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Both these clubs come into the game on the back of a disappointing result. Leeds were swept aside 4-0 by leaders Arsenal while Forest were held to a 1-1 draw at home to slumping Crystal Palace. The frustration for Sean Dyche and his players was that they were leading 1-0 and looking good until the dismissal of left-back Neco Williams for handball on the stroke of half-time.

Barcelona enjoyed a pretty quiet January transfer window with the highlights being the arrival of Joao Cancelo and the departures of Dro Fernandez and Marc-Andre ter Stegen. The Catalan giants may not have done much business but elsewhere some eye-catching transfers did take place, notably in the Premier League. Pep Guardiola's Manchester City signed Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi, while Liverpool agreed a £60 million deal for Jeremy Jacquet to arrive in the summer from Rennes.

The 20-year-old AZ Alkmaar standout has attracted sustained interest from Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester United, all of whom explored potential deals during the January transfer window, sources close to the agents industry have informed CaughtOffside. Smit's rise in the Eredivisie has been swift and eye-catching. Comfortable dictating play from deep while also capable of driving forward with the ball, the Dutch youth international has developed a reputation for showing maturity beyond years.

Liverpool enter the weekend sitting sixth and outside the Champions League places, regardless of whether England earns an additional qualification spot, while Manchester City are under mounting pressure to keep pace with Arsenal in a title race that appears to be slipping further out of reach. Both teams will approach this clash knowing that anything less than three points could prove damaging.

Ten men away at Aston Villa, I could have put the whole backline in. Keller has gone in and not only held his own as their number one, but continued to showcase probably why he left Liverpool. A lot of people would have said 'stay, Alisson is getting older, you'll get your chance'. He didn't, he went away and he has been fantastic for them and it is a team that suits him.

The Black Cats have added to their influx of summer spending this month by adding 22-year-old Nilson Angulo. An Ecuador international with six goals and seven assists in the Belgian Pro League this season, Angulo is undergoing a medical overseas, according to Sky Sports, ahead of completing an initial 15 million transfer. Sunderland spent upwards of 150m in the summer transfer window, completely reshaping Regis Le Bris' promotion-winning squad.

The deal sheet allows a club to confirm that an agreement has been reached and also give themselves more time to submit the remaining documentation. The Premier League and the English Football League have both set a transfer deadline for Monday, 2 February at 19:00 GMT. The deal sheet cannot be used before 17:00 GMT and needs to be filled in before the transfer window closes.

I know we won too much and the people don't want us to win but the referee has to be neutral. For me, it's not fair because we work so hard When everything is finished, you are frustrated.

I know we won too much and the people don't want us to win but the referee has to be neutral and for me honestly, it's not fair. It's not fair because we work so hard in these situations and now to make these decisions, we have to move on. Of course you need to come back but at the end, when everything is finished, we are frustrated because it's so clear the foul.

Solanke said he was forced to "make something out of nothing" and would be "watching that back a few times."