West Ham United

West Ham boss Graham Potter, speaking to Sky Sports about Evan Ferguson starting: "He's been working hard in training.

"We knew when we signed him he would take a bit of time to get over the injuries that he's had. He's been helping us off the bench, he's had a positive international camp - I felt it was a good time to put him in."

On Luis Guilherme starting: "He's been working hard in training and impressed us in the environment. A young and exciting player who can attack big spaces. Really excited to see him play."

On Mohammed Kudus injury: "Slight injury so he's unable to make the game today, but hopeful for the weekend."

On Wolves: "I think they're a talented group. New manager has come in and stabilised with results - a lot of aspects have improved."

Jay Bothroyd
Former Wolves striker on BBC 5 Live Breakfast

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Matheus Cunha needs the support of the players. He needs the support of the manager. The manager probably won't be happy that he spoke that way either. So it is a strange one.

I don't think teams will be put off by the price that Wolves might ask for him. I think all Wolves fans know that he's going to be leaving, so it's not a shock.

The way he started speaking about it now is a bit disrespectful to Wolves as a club.

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West Ham travel to Wolves with the sides sitting 16th and 17th respectively, but there's a significant eight point gap between them.

And the Hammers seem to have found their feet under Graham Potter lately, losing just one of their past four games.

However, West Ham have only won twice in their last eight outings at Molineux.

Wolves

Wolves boss Vitor Pereira, speaking to Sky Sport about making no changes: "Tactically consistent. I think we need this consistence in the game.

"Tactically, playing good football and mentally strong. This is the team spirit and the key for the game.

"Football is not only about tactics. Of course, we need to be organised and understand the game, but committed and playing as a team and connected with our supporters.

"Taking the energy from them [supporters] and giving them good energy. That's what we need today to play good football."

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While Matheus Cunha seems to be suggesting his imminent departure from Wolves, Joao Gomes has committed his future to the club.

The midfielder has made 80 appearances for Wolves since joining in 2023, including 29 this season.

Head coach Vitor Pereira said: "I'm very happy because Joao is a team player.

"He gives every time 100%, in training, in the games, and he has the quality to help this team and this club to make the next step."

Jay Bothroyd
Former Wolves striker on BBC 5 Live Breakfast

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On Matheus Cunha possibly leaving Wolves...

The timing was poor. I mean, everyone knows that [Matheus Cunha] wants to leave. He's a quality player. He's going to go to a bigger club.

But why would you say it now? It just doesn't make sense to me. This should be a period where he should be getting his head down, you know, helping contribute to the team, getting results.

There's some big games coming up.

Matheus Cunha is only halfway through his four-game suspension, so he won't be available for Wolves tonight.

However, the Brazilian has been making headlines in the last week for comments that seemed to imply he wanted to leave Wolves this summer.

He said in an interview with the Observer that he had told the club he needs to "take the next step" and fight for titles - just two months after signing a four-year deal with Wolves.

Cunha, 25, later said people did not have the "correct interpretation" of his interview and that he wanted to take Wolves to "another level".

Mike Minay
BBC Radio 5 Live Commentator at the City Ground

We'll see if the international break has helped Manchester United, who had a boost winning at Leicester two weeks ago.

United haven't won back to back Premier League games all season - an incredible statistic.

I am concerned how Nottingham Forest will cope without Chris Wood up front if he is out injured. At the moment it is not clear how serious his problem is.

Forest made quite a few changes against Brighton in the FA Cup over the weekend, and still got through without 'the Wood-chopper', but they really need him back as soon as possible.

Speaking as a Forest fan, it's especially annoying that he has picked up this injury while on international duty.

New Zealand have got an excellent cricket and rugby union team and I wish them every success at football, but do they really need Wood to get through their World Cup qualification campaign against the likes of Fiji and New Caledonia?

I'd argue they don't need him, and that Wood is better than that. If I was from New Zealand, I'd probably have won about 700 caps, and there are greater priorities for Wood, which are to win the FA Cup and get Forest into next season's Champions League.

It will be harder for Forest without him, but I still think they can repeat their win at Old Trafford in December.

Saturday's FA Cup win over Brighton was not exactly a thriller, but as we have seen plenty of times from Forest already this season, they are not here to entertain - they are here to get the job done.

As for Manchester United, it is a big end to the season for their boss Ruben Amorim.

Bruno Fernandes has carried them a bit recently in the league, and he is their best hope of getting a positive result here.

I am not sure either side will be too bothered about having the ball, but Forest fans are happy for them to sit deep and play on the counter, even when they are at home, and they are really good at it.

Sutton's prediction: 1-0

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Manchester United

Ruben Amorim has told Bruno Fernandes he is “not going anywhere” amid fresh speculation over the Manchester United captain’s future.

The 30-year-old has arguably been the best signing of the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era, scoring 95 goals in 277 appearances since joining from Portuguese giants Sporting in 2020.

Fernandes was handed the captaincy 20 months ago and, having spoken to the club after receiving an offer to leave, signed a new deal until at least 2027 last summer.

The Portugal international has been linked with a £90m move to Real Madrid in recent days, but Amorim said “no, it’s not going to happen” when that report was put to him.

The United boss revealed he has said as much to the player but knows they must strive to meet the skipper’s ambitions to win the biggest prizes.

“That is the challenge,” Amorim said. “I want Bruno here because maybe in the lowest moments of our season (he impressed). We want to win the Premier League again, so we want the best players to continue with us.

“He’s 29, I think, but he’s still so young because he plays 55 games every season. Between assists and goals, he’s there for 30 at least so he’s the type of player we want here so he’s not going anywhere.”

Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter at the City Ground

Anthony Elanga replaces Nicolas Domínguez in Nottingham Forest's only change.

The winger returns against his former club, having come off the bench in the FA Cup quarter-final penalty shoot-out win over Brighton at the weekend.

Chris Wood remains out with a hip injury he suffered on international duty with New Zealand.

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Murillo, Milenkovic, Williams, Danilo, Yates, Gibbs-White, Anderson, Elanga, Awoniyi

Subs: Morato, Toffolo, Moreno, Boly, Sangare, Sosa, Silva, Dominguez, Miguel.

Boss Ruben Amorim makes four changes for United as Leny Yoro returns from injury to replace Ayden Heaven in defence, the teenager having been carried off in the 3-0 win at Leicester before the international break.

Victor Lindelof is replaced by Casemiro while Patrick Dorgu comes in for Christian Eriksen and Joshua Zirkzee leads the line with Rasmus Hojlund on the bench.

Man Utd XI: Onana, Mazraoui, De Ligt, Yoro, Dalot, Ugarte, Casemiro, Dorgu, Garnacho, Fernandes, Zirkzee

Subs: Bayindir, Amass, Lindelof, Maguire, Collyer, Eriksen, Kone, Mount, Hojlund.

Jay Bothroyd
Former Premier League striker on BBC 5 Live Breakfast

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It will be a good game, but it's a game that Arsenal should be winning.

I am going against the grain, I don't want to see Bukayo Saka for a while.

The hamstring can be a funny injury and it was a rupture. He did have it reattached and I don't want him to come back too soon.

There is the big Real Madrid game [next week] which is more important. If Mikel Arteta is thinking about starting him I am not on side of that - we have to be protecting Saka.

He's been playing from such a young age, week in, week out and it has caught up with him.

Mikel Arteta told the press that Bukayo Saka is fit again after missing three months with injury earlier this week and he's named him on the bench this evening.

The England international had surgery on a hamstring problem suffered in Arsenal's Premier League win over Crystal Palace on 21 December.

Saka has scored nine goals and contributed 10 assists in 24 games in all competitions for Arsenal this season.

"Bukayo Saka is ready to go," said Arteta.

"All the careful things are already done. Now it's about putting him on the grass at the right moment, but he's pushing because he really wants to.

"We have respected the timeline and we have done everything.

"Bukayo is a massive weapon that we have. We know the impact he has in the team and how important his role and contribution is to our success."

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There have been question marks hanging over Evan Ferguson for West Ham fans.

Ferguson, who worked under Graham Potter, was brought in on loan during the January transfer window when the Hammers were short of forwards because of injuries.

However, he himself was making a return from injury and he is still awaiting a first West Ham goal after five league appearances off the bench.

Asked about comments that his loan spell had been "a failure so far", West Ham boss Potter said "that's unfair".

"To think you can just walk into a Premier League team and hit the ground running is difficult. We are happy with him. He is enjoying his time here and he is ready to help.

Can he impact from the start this evening?

Wolves have got a nine-point cushion above the bottom three but they still have a bit of work to do to make sure they are completely safe.

Their best player Matheus Cunha is still suspended, and he is such a big miss. His recent comments about wanting to leave to win trophies are hardly much help to them either.

West Ham are only one place above Wolves, but are another eight points clear.

Their results have not been spectacular under Graham Potter but when I look at them, I do think they are improving - they came very close to beating Everton last time out, and actually deserved the three points there.

I'd like to pick a winner but I am not sure that will get me anywhere - this game smells of a draw.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

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Wolves boss Vitor Pereira names the same side that beat Southampton 2-1 before the international break.

Matheus Cunha is absent as he serves the third match of his four-game suspension, while Jorgen Strand Larsen is fit to start despite missing Norway's matches in the international break due to a fractured hand.

Wolves XI: Sa, Doherty, Agbadou, Toti Gomes, Semedo, Joao Gomes, Andre, Ait-Nouri, Munetsi, Bellegarde, Strand Larsen.

Subs: Johnstone, Bueno, Traore, Hee-Chan, Doyle, Sarabia, Forbs, Nasser Djiga, Lima.

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Graham Potter makes four changes to the West Ham side following a 1-1 draw with Everton two weeks ago.

Aaron Creswell, Luis Guilherme, Evan Ferguson and Ollie Scarles come in, with Jean-Clair Todibo, Emerson and Tomas Soucek dropping to the bench. Mohamed Kudus misses out altogether.

Striker Niclas Fullkrug returns to the squad after almost three months out with a hamstring injury.

West Ham XI: Areola, Cresswell, Ward-Prowse, Mavropanos, Kilman, Paqueta, Guilherme, Bowen, Wan-Bissaka, Ferguson, Scarles.

Subs: Fabianski, Soler, Coufal, Fullkrug, Alvarez, Rodriguez, Todibo, Soucek, Emerson.

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Alex Howell
BBC football news reporter at the Emirates Stadium

Mikel Arteta has resisted naming Bukayo Saka in his starting XI despite his return to fitness. The Arsenal supporters will have to wait to see Saka return after a hamstring injury that has kept him out since December with the England international named on the bench.

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Partey, Rice, Odegaard, Nwaneri, Martinelli, Merino

Subs: Neto, Tierney, Saka, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Trossard, Jorginho, Sterling, Gower

Marco Silva makes five changes from the side that lost to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup quarter-final.

Fulham XI: Leno, Castagne, Diop, Andersen, Cuenca, Robinson, Berge, Lukic, Adama, Smith Rowe, Jimenez

Subs: Benda, Bassey, Reed, Muniz, Cairney, Iwobi, Pereira, Willian, Sessegnon

Arsenal's title hopes may only be faint but they have still got to try to exert a bit of pressure on Liverpool.

Win this, and they are nine points behind the leaders before Arne Slot's side play again. I want to see Liverpool pushed, and no other result will do.

It won't be easy for Arsenal, though - I was at the reverse fixture at Craven Cottage in December, which finished 1-1, and that was a typical Fulham performance in that they were dangerous on the counter-attack.

They showed that day what a capable side they are, and they have several former Arsenal players in their squad who will want to prove a point again too.

Marco Silva's side had a disappointing defeat at home to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup on Saturday, but they actually played really well in the first half of that game.

It's hard to know where some teams are at form wise, coming out of the international break, and if Arsenal are not at the races then Fulham are going to to cause them more problems this time.

I actually think the Gunners will find a way to win this one, though.

Bukayo Saka's return after more than three months out will lift Emirates Stadium even if he starts the game on the bench and, if they need it, he will supply a spark whenever he gets on the pitch.

Sutton's prediction: 2-0

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The Premier League will introduce semi-automated offside technology for the round of fixtures starting on Saturday 12 April.

The decision follows non-live testing in the Premier League and its launch in English football during the FA Cup fifth round at the end of February.

Semi-automated offside technologyis designed to make the judgement of tight offside calls easier for officials by rendering key parts of the process automatic.

It automates key elements of the offside decision-making process to support the video assistant referee (VAR), and the Premier League said it "enhances the speed, efficiency, and consistency of offside decision-making".

The technology was first used in elite-level football at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and featured in Serie A and La Liga, as well as the Champions League.

The first Premier League match to benefit from its introduction will be Manchester City's home game against Crystal Palace (12:30 BST).