Premier League news live updates: Latest reaction plus build-up to European fixtures

Barcelona are in talks over a contract extension for their exciting young centre-back Pau Cubarsi.

The 17-year-old’s current deal expires in the summer of 2026, but Barca plan to improve it and grant him first-team status as soon as possible.

The defender is still on an academy contract that includes a €10million release clause (£8.5m; $10.6m at current rates) — a standard figure among La Masia talents. Barcelona plan to raise this to €1billion — as they also did with 16-year-old forward Lamine Yamal’s new three-year contract in October.

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) says it will review its supporter code of conduct after a “disgraceful” incident where a fan appeared to whip Al Ittihad striker Abderrazak Hamdallah.

Footage shows Hamdallah throwing water over the fan, who then appears to strike the 33-year-old with a whip.

The incident happened following Al Ittihad’s 4-1 Saudi Super Cup final loss against Al Hilal on Thursday, which took place at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Everton — as expected — have lodged an appeal against their second points deduction for breaching Premier League profit and sustainability rules (PSR).

The club's first deduction of 10 points was reduced to six on appeal in February.

The Merseyside club have now begun the process of having their most recent two-point penalty — relating to the three-year accounting period ending in the 2022-2023 season — reviewed by an independent appeal board.

The Premier League wants the verdict delivered before the end of the season "for clarity and certainty for all clubs and fans".

A statement on the league's website said: "The Premier League will be seeking to have the appeal resolved urgently with the outcome confirmed in advance of Sunday 19 May, the last day of this season."

Nottingham Forest's appeal against their four-point PSR sanction will be heard in the week commencing April 22.

The Toffees are two points above the relegation zone with seven games of the season remaining.

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Pedri insists he is "very happy" at Barcelona and believes his side will need to "eat" Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final.

The Spain international recently recovered from a thigh injury and was a second half substitute in last week's first leg in Paris, providing the assist for Raphinha's second goal. Pedri, 21, was also a substitute in Barcelona's weekend victory at Cadiz.

In terms of his future at Barcelona, Pedri said on Monday: "In that regard, I am very calm. I’m delighted at the club and I know Barca will keep their word in what we spoke to, so I am very happy to stay at the club of my dreams."

Speaking of Tuesday's second leg in Barcelona, Pedri added: "Everyone loves to talk about who is favourite and who is not. But we need to stay prudent because PSG will come over here full of desire to win. They are going to try to turn the tie around, and that’s why we must go out to the pitch and try to eat them."

Sebastien Haller has been ruled out of Borussia Dortmund's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Atletico Madrid with an ankle injury.

Haller — scorer of Dortmund's only goal in the 2-1 defeat in the first leg — faces "two or three weeks" out after aggravating an old issue.

The 29-year-old had to be withdrawn nine minutes into his side's 2-1 win over Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday.

Dortmund head coach Edin Terzic said Haller has "injured his ankle again unfortunately".

He added: "He will now have complete rest for a week. There will be a final diagnosis the downtime a little more precisely. We assume he won't be available for two to three weeks."

Haller was making his first start in the Bundesliga since September having returned from the Africa Cup of Nations duty with the same ankle issue.

Dean Henderson has been a revelation since his return to the Crystal Palace side. There has been significant pressure on him to perform but he has risen to the occasion. At Anfield he made save after save to deny Liverpool and help secure his side an important victory. But in previous games, he has stood firm.

In a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest a fortnight ago he was backed by manager Oliver Glasner despite criticism over what some believed to be a mistake for Chris Wood’s goal, but he had handled well from awkward balls into the box. A section of the away end that evening sang his name in support at full-time.

During a 1-0 defeat by Bournemouth on April 2, he dealt capably with the ball fizzing off the wet surface, while he could do little about Manchester City’s goals in a 4-2 loss last week.

It is that block of games which has helped him to put together a run of excellent performances and silence the doubters. A return to the England set-up is far less of a remote possibility than it would have been at the start of the month and would be deserved.

Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson is targeting an England recall for this summer’s European Championship after “going through hell and back” over the last year.

The 27-year-old was instrumental in Palace’s 1-0 victory over Liverpool on Sunday and has enjoyed a strong return to the starting XI after Sam Johnstone sustained an elbow injury on England duty in March.

Henderson himself has endured a torrid time with injuries over the last 12 months. A thigh problem ruled him out of the second half of Nottingham Forest’s campaign last season after making a strong impression on loan.

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West Ham United midfielder George Earthy is “awake” and will receive medical attention at a London hospital after suffering a head injury on his Premier League debut.

Earthy, 19, had replaced Michail Antonio in the 82nd minute for West Ham against Fulham but collided with team-mate Edson Alvarez, then needing treatment on the pitch.

After a delay, the teenager was taken off the pitch on a stretcher with an oxygen mask and a neck brace.

Bayer Leverkusen’s Bundesliga title triumph has ended one of the most impressive records in football.

Bayern Munich forward Kingsley Coman had, before this campaign, had an 11-season career as a professional footballer and set an incredible all-time record in Europe’s top five leagues.

Coman, 27, had played in a league-winning side in each of his 11 seasons as a professional footballer and even featured for two title-winners in the 2015-16 campaign, meaning he had secured a record 12 titles in 11 seasons.

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Nottingham Forest’s appeal hearing over their four-point punishment for breaching profit and sustainability rules (PSR) will take place during the week commencing Monday, April 22.

Last month, Forest admitted a breach of PSR — having overspent by £34.5million over the three-year reporting period ending in the 2022-23 season — and could have been hit with a six-point penalty, if not for what the independent commission that heard their case described as “excellent co-operation”.

But the club’s legal team, led by Nick De Marco KC, felt that the punishment was excessive and put forward an appeal that will outline their grievances over the initial judgement.

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West Ham United midfielder George Earthy has been discharged from hospital after suffering a head injury on his Premier League debut.

Earthy, 19, had replaced Michail Antonio in the 82nd minute for West Ham against Fulham on Sunday but collided with team-mate Edson Alvarez, then needing treatment on the pitch.

After a delay, the teenager was taken off the pitch on a stretcher with an oxygen mask and a neck brace.

Earthy was conscious as he left the London Stadium in an ambulance with his family after the match. He was discharged from hospital on Monday and will now follow FA and Premier League concussion guidelines ahead of his return to play.

Xabi Alonso spoke of it being an "honour" to work at Bayer Leverkusen after guiding the club to their first ever Bundesliga title.

Having been appointed in October 2022 when the club were in the relegation zone, Alonso has transformed Leverkusen — who are 16 points clear at the top of the standings with five rounds of games remaining. Alonso, who has been linked with the Liverpool and Bayern Munich jobs, has already insisted he will stay at Leverkusen beyond this season and spoke of his pride in his position.

"I am so proud of all the players," Alonso said after the match, amid the celebrations. "For me, it’s on honour to work here.

"Finally, we can say Bayer Leverkusen is German champion. It’s a huge honour for all of us. It was totally earned by the team, by the club, by the fans. Everyone, all departments, were working and fighting for this title so we are a result of that hard work over many years. This is a moment to enjoy and it is a huge success for this club. The first title is always special for everyone. So to be part of this history feels incredible."

When asked at what point he believed Leverkusen would win the league, the Basque head coach highlighted the 3-0 victory at home to Bayern on February 10 — a result that put them five points clear at the of the standings.

"It could have turned out that they would have been ahead of us," he explained. "We didn’t talk about winning the title in the locker room that day but we all knew. We were all thinking about it.

"The consistency, the quality of our game over the season, we earned this title. It’s not easy and we were living it every day, which made us believe. It’s an incredible team, all the players worked so hard even the young guys. Everyone was always preparing hard. We night need a little more time to reflect on what we accomplished but right now, we want to enjoy this."

Andy Robertson believes Liverpool need to be "perfect" in their run-in if they are to win the Premier League.

Sunday's defeat to Crystal Palace leaves Liverpool third in the standings, two points behind leaders Manchester City and with an inferior goal difference to second-placed Arsenal, who are also on 71 points following their loss at home to Aston Villa.

"We need to be perfect from here on in, for sure," Robertson said on Sunday. "We can't drop any more points and let's see what the other two teams (City and Arsenal) do. We have to stay positive. We don't stop fighting.

"We have to pick everyone up in the changing room because there's a lot of people who are down, whether they missed a chance, gave the ball away or whatever it is. We pick up, we go again on Thursday and we give everything we've got."

Liverpool return to action on Thursday with the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final against Atalanta in Bergamo, before facing Fulham away on April 21.

Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal should have scored five goals against Aston Villa in “one of the best halves we have played this season.”

Late goals from Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins secured a two-goal victory for Villa in a result which ensured Manchester City ended the matchday at the top of the Premier League.

City lead Arsenal by two points with six rounds of action remaining, with Liverpool — who lost 1-0 at home to Crystal Palace earlier on Sunday — behind the north London side on goal difference.

Read what Arteta had to say in full below.