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    Get Involved - 'I hope Wissa will be fit for Bees return'published at 10:55 BST

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    I hope Wissa is fit for November's visit to the GTech. Bees fans didn't get the chance to give him the send off he deserved...

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  2. 'Hopefully we can give him minutes'published at 10:49 BST

    Brentford v Chelsea (Sat, 20:00 BST)

    Chelsea

    Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca on new signing Alejandro Garnacho: "He is working well. For sure, he needs to work because he arrived here not 100% fit. He needs to work. He is working well and we will see. Hopefully we can give him minutes.

    Alejandro GarnachoImage source, Getty Images
  3. 'I have nothing to add' on 74 chargespublished at 10:45 BST

    Brentford v Chelsea (Sat, 20:00 BST)

    Chelsea

    Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca on the 74 charges: "I know from the club that they are satisfied about the process. Personally, I have nothing to add. I have no idea, to be honest. I want to focus on the pitch, something I can control.

    "The rest is not in my hands."

  4. Delap avoids surgerypublished at 10:44 BST

    Brentford v Chelsea (Sat, 20:00 BST)

    Nizaar Kinsella
    BBC Sport Chelsea reporter

    Chelsea remain hopeful Liam Delap could return sooner at some point in November and be ready to take part in the busy festive fixture period around Christmas.

    They are pleased that he avoided needing surgery on a serious hamstring injury, which would have ruled him out for even longer.

    Liam Delap gets help from Chelsea physiosImage source, Getty Images
  5. Chelsea's limited options up toppublished at 10:41 BST

    Brentford v Chelsea (Sat, 20:00 BST)

    Chelsea

    Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca on striking options: "For us, the only number nine is [Marc] Guiu and Joao [Pedro] can play there and against Fulham we used Ty [George]."

  6. Cole Palmer injury updatepublished at 10:38 BST

    Brentford v Chelsea (Sat, 20:00 BST)

    Chelsea

    Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca on Cole Palmer, who missed the win over Fulham and both England matches with a groin problem:

    "Cole took part in the session yesterday for the first time, not the entire session. We have one more session this afternoon and we are going to try with him to see if he's okay, otherwise he will be out tomorrow.

    "He is recovering from an injury, it's not managing him, it's recovering from an injury. When he is available, we need to manage him because of the amount of games."

    Cole PalmerImage source, Getty Images
  7. 'We don't want to pressure Baleba'published at 10:34 BST

    Bournemouth v Brighton (Sat, 15:00)

    Brighton & Hove Albion

    Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler on Carlos Baleba, who was linked with Manchester United during the summer transfer window:

    "He demands a lot from himself. He always wants to play perfect. He always wants to do special things. But in these moments, it's very important to focus just on the basics, to focus on the things you can influence. We try to give him the right advice in that case, and then I'm sure that he will be back in the shape as soon as possible, as quick as possible, but it's very important that we don't put too much pressure under him, because I think that's not the right thing to work with."

  8. 'March should be back in this year'published at 10:32 BST

    Bournemouth v Brighton (Sat, 15:00 BST)

    Brighton & Hove Albion

    Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler on Solly March, who has not played this season has he recovers from a knee injury:

    "He's not that close that he will be back in two or three weeks. He is working hard but he's still not on the pitch. We are very convinced we will see him back in this year."

  9. Decision to be made on Grudapublished at 10:29 BST

    Bournemouth v Brighton (Sat, 15:00 BST)

    Brighton & Hove Albion

    Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler on whether Brajan Gruda could make his first league start after scoring the winner against Manchester City last time out:

    "Everybody who is in our squad is ready to start. And he had a very good appearance against Manchester City when he when on the pitch. We're very pleased with his development. We try to give him more game time. If it will be a start tomorrow or not, we have to make the decision. But he will be a very important player for us to the future, no matter if he starts tomorrow or not."

  10. Maresca and Hurzeler coming uppublished at 10:24 BST

    Full quotes from Enzo Maresca, including what he had to say about Liam Delap's injury, to follow shortly.

    Next up though is Brighton's Fabian Hurzeler.

    Before we dive in there is a bit of breaking news from the Seagulls: technical director David Weir has left the club.

    The former Scotland defender joined Brighton as pathway development manager in 2018.

    He then became assistant technical director before succeeding Dan Ashworth in 2022.

  11. 'No hesitation on playing any of the new players'published at 10:20 BST

    Newcastle v Wolves (Sat, 15:00 BST)

    Newcastle United

    A final word from Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe on Germany striker Nick Woltemade, who could make his first appearance for the club against Wolves after signing from Stuttgart in a deal worth up to £69m: "He's fine. He's trained well and I'm really pleased with how he has looked in the first days. It's a big change for him, a big opportunity as well.

    "He's got a great nature and a great character. He's very calm. He's gone straight into our training and not looked out of place.

    "He has shown his qualities, so I am really pleased with how he has settled in."

    On whether Woltemade could start the game, Howe made a more general point on his summer signings as a whole: "I have no hesitation in playing any of the new players."

  12. 'Let's see what the future brings for him and for us'published at 10:18 BST

    Burnley v Liverpool (Sun, 14:00 BST)

    Rob Schofield
    BBC Radio 5 Live football reporter

    Arne Slot is always very careful about his words but it was clear he feels Marc Guehi has been hard done by.

    The Liverpool manger described the situation as a "pity" for all involved, but stopped short there, saying the England defender is "in a good place playing at Crystal Palace, winning the FA Cup and Charity Shield with a very good manager".

    As for Alexander Isak - there was plenty of questions on his protracted British-record £125m transfer from Newcastle and Slot was happy to field them. I was interested to ask about how much contact they'd had up to now and it would appear, not much.

    "People may not believe me but I haven't spoken to him that much." Slot said with a smile, adding "although it is very important how someone is because we have a great culture at this club... We mainly sign a player for his qualities."

    Marc GuehiImage source, Getty Images
  13. Jones the only one missing against Burnleypublished at 10:16 BST

    Burnley v Liverpool (Sun, 14:00 BST)

    Liverpool

    A bit of housekeeping as we wrap up Arne Slot's news conference, with the Liverpool boss confirming Curtis Jones will miss Sunday's trip to Burnley:

    "Curtis Jones got injured in the last game and so he will not be available against Burnley but the rest of them all came back without a problem and I think that is not always the situation early in the season."

  14. Delap out for up to 12 weekspublished at 10:13 BST
    Breaking

    Brentford v Chelsea (Sat, 20:00 BST)

    Chelsea

    More injury news, this time from Chelsea.

    Blues boss Enzo Maresca says Liam Delap is out for between 10-12 weeks with a hamstring injury suffered against Fulham before the international break.

    Full quotes to follow.

  15. I have to focus on the future and look forward - Howe on Isakpublished at 10:07 BST

    Newcastle v Wolves (Sat, 15:00 BST)

    Newcastle United

    Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe on what lessons the club has learned following the protracted Alexander Isak transfer saga to Liverpool: "That's for another day and for probably people behind the scenes to reflect on. For me I have just got to focus on the future and look forward."

    On the summer transfer window as a whole, which included big money attacking signings of Nick Woltemade in a deal worth up to £69m, as well as Yoane Wissa for £55m: "It was a challenging window but also a successful window hopefully. Time will be the best judgement of that. Our clear focus now is just the football. There are no off-the-pitch distractions and we are looking forward to that."

    He added: "I am excited by the possibilities of this squad."

  16. Wissa 'will go away for tests' on injury - Howepublished at 10:00 BST

    Newcastle v Wolves (Sat, 15:00 BST)

    Newcastle United

    Eddie Howe was asked what timescale the Newcastle medical staff have put on Yoane Wissa's recovery from injury and whether he could be fit to face Barcelona in the Champions League on 18 September: "I don't know. I think he will go away for tests and maybe see a specialist to see. Unfortunately I can't give you that update."

  17. More team news - Ramsey out, Joelinton backpublished at 09:58 BST

    Newcastle v Wolves (Sat, 15:00 BST)

    Newcastle United

    Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe on Jacob Ramsey being out until after the next international break in October: "Jacob Ramsey is the only other injury concern we have. He will miss the game having suffered from that tackle against Leeds. His ankle swelled up at halftime and he had to come off. Unfortunately I think he will be missing until after the next international break so that is a big blow."

    On Joelinton's return to fitness: "Joe has trained. He has been fit and available and looked good. Really happy to have him back and he is an important player."

    Jacob Ramsey getting treatment for an ankle injury against LeedsImage source, Getty Images
  18. Ramsey out until Octoberpublished at 09:56 BST
    Breaking

    Newcastle v Wolves (Sat, 15:00 BST)

    Newcastle United

    More bad news for Newcastle - new signing Jacob Ramsey is out until October with an ankle injury.

    Full quotes from Eddie Howe to follow.

  19. 'We are going into a storm of games'published at 09:54 BST

    Newcastle v Wolves (Sat, 15:00 BST)

    Newcastle United

    Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe started by looking ahead to a "storm of games" in September: "Hugely important for us. We always knew with the schedule how the early part of this season would look for us, kind of a slow start with week-to-week games then bang. We are going to be into a storm of games and that's what we want. It's going to be a great period for us in terms of challenges - quick turnarounds. We are going to need the whole squad ready to play."

  20. Games Wissa could misspublished at 09:50 BST

    Newcastle v Wolves (Sat, 15:00 BST)

    Newcastle United

    So Yoane Wissa will definitely miss Saturday's game against Wolves - but if his injury is more serious he could miss four more games across three different competitions in September.

    This month's fixtures

    • 13 Sep: Wolves (h)
    • 18 Sep: Barcelona (h) - Champions League
    • 21 Sep: Bournemouth (a)
    • 24 Sep: Bradford (h) - EFL Cup
    • 28 Sep: Arsenal (h)