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talk SPORT has you covered for all the latest Premier League news in a jam-packed weekend of football. Attention turns to Sunday's Premier League games that see Arsenal take on Chelsea, while Tottenham and Man United are also in action. There is the little matter of the Carabao Cup final at Wembley too with Liverpool and Newcastle fans descending on London for cup final day. Saturday, March 15 Sunday, March 16 There was no Cole Palmer in the Chelsea squad to face Arsenal on Sunday afternoon. It has been reported that he is suffering from muscle fatigue. For Arsenal, Mikel Merino remains as the central striker while Gabriel Martinelli on the left and Leandro Trossard on the opposite flank. Arsenal XI: David Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Mikel Merino, Martinelli, Trossard. Subs:  Neto, Tierney, White, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Calafiori, Butler-Oyedeji, Nwaneri Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Fofana, Badiashile, Colwill, Cucurella; James, Caicedo; Neto, Fernandez, Sancho; Nkunku. Subs: Jorgensen, Bettinelli, Tosin, Chalobah, Gusto, Acheampong, Lavia, Dewsbury-Hall, George. Tottenham named Pedro Porro, Micky van de Ven and Heung-min Son on the bench for their clash with Fulham. Archie Gray will start in midfielder for Ange Postecoglou's side. Fulham XI: Leno, Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson, Berge, Pereira, Iwobi, Smith Rowe, Willian, Jimenez. Subs: Benda, Sessegnon, Cuenca, Reed, Cairney, Godo, Adama, Muniz. Tottenham XI: Vicario; Spence, Romero, Davies, Udogie; Bentancur, Bissouma, Gray; Johnson, Solanke, Tel.  Subs:  Kinsky; Porro, Van de Ven, Bergvall, Sarr, Maddison, Odobert, Son, Scarlett. Victor Osimhen will be a Premier League player next season, talk SPORT has been told. Osimhen has long been a target for a number of Premier League clubs and his international teammate William Troost-Ekong believes he will finally join in the summer. The Nigeria striker made the surprising loan move to Galatasaray from Napoli last summer and has continued his frightening goalscoring form. The 26-year-old has 20 goals in 22 games in the Turkish Super Lig this season. talk SPORT understands that Manchester United have already sent scouts to watch him last month, meanwhile Chelsea have been long-term admirers. Liverpool, Arsenal, and Tottenham will all likely be in the market for a leading striker this summer too. Nigeria captain Troost-Ekong believes the only destination will be the Premier League. He told Weekend Sports Breakfast: “I know he’s a Chelsea fan, but I also know he’s had talks with all the top teams. It’s up to what he chooses. He will fit into every team. “I know Liverpool have spoken about getting a new striker next season. We will see. “I’m also reading, like everyone else is, that he has a clause this summer. When he went to Galatasaray I think it worked out amazingly for him. “I couldn’t see him playing there for another season, or anywhere else but the Premier League next season. ” Chelsea have agreed an £18. 5million fee for Sporting CP starlet Dario Essugo, talk SPORT understands. The midfielder is currently on loan with Spanish side Las Palmas. The deal is a flat fee with no add-ons or sell-on clause wuth the player set to pen a seven-year contract with the option of a further year. Brentford came away victorious on today's evening fixture after recording a 2-1 win over Bournemouth. Goals from Yoane Wissa and Christian Norgaard earned the win and pushed Thomas Frank's side up to 11th in the table. As for the Cherries, they remain in ninth spot and miss the chance to move into the Premier League's top six. Newcastle's fans are in the party spirit as they prepare for the Carabao Cup final at Wembley tomorrow. The Magpies face Liverpool in the hope of ending their lengthy wait for a major trophy with supporters taking over Covent Garden in London. The feel-good vibes will continue long into the night, but will they still be partying this time tomorrow? Time will tell. .. That is the end of the 3pms, and there were some crackers. Manchester City dropped more points in the race for Champions League football. They twice took the lead against Brighton but were pegged back to end up drawing 2-2. At Goodison Park, David Moyes took on former club West Ham and had Jake O'Brien to thank for salvaging a 1-1 draw with a late equaliser. Nottingham Forest continued their charge to be part of UEFA's elite next season with a thumping 4-2 victory over Ipswich. And at St Mary's Southampton lost again, this time 2-1 to Wolves. LATE EQUALISER! David Moyes' Everton might have just denied West Ham a win! The Toffees have offered nothing in an attacking sense, but they are level. A ball is clipped to a far post for Idrissa Gana Gueye. The midfielder delivers a first-time cross on the stretch that Jake O'Brien heads home. THE COMEBACK IS OVER! Nottingham Forest respond to the Ipswich goal with one of their own as Morgan Gibbs-White breaks the offside trap. The midfielder has Jota alongside him, and he rolls the ball to him. The substitute doesn't take a touch and strokes a first-time shot into the far corner. Game over! WOW! THAT IS SOME STRIKE! It's probably going to mean nothing, but Jens Cajuste has just come up with a moment of magic. Jack Clarke rolls the ball into the midfielder on the edge of the area. In one motion, he spins his man and plants an effort into the top corner. It will more than likely be a consolation, but it was excellent. A MOMENT OF PURE QUALITY! West Ham have a deserved lead at Goodison Park, and it is Tomas Soucek with the goal. Jarrod Bowen drifts in from the left and threads a pass into Tomas Soucek. The midfielder turns with his back to goal and whips a curling strike into the bottom corner. Oh, Brighton should be in the lead! It's a great move from the Seagulls, and the ball is worked into Pervis Estupinan. He fizzes a lovely cross into the area that is begging to be put away. Yankuba Minteh arrives at the far post, and he throws himself at it, but he can't make the desired contact, and the chance goes begging. THIS IS A GREAT GAME! Brighton are level, and it's a mess at the back as the Seagulls drills a corner to the back of the box. Adam Webster loops his header back into the six-yard-box. Jack Hinshlewood controls and diverts a shot towards goal. It looks to be going wide, but hits Abdukodir Khusanov and rolls over the line. GAME OVER! Wolves are going to leave the south coast with three points, and Jorgen Strand Larsen has a second. Again, it's very straightforward, as the ball is played into the big striker. He takes a touch and then places a shot into the bottom corner. And there are now chants of 'You Don't Know What You're Doing' aimed at Ivan Juric. Everton are awarded a spot kick, but it has been overturned. Darren Bond believes that Kostas Mavropanos has fouled Beto in the box and points to the spot. However, VAR tells the referee to go and have a look. And on the replay, you can see that Beto kicked the floor first, so the penalty is correctly overturned. RUNNING RIOT! Ipswich are falling apart before our very eyes here! A long ball is pumped into the home side's half, and the ball bounces. No one in blue deals with it, allowing Anthony Elanga to nip in. He heads the ball on, and then slots his strike underneath Alex Palmer. I mean, that is terrible defending. Certainly, Adrian Durham wasn't impressed. Speaking on talk SPORT, he said: "That is the most shambolic 15 minutes of football I have seen in a long time. " WHAT A FINISH! Omar Marmoush has just produced a real moment of class to restore Man City's lead. Ilkay Gundogan plays the ball to the Egyptian 25 yards from goal. He takes a touch and then arrows a shot off the inside of the post. BOSH! That is an emphatic finish! Ipswich fail to clear a corner, and the ball is clipped back into the box. Nicolas Dominguez heads it back across goal, and there is Nikola Milenkovic to slam the ball into the top of the net. It's pretty central, but Alex Palmer has no chance. How has he missed that? Savinho starts a move down the right and plays a one-two. He races into the box and has the goal at his mercy. However, his shot is terrible, and it flies miles wide, nearly going out for a throw-in. Wow! So close to a Goal of the Season contender! Max Kilman travels down the left and clips a ball into Jarrod Bowen. The England international flicks the ball up with his back to goal and let's it drop. As it bounces, he turns and lashes a half-volley at goal that Jordan Pickford brilliantly tips over the bar. EASY AS YOU LIKE! Wolves have the lead at St Mary's, and the defending is appalling! Jean-Ricner Bellegarde has all the time in the world to pick out Jorgen Strand Larsen. The cross is decent, and the big striker simply peels off his man. He then directs a header into the bottom corner. OOOOOOOOO, THAT IS LOVELY! Brighton are awarded a free-kick on the edge of the area after a foul by Nico Gonzalez. Pervis Estupinan steps up and whips his effort towards the goalkeeper's side. It's a brilliant effort that clips the inside of the post and nestles in the back of the net. Stefan Ortega didn't move! THAT IS EXCELLENT! Erling Haaland steps up, sends Bart Verbruggen the wrong way and dispatches his spot kick into other corner. That also means that the striker has broken some Premier League history. He becomes the first player to reach 100 goal involvements in fewer than 100 games [94]. Manchester City have a spot kick! Omar Marmous dives into the box, and Adam Webster chops inside. Adam Webster clatters into the forward, and it's a blatant penalty. Erling Haaland to take. .. Brighton have the ball in the back of the net, but it's not going to count! It's a great move down the right, and a cross is fizzed into the area. Kaoru Mitoma hits his trike into the ground, and it loops up towards Stefan Ortega. He has the ball in his hands, but Mitoma heads it out of them, and he then bundles it over the line. But after a quick VAR check, it's ruled out. Right, strap yourselves in, we are underway in all of the Premier League matches. We'll have updates from all of them throughout. © 2025 talk SPORT Limited

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