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By DAILY MAIL SPORT Updated: 02: 34 AEDT, 31 January 2026 16 View comments Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for every Premier press conference ahead of this weekend. Liam Rosenior, Chelsea boss, on possibly signing a central defender: On Levi Colwill's fitness: Good news, Chelsea fans! Liam Rosenior has just been talking to the press and has shed light on teh fitness of Cole Palmer. The midfielder returned to action in midweek against Napoli in the Champions League and had a crucial second-half cameo in which he provided the two assists for Joao Pedro to turn the game around. Rosenior has said that Palmer came through the game 'absolutely fine, ' and he will be 'available to start' for the Blues against West Ham tomorrow. A major boost. Let's get the latest transfer news from Simon Jones' Window Watch. Jean-Philippe Mateta is 'not in the right place' to play for Crystal Palace at the weekend, Oliver Glasner has revealed. The Eagles wantaway is keenly pursuing a move away from Selhurst Park, with AC Milan pushing to agree a deal for the France international. In his Friday press conference, Oliver Glasner said: ‘It's nothing to do with the transfers, he is just not in the right place and doesn't feel in the right place to play. ‘We have to protect the team and protect him, he will not travel with us to Nottingham. ’ Marco Silva has lauded Fulham's £27million acquisition of Oscar Bobb. He said: 'I am very pleased. It's a very good move from ourselves. 'He's a clear replacement for Adama [Traore]. He's a very talented player, quality, needs more consistency in game time. 'He has come here to show himself and help our team. He can play on the right, inside behind the striker, he can play in tight spaces between the lines. ' A little break from the managers' comments now. Time for some comments made about one of them. Liam Rosenior has been receiving lots of praise after masterminding Chelsea's 3-2 win at Napoli on Wednesday. Gabby Agbonlahor told talk SPORT: 'Take a bow, Liam Rosenior, because I know people have been dying to come for him if they'd lost last night, but his tactic was spot on. 'I mean, I love that about him, how he shows that he's gonna be a top manager. He wasn't scared. He subbed a sub [Jamie Gittens]. And that's brave from a manager, a young manager. ' Micah Richards added on The Rest Is Football: 'The team look a lot more, I think, energised. But for him to come from Strasbourg and then have instant impact after all the doubt at the start, it’s just amazing for him and for the players. ' do you agree? Wolves manager Rob Edwards has claimed that the club is working on 'loads and loads' behind the scenes in the final few days of the transfer window. The Premier League basement boys have enjoyed an uptick in form recently but haven't made any signings. 'We'll see what happens in the next couple of days. We've been working really hard on loads and loads of things. January is difficult. It's really challenging, ' Edwards said. 'We are competitive right now in how we're performing. We want to keep improving. ' Jean-Philippe Mateta will be excluded from Crystal Palace's trip to Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Oliver Glasner has explained that he is not in the right place to play. Manchester United picked up Ayden Heaven and Patrick Dorgu in the final days of the transfer window last season. Could they do more business? Michael Carrick is open to it. 'Never say never, because a lot can happen, and a situation can be thrown up, ' he said. David Mc Donnell Patrick Dorgu - one of Manchester United's most in-form players - is going to be out for several weeks. He has scored against Manchester City and Arsenal in back-to-back games after being shifted to left wing by Micharl Carrick. 'Pat [Dorgu], unfortunately, is going to be out for a period of time, and we're still working out how long for, ' Carrick said. 'It's disappointing, because he's had such a great couple of weeks. We weren't sure of it was cramp or something more serious, but it looks like something more serious, a period of weeks [out]. So it's disappointing for all of us, but particularly for Pat. 'It's not ideal, of course it's not, to lose good players from the group, but that's part of having a big squad and it's the nature of the beast, unfortunately. ' David Mc Donnell Pep Lijnders has has spoken out on Oscar Bobb after the winger's £27million move to Fulham. 'I am really happy for him, it is a great step to go to Marco's [Silva's] team, ' he said. 'The way they play, they will feed him a lot of the ball. 'It is a big compliment for our academy, another player who makes a big step to go into the Premier League. ' Jeremy Doku will miss Manchester City’s trip to Tottenham on Sunday after suffering a calf injury in midweek.
Pep Guardiola was not at City’s weekly press conference due to personal reasons but his No 2, Pep Lijnders, confirmed that the Belgian is out.
Lijnders referenced the three weeks Doku missed with a similar knock in December, although there is confidence that the latest issue won’t last that long. Jack Gaughan Pep isn't taking the press conference because he k. ..
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