Football latest: Premier League news conferences with updates on Odegaard, Solanke & Haaland

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'I think the big games are at night - I like it'

Bournemouth v Chelsea (Sat, 20:00 BST)

Bournemouth

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola on preparing for an unusual evening kick-off: "We are going to train later today - we normally train similarly to the time we are going to play the next day. But I love these games - I think the big games are at night.

"It is probably easier for me [to get used to] because in Spain kick-offs at 8pm on a Saturday are quite normal. I like it and I remember liking it when I was a player. Hopefully we can do well also."

'It is not easy to know how Chelsea will play'

Bournemouth v Chelsea (Sat, 20:00 BST)

Bournemouth

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola on how different it is to prepare to face Enzo Maresca's new-look Chelsea compared to the Blues side he faced last season: "I think there are some similarities, and they have most of the same players, but it is going to be a difficult game for us.

"Tactically, in these first three games, they have used three different structures because they have a lot of different players and alternatives. All the things that you do, they will do other things. It is not easy to know how they will play. We have to prepare for a lot of different options."

'I am going to sit on the fence' - Sutton

Bournemouth v Chelsea (Sat, 20:00 BST)

Chris Sutton

Former Premier League striker

Bournemouth are still unbeaten this season, even if their win at Everton was fortunate - they had a good five minutes, but that was it... which is a bit like the way my career went.

I really don't know what to expect from Chelsea though, or if Cole Palmer is going to be fit enough to play. Because of that, I am going to sit on the fence and go for a draw.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

'They are the rules - Kepa cannot play'

Bournemouth v Chelsea (Sat, 20:00 BST)

Bournemouth

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola on goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga being unavailable to face his home club: "We knew it before he came to the club. They are the rules - he cannot play. Mark [Travers] will start tomorrow and he has been very good when he has had the chance. I'm confident that he will do well."

On having two experienced goalkeepers to pick from now, he added: "These are good problems to have for a manager. Everyone has to push and has to give the best they can to win more minutes."

Enes Unal could be 'involved' against Chelsea

Bournemouth v Chelsea (Sat, 20:00 BST)

Bournemouth

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola confirmed Tyler Adams and Dango Ouattara will not be available to face Chelsea: "Tyler is still recovering from his surgery - I think he is doing well. Dango has come back injured from the national team - it is unlucky for us and unlucky for him."

Iraola also provided an injury update on David Brooks and Enes Unal: "I think we will kind of recover because Brooks has trained properly for two weeks and Enes has been training with us this week.

"Enes has a chance to be involved this weekend."

'This is a restart' - Glasner

Crystal Palace v Leicester (Sat, 15:00 BST)

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner on the state of his squad: "I'm pleased with all our business on transfer deadline day. Great players with great characters and a good spirit in the group but we also have to be critical. Today was the first training session where we had all players available because of injuries.

"I told them this is like a restart and when you have a Formula One car and you have to change one tyre, it's the same in our squad. We have had 30 to 40% changes in our squad and this means we have to build a new group and find a common sense of how we want to play on the pitch and how we want to treat each other."

Silva reflects on his side's start to the season

Fulham v West Ham (Sat, 15:00 BST)

Fulham

Fulham boss Marco Silva reflecting on the start of the Premier League season: "The Man Utd game was a special game to be the first one. It was a game we played toe-to-toe with them. It was a was a good performance. A good reaction from ourselves against Leicester, It was clear we were the best team against Leicester and we won. And against Ipswich, a tough game like we expected. Performance wise it was not the best from us. Even so, we got one point."

Arteta on his admiration and respect for Postecoglou

Tottenham v Arsenal (Sun, 14:00 BST)

Arsenal

A final word from Mikel Arteta on the inspiration provided by Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou, as he prepares to go head-to-head with the Australian in Sunday's north London derby: "I admire him. I admire him and I respect him. I think he has been an inspirational coach in my career because he has done things in his own way in various contexts, in various countries.

"He has a very unique way of thinking about the game and his philosophy and I love it. He stands by it and I think, as well, he represents himself and the club in a really good way."

'We have made huge steps and still have a lot to make'

Tottenham v Arsenal (Sun, 14:00 BST)

Arsenal

Mikel Arteta was asked about signing his new contract, which will keep him as Arsenal manager until 2027, and what motivated him to make that commitment: "We are going in the right direction, we have made some huge steps and we have a lot still to make. Due to the hunger - from the ownership to the board and all the players and staff here. That is the aim and objective [to win the Premier League]."

On whether he would have considered leaving for any other club or international manager's job: "No, the emotional attachment that I have, that my family has and my kids have [to Arsenal], as well as the experience that I have and the moment [I am sharing] with the people - it is too strong."

Wharton available for Palace

Crystal Palace v Leicester (Sat, 15:00 BST)

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner on Adam Wharton's availability for Saturday: "He's available. He just needed last week to train individually and have a few days off. This week he's been in every training session

On Chadi Riad's injury: "The doctor told us it will take eight to twelve weeks. It will take some time but in the beginning, we thought it was worse but they said it wasn't a rupture.

"Unfortunately Trevor Chalobah got injured in his first training session with us, so he's also not available tomorrow. It shouldn't be a long injury but he is also questionable for QPR."

'I've never felt like there is an easy way to success'

Tottenham v Arsenal (Sun, 14:00 BST)

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou on what winning would mean for the rest of the season: "It's hard to say. I've never felt like there is an easy way to success, I don't think one thing can change the trajectory to a great effect. It helps, a win in a big game, in a derby but it's a game against one of the top sides so that gives you more belief and confidence and potentially that can inject some real momentum into our season."

'I think he is going to make us better' - Arteta on Sterling

Tottenham v Arsenal (Sun, 14:00 BST)

Arsenal

More from Mikel Arteta on what Raheem Sterling can bring to the Arsenal team: "What I see is hunger. He is a player who wants to play every minute of every game. When that is not the case he's not happy.

"He loves football; it's something he likes doing every single day and I see that.

"His commitment and the level of energy that he is bringing into the team and the quality is a big boost. You can feel it in the players when he comes walking in the door that we are better with him. I think he is going to make us better."

On whether Arteta can unlock his goalscoring ability: "He has this ability - that is a credit to him, but also the players he has got around him. You need that as a front player certainly. He has got that will [to score goals] and the ability to do that. I am sure he is going to impact the team."

'Angeball will come out on top' - Sutton

Tottenham v Arsenal (Sun, 14:00 BST)

Chris Sutton

Former Premier League striker

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has just signed a new contract, so maybe his mind has been on that new deal and how he can spend it on furnishing his house rather than the north London derby.

Being serious, though, Rice and Odegaard are such big losses that I can't help but feel it will have an impact. Arsenal have got quality players like Jorginho and Thomas Partey to come into their midfield, but they are missing two of their best players.

The Gunners will get chances in this game and I expect them to score - they won this fixture 3-2 last season and drew 2-2 at the Emirates, and I am expecting more of the same.

This time, however, I am going to back Spurs. I know everyone who is reading this will probably go for a draw but I am not going to do that. Instead, I am going to stick my long neck out and say 'Angeball' will come out on top.

Spurs have dominated games and created chances this season, but they just need someone to stick the ball in the back of the net and I have a feeling that will happen for them here. If I am right, then we may as well hand the title to Manchester City.

Sutton's prediction: 3-2

'We know what it means to our supporters'

Tottenham v Arsenal (Sun, 14:00 BST)

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou on the north London rivalry: "Every derby is a bit different, obviously this one, you can tell it's fairly intense between the two clubs, obviously geographically situated in the same part of town. On the same turf, there's a little bit of an edge. I thought both games last year were entertaining. I thought we played well in their place, and really matched with them. We know what it means to our supporters and the club we've got to go out there and perform."

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