Thanks for joining us today. As ever, your comments really made it entertaining for us all.

Hope that you all enjoy your weekend and we look forward to your company bright and early, Monday morning to talk about all the exciting football action that's taken place.

In the meantime, use the links in the summary at the top of this page for a recap of the main news stories of the day.

And don't forget to join us later for our live text coverage of Leicester City v Brentford at 20:00 GMT and also the Lionesses are in action against Portugal at 19:45 GMT in the UEFA Women's Nations League.

See you again soon.

Crystal Palace's Oliver Glasner gave a positive update on Eberechi Eze, saying he could play against Fulham.

For Fulham, Sasa Lukic is in contention for their match against Palace.

Vitor Pereira says goalkeeper Sam Johnstone is in the squad for Wolves' fixture this weekend.

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim confirmed Christian Eriksen, Manuel Ugarte and Lenny Yoro will return this weekend.

Nottingham Forest'sTaiwo Awoniyi is available for this weekend.

Bournemouth also have some good news with Julio Soler in their squad.

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler says Pervis Estupinan and Solly March are available.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery said Ezri Konsa could be back in the squad this weekend.

Everton's David Moyes confirmed Carlos Alcaraz and Abdoulaye Doucoure are both fit.

Ipswich Town see the return of Sam Morsy and Leif Davis.

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There are many injuries across the men's English top-flight so let's run through them.

For SpursCristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Richarlison and Dominic Solanke all remain on the sidelines.

Fulham boss Marco Silva says Kenny Tete, Harry Wilson and Reiss Nelson remain out. He added Nelson may be miss the rest of the season.

Wolves boss Vitor Pereira says Emmanuel Agbadou, Rodrigo Gomes andJorgen Strand Larsen are not fit for this weekend.

Ruben Amorim gave an update on his Manchester United squad and there injury list remains relatively long. Amad Diallo, Mason Mount, Luke Shaw, Toby Collyer, Tom Heaton and Altay Bayindir are all out.

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe said it would take a "miracle" for Sven Botman to play this weekend.

For Arsenal Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka remain longer-term injuries.

Manchester City are unsure if Erling Haaland will play, while John Stones has been ruled out.

Brighton are without Lewis Dunk.

Chelsea's long-term injuries remain out and Enzo Maresca said Noni Madueke will be out until after the international break.

For Aston Villa, Ross Barkley, Amadou Onana and Boubacar Kamara are out with injury. Axel Disasi cannot play as the team are playing against his parent club.

Everton will be without Iliman Ndiaye.

There are some cracking matches to be played this weekend but who is playing who? Here is a reminder of the games (all times in GMT):

Friday 21 February

Leicester City v Brentford, 20:00

Saturday 22 February

Everton v Manchester United, 12:30

Bournemouth v Wolves, 15:00

Ipswich Town v Tottenham, 15:00

Southampton v Brighton, 15:00

Arsenal v West Ham, 15:00

Fulham v Crystal Palace, 15:00

Aston Villa v Chelsea, 17:30

Sunday 23 February

Newcastle v Nottingham Forest,14:00

Manchester City v Liverpool, 16:30

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England midfielder Cole Palmer’s last Premier League assist for Chelsea was against Aston Villa in December for Enzo Fernandez’s goal in a 3-0 victory at Stamford Bridge.

However, since then, Palmer has created 33 chances for 12 different teammates without any of them being converted.

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Against Manchester United last time out, 19-year-old French forward Mathys Tel, currently on loan from Bayern Munich, became the seventh different teenager to feature for Tottenham in the Premier League this season.

It’s the joint-most different teens they’ve fielded in a single campaign in the competition (also seven in both 1992-93 and 1993-94).

Other Spurs youngsters who have played a part in Spurs' Premier League campaign this season include Mikey Moore, Dane Scarlett and Alejo Veliz.

"They always say champions are made when nobody's watching."

That is a theory raised and forcefully supported by Mary Earps, who was already a serial winner before her move to Paris St-Germain last summer.

Striving for more success, the England goalkeeper embarked on a fresh journey when she swapped Manchester United for life in the French capital.

"I've kind of gone away from the craziness of England. I get to go away and work hard in silence and just kind of get on with my job quietly," Earps says.

Earps was a crucial member of England's Euros-winning squad in 2022 and was awarded the Golden Glove as the Lionesses reached the 2023 Women's World Cup final.

For Manchester United, she played every league game for four seasons as the club's outright number one and won the Women's FA Cup in May 2024 before heading across the Channel to France.

So why did she leave?

Click here to read more.

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter

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Lucy Bronze will come up against a team she "always roots" for when England take on Portugal in the Women's Nations League.

The 33-year-old defender was born to a Portuguese father and an English mother so she was eligible to represent both nations.

She was approached by the Portuguese Football Association as a 16-year-old, but having grown up in England, chose to represent the Lionesses.

"I have little Portugal flags on my boots actually. My parents met in the Algarve strip years and years ago" said Bronze, speaking at a media conference in Portugal.

"I have always been in good contact with the Portuguese federation. They are a team I always root for.

"I always hope for the best for them and I hope they do well in the Nations League - just not against us. My first ever kit was a Portugal kit.

"I spent all my holidays in this area and played most of my football here outside. It influenced me a lot. I'm just as proud to be Portuguese as I am to be English."

England's Lionesses take on Portugal tonight in the their first Nations League game.

Speaking to BBC Sport, Ella Toone, 25, has opened up about her struggles with not enjoying football and how seeking help has helped her "found love for football again".

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The Lionesses kick off their Nations League campaign this evening against Portugal.

They will follow that up with a match against world champions Spain on Wednesday.

Let's have a look at what has been said in the build-up to tonight's match.

Ipswich Town

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna confirmed that both Sam Morsy and Leif Davis are available for Saturday's match against Tottenham: "Both have trained today, as well as Sammie Szmodics. They are all available for the squad.

"Conor Chaplin has trained, but is a little bit behind. We have got a decision to make on that one."

Ipswich Town

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna on the pressure his opposite number, Ange Postecoglou has had and whether he offers him any sympathy: “He doesn’t need any from me, he’s done brilliantly in his career with his progression, he’s an excellent manager.

"He’s gone through a spell where there has been a lot of injuries and challenges. We all know that comes at some point for any team and manager - he’s handled that situation well.

"I’m sure they want to pick up form in the months ahead - we’ve got to make sure that doesn’t happen on Saturday.”

Ipswich Town

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna on how goalkeeper Alex Palmer is settling in after his first two games for the club: "He’s done very well, he’s a really good communicator, you can tell he’s played a lot of games over the last couple of years, he’s comfortable with his game and knows what he likes to do and how he likes to play the game.

"But, don’t expect him to be perfect - no one is. There are going to be mistakes like there is with every player but he is a very good goalkeeper and he’s had a great start.”

On striker Liam Delap: "He sees every game as an opportunity as does the rest of the team, scoring last weekend with a well taken finish gave him a good boost - he’s looking forward to the game."

Aston Villa

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery gave a fitness update on his squad before the visit of Chelsea.

On Ezri Konsa: "He did the composition work with the players. I will test him and in case he is feeling good he will be in the squad. Konsa could be with us in the squad."

On Ross Barkley: "Barkley is a little bit slower than we wanted and we planned. He is close to starting with us in a few days.

Amadou Onana and Boubacar Kamara will be "two or three weeks".

Axel Disasi cannot play tomorrow as he is on loan from Chelsea.

Aston Villa

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Aston Villa boss Unai Emery on drawing Club Brugge in the Champions league round of 16: "Happy we are in the last 16, and happy with the draw, but every team they are in the last 16 deserve to be there.

"Of course, we played against Brugge and we knew their capacity to compete like they are doing usually. They beat Atalanta as well.

"Losing there 1-0 is good information for us, how we have to compete, to respect, to prepare, to try to avoid the mistakes we made.

"But, really happy because we are going to enjoy this moment with our supporters, and we are going to compete when it’s arriving. But, now we have to focus on Chelsea."

Aston Villa

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery on integrating his new signings into the team:

"Progressively, again, trying to build a team in our structure, to get stronger. Tactically, in the beginning, try to feel everybody with their capacity, qualities, skills and as well with their individual motivation and wishes to be protagonists.

"Try to get collectively, tactically, our structure as strong as possible, defensively, offensively. This is the task I have, and of course the players as well, they are involved in this commitment to get it as soon as possible."

On what a win could mean for Villa's season: "Tomorrow, Chelsea is really a very good test, collectively, individually, very good test.

"In the table we are more or less under our target, and tomorrow we have to try to get this opportunity again to try to compete and to try to get three points."

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Everton have lost their last five Premier League games against Manchester United, failing to score in the last four but newly returned Everton boss and also, a former Manchester United manager David Moyes has won his last two Premier League home games against Manchester United, beating them 1-0 and 2-0 with West Ham in May and December 2023.

He also won his last home league game against the Red Devils in charge of Everton, beating them 1-0 in August 2012.

Everton

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Everton boss David Moyes on injury updates: "We've got them [Carlos Alcaraz and Abdoulaye Doucoure] both fit at the moment. That gives us a decision to make. I'll need both of them. We're really short of numbers here, we've got nine or 10 players out injured."

On Iliman Ndiaye: "Ili [Ndiaye] has been taking injections and we're quite positive that he's working hard to get back quickly, so we're hoping we can get him back maybe before than the time we thought – but they're not fit just now."

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou on facing AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League last 16: "They're a familiar opponent, we played them here at home. We knew they were likely opponents. They did really well against Galatasaray. We played them away and they're a tough opponent."