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Wolves agree deal to make Pereira head coach Cunha charged with misconduct FA contact Mudryk over 'adverse finding' in routine urine test - statement 'I know that I have not done anything wrong' - Mudryk EFL Cup news conferences: Slot, Howe, Arteta and others speaking Team news: Kelleher to start v Southampton, Chiesa could 'get minutes' but Jota doubt, Newcastle's 'clean bill of health' Get Involved: #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Alastair Telfer, Ben Ramsdale & Craig Nelson. Edited by Murray Burnell Some big news coming out of Wolves. .. . Stay tuned. Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham's appeal against the length of Rodrigo Bentancur's seven-game domestic ban for a racist slur made about team-mate Son Heung-min has been dismissed by the Football Association. Southampton v Liverpool (Wed, 20: 00 GMT) Liverpool Liverpool manager Arne Slot was asked again about his touchline suspension and whether he needed to change his behaviour after receiving three yellow cards this season: "I think in general I am calm, but, I don't know if it is smart to say this, but there is also a limit for me - let's put it that way - and then I can get emotional. "Unfortunately that limit is only reached by refereeing decisions, more so than the decision my players make, because they make more good decisions than the referees do. In my opinion. For my team. "The Chelsea game was emotional. We should have had a second penalty but the VAR changed it. This game I think there were a lot of controversial decisions being made. "So, as I said, the Chelsea game was emotional and maybe I should stay just underneath [the line] than going above. It is what it is. " Newcastle v Brentford (Wed, 19: 45 GMT) Newcastle United Newcastle manager Eddie Howe on Lewis Hall and whether he is one of the best left-backs in the country at the moment: "I think he has played very well this season. He has been very consistent and has been a real shining light for us in terms of being the same Lewis home or away. For someone so young, that is not easy to do. I think his technical delivery this year has been outstanding - in all phases. I think his final ball can improve but it was great to see him with two assists at the weekend. Defensively he has been pretty good but again there are areas he can improve and develop but he is certainly moving in the right direction. For someone so young, how he has handled himself, the maturity he has shown on and off the pitch has been really high level. " Newcastle v Brentford (Wed, 19: 45 GMT) Newcastle United Newcastle manager Eddie Howe on whether he will pick his strongest possible team tomorrow: "Every game is a cup final. When you're managing Newcastle, you can't afford to lose any game and certainly any team I pick is with that view - it's always with the view that I think this team can win and I will certainly try and do that tomorrow. " Wolves Wolves forward Matheus Cunha has been charged with misconduct following Saturday's Premier League match against Ipswich. Cunha allegedly acted in an improper manner after the final whistle and will have until Thursday to provide a response. We will bring you more on Mykhailo Mudryk once we get it. You can read more on the story here. Chelsea Mykhailo Mudryk was included in the matchday squad for Chelsea's win against Aston Villa on 1 December but did not feature. Head coach Enzo Maresca had said publicly that Mudryk's absence was down to illness. The 23-year-old last played for Ukraine on 19 November against Albania. Chelsea Mykhailo Mudryk confirmed on his Instagram, external account that a banned substance had been found in a urine sample he provided the authorities and said that it had come as a "complete shock": "I can confirm that I have been notified that a sample I provided to The FA contained a banned substance. "This has come as a complete shock as I have never knowingly used any banned substances or broken any rules, and am working closely with my team to investigate how this could have happened. "I know that I have not done anything wrong and remain hopeful that I will be back on the pitch soon. I cannot say any more now due to the confidentiality of the process, but I will as soon as I can. " Chelsea Mykhailo Mudryk has made 15 appearances for Chelsea this season and last played in a 2-0 win at German side Heidenheim in the Conference League on 28 November. He played the full 90 minutes of that game, scoring Chelsea's second goal - his third of the season - in the 86th minute. Enzo Maresca's side have since played five more times - four games in the Premier League and one more in the Conference League. Chelsea Chelsea's statement says that their Ukraine winger Mykhailo Mudryk "never knowingly used any banned substances" and that he and the club are "working with the authorities to establish the cause of the adverse finding". Here is the statement in full: "Chelsea Football Club can confirm that the Football Association recently contacted our player Mykhailo Mudryk concerning an adverse finding in a routine urine test. "Both the club and Mykhailo fully support The FA's testing programme and all our players, including Mykhailo, are regularly tested. "Mykhailo has confirmed categorically that he has never knowingly used any banned substances. "Both Mykhailo and the club will now work with the relevant authorities to establish what has caused the adverse finding. "The club will not be commenting any further. " Chelsea Chelsea have just released a statement confirming that the Football Association recently contacted winger Mykhailo Mudryk concerning "an adverse finding" in a routine urine test. More to follow. Nick Mashiter BBC Sport football news reporter Vitor Pereira is due to travel to Wolverhampton today to complete a deal to make him Wolves' new head coach. The Premier League strugglers are paying around 1m euros to bring the Al-Shabab boss to the Midlands. The 56-year-old, a former Porto manager, is expected to sign an 18-month deal as long as there are no late problems but negotiations have gone smoothly and he could be confirmed at Molineux as early as tonight. Newcastle v Brentford (Wed, 19: 45 GMT) Newcastle United Newcastle have an EFL Cup quarter-final tie and three Premier League matches to juggle before the close of 2024. 2025 then starts with a tough trip to Tottenham. Newcastle v Brentford (Wed, 19: 45 GMT) Newcastle United Newcastle manager Eddie Howe on how important it is to gain some consistency: "It has been a frustration for all of us and we don't want to take two steps back. We would love to see Leicester as a turning point in our season. The feeling was really good against Leicester - the dynamic and the relationships of the team looked really good. It was a really good attacking performance and we looked a top team. We want to see that same team in evidence again and commit to what is an important competition. The importance of this game is not lost on any of us. " Newcastle v Brentford (Wed, 19: 45 GMT) Newcastle United Newcastle manager Eddie Howe on how much they take from the 4-2 defeat by Brentford at the beginning of December: "It's an interesting game to look back on for various things. Brentford went to Chelsea and played a different system but they don't deviate too far from their principles. Ultimately when you look back at the game we weren't where we needed to be in the defensive aspect of our game mainly which was a strange one for us on the back of the Liverpool performance. It was good to see us back to our defensive best against Leicester, I think that will be the big thing for us because we back ourselves to score goals. " Southampton v Liverpool (Wed, 20: 00 GMT) Liverpool Liverpool manager Arne Slot confirmed that Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher would return to the team for the EFL Cup tie against Southampton in place of first-choice Alisson. He added: "[Being a number two goalkeeper] I agree with you is one of the most difficult jobs in football, if the first goalkeeper is always available, because you work for the whole season and you hardly ever have the chance to play. "Unfortunately for us, but good for him, he has already got quite a lot of minutes. There will be players who have had far less playing time than him. "I think he can look back at the first half of the season for himself as a positive. "We as a club hope that all players are available in the second half of the season, so he will not get the amount of minutes as he did in the first half, but we are really fortunate to have such a great second goalkeeper that if we need him he is able to do as well as he did. " #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Christian, Liverpool: As a Red, the news about Jota is concerning. He is lethal when he is on the pitch but he is so fragile around injury. Imagine the numbers he could get if we could get a full season out of him. Newcastle v Brentford (Wed, 19: 45 GMT) Newcastle United Newcastle manager Eddie Howe on how it makes him feel that it has been so long since the club has won a trophy: "I think the willingness has been there from previous teams but we want to be the team that can get over the line and achieve something special. As you go through the competition, these rounds are very challenging and nothing will be taken for granted from our side. We know if we can hit the correct level of performance like against Leicester then I think we're a match for anyone in the division. " Newcastle v Brentford (Wed, 19: 45 GMT) Newcastle United Newcastle manager Eddie Howe on the importance of bringing a major trophy to the club for the first time in 69 years: "It's what we're here for. I made it very clear when I came to Newcastle that it's what I wanted to achieve. I speak on behalf of the players and coaching staff in that respect. When you get to this part of the competition it's important to recognise that that's our goal and what we're trying to do. These games take huge importance when you get towards the latter stages. " © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.