Wolves

OK, to those news conferences now.

Here's interim Wolves boss James Collins, who spoke to the media about former manager Vitor Pereira following his sacking on Sunday:

"Vitor and his staff were brilliant with me, they welcomed us to watch training, they welcomed us to be around it, they welcomed us into meetings, they were enthusiastic about the U21s, and get players through. I can't speak highly enough of them; they were brilliant people and good coaches.

"Sometimes in football, it is dictated by results and in the end, if you keep losing, you lose your job. They understand that, but they did their job diligently, great people, and they treated me with great respect, and I wish them well."

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Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola is sure to be asked about midfielder Alex Scott earning his first call-up to the senior England men's team.

Footage has been released on social media of Scott being cheered by his team-mates in the dressing room before giving a little speech, in which he spoke about how proud he was to get the call-up, saying it was testament to the help given to him by everyone in the Cherries squad.

#heartwarming

Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

Sam Drury is having a quick break - eating is cheating Sam - before getting across Thomas Frank's news conference for us.

That is due to take place at 13:30 GMT.

We also have Pep Guardiola coming up from about 14:00. Apparently Manchester City have a big game this weekend?

At the last count, we have another six news conferences - Bournemouth, Wolves, Everton, Crystal Palace, Leeds and Sunderland - to bring you over the next couple of hours, so don't go anywhere...

Tottenham Hotspur

That's a pretty tasty next five for Thomas Frank's side...

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BBC Sport

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Tottenham's 4-0 thrashing of Copenhagen on Tuesday night means the club have now gone 22 European games unbeaten at home.

So, why can't they repeat those results in the Premier League?

In comparison, in their last 22 league games inside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Spurs have won just six times, drawing four and losing on 12 occasions.

The European unbeaten streak consists of 13 Europa League games, three Conference League games and six in the most prestigious of them all, the Champions League.

The opposition has at times been considerably easier than the Premier League elite, with Spurs beating the likes of NS Mura from Slovenia, and Pacos de Ferreira who currently compete in the Portuguese second division.

But they have also played some bigger clubs, facing Frankfurt twice, Italian giants AC Milan and Roma, and this season beating Villarreal - who currently sit third in La Liga.

From those 22 European fixtures, Spurs have scored 60 and conceded just 13, keeping a clean sheet on 13 occasions including in both of this season's Champions League ties. They have also failed to score in just one of those games.

In the league, they have scored just over half that amount with 31 goals, and conceded 34 - nearly three times as many when compared with their European record.

The difference in results might not come as that much of a surprise given their Europa League triumph in comparison with their finish in the league table last season.

However, with just one win from their opening five home league games this season, Thomas Frank will be desperately hoping they can convert some of their European success into domestic wins.

In the league, their next three league games consist of Manchester United, Fulham and Brentford respectively.

After their trip away to PSG, Frank's side face a visit from Slavia Prague before a tougher challenge against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.

I think you've disproven your own point there, Mike...

It is the same problem for most teams, generally speaking, but it's very different losing nine players compared to one or two.

No matter how influential the one or two might be, you can try to work around their absence, but losing nine players from a 25-man squad is clearly going to have huge impact whatever you do.

Tottenham Hotspur

• 27 April 2023 - Tottenham 2-2 Man Utd
• 19 August 2023 - Tottenham 2-0 Man Utd
• 14 January 2024 - Man Utd 2-2 Tottenham
• 29 September 2024 - Man Utd 0-3 Tottenham
• 19 December 2024 - Tottenham 4-3 Man Utd (League Cup)
• 16 February 2025 - Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd
• 21 May 2025 - Tottenham 1-0 Man Utd (Europa League)

Tottenham Hotspur

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Tottenham will be hoping to continue their good run against Manchester United when the two sides meet again tomorrow.

Spurs are on a seven-game unbeaten run against United across all competitions and have won five times during that impressive run.

It includes their Europa League final triumph Ruben Amorim's side that ended the club's 17-year-wait for a trophy.

Spurs, under Ange Postecoglou, also knocked out United from the League Cup last December while also doing the double over them in the Premier League.

And Thomas Frank would be hoping for the streak to continue on Saturday.

Both won all three league games in October, Rich, but I guess given how long it has been since Manchester United last won three in a row, Ruben Amorim's was seen as the achievement more worth acknowledging?

Manchester United

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Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has been named the Premier League manager of the month for the very first time.

United won all three of their matches in October - the first time they have done so since the Portuguese manager took charge in November 2024.

He becomes the first United manager since since Erik ten Hag in November 2023 to win the honour.

"The credit is not mine, the credit is for my players," Amorim said.

"They did really well, and our goal is to win the next one [award], because it means we win football matches and that is our goal."

Bryan Mbeumo also won the player of the month award, making it a double swoop for the Red Devils.

That's all we have on Chelsea but before we move on to even more news conferences from Premier League manager...

We've got some Manchester United-related news to bring you.

Chelsea

An interesting next five for Chelsea.

Big home games against Barcelona and Arsenal as well as trips to promoted sides Burnley and Leeds after this weekend's match against Wolves.

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For those wondering, Harry is talking about Mohamed Salah going away for international duty with Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations.

The tournament will take place from 21 December to 18 January in Morocco. Ivory Coast are the defending champions.

While Salah will be a big miss for Liverpool, spare a thought for Sunderland who could have as many as nine players away during the busy period.

Chelsea

Enzo Maresca is outta here. Mercifully, we have a bit of a break before the next barrage of manager news conferences.

Good job there is plenty to talk about in the meantime...

Chelsea

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca on countering long throws: "We are looking for solutions. When we were conceding goals, with Tottenham Hotspur, it worked quite well, and it could work tomorrow as well.

"But when you find a solution of putting three players up the pitch, then they are adapting and doing something different. It's like a chess game, you do something, the other does something different. We always try to be ready.

"I like to evolve as a coach, and when I can use long throw as a solution, then, yes. At the moment, no. But we never know."

Chelsea

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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca on being nominated for the Best FIFA Men's Coach: "Very happy, it is a nice moment, but it's because of the players and at the end, they play the game.

"It's good, it's nice to be there, but at the end of the day, it's about the players; they play the game."