal to different customer needs based on budget and experience requirements making us the ideal partner for your EPL outing.  

How do I buy Premier League tickets through GO Sport Travel?

To learn more about the different EPL packages that GO Sport Travel offer, contact a member of our team via email [email protected] or call +46 660-21 10 90 and our team will be sure to tailor the perfect package for your unforgettable experience. For more information regarding other GO Sport Travel products including La Liga, Serie A, Formula 1 and Moto GP, please ask a member of our team for more information. 

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Just like you, we are crazy about English football! P1 Travel is your partner for official Premier League tickets . We are a official ticket agent of the biggest Premier League clubs and the options that we offer are the only authorized tickets to be sold.

We can assure you of official tickets for Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool FC, Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea FC, West Ham United, Crystal Palace, Fulham and many more. Within our inventory you will find ticket only options as well as the best possible hospitality packages. Hotel bookings can be added optionally for all matches.

Have you always wanted to visit Stamford Bridge for a Premier League match of Chelsea? The Blues are for sure one of the top favorites in the Premier League. As an official partner of ‘The Blues’ we can offer fully arranged Chelsea tickets with hospitality. That’s a real lifetime experience.

Whether you would like to visit Chelsea FC with friends and family, or create an excellent corporate VIP package to bring your business relations, we can arrange it all. For more information about our ticket options, click below.

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Manchester United has found its way back to the top of the Premier League and could count as one of the favorites for next years Premier League title. With great value options in different area’s of Old Trafford, we are your official gateway to a great experience at Manchester United.

Get your Premier League tickets to visit Manchester United. For more information about our ticket options for Manchester United click below.

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After having played at White Hart Lane for 118 years, Tottenham Hotspur moved to a new stadium: The New Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. As an official ticket and hospitality agent of Tottenham Hotspur, we offer official tickets for all home games of the Spurs. Whether it’s official longside seats in between the Spurs fans or a hospitality package with seats on the halfway line lower tier: make sure you are there!

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Book your official tickets to see Fulham play in the Premier League this season! Fulham has been active at many different levels in its club history, including 25 years at the highest level.

Craven Cottage is the home ground of Fulham. The stadium can accommodate up to 25,700 spectators. Currently the Riverside Stand is being modernised to increase the capacity of the stadium to 29,600 spectators from the this season onwards. Watch an entertaining Premier League match of The Cottagers live at the stadium!

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Have you always wanted to visit a game of Manchester City, also known as ‘The Citizens’? At P1 Travel you will find all information about Manchester City tickets , hospitality options and possibilities for football tickets and packages to Manchester City.

As one of the biggest official resellers we are able to offer Man City tickets for any budget: from general admission tickets to fully inclusive hospitality packages. Visit Man City and experience the world-class football live in the Etihad Stadium!

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The Hammers are on a great race for European football. For season 23/24 we will offer a wide variety of official West Ham tickets , from regular tickets to hospitality seats with optional an all-inclusive drinks and dining package.

As the worldwide exclusive Ticket and Hospitality reseller of West Ham United , we take you to the London Stadium. For more information about the ticket options, click below.

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After waiting for 30 years, Liverpool finally won another Premier League trophy in 2020. This outstanding club plays impressive football and the atmosphere at Anfield Road is an absolute bucket-list item for all football fans. Book your Liverpool tickets now!

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Do you want to combine your match visit with a sojourn in one of the most beautiful cities of England? P1 Travel offers a wide range of hotels that can be booked along with your ticket(s) (optional). This is the best thing to do if you don’t want to go home straight after the match.

The hotels that we propose as an option for all Premier League tickets are carefully selected. With seasonal contracts and fixed numbers of rooms we provide the best possible rates and the greatest hotels in your match city. You can pick your favorite hotel in our list, include breakfast and select the length of stay. This is ideal for a Match Break with Premier League football as the highlight!

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The Premier League is internationally regarded as the biggest football competition in the world. Many thousands of football tourists visit the Premier League every year to experience the unique atmosphere up close. This competition is ideal for combining a city trip with a visit to a football match in the Premier League. Don’t hesitate any longer and visit real football cities like London, Manchester or Liverpool. Get your Premier League tickets now.

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Aston Villa is heading back to the United States this summer.

After playing three matches in the U.S. as part of the Premier League Summer Series in 2023, the Villains will return in 2024.

Unai Emery’s side will again play three matches this year, but its opponents will be far different than the three fellow Premier League sides it faced last year.

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Wrexham also faced Chelsea on last year's summer tour to North America

• Published 25 April 2024

Wrexham will play Bournemouth, Chelsea and Vancouver Whitecaps on their summer tour to North America.

The League One new boys, who secured a second successive promotion this season, are owned by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.

Wrexham will begin in the United States against Bournemouth in Santa Barbara on 20 July, and remain in California to face a second Premier League side in Chelsea four days later in Santa Clara.

The Welsh club will then travel to Canada for the final game of the tour, in Reynolds' home city of Vancouver, against the Major League Soccer (MLS) side Whitecaps.

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Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson said: "Last year’s US tour was a fantastic experience and a memorable trip for all the players and staff.

"After another successful campaign, we’re delighted to be heading to the West Coast again this summer, and we’re also looking forward to venturing up to Vancouver and spreading the club’s footprint into Canada.

"It will be a great chance to meet new supporters, while also building for the 2024/25 League One season."

Wrexham toured the US last year, facing sides including Chelsea and Manchester United.

Wrexham enjoy strong American support thanks to their film-star owners Reynolds and McElhenney - who bought the Welsh club in 2021 - and the documentary series 'Welcome to Wrexham'.

“Last year Rob got to bring Wrexham to Philly [Philadelphia]. This year it’s my turn,” Reynolds said.

“I am so excited my hometown club, the Whitecaps, will get to square off against the Red Dragons. My official stance on the match will be a very friendly ‘neutral’ even if I will be screaming for a [Wrexham striker] Paul Mullin hat-trick.”

Co-chairmen McElhenney and Reynolds have already confirmed that the Wrexham women's team will also tour the United States this summer, with details to be announced at a later date.

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Head coach Roberto De Zerbi still regards Evan Ferguson as “the future of Brighton”, despite a difficult season for the 19-year-old striker ending early through injury.

Ferguson has been playing in pain with a left ankle issue which has curtailed his campaign with six games left, starting with tonight’s visit by Manchester City.

“He felt pain in the ankle a lot of times,” De Zerbi said. “He tried to move on and play with pain, but in the end he preferred to stop and think about next season.”

Ferguson enjoyed a breakthrough last season, scoring 10 goals in 25 appearances for Brighton and twice in six games at international level for the Republic of Ireland.

He began the current campaign in similar vein with four goals in four outings in the Premier League, including a hat-trick at home to Newcastle, but he has been hampered by other minor injuries and scored the last of six goals in 36 appearances overall in November.

De Zerbi said: “We have to make a difference between injuries and the way of his career.

“The injuries you can’t control. The journey in terms of progressing is different.

“You have to accept that a player so young, just 19, can spend a very good moment, scoring goals, and then have a different, opposite, moment. A tough moment. Especially for a striker.

“Sometimes as a striker you can score two goals a game. Then suddenly you are not able to score even with your hand.

“But this is football, and for young players it can happen. They can play one season great and the next season not so good.”

Brighton’s Evan Ferguson and Pervis Estupinan to miss rest of season through injury

Liverpool opening offer for Arne Slot rejected by Feyenoord

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Liverpool have had an opening offer for Arne Slot rejected after making the Feyenoord head coach their preferred choice to succeed Jurgen Klopp.

The Anfield club’s pursuit of Slot did not emerge until earlier this week as they prioritised discretion and a desire to show Feyenoord respect before Sunday’s Dutch Cup final, which they won.

That approach is sure to be maintained as Liverpool enter negotiations with the 2023 Eredivisie champions and their highly-regarded CEO Dennis te Kloese with the club knocking back an opening offer of €9million (£7.7m, $9.6m).

Premier League clubs to vote on spending cap tied to income of lowest earning club

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The Premier League is heading towards another contentious vote on Monday with a majority of clubs keen to add a hard spending cap to the new “squad cost” rules that are being introduced for the 2025-26 season.

Based on the concept of “anchoring”, the de facto salary cap would limit the amount of money any club can invest in their squads by tying it to a multiple of what the lowest earners get from the league’s centralised broadcast and commercial deals.

Earlier this month, the clubs unanimously backed a proposal to progress talks on the squad cost regime, with a view to finalising the new rules at June’s annual general meeting. Since then, the league has sent out proposals on anchoring and scheduled a meeting on the matter for Thursday.

Xavi to stay on as Barcelona head coach after talks with Joan Laporta

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Xavi will remain as Barcelona’s head coach on a contract that runs until the end of June 2025 after reversing his decision to leave the club this summer.

His change of heart follows discussions with Barcelona sporting director Deco, who later accompanied Xavi in an emergency meeting with Joan Laporta at the club president’s personal residence on Wednesday evening.

Laporta is expected to officially announce Xavi’s intention to take charge next season at a press conference on Thursday.

Klopp apologises to Liverpool fans for derby defeat: 'I am really sorry'

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Jurgen Klopp apologised to Liverpool fans after their chastening derby defeat to Everton as he admitted his team need a “crisis” at Arsenal and Manchester City to have any hope of winning the title.

Liverpool were beaten at Goodison Park for the first time in nearly 14 years as Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin punished some dreadful defending.

It leaves Klopp’s side three points behind leaders Arsenal, who have a superior goal difference, with just four matches left to play. Third-placed City are a point behind Liverpool with two games in hand.

“I really feel for the people. I am really sorry for that,” Klopp said.

Jurgen Klopp apologises to Liverpool fans for Everton defeat

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Jürgen Klopp hails potential Liverpool successor Arne Slot: football news – as it happened

Buildup to another weekend of action, including news on Marcus Rashford, VAR and Manchester City’s 115 charges

• 1d ago Nuno: Don't abuse Stuart Attwell
• 1d ago Ten Hag – We have to support Rashford
• 1d ago No Uefa action over alleged racist chants
• 1d ago Klopp on Slot, title race and Liverpool's form
• 1d ago Marta to retire from internationals
• 1d ago Lauren Hemp signs City extension
• 1d ago Kompany – No pleasure in United's struggles
• 1d ago Ireland extend O'Shea's interim spell
• 1d ago Preamble

And that concludes the blog for today from all three of us. Thanks for reading.

Bit of transfer talk from earlier, because, yes, it’s not long until the window reopens.

Get your Premier League team news here.

Here’s PL chief exec’s Richard Masters on scrapping FA Cup replays, an unpopular move and a half, after £33m was paid to the FA, for that outcome and other changes to be put in place, like the Premier League final day being the final day of the season, not the FA Cup final: “It stands to reason if you overload the calendar and the players, at some point, something has to give. It is getting to a tipping point. The feedback we have from players is that there is too much football being played and there is constant expansion.”

Watch: Erik ten Hag backs Marcus Rashford

Nuno: Don't abuse Stuart Attwell

File under: horse has bolted.

Nuno Espirito Santo, after that Nottingham Forest statement last week: “We don’t want things to go much further and it becomes personal or abusive to the referees. Try to understand us and put yourself in our skin. We don’t want things to go much further, we want to keep things on the game and on the issues we can control.

“But it’s so many things. It’s not just the recent games. It goes on and on and on and on. That’s why we feel so much anger.”

Bad news: the Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise show, the best in town, may be off this weekend as Eze has a knee injury ahead of Crystal Palace’s visit to Fulham. Oliver Glasner: “Eberechi Eze is questionable for tomorrow – he has a problem with his knee. Everyone else is fit - nobody new is back but just this one. It was a match injury, we didn’t really train for two days now, we were just doing recovery. He was knocked down many times in the Newcastle game so we will see.”

Good news: Olise will play.

Richard Masters also spoke out over the VAR crisis that blew up last week between Nottingham Forest and Stuart Attwell. Premier League action is yet to be put in place against Forest for their outburst.

“There is an allowance for fair comments but we are disappointed when statements are made implicating refs for why they have made decisions. That is part of an investigation. We can’t comment on that. English referees do a very good job. We know VAR needs to improve and part of that is getting rules to be upgraded so there is more space to communicate with fans. We want to improve the situation for fans.”

Mauricio Pochettino has been speaking on his future, and that of his Chelsea players. These seem like the words of someone who knows his time may be up.

“It looks like only I need to prove (myself), no?” he said. “Always it’s about the coach needs to prove he deserves to be here next season. We are all responsible for the situation. We need all to prove that we deserve to be here next season.”

Here’s Football Daily, which doubles as a preview for tonight’s Championship crunch between Leeds and QPR.

David Moyes on his West Ham contract: “The most important thing is things will need to be right between me and the club. If we get that right, then we will see what happens but it will be at the end of the season. You can continue asking me the questions, I’ll be happy to take them but it’s not as if I have changed tracks, we’ve always said we will make it at the end of the season. As far as I’m concerned that will still be the decision.”

At 12.36am on Friday Rashford quoted a tweet that said : “The way Marcus Rashford is being treated is absolutely disgusting. It’s cruel. It’s abuse.” Above this he wrote on X: “I appreciate your support! It is abuse and has been for months. Enough is enough.” Erik ten Hag defended his player when asked about it. “I have a lot of sympathy for Rashy,” the manager said. “Last year, he had a brilliant season, the best season in his career. He scored 30 goals. You see what he’s capable of. This season he didn’t give the performances and then people are very critical. “I think we have to back him. Everyone should back him and push him to get back to the levels he was at last year. He needs support. We all know what he’s capable of. We all have to support but also push him. He can do better than he is doing this year and we have seen that last year when he was really brilliant.”

More from Richard Masters, first on City chances of a fourth consecutive title: “It’s not for the football authorities to start being selective about who they would like to win the league. The key point is that you’ve got that jeopardy until the final day. Who knows where we will be on May 19?”

Those 115 charges: “Obviously we can’t comment on the case, the date has been set and the case will resolve itself at some point in the near future, and I cannot make any further comment on it.”

That is it from me today. John Brewin is here to take you through until the end of the day. Happy Friday all!

And here is Mikel Arteta ahead of the big game on Sunday.

On the possibility of winning the title:

I hope so, you have to show every season, every game and in this league, that’s extremely difficult to do. Two years in a row we are not satisfied that we want to win it, we are going to do everything we can to win it and if we do win it, we are going to try to win it again, if we don’t, for sure we will try again.”

On playing in the North London derby v managing in it:

More motivation, if anything, you know what you can give to your people, which is a lot of joy and happiness if we manage to win the game. Obviously when you have the chance to do that and that’s in your hand, you really want to make the most of it to try and make it happen.

And on his opponent Ange Postecoglou:

Really impressive with what he has done, It’s not a surprise, I know it from when he was in the Australian national team, when he was in Japan, I followed Celtic and he has always been super clear with the direction and identity of how his team plays. I love the way his teams play so I think he’s been very good.

More from the masses on the player of the season debate:

From Oliver:

I had to reply to the entirely reasonable PotS shouts for Cole Palmer and Phil Foden. Both are good players playing well: former a romantic and imaginative choice in an underwhelming team, latter an underwhelmingly obvious choice of a fabulously fizzy and fun player in a dull winning machine. But both are shaped by recency bias. For consistent season-long excellence I can’t look further than Declan Rice. He’s been truly transformative to Arteta’s strategy for the season and in-game, worth all of those pounds gratefully/begrudgingly received by West Ham. Seldom less than 8/10, he’s been a real unifying force for that midfield and makes them sing, enabling Saka and Odegaard (and even Havertz of late, too) to do their thing with confidence and coherence. And given I’m an ardent fan of the better side of North London, he can keep the PotS award as long as he’s off-colour on Sunday.

Convincing argument from Oliver on Rice. He had done the role that Thomas Partey did last season but even better.

If we’re handing the best player of the season award to the player that looks like they’re having the most fun ( see this entry ), I say give it to Ollie Watkins. Always smiling at Villa Park and 31 goal involvements in 33 league games.

Watkins is also a good shout. The wider point though: surely it is an England’s fan’s dream that Foden, Palmer, Rice and Watkins are having the best season of their lives. Good omen for this summer?

Here is more from Ange Postecoglou ahead of the North London derby.

On Spurs fans wanting to stop Arsenal from winning the league:

It’s fair enough. I am not going to dictate how our fans feel and what they feel is important. We understand the importance of the game and understand the importance of being at home in these kind of games to not let our biggest rival win in the biggest derby for us. We understand the consequences of that but ultimately it is about us trying to measure ourselves against the teams we want to be challenging on a more consistent basis. It’s a great opportunity to be doing that on Sunday.

On bouncing back after losing 4-0 at Newcastle:

The Newcastle game was really disappointing for us on a number of levels. Obviously, the result was poor but the performance didn’t reach the levels we wanted it to. We have learned a hell of a lot out of that. But irrespective of that, it doesn’t matter what you have done in the previous game, when you are playing in such a big game as the derby, particularly at this time of the year, there is great meaning to the points for both clubs. What’s happened previously, whether that is the immediate past or further back, becomes irrelevant.

On his rival in the dugout on Sunday, Mikel Arteta:

He has done an outstanding job. He was recognised by the club as the man to lead them forward and they have supported him ever since. They have been disciplined in building a side for sustained success and they have been challenging now for the past two to three years to do that.

Richard Masters , the chief executive of the Premier League, has been speaking today in a press conference for European leagues in London.

On Manchester City’s charges, he said that a hearing is set to take place in the “near future”.

Richard Masters says the hearing into Manchester City's 115 charges will take place in the "near future". Closest he has come to indicating a date. — Ben Rumsby (@ben_rumsby) April 26, 2024

We’ll bring you more lines from Masters as they come.

Pedro Porro and Richarlison are available for Tottenham for the big derby this weekend. Porro was forced off in the 4-0 loss at Newcastle two weeks ago, while a knee injury has sidelined Richarlison in recent weeks.

Ange Postecoglou will be without Destiny Udogie after he suffered a thigh injury in training last week and Oliver Skipp is absent with a knock.

I’ll bring you more news from Tottenham as they come but here is Ben McAleer on the importance of Udogie.

Spurs are robbed of a key component that makes Postecoglou’s system so effective. While Ben Davies is solid defensively, it’s fair to say they are far less potent in the final third and more prone to the wings being exploited with Udogie absent. So to lose him is a huge blow, starting with Sunday’s game against Arsenal as they seek to derail their rivals’ title bid and get their top-four hopes back on track.

More below.

Some emails have come in!

Feyenoord fan here, waiting in gloomy trepidation for the official announcement that the best manager in our history is going to swap De Kuip for Anfield. I don’t quite think Liverpool fans know how much of a gem they’re getting. Bart Vlietstra alluded in his article to how Slot turned us from perennial underachievers to runaway title winners in less than two years, but the biggest change Slot has brought about at Feyenoord is turning us into a truly confident team, a team which believes it can beat any opponent by sticking to its own style of football. Feyenoorders are born cynics, so I don’t think you can overstate how huge a transformation that has been. On a side note, I’m hoping we can prise away Albert Stuivenberg, Arteta’s assistant at Arsenal, as Slot’s successor. He’s Dutch, plays attacking football and seems like he might be ready for a step into management.

The Liverpool of the last few weeks certainly seem as if they are lacking confidence. Would be interesting to see if there is a quick mentality shift if/when Slot comes in. On Stuivenberg, it would certainly be an interesting appointment. Lot’s of experience at top clubs: Arsenal, like you mentioned, but also assistant coach to Louis van Gaal at Manchester United and Wales.

From Geoff on Dom’s earlier claim that Phil Foden should be POTS :

Yeah, you’re wrong. It should be Palmer, all day long. In a bad team, playing better and actually looks like he’s having fun. And I hate Chelsea. Always have.

I can appreciate the line of thinking in which ‘looking like he’s having fun’ is a requirement for winning individual awards. More fun in football.

Thanks Dom and hello all! We will start with some more lines from Pep Guardiola, who was asked about the officials in the Premier League ahead of his side’s trip to the City Ground. The Manchester City manager says that he does not “spend one second” thinking about the referees.

This comes in the as a result of Nottingham Forest’s criticism of match officials after they were not awarded three penalties during last weekend’s 2-0 loss at Everton. The club released a series of strong statements which the Premier League and the FA are investigating.

Forest questioned the decision to select Stuart Attwell, a fan of their relegation rivals Luton, as the VAR for the match at Goodison Park.

Guardiola, on the other hand, thinks being preoccupied with refereeing appointments is a waste of his time.

I go to the game and I never ever know who is the referee. When I see their face, it’s ‘oh, I remember that face’. I never in my life talk about the referees before, during or after – never ever, ever. A mistake can be a mistake and we are sad, and when it’s in our favour we are lucky. But I don’t waste my time. I have to economise, I have to choose with my time exactly what I have to do. I don’t spend one second [thinking] about referees, especially when we lose. All I am concerned about is what we have to do to play well. The decisions are the decisions and during the season there are moments that help you, sometimes not.

And with that I will leave you in the capable hands of Yara El-Shaboury for a while. Enjoy Yara!

You want news lines from the managers’ press conferences? We got you covered.

Louise Taylor was in the pack for Eddie Howe’s presser:

… and Jamie Jackson asked Pep Guardiola about Philip Walter Foden:

Ten Hag – We have to support Rashford

Erik ten Hag has addressed the abuse highlighted by Marcus Rashford and spoken more generally about the Manchester United forward’s form this season.

I’ve a lot of sympathy for Rashy, of course. Last year, he had a brilliant season. I think the best season in his career, he scored 30 goals. This season, he didn’t give the performances and people have been very criticial. We have to back him and everyone should back him to get back to the levels of last year. I think he needs the support. We all know what he’s capable of, we all have to support and push him. He can do better than this year. We saw last year when he was really brilliant.

The United manager also confirmed Mason Mount would be fit to feature against Burnley this weekend, with three players (Luke Shaw, Lisandro Martinez and Anthony Martial) close to returning.

They all returned onto the [training] pitch. Next week, they have to make the step into team training and they can be available for the last weeks [of the season]. They progress well.

“No one is thinking about holidays” – speak for yourself, Gary. France in June is going to be lush.

Gary O’Neil: Luton will be very aggressive But we’ve prepared very well for this As disappointing as the other night was, so many positives this season Some big numbers from forwards 13 first team involvements for Academy players No one is thinking about holidays #wwfc pic.twitter.com/8seUE1x8DK — Nathan Judah (@NathanJudah) April 26, 2024

Pochettino is increasingly sounding like a man fed up of trying to herd cats. Here he is, reaching existential crisis over getting a billion-pound group of footballers to gel.

We were talking a lot, today we had a meeting. We tried to realise how we need to behave when the game is tough, when the demands are so high. We need to try and be more strong and to trust in the way that we play, in our philosophy, in the way we prepare the games. To have the discipline, it’s true, like after the [Arsenal] game … we need to be positive and we need to be strong and believe tomorrow we can have a good game, good attitude, good approach. We are going to compete again with another team, fighting for the top. We need to think we are Chelsea and respect ourselves.

It’s a mixture of good and bad news for Chelsea . Enzo Fernandez will miss the remainder of the season as he undergoes groin surgery. But Cole Palmer is expected to be OK to face Aston Villa tomorrow though, after recovering from illness.

Pochettino said: “I think Cole is a very key player for us and it is showing that we are struggling a little bit without him. That is the reality we cannot hide.”

Pochettino also revealed Reece James and Levi Colwill are “close” but not yet available again after long-term setbacks.

No Uefa action over alleged racist chants

Atlético Madrid and Barcelona appear to have escaped punishment from Uefa over abusive and racist chants from fans about Vinicius Jr at Champions League matches last month.

Real Madrid’s Brazilian superstar urged Uefa to act over chants heard before those clubs’ last-16 home ties against Inter Milan and Napoli respectively, but a disciplinary circular issued by Uefa on Thursday made no mention of any sanction related to it.

Instead, the only penalty issued to either club by the control, ethics and disciplinary body (CEDB) in relation to those matches was a 5,000 euro (£4,289) fine to Atléti for an invasion of the field of play.

Uefa has offered up no explanation for the absence of any sanction in Thursday’s list when contacted by the PA news agency, or said whether the chants remain the subject of investigation. European football’s governing body also issued no comment at the time social media footage circulated of the chanting.

The constant ray of sunshine amid the Manchester United gloom? The academy, of course. The Under-18s are double winners this season and Ethan Wheately became the latest Carrington prospect to feature in the first team when he came on against Sheffield United in midweek. 250 up.

Ten Hag , you suspect, will be asked about this tweet X post by Marcus Rashford.

I appreciate your support! It is abuse and has been for months. Enough is enough https://t.co/MUfiU0JwEb — Marcus Rashford (@MarcusRashford) April 25, 2024

More managers’ press conferences to come this afternoon, Erik ten Hag and Mauricio Pochettino among them.

Bayern fans aren’t too keen on the Rangnick links, though. They’ve started a petition to keep Tuchel. How things change …

🔴 Tuchel on the petition by Bayern fans calling for him to stay: “For me this is a pleasant topic that people want to keep me here. But it has no priority for me”. “I don't want to take it as an excuse or distraction. We are in full focus on the final games”. pic.twitter.com/fLGURANSxr — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 26, 2024

Thomas Tuchel hasn’t taken kindly to questions about the identity of his Bayern Munich successor. Speaking ahead of the Bavarians’ clash with Eintrach Frankfurt this weekend, it was put to Tuchel that Ralf Rangnick had been approached about the Bayern job.

The former Manchester United interim head coach is currently in charge of Austria and is set to lead them at Euro 2024. Tuchel is one of German football’s many disciples of the ‘Godfather of Gegenpressing’.

This question is like the neighbour that is noisy at three in the morning! I’ll set my headphones to noise-cancelling mode and ignore [the noise]. This topic won’t help me tomorrow, and won’t help me on Tuesday.

Phil Foden should be the player of the season. FWA, PFA, everything. Tell me I’m wrong.

Phil Foden is having an excellent 2024 🔵 #PremierLeague #ManCity pic.twitter.com/ZZeUBvK1VR — Sportskeeda Football (@skworldfootball) April 26, 2024

Klopp is doing well to keep his cool. His spikiness is only marginal at this point, despite his obvious disappointment about the way the past few weeks have unfolded.

He adds: “Did anyone expect us to become champions at the start of the season? No, but it developed in this direction.

“We go now to Aston Villa, they still have a few points less than us, so we need points still to be definitely [qualified for the Champions League], also Tottenham. Nobody here is happy at all. We are very, very disappointed in this moment in time. We cannot change that.”

Klopp on Slot, title race and Liverpool's form

Here’s the Liverpool manager on competing with Arsenal and Manchester City in the title race and how he helps his players get over that Merseyside derby defeat:

It’s definitely a challenge, but it’s part of the job. I can’t remember ever being as disappointed or frustrated after a game like I was after Everton. I’ve unfortunately lost a lot of games in my life, but it was special. We were not there. You see the other two [team] playing very positive football, high results, but we are where we are because in this precise area, we don’t play positive football. I blame myself for that – 100%. I don’t know why or how it happened, but I’m responsible for the mood the team is in, and this team was not. In general, like I said, we don’t play positive football. It always feels in the end [like] we are always catching up with something. I think even Arsenal and City see it as a two-horse race. We might have to say something else publicly, but they don’t expect for themselves to lose two games from now on, I don’t think so. I don’t expect them to do that. If they do it, then we would be completely silly if we were not around.

On Arne Slot: “I like the way his team plays football. All the things I hear about him as a guy, a good guy. Some people I know, know him. I don’t know him, but some people who know him say he’s a good guy. I like that a lot. So good coach, good guy. Looking forward for the club, if he is the solution, if he is the man, I am more than happy.”

Sound the klaxon. Klopp has been asked a lot about Slot . More to come.

Klopp on Slot: "I didn't read anything but I was told Arne said something. I'm not involved in the process. I like the way his team plays football. I don't know him yet. Good coach, good guy. If he's the man, I am more than happy. I'm not the one to judge." — James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) April 26, 2024

Marta to retire from internationals

From Reuters:

Brazil’s all-time top scorer in both men’s and women’s football, Marta, will retire from internationals this year, the 38-year-old striker said ahead of the Paris Olympics.

Marta, who has been playing in the United States with Orlando Pride since 2017, hopes to make her sixth appearance at the Olympics at this year’s Paris Games.

“If I go to the Olympics, I will enjoy every moment, because, regardless of whether I go to the Olympics or not, this is my last year with the national team,” Marta told CNN in an interview on Thursday.

“There will be no more Marta from 2025 in the national team as an athlete. I am very calm about this, because I see with great optimism this development that we are having in relation to young athletes.”

Marta, affectionately known as “Queen Marta”, is the all-time highest scorer for Brazil with 116 goals in 175 matches.

She is also the top scorer in the Women’s World Cup with 17 goals, finishing runner-up in 2007. She has won three Copa America Femenina titles and was part of the Brazil team that claimed silver medals at the 2004 and 2008 Games.

Marta began her club career with Vasco da Gama, with spells at Swedish sides Umea IK, Tyreso FF and Rosengard. In the U.S., she has also played for Los Angeles Sol, Western New York Flash and Gold Pride.

Let’s not be too Premier League centric. David Hopkins certainly isn’t as he emails in ahead of a huge weekend in the third tier.

“It’s the final round of League One fixtures tomorrow lunchtime,” he reminds us. “Derby need a single point at home to the bottom team to got promoted. On paper that’s a gimme so why am I currently incapacitated through nerves?!”

That’s the beautiful game for you, David. Derby v Carlisle and Peterborough v Bolton both kick off at 12.30pm (BST) tomorrow. Portsmouth are already up as champions.

Pick of the games this weekend? It’s Spurs v Arsenal for me, Clive, and it’s not even close. The North London Derby always delivers the goods.

And Karen Carney, in her latest column, says it will provide a stern test of the Gunners’ mental fortitude, possibly the toughest challenge of their title tilt so far.

A note to club PR executives: Stop Capping Up The Word Club In Press Releases.

Lauren Hemp signs City extension

England forward Lauren Hemp has signed a new three-year contract extension with Manchester City, penning a deal until 2027.

The 23-year-old winger has become an integral player for City, winning four trophies, while scoring 65 goals in 157 appearances. She’s a four-time winner of the PFA Young Player of the Year and has been included in back-to-back PFA WSL Teams of the Season, and also has 55 England caps to her name.

Hemp said: “This is a special team. I want to take my game to the next level, and I feel like I’m capable of doing that here. The WSL is the best league to be in.

“I feel at home here in Manchester. With the squad we have here, we are always learning and it’s so special to be involved at a club where we’re capable of achieving anything.

“I’m so passionate about this club and there’s no place I’d rather be. I’m very excited to keep this journey going for the next few years.”

Another summer, another mass exodus from Manchester United?

According to reports, Raphaël Varane and Anthony Martial are certain to leave this summer when their contracts expire. Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, Jadon Sancho, Donny van de Beek and Mason Greenwood could all be sold - as could Victor Lindelöf, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Scott McTominay and Harry Maguire , who all have one year remaining on their deals.

Can the last person to leave Old Trafford please turn out the lights. This is fine.

Kompany – No pleasure in United's struggles

Former Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany is taking no pleasure in Manchester United’s recent struggles and said he has great respect for Erik ten Hag.

Kompany’s Burnley travel to Old Trafford tomorrow, hoping to inflict what would be a sixth home defeat of the season for United. Ten Hag’s position is under increasing scrutiny as Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his Ineos group make seismic changes to United’s footballing operation.

Old Trafford’s aura has certainly dimmed from the days when Kompany went there as a City player, but the Burnley manager is taking no delight in the Red Devils’ demise.

“Pleasure? No, come on,” he said. “On the other side is a manager that I have a lot of respect for, that I know the quality of, that I’ve seen and faced in different leagues.

“He was at Ajax when I was in Belgium with Anderlecht, I’ve seen the quality of his teams and what he’s been doing, so on the contrary, there’s a form of respect there, but I’m more about our business.”

Chris Wilder has been in contemplative mood this morning as the spectre of Sheffield United’s impending relegation (finally) moves in. A loss to Newcastle on Saturday will confirm their place in the 2024/25 Championship.

We’re not saying everything is great. What we are saying is there is a load of optimism about the future of the football club. It’s a poor season, not a poor football club. We’ve been in far more worse positions than this as a football club, certainly over my time as a supporter, player and manager. So, we’ll come again if the inevitable happens on the weekend. We’ll try our best, as we did, like we did on Wednesday night at Old Trafford, to get a result for our club and our supporters.

An email from Kevin Wilson re: managers.

I can’t be the only person who thinks the media love-in for Roberto de Zerbi is a little overblown, right? Brighton has played some very pretty football under his management, but then they did under Potter. And the results are no better. In recent months, they’ve looked pretty soft. If De Zerbi gets a bigger job off the back of an ‘OK’ job at Brighton, then he should really thank the Brighton recruitment team because they’re the real assets at the club.

Your point on their recruitment is bang-on, Kevin. But Brighton did finish sixth last season … I think RDZ deserves some credit for that.

Since we’re talking about Dutch football and the manager merry-go-round, Jacob Steinberg reports the news that Graham Potter is of interest to Ajax as they seek a replacement for interim head coach John van ’t Schip.

Potter has been waiting for the right job since his sacking by Chelsea a year ago and may hold on for Manchester United, who have shortlisted him among their potential replacements for Erik ten Hag. And now for the full circle part … Ten Hag has been linked with a return to Ajax if he leaves United. Boom.

For this season at least, Oli McBurnie is done.

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder confirms Oli McBurnie will miss the remainder of the season with injury 🔴 pic.twitter.com/i0mjqBDaW5 — Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) April 26, 2024

So .. Arne Slot to Liverpool then? Who saw that coming? Dutch football expert Bart Vlietstra provides the inside track on the man who is now the most likely to succeed Jürgen Klopp.

This particular passage might get the Reds’ fans pulses racing:

Slot is an overachiever who can spark a revolution. In many respects he resembles Jürgen Klopp. He is intelligent, relies on attacking football and high pressing, is didactically strong, surrounds himself with skilled assistants, brings wit into his media dealings and is searingly ambitious. His voice in transfer politics has grown at Feyenoord.

Ireland extend O'Shea's interim spell

John O’Shea’s interim spell in charge of the Republic of Ireland has been extended, the FAI have announced today.

The former Manchester United defender was appointed as Ireland’s interim head coach earlier this year, taking charge of two games in March against Switzerland and Belgium.

And his period in charge will now cover the June international friendlies against Hungary and Portugal, with his backroom team – coaches Paddy McCarthy, Glenn Whelan and Rene Gilmartin, plus analyst Stephen Rice and fitness coach Damien Doyle – staying on as well.

FAI director of football Marc Canham said: “As confirmed last week, the process to appoint a new head coach for our senior men’s team will be concluded ahead of start of the Uefa Nations League. We’re very pleased with what John and the team were able to achieve in the March friendlies and the June fixtures represents another exciting challenge for the team.”

Eddie Howe says Newcastle trio Nick Pope, Joelinton and Miguel Almiron “are getting closer” to full fitness, while Tino Livramento remains a doubt for their home clash with Sheffield United; he has an ankle problem. Callum Wilson returned in the midweek defeat to Crystal Palace, with Howe desperate for some kind of reaction to his team’s surprisingly limp performance at Selhurst Park.

We were disappointing, we acknowledge that and hold our hands up to it. We missed those resilient qualities that we need and that has been too often the case away from home. We have to do better. We must learn and absorb all the lessons from Wednesday. Every game is so difficult, it is up to us to firstly go into the game with the right mentality and let our players express themselves in the right way. We have to finish the season strongly, we are under no illusions on how important these fixtures are.

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What else is dominating the headlines today?

We’ll get to Eddie Howe ’s press conference at some stage (lots of mentions of “the group” no doubt), we’ll have the latest on Arne Slot’s proposed move to Liverpool , the pressure on Erik ten Hag at Manchester United, the thrilling scrap for automatic promotion in the Championship . And it’s nearly May, so I would have thought we’d be rife for some premature transfer news tittle-tattle, too.

Happy Friday, gang! Well, that was quite the statement from Manchester City last night wasn’t it? Suddenly the most exciting three-way tussle for the title is looking a little predictable – unless (and there’s always an unless ) things change this weekend. There’s another set of fixtures hot on the heels of the midweek batch, with the title in the spotlight and various promotions and regulations to be decided.

We’ll mop up the best and worst of the Friday press conferences, which will come thick and fast today, and bring you all the other breaking news too.

Oh … sorry, I’ve just been informed by Pep Guardiola that it wasn’t a statement at all. It was only three points. So there. Just three very important points that might decide the fate of the Premier League trophy.

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