Liverpool

More from Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on his team's schedule: "In the whole world we have the quickest turnaround between games. That is absolutely insane but they are still happy and subscribers, you can take me off that list."

Khadija Shaw looks set to finish the season as top scorer in the Women's Super League. She has eight more goals than Chelsea's Lauren James, who came second in the voting for the Football Writers' Association's Women's Footballer of the Year award.

Shaw and James won 80% of the votes between them.

The rest of the top six includes Shaw's Manchester City team-mates Alex Greenwood and Yui Hasegawa, Brighton's Elisabeth Terland and City goalkeeper Khiara Keating.

Shaw will miss the remainder of the season after being ruled out with a broken foot.

Phil Foden, who won the men's award, and Shaw are the second Manchester City duo to win both awards after Raheem Sterling and Nikita Parris claimed both in 2019.

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Liverpool

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on fixture congestion and early kick-offs: "It's a general problem. Nothing to do with our schedule now, our schedule is right. We will see.

"They dare to give Thursday, Sunday, not to change because of Europe. [Then it's] Thursday Sunday, Wednesday and Saturday [at] 12:30. It's a crime.

"I was actually waiting for Amnesty International to get to them."

Newcastle United

Eddie Howe said that Kieran Trippier had not been training with the rest of the squad this week and would miss Saturday's game at Burnley: "He’s been away training by himself with our physiotherapist. We anticipate he’ll be back next week to train, hopefully. He could be involved before the end of the season."

On Emil Krafth and issues in central defence: "In the centre-back position we're lighter than we'd like to be with Jamaal [Lascelles], Sven [Botman] and now Fabian [Schar] missing but Emil came on and played really, really well last week. Emil has played well in that central position well for us this year. I have no doubts over his qualities."

More on that news that Manchester City's Phil Foden and Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw have won their respective Footballer and Women's Footballer of the Year awards.

Foden won 42% of the votes, beating Arsenal's Declan Rice and team-mate Rodri, who came second and third respectively.

Martin Odegaard, Ollie Watkins and Cole Palmer made up the rest of the top six.

Votes were made by members of the Football Writers' Association.

Foden has scored 22 goals and made 10 assists in all competitions for City this season as they chase a domestic double.

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Newcastle United

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe says he doubts centre-back Fabian Schar will return this season after being sidelined by a "minor hamstring issue", but said Miguel Almiron, Joelinton and Nick Pope have all returned to training and will be assessed before Saturday's game at Burnley.

"That's three good experienced players who are taking their first steps back and that has given us all a lift," he said.

"I have got to make some decisions that are best for them individually and for the team.

"They have all had different injuries but they have been significant injuries and we need to make sure we get this call right."

Liverpool

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on his relationship with Mohamed Salah following their touchline spat: "Completely resolved. It's no problem. If we didn't know each other for so long I'm not sure how we would deal with it but we know each other for that long and respect each other too much.

"It's really no problem so we can deal with these kind of things completely independent of any expectations from the outside.

"We are absolutely fine with it but in general the best situation would be, everybody in the best possible place, we win the game, score lots of goals and yes the situation probably would not have been like that. It all depends on each other."

Some breaking news - Manchester City's Phil Foden has been named the Football Writers' Association's Footballer of the Year award for 2024.

City's Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw has won the Women's Footballer of the Year award.

More to follow.

Newcastle United

More from Newcastle manager Eddie Howe on the way Sandro Tonali owned up to his gambling problems: "It was instant. When the whole thing started he was very keen to hold his hands up and help uncover the extent of the problem. He was sorry for what he had done, he admitted he had issues and needed help and I think he deserves credit for that.

"It certainly helped in the process and to deal with what happened. I think that helped him to put it behind him and move into a new phase in his life."

Liverpool

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has also been chatting to the media before Sunday's game against Tottenham.

We will bring you news of what he has had to say on the weekend's match, as well as that touchline spat with Mohamed Salah.

Newcastle United

Eddie Howe on Sandro Tonali's two-month suspended ban for breaking the Football Association's betting rules while playing for Newcastle: "It was the right decision, I think, that the FA arrived at - that his ban is not extended. Sandro is currently working hard behind the scenes. He has trained very well. As I have said many times, we are still supporting him and helping him as he serves his time."

On the impact the punishment has had on Tonali: "I see a small fraction of his life time on the training ground. He has been a good professional and trained very well.

"He is still quiet in the group but that is his personality, that is not a negative, he is just focussed on football. I don't necessarily see what is going on below the surface. I am sure he has had some difficult times, but he has conducted himself in a positive way.

"He has trained at a really good level. He's done a lot of work on his own, a lot of fitness work and gym work. We have worked on his speed, covered lots of different aspects of his game to help him, so he has utilised his time in a positive way."

Newcastle United

Right, Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has been talking about Sandro Tonali's latest punishment for breaking betting rules, as well as Saturday's game at Burnley.

Let's see what he has had to say.

Defeat for Tottenham gave Aston Villa breathing space in their quest for a fourth-place finish and qualification for next season's Champions League.

Villa are seven points ahead of Spurs in the table, with three games remaining for Unai Emery's side, while Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham have four still to play.

"It's looking good but we have still got games to go, it's not over yet," former Villa midfielder Ian Taylor said to BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast.

"We have got a difficult game against Brighton. After last night [Villa's 4-2 defeat at home to Olympiakos in the Europa Conference League semi-final] the lads have got to recover and get back on Premier League duty. That's not going to be easy.

"We have still got some difficult games to go and need to concentrate on what we are doing. I've always thought it was a difficult run-in for Tottenham, but you just never know, do you?

"It would be fantastic. After the last few years that we have had, I think Unai Emery since he has come in has been an absolute magician. He has done a fantastic job at the football club with virtually the same players.

"It's been an amazing turnaround and if we can just get through these last few games we will have Champions League football and that is what we have been after all season - so that would be job done."

So can Aston Villa qualify for the Champions League, or will Tottenham overhaul them in the final games of the season? Here are the games that both teams have remaining:

Aston Villa

• Sunday, May 5, Brighton v Aston Villa (16:00)
• Monday May 13, Aston Villa v Liverpool (20:00)
• Sunday May 19, Crystal Palace v Aston Villa (16:00)

Tottenham Hotspur

• Sunday May 5, Liverpool v Tottenham (16:30)
• Saturday May 11, Tottenham v Burnley (15:00)
• Tuesday May 14, Tottenham v Man City (20:00)
• Sunday May 19, Sheffield United v Tottenham (16:00)

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It’ll be an early start for Jurgen Klopp’s press conference on Friday with the Liverpool boss scheduled to speak to the media at 09:45 BST in the build up to Sunday’s game against Tottenham.

The Reds were held to a 2-2 draw at West Ham in their last outing in a game which was more notable for the touchline spat between Klopp and Mohamed Salah.

Klopp played down the incident after the match, saying he had spoken to his star forward.

Salah, though, was not as diplomatic, when he said "If I speak there will be fire" when he walked through a media area following the match.

We’ll see what Klopp has to say on that and more soon.

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Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino spoke to BBC Sport following Thursday's 2-0 win over Tottenham in the Premier League:

"So happy and so pleased. So happy for our players."

On set-pieces and if they targeted them against Tottenham: "We are in a good place, we have amazing professionals working on set-pieces. The team really showed in the way we wanted to build this way to play."

On the overall performance: "The first half was fantastic. Then you have to contain and suffer. Tottenham have quality players. Not too much to say, all credit to the players."

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Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to keep them in the hunt for European football - and deal a massive blow to their London rivals' hopes of qualifying for the Champions League next season.

Trevoh Chalobah opened the scoring when the defender rose to meet a Conor Gallagher free-kick with a powerful header mid-way through the first half.

There was a lengthy video assistant referee check for a possible block by Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella on Brennan Johnson in the build-up, but the goal was given.

Read the match report here.

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Wolves will make the signing of Manchester City midfielder Tommy Doyle permanent for a fee of just under £5m on 1 July.

The 22-year-old has made 30 appearances for Wolves during his season-long loan spell from City.

And Gary O'Neil's side have taken up the clause to make that move permanent.

BBC Sport understands Manchester City have a 50% sell-on clause and a buy-back option.

Doyle had been with City since the age of eight but only made seven first-team appearances and had loan spells with Hamburg, Cardiff and Sheffield United.

He is ineligible to face his parent club in the Premier League on Saturday.

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Aston Villa face a difficult task, admitted former Villa midfielder Ian Taylor on BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast, but he believes there is still a chance Unai Emery's side could overturn a two-goal deficit in the second leg at Olympiakos and reach the Europa Conference League final.

"It was a disappointing night," he said. "I think Unai Emery hit the nail on the head, we just didn't play well at all. Defensively we weren't great, I think we got caught up in the occasion.

"He didn't think we played at the right speed. He wanted to slow things down. It was sort of break neck most of the night. The atmosphere was unbelievable at Villa Park and I just think a lot of the players got caught up in the occasion.

"It's a shame, if Douglas Luiz puts that penalty in it's a different game going over there at 4-3. But going to Olympiakos, it's a difficult place to go, as we know. To have to get two goals back is a difficult task, but it has been done before."