Burnley

Before we get to Everton, let's drop in on Burnley boss Vincent Kompany. He has been talking about beating Brentford and then not being able to carry the momentum through because of the international break: "I don't think there is a good or bad time for a break. I am just glad we won that game.

"It's clear now that we have to build up the energy mentally and physically for the remaining games. We are focused on the games ahead.

"We saw the feeling it gives you when you do achieve [three points], so hopefully we can keep getting results."

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Everton

We are expecting to hear from Everton manager Sean Dyche soon.

His side are 16th in the table, four points above the relegation places as they prepare for Saturday's trip to Bournemouth.

After Gareth Southgate suggested he was in favour of larger squads, Uefa say they have will consider requests to reinstate a 26-man limit.

Squad limits were increased from 23 to 26 for the European Championships in 2021 and the World Cup in 2022 because of the coronavirus pandemic and the risk of multiple cases of infection within a squad forcing players to isolate.

However, as it stands, squad limits are set to return to 23 for this summer's European Championships.

Ronald Koeman, the Netherlands manager, described Uefa's decision to reduce squad sizes for this summer's tournament as "absurd", external.

"We have taken note of comments expressed by some national team coaches on the squad size for Euro 2024. A workshop with the participating teams will be held on 8 April and on that occasion Uefa will listen to the views of the coaches. Any idea in this respect will then be considered and assessed," said Uefa.

England

England manager Gareth Southgate says he will name an expanded initial Euro 2024 squad due to a number of injury concerns.

Southgate will name a provisional squad on 21 May, two days after the end of the Premier League season.

Unlike the previous two tournaments that had a 26-man limit, Southgate must then reduce his squad to 23 on 7 June.

"There are so many questions on injuries," said Southgate.

"It's inevitable we're going to be naming a longer squad, which is what we did before the Euros here even though we were dealing with 26 then."

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Premier League

We have heard from Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino.

We have a glut of news conferences from Premier League managers coming up in the next hour. Seven, in fact.

Luton's Rob Edwards, Bournemouth's Andoni Iraola, Burnley's Vincent Kompany, Fulham's Marco Silva, Everton's Sean Dyche, Sheffied United's Chris Wilder and Nottingham Forest's Nuno Espirito Santo are all set to take questions from journalists.

We'll bring you the best of what they have to say in due course.

Chelsea

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino on opponents Burnley: "It's going to be difficult. They are a team that play with freedom and are very physical.

"They have good young players so it will be tough.

"We need to win and perform well but the Premier League never has an easy game.

"I think Burnley are an exciting team to watch and Vincent Kompany is doing great, particularly last season.

"It's not just about points because you can see the potential of their team."

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Larry Lloyd, who has died aged 75, made his mark at Liverpool after being signed by Bill Shankly from Bristol Rovers in 1969.

He played every minute of the Reds' 54 matches in the 1972-73 season, when they won the league and Uefa Cup.

Lloyd scored in the first leg of the Uefa Cup final to help Liverpool win 3-2 on aggregate against Borussia Monchengladbach.

He suffered an injury the following season and was replaced in the starting line-up by Phil Thompson, with new manager Bob Paisley sanctioning his sale to Coventry in 1974.

Lloyd made 218 appearances for Liverpool, including 150 league games, and scored five goals.

Chelsea

More from Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino on Lavia: "I can't fully explain his injury because I am not a doctor!

"The most important thing to make clear is that in nine months, he's only been training with us for a few weeks. He arrived but he could not train because when the club signed him he was injured.

"Then when he started to train with us he got a knock and a serious injury. Then he came back to training with us and was available so he played against Crystal Palace. He then got injured and has never since returned to training.

"It's just a sad situation and I hope that he can become stronger from it. We will help him as much as we can."

Nottingham Forest have posted this tribute on X, external to former defender Larry Lloyd, who has died aged 75:

"We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Larry Lloyd. Part of the Miracle Men, Larry was an integral player in the Forest side that memorably won back-to-back European Cups in 1979 and 1980, making 218 appearances for the club in total.

"We send our condolences to Larry’s friends and family at this truly sad time. Rest in peace, Larry."

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Chelsea

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino on the boos Raheem Sterling received against Leicester: "We are talking about a very experienced player.

"What we can not do is create bigger things from this now because we know fans love our players and I know they will support him and the rest of the team.

"We need to be careful in the way we talk and give our opinions because there needs to be a strong relationship between everyone.

"I just want our players to play really well. I was also suffering the anger of the fans and their disappointment, in fact the whole team suffered in this situation. But Raheem is a spirited player and he understands it all.

"We now need to move on. It will help if we do."

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Some sad news to bring you - former Liverpool and Nottingham Forest defender Larry Lloyd has died, aged 75.

Lloyd won domestic and European honours for both Bill Shankly's Liverpool side and under Brian Clough at Forest.

He also won four caps for England and went on to manage Wigan and Notts County.

Chelsea

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino on Romeo Lavia, who has been ruled out for the remainder of the season: "Of course he's not happy because he has only played 30 minutes as a new player for the club.

"It's a shame but sometimes these things happen in football.

"We haven't had the chance to train with him so it's really sad because we will have to wait until next season for him to be available again."

Chelsea

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Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino on Ben Chilwell: "We still need to assess a few players like Ben Chilwell as he got a knock to his leg.

"He wasn't all right to train today so we will need to assess him ahead of tomorrow.

"I was a little bit surprised that he started two games for England and now he's had a knock, but we need him available to play for our club."

Chelsea

Chelsea have published a list of players, external currently having treatement for an injury. We know that Romeo Lavia has been ruled out for the rest of the season. Here are the other eight Chelsea players undergoing a "rehabilitation programme":

• Trevoh Chalobah
• Carney Chukwuemeka
• Robert Sanchez
• Levi Colwill
• Wesley Fofana
• Reece James
• Christopher Nkunku
• Lesley Ugochukwu

Chelsea

The first Premier League manager to speak today is Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino who will be taking questions from journalists at 12:30 GMT.

The Argentine's side face Burnley at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon.

We will bring you Pochettino's thoughts and the latest on any injured players as we get it.

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Aberdeen are close to finding a new manager but an announcement before Saturday is "unlikely", admits chief executive Alan Burrows.

The Pittodrie club had said their aim was to make an appointment during the international break, but Peter Leven is now set to continue his second interim spell at home to Ross County.

"The search is ongoing," chief executive Alan Burrows told RedTV.

"I would like to think it is entering the very final stages."

Almost two months have passed since Barry Robson became the fourth manager to depart Pittodrie in three years.

Since then Leven has been placed in caretaker charge either side of Neil Warnock's five-week tenure.

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