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With Gareth Barry on the brink of breaking the all-time Premier League appearance record, his former Aston Villa team-mate Ian Taylor caught up with him to reflect on a career he insists is a long way from ending.

Arsene Wenger says Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's Arsenal exit was not as painful as Kieran Gibbs' departure to West Brom.

Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare was left frustrated after defeat to Liverpool, having seen his side beat them in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.

Jurgen Klopp hailed a good day for Simon Mignolet and Liverpool after the goalkeeper's penalty save earned the visitors a 3-2 win at Leicester.

Simon Mignolet saved Jamie Vardy's penalty to clinch a thrilling 3-2 win for Liverpool at Leicester.

Aston Villa claimed just their third win of the Championship season as Conor Hourihane's free-kick saw off Nottingham Forest at Villa Park and helped Steve Bruce's side to their first back-to-back league wins since April.

Birmingham started life without Harry Redknapp by halting a run of six defeats in all competitions by holding their former manager Gary Rowett's Derby to a 1-1 draw at Pride Park.

Wolves midfielder Alfred N'Diaye grabbed a dramatic injury-time winner as they ground out a 2-1 victory against Barnsley.

Tony Pulis has said Jake Livermore will be back in the ranks for the visit to Arsenal on Monday Night Football. 

Wolves defender Conor Coady has signed a new four-year contract that will keep him at Molineux until 2021.

Jurgen Klopp will be looking to silence the doubters when Liverpool visit Leicester for the second time this week.

Leicester manager Craig Shakespeare is "very pleased" to see Nigel Pearson back in football as he accepts manager role with Belgian side OH Leuven.

Northampton midfielder Matt Crooks will return against Bradford after missing Tuesday's 1-0 defeat at Wigan through suspension.

Former Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson has reunited with the owners of the Foxes having taken the manager's role at Belgian club OH Leuven.

Wolves are hoping Leo Bonatini and Ruben Vinagre are fit for the home clash with Barnsley.

Derby will check on Curtis Davies and Matej Vydra ahead of the visit of Birmingham.

Who will come out on top in the Premier League this weekend? Paul Merson is back with his predictions...

David Prutton returns with his latest round of predictions ahead of this weekend's Sky Bet EFL matches.

Gareth Barry has revealed Arsenal tried to sign him twice as he prepares to break the Premier League appearance record against them on Monday Night Football.

Luton will give a late fitness test to experienced midfielder Alan McCormack ahead of the Sky Bet League Two clash with managerless Chesterfield.

David Prutton returns with his latest round of predictions ahead of this weekend's Sky Bet EFL matches.

Aston Villa's Jack Grealish has returned to light training but is still weeks away from a first-team return.

Jose Mourinho was pleased to see Manchester United's attacking players enjoying their football as they kicked off their League Cup defence with a 4-1 victory over Burton.

Tottenham will face London rivals West Ham at Wembley after the draw was made for the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.

Demarai Gray admits to being frustrated at Leicester, but is ready to fight for his place as he closes in on a new Foxes deal.

Tottenham will face London rivals West Ham at Wembley after the draw was made for the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.

Former Birmingham boss Gary Rowett has revealed he turned down the chance to sign Victor Lindelof from Benfica because he was not "tough enough".

Tony Pulis will field "a strong XI" when West Brom welcome Manchester City to The Hawthorns in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.

West Brom boss Tony Pulis believes they were right to reject offers for Jonny Evans during the summer transfer window.

Burton boss Nigel Clough admits he sees plenty of similarities between his father Brian and Jose Mourinho.

Wolves striker Bright Enobakhare spared the blushes of the Championship high flyers as they battled to a 1-0 extra time win against Bristol Rovers in the third round of the Carabao Cup at Molineux.

Michael Jacobs popped up with the only goal as Wigan Athletic beat Northampton 1-0 to move up to second place in Sky Bet League One.

Craig Shakespeare admitted Leicester were living a "charmed life" before fighting back to beat Liverpool 2-0 in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is promising to take the Carabao Cup match against Burton seriously.

Patrick Bamford guided Middlesbrough into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with both goals in a 2-0 away win over 10-man Aston Villa.

Craig Shakespeare says Demarai Gray can follow the Cristiano Ronaldo route to better statistics once his Leicester future is sorted.

Bristol Rovers will be aiming for another Carabao Cup scalp as they travel to Wolves in the third round.

Aston Villa will host Middlesbrough for the second time in a week as they meet in the third round of the Carabao Cup at Villa Park on Tuesday night.

Jake Livermore has been handed an extended break by West Brom to stop any mental burnout.

Lee Carsley is in pole position to become Birmingham' new full-time manager, according to Sky sources.

Sacked Harry Redknapp says he would have led Birmingham back to the Premier League given time to finish his rebuilding job at St Andrew's.

Jamie Vardy passed up an easy chance to score the winner in Leicester's 1-1 draw against Huddersfield by missing an open goal.

Was Ben Foster fortunate to escape a red card as he came flying out of his goal to upend West Ham's Javier Hernandez at The Hawthorns?

David Wagner struggled to contain his disappointment after Elias Kachunga saw a second-half goal ruled out for offside in Huddersfield's 1-1 draw against Leicester at the John Smith's Stadium.

Aston Villa scored three goals in an away game for the first time in over two years as they eased to a 3-0 Sky Bet Championship win over Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday evening.

Birmingham City have sacked manager Harry Redknapp after a sixth straight defeat on Saturday.

Birmingham parted company with manager Harry Redknapp after throwing away a lead to lose 3-1 against Preston at St Andrew's.

Preston scored three times in 12 second-half minutes as they hit back from a goal down to claim their first away win of the season at Birmingham.

Diogo Jota continued his electric form in front of goal to steer Wolves to a 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest in the Sky Bet Championship.

Steve Bruce says he understands why Aston Villa have had seven managers in as many years after a "mass hysteria" around his position.

Aston Villa were pre-season favourites for the Sky Bet Championship title but have made a poor start to the campaign, winning just one of their seven games so far.

Nottingham Forest boss Mark Warburton will probably have an unchanged squad for the visit of Wolves.

Barnsley will be without transfer deadline-day signing Gary Gardner in their televised home game against Aston Villa.

Tony Pulis says it has been "a privilege" to work with Gareth Barry as the West Brom midfielder closes in on the Premier League appearance record.

Who will come out on top in the Premier League this weekend? Paul Merson is back with his predictions, including Chelsea v Arsenal and Manchester United v Everton.