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All the big Fantasy Premier League talking points and team news before gameweek 32 This week's deadline is 18: 30 BST on Friday Send your questions in for FPL expert Pras - click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page Pras is an FPL veteran, having finished in the top 100k in each of the past 12 seasons - and achieved a 4, 184th finish last season Who will you captain this week? Will Arsenal's defence keep a clean sheet against Bournemouth? Do you captain Bruno Fernandes? Team news: Eze & Hincapie | Vicario & Bentancur | Estevao, Chalobah, Colwill, James | Dias, Stones, Kovacic & Gvardiol | Guimaraes out, Schar, Miley & Tonali latest | Alisson remains out, Isak available | Brighton | Kluivert and Cook | Ballard & Nilson | Brentford Written by Craig Nelson, Flora Snelson, Mel Edwards, Ben Ramsdale & Tasnim Chowdhury. Chelsea v Man City (Sun, 16: 30 BST) Manchester City Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on his side usually having a strong end to the season: "Hopefully we can get a lot of points. The situation we are in in the Premier League, we need to get all of them otherwise it will not give us a chance to try until the end. "We need to get a lot of points. We have not been consistent enough in the season. We have dropped points that we should have taken which is why we are now in the position where we cannot do it differently. " On April and whether he feels more excited at this time of the year: "No. I have a lot of yellow cards, that means how excited I am. Not just for April but during the season I have had good energy and still have good energy. " Chelsea v Man City (Sun, 16: 30 BST) Manchester City Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola started with team news and was first asked about Ruben Dias: "He is getting better but he is not ready for Sunday. " On John Stones: "He will maybe do partial training today. " On Mateo Kovacic: "He is fine. " On Josko Gvardiol: "He is getting better too but still he is not close. " Chelsea v Man City (Sun, 16: 30 BST) Manchester City Pep Guardiola said he has still not heard from Bernando Silva about his plans for next season, despite reports that the Portugal midfielder would leave Etihad Stadium when his contract ends in the summer. The Manchester City boss said Silva should be the one to confirm his plans, and had not spoken to him about it. More to follow. Chelsea v Man City (Sun, 16: 30 BST) Manchester City Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he has had good energy this season - pointing to his tally of yellow cards as proof. He added that his team now has to win every single game as they aim for a seventh Premier League title under him. More to follow. Chelsea v Man City (Sun, 16: 30 BST) Manchester City Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is in the hotseat. He started with an injury update, saying Ruben Dias is getting better but not ready for Sunday. John Stones is doing "partial training". Mateo Kovacic is back in full training. More to follow. Craig Nelson BBC Sport reporter Anyone care to add to Paul's list of difficult clubs to support? We all have our hard luck stories. .. some more than others. Use the 'Get Involved' button to vent. .. Click 'Get Involved' to have your say Paul: @Joan, Bradford might want to try supporting Wolves, Spurs, West Ham or Burnley and understand what “permanently on a down” actually looks like! Chelsea v Man City (Sun, 16: 30 BST) Manchester City Manchester City winning a ninth Premier League title could mean even more to captain Bernardo Silva, who's expected to leave the club in the summer. The 31-year-old's contract expires at the end of the season and has been linked with La Liga leaders Barcelona, Serie A side Juventus and clubs in the United States. City's assistant manager Pep Lijnders hinted that Silva's nine-year spell at the club coming to an end following their 4-0 FA Cup victory over Liverpool last weekend. "You never replace a player with the same kind of player because they don't exist, " Lijnders said. "Bernardo Silva is unique. The way he controls games, the way he moves, the way he receives, the way he leads, the way he sees the solutions. All these things. "But it will be hard because, as I said, in the game, when he is not playing you will see how he is missed - and that's one game. Imagine a season. "But every good story comes to an end, and I hope he enjoys the last months - there are only six weeks - and has a good farewell. "He deserves all that attention as well. " Chelsea v Man City (Sun, 16: 30 BST) Manchester City Manchester City are breathing down the necks of league leaders Arsenal - but is this a make-or-break weekend for Pep Guardiola's chasers? City remain nine points behind Mikel Arteta's side but they do have a game in hand and host the Gunners at Etihad Stadium next weekend. But first, they must take down Chelsea. The Blues haven't beaten City since 2021 - when Thomas Tuchel's men won Chelsea's second Champions League title - but as they compete in a race of their own for a UCL spot, is it time for them to break that duck? So many battles still to be won in the Premier League with seven rounds of matches remaining - the title, European places, relegation - it's all still up in the air. .. All kick-off times in BST Premier League OK, it's been such a long time since the last Premier League action, let's have a reminder of the upcoming fixtures and how the table stands. It all gets under way tonight with a relegation clash between West Ham United and Wolves: Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page to have your say I have been a Liverpool supporter for years I know clubs have there ups and downs but Liverpool is permanently on a down with very poor performances. Sorry, I put it down to the manager and management. Arne Slot nice man but has to go. Joan, Bradford Slot's transfer policy has been an expensive disaster. The team needed pace out wide with Salah ageing and Luis Diaz gone, then he sells the promising Quansah before the Guehi deal was over the line. Incompetence. Mark, Northampton Just to prove that Liverpool fans are divided on Arne Slot, here's proof that we have also had plenty of messages criticising the Reds boss. .. Click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page to have your say Too many doubters in the media at the moment - many of them LFC based podcasts trying to boost their ratings for endless trivial content. 'YNWA', 'This Means More' - these phrases mean nothing if you can’t support the team and the manager during this overdue transition period. Rich, Liverpool I am not a LFC flip flop fan. I understand there has been a lot going on at the club and Slot needs time. Clive, Liverpool The vast majority of LFC fans I speak to want Slot gone asap. It's like a slow lingering death. Listen to the noise for him to be sacked if they don't get a result against Fulham. Who's out there to replace him. Alonso? Didn't he do well at Real Madrid? Dermot, Belfast Click on the links below for a recap of the top lines coming out of the morning's news conferences: Liverpool v Fulham (Sat, 17: 30 BST) The main line from the morning came from Liverpool boss Arne Slot, who said that he felt the full support of Reds fans, despite recent defeats in the FA Cup and Champions League. Click on the play icon below to watch more from his news conference. .. This video can not be played Slot on the support he has received from owners and fans Craig Nelson BBC Sport reporter Right, it's midday, we have a flurry of news conferences coming up. Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola was scheduled to face the media at around 11: 00 BST, but his quotes are yet to surface. We will get his top lines to you as soon as we get them. But our focus is about to switch to Manchester City, with manager Pep Guardiola due to hold his news conference at 12: 30. Burnley v Brighton (Sat, 15: 00 BST) Brighton & Hove Albion If you are just joining us and missed Fabian Hurzeler's news conference, then here are the top lines from the Brighton boss: Click 'Get Involved' to have your say Tom: 100% agree with John (11: 22) that inheriting a great team is no guarantee. Did Moyes do it with Ferguson’s team who only won the title the previous season? Did Emery do it with Wenger’s team? Give the guy credit. He’s earned some time. Harry: I understand what John @11: 22 is saying. But the predictions mean nothing against what happened, City and Arsenal fell off and still only ended up around 10 points behind Liverpool. A Liverpool team built by Klopp and unchanged by Slot. If City and Arsenal performed as predicted, he'd get credit. Burnley v Brighton (Sat, 15: 00 BST) Brighton & Hove Albion A final word from Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler, on Danny Welbeck, who was once again omitted from Thomas Tuchel's latest England squad: "He seems to be in a very good place. He is very relaxed, very focussed, very sharp and so therefore, he knows he can control certain things. He can control his performance on the pitch and how he behaves off the pitch. He is focussing on these controllables and then we can see what happens in the next few weeks. " Last Updated 8th April 2026 at 09: 21 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.