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This dog has been pictured outside the Gtech Community Stadium wearing Brentford colours.

But will it be the Thomas Frank's team or Chelsea who have their tails wagging come full-time today?

Mike Richards
Everton fan writer

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It is difficult to know how to feel after hearing the news that Everton have had four points returned on appeal.

The initial 10-point deduction was draconian, with fans, players and the manager all punished for something out of their control. Ask many Evertonians and they would have told you they expected nothing back, so there may well be some welcome surprise among the fan base.

Personally, there is a sense of relief that a line can be drawn under the first charge, but utter dismay that six points is still deemed a fair and proportionate punishment.

In my view, how the club have been used and continue to be so should never sit right with any fair-minded football fan.

I have got a real hope that the clarity and closure provides the players and manager with a mental lift going into the upcoming fixtures. They have all operated admirably in the most trying of circumstances. This should not be forgotten when we return to Goodison Park this weekend.

We cannot forget however, that the battle continues. The second charge is next on the to-do list.

Anon: Tom at 14.04 must be a bitter West Brom fan, Gary O’Neil has done an outstanding job. And the football is attractive.

Anon: RE Tom 14:04. I think Wolves fans are probably enjoying their position in the table...

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Fulham

Fulham won at Manchester United last week yet build-up to their game with Brighton has been dominated by TikTok.

A video of Bruno Fernandes going down injured during last Saturday's 2-1 win at Old Trafford, accompanied by the caption: "So glad he's ok...", was posted on Fulham's TikTok account.

United boss Erik ten Hag felt the footage implied his captain had feigned injury and described it as "totally out of order".

Fulham Marco Silva said he fully understood Ten Hag's reaction.

"I'm aware of everything, I haven't seen it. It was a reaction from Ten Hag and when a manager defends his player it's a normal situation," added Silva.

"If it's one of our players then I am going to defend them until the last. "Bruno is the captain of Manchester United. He's a top player and a top quality professional, and you're not a United captain unless you have the full package as a player.

"Ten Hag defended his player and I can understand that."

Jurgen Klopp when asked if Liverpool can add the Premier League, FA Cup and Europa League to the EFL Cup they won last week: "We don't think for a second about four trophies. We just try to find a solution for the next game. We can't do it differently.

"We are only one point above Manchester City and two above Arsenal - but that means nothing. Sixty points is a statement for this moment of the season, but stay on 60 and I'm not sure we would qualify for the Champions League - so we'd better keep winning matches."

Marco Silva has named an unchanged 11 after Fulham struck late to earn a 2-1 win at Manchester United last Saturday.

Midfielder Joao Palhinha serves the final game of a two-match suspension, while Willian returns to the bench after missing the victory at Old Trafford.

Fulham XI: Leno, Robinson, Bassey, Adarabioyo, Castagne, Lukic, Reed, Iwobi, Pereira, Wilson, Muniz.

Substitutes: Rodak, Tete, Broja, Cairney, Traore, Ballo-Toure, Ream, De Cordova-Reid, Willian.

There are seven changes to the Brighton starting line-up after Wednesday's 1-0 loss at Wolves in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Jakub Moder, Igor Julio, Pascal Gross, Facundo Buonanotte, Simon Adingra and Ansu Fati drop the bench with Cameron Peupion missing out on a place in the matchday squad.

Striker Evan Ferguson is back after sitting out the FA Cup defeat due to injury, while defender Joel Veltman also returns to the 11 after missing nine of Brighton's last 12 games across all competitions with an injury.

Tariq Lamptey, Adam Webster, Julio Enciso, Adam Lallana and Carlos Baleba also come in.

Brighton XI: Steele, Van Hecke, Dunk, Webster, Veltman, Lamptey, Lallana, Baleba, Enciso, Estupinan, Ferguson.

Substitutes: Verbruggen, Igor, Gross, Moder, Welbeck, Barco, Adingra, Fati, Buonanotte.

Eddie Howe makes one change to the Newcastle team that beat Blackburn on penalties in the FA Cup on Tuesday.

Defender Sven Botman returns after being rested at Ewood Park, while midfielder Joe Willock starts in the league for only the second time this season.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka, Trippier, Botman, Schar, Burn, Longstaff, Guimaraes, Willock, Murphy, Isak, Gordon

Substitutes: Karius, Lascelles, Barnes, Krafth, Hall, Livramento, Almiron, Anderson, Miley

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Gary O’Neil makes four alterations to the Wolves side that edged past Brighton in the cup on Wednesday.

Pedro Neto, Pablo Sarabia, Nelson Semedo and Craig Dawson return, with Matt Doherty and Santiago Bueno dropping to the bench.

Hwang Hee-chan is sidelined with a hamstring injury, while Joao Gomes also misses out after suffering cramp in midweek.

Wolves XI: Sa, Kilman, Dawson, Toti, Semedo, M Lemina, Doyle, Ait-Nouri, Sarabia, Neto, Bellegarde

Substitutes: Bentley, Doherty, S Bueno, Traore, N Lemina, H Bueno, Okoduwa, Chirewa, Fraser

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Sean Dyche makes two changes from the Everton team which drew 1-1 with Brighton last time out.

Idrissa Gueye misses out through injury and is replaced in midfield by Amadou Onana while Beto is preferred in attack to Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who drops to the bench.

Everton XI: Pickford, Godfrey, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Harrison, Onana, Garner, McNeil, Doucoure, Beto.

Subs: Virginia, Patterson, Keane, Calvert-Lewin, Young, Gomes, Coleman, Chermiti, Dobbin

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West Ham boss David Moyes has named the same team which claimed a 4-2 win over Brentford on Monday.

Michail Antonio, Danny Ings and Kalvin Phillips are all named among the substitutes for the Hammers.

West Ham XI: Areola, Coufal, Mavropanos, Zouma, Emerson, Soucek, Alvarez, Kudus, Ward-Prowse, Paqueta, Bowen

Subs: Fabianski, Johnson, Cresswell, Antonio, Phillips, Ings, Ogbonna, Aguerd, Mubama

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Brentford make four changes to the side who lost against West Ham on Monday.

Defender Ben Mee is out for the season after fracturing his ankle at West Ham on Monday. Nathan Collins come in to replace him.

Yoane Wissam Vitaly Janelt and Mads Roerslev are the other alterations.

Neal Maupay, Mathias Jensen and Keane Lewis-Potter drop to the bench.

Aaron Hickey, who has not played since October, has had a setback in his recovery from a hamstring injury.

Brentford XI: Flekken, Collins, Ajer, Zanka, Reguilon, Janelt, Norgaard, Onyeka, Roerslev, Wissa, Toney.

Substitutes: Strakosha, Maupay, Jensen, Ghoddos, Lewis Potter, Damsgaard, Baptiste, Yarmoliuk, Kim Ji-Soo.

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Chelsea make five changes to the side who beat Leeds in the FA Cup in midweek.

Djordje Petrovic, Ben Chilwell, Levi Colwill, Cole Palmer and Conor Gallagher come into the starting eleven.

Robert Sanchez, Alfie Gilchrist, Raheem Sterling, Mykhailo Mudryk and Noni Madueke drop to the bench.

Thiago Silva is on the bench after a groin injury alongside Marc Cucurella who passed a late fitness test.

Christopher Nkunku faces a few more weeks out with Benoit Badiashile and Romeo Lavia among those also still sidelined.

Chelsea XI: Petrovic, Gusto, Disasi, Chalobah, Chilwell, Colwill, Caicedo, Fernandez, Palmer, Gallagher, Jackson.

Substitutes: Sanchez, Cucurella, Silva, Sterling, Mudryk, Madueke, Casadei, Gilchrist, Tauriainen.

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Timo Werner starts for Tottenham in place of forward Richarlison, who has been ruled out for a month with a knee injury.

Spurs are boosted by the return of Destiny Udogie, however. He has missed the past three games with a knee issue but is fit enough to start with Ben Davies dropping to the bench.

Rodrigo Bentancur also starts in the third change the Spurs last match - a 2-1 defeat by Wolves.

Tottenham XI: Vicario (GK), Royal, Van de Ven, Romero, Udogie, Bissouma, Bentancur, Maddison, Son, Werner, Kulusevski

Substitutes: Austin (GK), Skipp, Højbjerg, Dragusin, Lo Celso, Johnson, Sarr, Davies, Scarlett

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner makes just one change to the side that beat Burnley in his first game in charge and it's a big one.

Eberechi Eze is fit enough to play for the first time since January. he replaces Odsonne Edouard in the starting XI.

Crystal Palace XI: Johnstone (GK), Ward, Andersen, Richards, Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell, Ayew, Eze, Mateta.

Substitutes: Henderson (GK), Tomkins, Franca, Clyne, Hughes, Edouard, Ahamada, Plange, Ozoh

Divock Origi starts up front for Nottingham Forest against his former club as Nuno Espirito Santo makes four changes to the side beaten 1-0 by Manchester United in the FA Cup on Wednesday.

That means Taiwo Awoniyi, also formerly of Liverpool, has to make do with a place on the bench.

Goalkeeper Matz Sels, Andrew Omobamidele, Nicolas Dominguez and Callum Hudson-Odoi all come into the starting XI.

Ibrahim Sangare is back on the bench.

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, N Williams, Omobamidele, Murillo, Toffolo, Yates, Dominguez, Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Origi.

Substitutes: Turner, Sangare, Kouyate, Awoniyi, Felipe, Niakhate, Danilo, Ribeiro, Gardner.

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Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai are among the substitutes as they return to the Liverpool squad after injury.

Jurgen Klopp makes four changes to the side that started the 3-0 FA Cup win over Southampton with Ibrahima Konate, Andy Robertson, Alexis Mac Allister and Luis Diaz coming in.

Wataru Endo is also available again and is on the bench alongside Wednesday night's teenage goalscorers Lewis Koumas and Jayden Danns.

It is a first Premier League start for Bobby Clark.

Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gomez, Clark, Mac Allister, Elliott, Diaz, Gakpo.

Substitutes: Adrian, Endo, Szoboszlai, Nunez, Tsimikas, McConnell, Koumas, Danns, Quansah.

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Did any Liverpool fans know what Jayden Danns and Lewis Koumas looked like a couple of weeks ago?

The 18-year-old duo scored against Southampton in the FA Cup in midweek after coming on as substitutes in the EFL Cup win over Chelsea at Wembley.

Will any of Jurgen Klopp's kids feature against Nottingham Forest today?

Team news from all the 3pm games is about to drop.

Glenn Murray
Former Brighton striker on Football Focus

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I think it is slightly harsh [the way Chelsea were criticised after the Carabao Cup final]. I think there is a historical expectation of Chelsea and what they used to be.

Even when you spend that much money, success is not guaranteed. And especially with the age of those players they have spent money on, it's going to take time to gel, get better together an grow as a group.

If they can keep that group together and keep Mauricio Pochettino - there are moments you see them pass the ball around together and you think 'wow'.

Cole Palmer has been one of the few shining lights in an unremarkable season for Chelsea. He has been telling Football Focus how manager Mauricio Pochettino has made him a better player since leaving Manchester City.

"He speaks to you about anything, like family issues," says England forward Palmer, 21, who has 10 Premier League goals since joining last September.

"I think if he knows what's going on off the pitch, it can affect how he is with you on the pitch. He's really great at that."

There's been plenty of talk around Wolves boss Gary O'Neil and the job he is doing at Molineux.

Should he be named Manager of the Year if the West Midlands club keep up their form between now and the end of the season, or are there other candidates that spring to mind?

Andoni Iraola has got Bournemouth playing attractive football and you have to admire Jurgen Klopp's integration of youth.

Who gets your vote for Manager of the Year, so far?