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By DAILY MAIL SPORT REPORTERS Published: 22: 05 AEDT, 6 February 2026 | Updated: 02: 43 AEDT, 7 February 2026 35 View comments After a Carabao Cup semi-final double header, attention now turns back to the latest round of Premier League action this weekend. A host of Premier League managers will be previewing the weekend's action today - stay tuned here with Daily Mail Sport for all of the latest - and click here for the best of yesterday including Arne Slot, Nuno Espirito Santo and Michael Carrick. .. Brentford head coach Keith Andrews warned his side must be ready for the 'cauldron' which awaits them at St James' Park. The Bees head to Newcastle looking to keep themselves within striking distance of the top six following last weekend's battling 1-0 win at Aston Villa with 10 men after forward Kevin Schade was shown a straight red card for kicking out at Matty Cash. Newcastle fans will be expecting a response from the midweek 3-1 defeat at Manchester City in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final, which ended hopes of returning to Wembley. Andrews knows Brentford will need a fully-focused display to leave Tyneside with a positive result. Keith Andrews praised Nathan Collins for pushing through the pain to play in the win at Villa 'It is a special place to play football. The fans get behind their team. It is a cauldron and it can rattle teams coming to town, ' Andrews said at a press conference. 'Our players will have to deal with that emotion and the momentum swings in the game and show a level of calmness, composure and growth to deal with whatever is thrown at us. ' Bees captain Nathan Collins started on the bench against Villa after needing stitches following a knock picked up in training. 'He wasn't fully right, but he came into a battle and that shows the character that he has, " said Andrews. 'That is why he is my captain. He is an amazing individual who leads by example on a daily basis. ' Unai Emery says Ollie Watkins is back available after a hamstring scare as Aston Villa look to get back to winning ways at Bournemouth. The 30-year-old, who has scored eight goals in 33 appearances in all competitions this season, limped off 35 minutes into last Thursday's Europa League match against RB Salzburg. Watkins missed the surprise 1-0 home defeat to his former club Brentford but the England international could lead the line at Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon. Ollie Watkins has scored four goals in his last six Premier League games Asked if the striker would be available at the Vitality Stadium, Villa manager Emery said: 'Yes. He rested last week because he had a small injury and he was not ready to play. But this week progressively he was joining us, training normally, and today he trained normally. ' John Mc Ginn, Youri Tielemans, Boubacar Kamara and Andres Garcia remain absent for Villa, who enter the weekend third in the Premier League, seven points behind leaders Arsenal. January signing Alysson is not ready to make his debut but Amadou Onana could start having been an unused substitute against Brentford. 'Amadou Onana, he was not 100 per cent last week, ' Emery added. 'Lamare Bogarde is always doing his task and helping us a lot but needs to continue getting better. ' Mikel Arteta has apologised to Liam Rosenior after the Chelsea manager accused Arsenal’s coaches of showing a lack of respect to his players during Tuesday's warm-up at the Emirates Stadium. Footage showed Rosenior before their Carabao Cup semi-final second leg shouting at the Gunners side to stay on their half of the pitch and not encroach on Chelsea’s area as the teams prepared for the match. He was caught saying: 'Stay in your half. Stay in your f*****g half. F*****g stay there. ' It is not clear who the Blues boss was shouting at. Chelsea lost 1-0 on the night and 4-2 on aggregate. When asked about Rosenior’s comments, Arteta said: ‘It's his opinion and obviously we respect everybody and (if) at any point one of the staff members went through that, we apologise and that's it. Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior was angered by Arsenal's coaches on Tuesday evening ‘It's very common in football, especially with the keepers because they have to keep long balls and all that, so nothing to comment. ’ On whether Rosenior was playing mind games, he added: ‘I don't know, I have no idea. But I don't think that was (intended). ’ When pressed further on the mind games other managers may play towards him, he added: ‘I would engage with the things, that in my opinion, are relevant for the team, and what is the best for the team and the club. ’ Arteta confirmed that Bukayo Saka’s hip injury is ‘getting much better’ and that he will be back ‘very soon’ but didn’t say whether that would be for Saturday’s match against Sunderland. On Martin Odegaard’s muscle injury, he said: ‘He’s getting better, it will be a matter of days we believe. ’ Isaan Khan Wolves manager Rob Edwards has paid tribute to striker Jorgen Strand Larsen, who completed a £48m move to Crystal Palace on deadline day. 'I have nothing but positive things to say, ' said Edwards ahead of the club's clash with Chelsea on Saturday. 'He's the ultimate professional, who always gave everything and that’s all that you can ask for anyone. The deal worked out well for everyone in the end. ' The manager also urged new £9m signing Adam Armstrong to step into the breach, saying: 'Adam has played at this level which is important to say. Both players are happy to be here, and have something to prove. 'Adam is a striker but versatile as he can play across the frontline. He’s a really good player. ' Adam Armstrong signed for Wolves on deadline day to replace Jorgen Strand Larsen Pep Guardiola has told critics of his monologue on global atrocities earlier in the week that they cannot silence him. The Manchester City boss has been widely praised for his stance but the Jewish Representative Council claimed that the Catalan boss should ‘stick to football’ in the wake of his impassioned speech on wars in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan. Ex-City player Barry Silkman told the Jewish Telegraph that he would’ve ‘knocked him out’ had he been at the club as Guardiola discussed ‘the genocide in Palestine’. ‘To be honest, I didn't say anything special - I don't feel that, ’ Guardiola said. ‘Why should I not express what I feel, just because I am a manager? Pep Guardiola vowed to continue speaking out on world affairs ‘I don't agree but I respect absolutely all opinions. What I said basically is how many conflicts are there right now all around the world? How many? A lot - I condemn all of them. If innocent people are [being] killed, I condemn them all and not putting a selection on one being [more] important than the other - not this country is [more important] than the other one. If you don't understand my message it's fine. I cannot say otherwise. ’ Jewish leaders claimed that Guardiola should ‘be more careful with future language’ and the 55-year-old replied: ‘What language did I use? That's why the world remains silent, that is what the world wants, right? ‘Be silent, don't say anything. I think it is completely the opposite but anyway, it is what it is. ’ Jack Gaughan Fulham boss Marco Silva hopes having a near full-strength squad again can help bring a competitive edge over the second half of the season. Winger Oscar Bobb - signed in a £27m deal from Manchester City ahead of the transfer deadline - could make his debut in Saturday's home game against Everton after shrugging off a hamstring problem. Although midfielder Sasa Lukic faces a spell out with a thigh injury, defender Kenny Tete was back in the squad for last weekend's late 3-2 defeat at Manchester United and forward Rodrigo Muniz is also closing in on a return. Silva feels he will need all options available to him as Fulham look to push themselves back into contention for the top six. Oscar Bobb completed his £27m move this window and could face Everton on Saturday 'The environment is good. The feelings are very good. You can feel it during the week, how competitive it will be in the future, ' said Silva. 'That competition, the sound, everything is different. That is nice to see with all of them around and all of them competing for the position. 'Of course, there is going to be tougher, more competitive sessions, things that you can work in many different ways as well. It is a very good feeling for me, for my staff and even the players they feel it, that is going to be good. 'If you have normal solutions, you can start the game the way you want to start and to make changes if we have to throughout the game. It is always very good if you look around yourself and you see solutions there to have an impact. ' Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has moved to quell speculation he could walk away at the end of the season following a dispiriting run of results. The Carabao Cup holders' defence of their first major domestic trophy in 70 years ended on Wednesday night when Manchester City completed a 5-1 aggregate semi-final victory over Howe's men, and they head into Saturday's Premier League clash with Brentford sitting in 11th place in the table. Social media went into overdrive in the wake of a hugely disappointing first-half performance at the Etihad Stadium to suggest the 48-year-old has taken the club as far as he can, with further speculation that he could replace England boss Thomas Tuchel this summer. This was despite Newcastle chief executive David Hopkinson's claim this week that the two parties remain happy with each other - and Howe was in a defiant mood on Friday. Howe said: 'That's a surprise to me. I give my best to the football club every single day, to all the players and the staff. I try to be the best version of myself to inspire the team to win games. Eddie Howe was speaking ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash with Brentford 'That's my only thought. I don't tend to look too far ahead, but I try to prepare and plan for the club to move forward in every sense. My individual future isn't really relevant. 'Who knows? I don't know my length of time here, I've got no idea. I just try to do my best every day until told differently. ' Howe also admitted Nick Woltemade is still getting to grips with the intensity of the Premier League. Newcastle's £69million summer signing from Stuttgart got off to a great start with a goal on debut against Wolves and went on a run of scoring in four straight games shortly afterwards. But the German is now on a run of 12 games without a goal having last found the net on December 20. And Howe said: 'He is young, it's a new league. He started so well and I think everybody expected that to continue but I think that is very difficult to do, as much as we wanted that to happen for him. 'He is getting to grips with the challenges of the Premier League; the speed, the intensity and the physicality. 'And of course teams are getting to know him as well and I think that is the biggest challenge for him, teams understand his game and what he wants to do so he has to find solutions the other way. 'You have to keep ahead of the other teams so there is work for him to do but I think he has done everything with such a great attitude and great way. 'That is the biggest thing for me he needs to do to be successful. '
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