SATURDAY-17:30 GMT
CHELSEA V NEWCASTLE
The talk turns to French defender Kurt Zouma, who will miss the rest of the season and the European Championships in the summer after suffering a serious knee injury.The 21-year-old damaged his anterior cruciate ligament during Chelsea's game versus Manchester United."It is real shame Zouma will be out for so long, especially as he was in good form and the Euros in France are coming up," says Hiddink, who believes his side has enough squad strength to cover Zouma's absence.
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SUNDAY-16:15 GMT
MANCHESTER CITY V SPURS
City might have dropped to fourth in the Premier League after losing to Leicester last weekend but manager Manuel Pellegrini is refusing to panic as they prepare to face third-placed Spurs on Sunday."Maybe we have a lot of criticism when we don’t play well but I’m happy with the squad over the whole season," he said."Spurs are a good team, they are involved in the title with 13 games to go.“It’s not a decisive game but a very important game - afterwards we will play for another 36 points."
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SUNDAY,16:15 GMT
MAN CITY V TOTTENHAN
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino opens his news conference by giving an update on the injury situation at the club.Defender Jan Vertonghen and forward Clinton N'Jie are both out of the match against Manchester City, but the rest of the squad is available.
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SATURDAY,17:30 GMT
CHELSEA V NEWCASTLE
Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink has revealed that striker Diego Costa broke his nose in training yesterday.However, the Dutchman adds that Costa will be back later today to do some light training and then join his team-mates in the hotel tonight.Costa is expected to be available for Saturday's game against Newcastle. Hiddink says the incident was an "accidental one as he challenged for a header".
MANCHESTER CITY MANAGER MANUEL PELLEGRINI
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has been asked about the date for City's FA Cup tie against Chelsea which comes three days before City face Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League."I thought the correct day was the Saturday as we have to play Kiev on the Wednesday," he said."The FA must protect teams playing in Europe as everyone wants good results. I thought it was logical to play one day before.”
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