Summary

  1. Postpublished at 12:56 Greenwich Mean Time

    PSG v Man City (Wed, 20:00 GMT)

    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport's chief football news reporter

    Of the Manchester City players who featured in Sunday’s 6-0 win at Ipswich, Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Rico Lewis, Matheus Nunes, Nico O’Reilly and James McAtee were not involved.

    Injured pair Nathan Ake and John Stones were not present either, while Kyle Walker was also missing as he finalises a move to AC Milan.

    It is not known whether the players joined the session after the media had left.

  2. City train ahead of crucial PSG clashpublished at 12:52 Greenwich Mean Time

    PSG v Man City (Wed, 20:00 GMT)

    Manchester City

    Vitor Reis and Abdukodir KhusanovImage source, Getty Images
    Manchester City players trainImage source, Getty Images
    Manchester City players Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland trainImage source, Getty Images
    Manchester City goalkeeper Stefan OrtegaImage source, Getty Images
    Vitor Reis in Manchester City training with Phil FodenImage source, Getty Images
  3. Guardiola keeps defenders out of open trainingpublished at 12:47 Greenwich Mean Time

    PSG v Man City (Wed, 20:00 GMT)

    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport's chief football news reporter

    Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola took the unusual step of keeping all his defensive players away from the cameras as his team prepare for a crucial Champions League game against PSG.

    Only 12 senior players were on show in the 15 minute section of training that has to be open to the media under UEFA rules.

    These included new signings Vitor Reis and Abdukodir Khusanov, who have joined the club in the past 24 hours at a cost of €75m (£63.44m). Neither man is eligible to play in the final two first phase matches.

    Also amongst the dozen were youngsters Jacob Wright and Divin Mubama.

  4. Wolves remain in relegation battlepublished at 12:45 Greenwich Mean Time

    Chelsea 3-1 Wolves

    Vitor PereiraImage source, Getty Images

    After wins against Leicester and Manchester United, along with a draw at Tottenham, Vitor Pereira collected seven points from his first three games in charge.

    But Wolves have lost their last three games in the Premier League and looking at the schedule, they've got some more tough games coming up.

    Their recent run of form leaves them just above the drop zone on goal difference. They are level with Ipswich on 16 points.

  5. 'Wolves cannot afford to lose emotional control'published at 12:41 Greenwich Mean Time

    Chelsea 3-1 Wolves

    Nick Mashiter
    BBC Sport football news reporter

    Wolves boss Vitor Pereira's criticism of Matheus Cunha's body language after Monday's 3-1 defeat at Chelsea, which left Wolves out of the relegation zone on goal difference, should not come as a surprise.

    It is an emotional group with former captain Mario Lemina's recent decision to make himself unavailable as he looks for a move the prime example.

    Lemina clashed with West Ham's Jarrod Bowen in December, which led to him losing the armband, while Cunha himself has only just returned from a two-game ban for an altercation with a member of Ipswich's security staff.

    Last season the squad wanted to protest against VAR and refereeing decisions which went against them.

    Matheus Cunha fights with a member of Ipswich's security teamImage source, Getty Images

    They spoke about refusing to shake referees' hands to emphasise their frustration and anger at calls which they viewed as incorrect.

    Decisions like penalties awarded for Sheffield United and Newcastle were ruled as wrong by the Key Match Incidents panel - which reviews the Premier League's big calls.

    Former boss Gary O'Neil managed to talk the players round, reasoning they had public support given fans could see the mistakes and they should not lose the court of public opinion.

    Wolves are in a precarious position in 17th - ahead of the visit of Arsenal on Saturday - and cannot afford to lose emotional control in the relegation battle.

  6. Chelsea's English contingentpublished at 12:37 Greenwich Mean Time

    Cole Palmer and Tosin AdarabioyoImage source, Getty Images

    Nick's request is our command...

    Chelsea had seven English players on the pitch at one point in Monday's 3-1 win over Wolves and Nick wanted to know when was the last time this happened.

    Well, not too long ago, actually.

    The nature of the stats mean it's not possible to nail it down to the number of English players on the field at the same time, but it is possible to say how many played in and started a game.

    Yesterday was the first time Chelsea started six English players in a Premier League game since their 2-1 defeat at Liverpool in October.

    Enzo Maresca used eight English players in total against Wolves. The last time Chelsea did this was more than a year ago, in their 1-0 win at home to Fulham on 13 January, 2024.

    According to Opta, there have been 52 all-English starting XIs in Premier League history.

    Our question to you is which was the last team to do this, and when?

  7. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 12:31 Greenwich Mean Time

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    Based on last night's game, I still have grave concerns about Sanchez in goal but am much more reassured knowing we are going to have a Colwill/Chalobah partnership at the back. The world may ridicule this constantly evolving team but our evolving is taking us toward guaranteed Champions League spots which is a realistic and achievable target.

    Elliot - Chelsea fan

    Last night's game does beg the question as to why Chelsea have been trying to sell Chalobah for 18 months. Not saying he'd be first choice but he is clearly better than Disasi and Badiashile.

    Stuart from York

  8. From exile to spotlight - Chalobah shines on Blues returnpublished at 12:26 Greenwich Mean Time

    Chelsea 3-1 Wolves

    Nizaar Kinsella
    BBC Sport football news reporter

    Trevoh Chalobah heads the ballImage source, Getty Images

    Trevoh Chalobah is often overlooked at Chelsea. So much so that he has been made available for transfer in the past three windows.

    However, he slotted in seamlessly on his return to Stamford Bridge after a five-month loan spell at Crystal Palace which was cut short just last week.

    During the 3-1 win over Wolves, chants for Chalobah were more common than any other from the Chelsea support.

    They began from the Matthew Harding End but spread to the entire stadium after his header from a corner was turned in from close range by Noni Madueke.

    Madueke admitted to apologising for poaching the goal-bound header, but added: "You have to understand, this is what they pay me for."

    When Blues boss Enzo Maresca was asked about Chalobah, he said: "He was very good. We were sure he was going to help us and tonight he showed us he can do it.

    "He is a strong defender and quick. He can defend in behind, forward - he is aggressive. But we already knew that and that's why we called him back."

    Chalobah was equally excellent on loan at Palace, who seemed disappointed to lose him. He built a solid back-three partnership with Marc Guehi and Maxence Lacroix at Selhurst Park during his 14 appearances, and he also scored three goals.

    New England boss Thomas Tuchel may also be taking note of the low-key consistency of a player he gave a debut to at Stamford Bridge.

    Chalobah's consistency extends into last season, when he again went from exile to partnering Thiago Silva to a five-game winning run at the end of the campaign under Mauricio Pochettino.

  9. What do we have coming up?published at 12:21 Greenwich Mean Time

    Arsenal are also playing in the Champions League on Wednesday, at home to Dinamo Zagreb, meaning their training session and pre-match news conference will be held today.

    We hope to bring you a live stream of the Gunners training session on this page from around 13:30 GMT, while the Arsenal news conference, including manager Mikel Arteta, will be streamed from 15:00.

    In the meantime, we will bring you all the latest football news and transfer gossip, along with build-up to tonight's Champions League matches, which include Aston Villa at Monaco (17:45) and Liverpool against Lille at Anfield (20:00).

  10. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 12:02 Greenwich Mean Time

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    I was led to believe Richard Hughes was a great acquisition for Liverpool, but with three contracts still not renewed and no signings to invigorate the squad, I'm questioning what we are paying him for. With Van Dijk running down his contract, Konate excellent but fragile, Gomez injured, Quansah lacking confidence, why were Liverpool not in the running for a young centre-back seen as an emerging Ruben Dias? Mr Hughes sleeping on the job again...

    Christian

  11. Where will Reis fit in Man City squad?published at 11:56 Greenwich Mean Time

    Manchester City's latest signing Vitor Reis is a right-footed centre back who can also play at right-back.

    Manchester City have been hampered with injury problems this season, particularly in defence.

    John Stones has been out with a foot injury since their game against Aston Villa in December.

    Ruben Dias returned to the side for Sunday's 6-0 win over Ipswich but Nathan Ake was absent.

    There could also be a vacancy at right-back, following Kyle Walker's struggles with form and subsequent revelation that he was interested in a move away from the club.

    Rico Lewis, Matheus Nunes and Akanji have been used in that position this season, but Pep Guardiola could well be on the lookout for a long-term replacement.

    Kyle WalkerImage source, Getty Images
  12. No Stones or Ake at City trainingpublished at 11:54 Greenwich Mean Time

    PSG v Man City (Wed, 20:00 GMT)

    Manchester City

    Pep Guardiola has a smile on his face as his team are put through their paces in the warm-up before going into rondos.

    It is a fairly small group out there and there is no sign of John Stones, who has been out since December, or Nathan Ake, who missed the game at Ipswich on Sunday.

    With such issues in defence, it seems Vitor Reis and Abdukodir Khusanov have arrived at just the right time - although, again, they are not eligible to feature against Paris St-Germain tomorrow.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 11:46 Greenwich Mean Time

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    Liverpool, make sure you win the league this year because Man City are preparing their next dominant squad to rule the Premier League once again for the next decade.

    James (Wolves fan)

  14. New signings Reis and Khusanov involved in Man City sessionpublished at 11:44 Greenwich Mean Time

    PSG v Man City (Wed, 20:00 GMT)

    Manchester City

    Manchester City are out for their open training session ahead of a crunch Champions League fixture at Paris St-Germain.

    It's all pretty relaxed at the moment with Jack Grealish, Phil Foden and Erling Haaland among those playing a bit of keepy up.

    New signings Vitor Reis and Abdukodir Khusanov are out there as well, although neither is eligible to play in Paris tomorrow night.

  15. Watch - Man City in trainingpublished at 11:41 Greenwich Mean Time

    Manchester City

    We are streaming that Manchester City training session in this page. Click on the watch live tab to follow it.

    Could there be any key pieces of team news top be gleaned from the session?

    Man City play in the Champions League at Paris St-Germain on Wednesday...

  16. 'The comparison with Ruben Dias is inevitable'published at 11:38 Greenwich Mean Time

    Vitor ReisImage source, Getty Images

    Palmeiras' under-20 coach Lucas Andrade told BBC Sport he hopes Vitor Reis follows the same path as Manchester City and Portugal centre-back Ruben Dias.

    "Mentally, Vitor is a very stable player. For most of his time in youth football, he was captain, and in the professional team, he took on a leading role in a very short time," Andrade said.

    "I think the comparison with Ruben Dias is inevitable here, given the characteristics, the type of player, and also the abilities. We hope he follows the same path."

  17. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 11:32 Greenwich Mean Time

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    Guy from Nottingham: I agree with Simon the Spurs fan (first time agreeing with a Spurs fan as I'm a Gooner). But why are Arsenal so slow in the transfer market? Wissa is a better striker than Havertz, why are we not going for him?

  18. Man City’s Champions League focuspublished at 11:27 Greenwich Mean Time

    PSG v Man City (Wed, 20:00 GMT)

    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport's chief football news reporter

    Manchester City are on a spending spree this week as they look to reshape Pep Guardiola’s squad for the second half of the season.

    However, neither Vitor Reis nor Abdukodir Khusanov can be registered for the final two Champions League first phase games, so Guardiola must rely on his existing squad to get City into the knockout play-offs.

    City go to Paris St-Germain in 22nd spot, a point clear of the French club, who are 25th.

    The clubs between ninth and 24th go into the play-offs. As it stands, if City qualify for the first knockout round, they would face Atletico Madrid or AC Milan to reach the last 16.

    City are due to start training shortly.

    Man City training groundImage source, BBC Sport
  19. Reis second of a Man City hat-trick?published at 11:21 Greenwich Mean Time

    Teenaged Brazilian defender Vitor Reis is the second Manchester City signing in January, with one more expected before the end of the transfer window.

    The 19-year-old joins from Palmeiras for £29.6m and follows 20-year-old Uzbekistan centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov, who completed a £33.6m move from Lens on Monday.

    City, whose Premier League title defence has been undermined by injury problems, also hope to complete a deal for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Omar Marmoush before the window closes.

    Omar MarmoushImage source, Getty Images