Summary

  • Two Premier League games coming up - listen to build-up on 5 Live

  • Second-placed Man City visit relegation-threatened Burnley

  • Guardiola's side can go top with victory, Clarets will be relegated if they lose

  • European-chasing Bournemouth host Leeds, who need win to boost survival hopes

  • Latest reaction as Chelsea sack head coach Liam Rosenior

  • Club say they will "undertake a process of self-reflection" before appointing next boss - full statement

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  1. Are Leeds safe from relegation?published at 19:08 BST

    Bournemouth v Leeds (20:00 BST)

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    Is 39 the magic number for Leeds?

    Only six clubs have ever been relegated with 39 points or more in a 38-game season and the Whites have hit that milestone with five games to spare.

    Already eight points clear of the danger zone, another win for Leeds would surely put them outside of the relegation conversation, plus their favourable run in - with games against Burnley, Tottenham and West Ham - could see them catapult further up the table.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 19:06 BST

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    Is this title race going down to the final day of the season? What for Mikel Arteta if Arsenal finish runners-up for a fourth successive season? Will Pep Guardiola leave Manchester City after 10 years if he delivers a seventh Premier League title?

    And is Scott Parker the right man to guide Burnley back to the top-flight if they are relegated? Will Marco Rose be a success at Bournemouth? Will Leeds stay up and win the FA Cup?

    As ever, please send all your thoughts and predictions this way.

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  3. Coming uppublished at 19:04 BST

    • Burnley v Man City (20:00 BST)
    • Bournemouth v Leeds (20:00 BST)
  4. Will Man City go top for first time in 244 days?published at 19:02 BST

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    The last time Manchester City were top of the Premier League, Nottingham Forest were on the first of their four managers of the season.

    Tottenham fans had just celebrated a rare home win and Brentford, who are challenging for a place in Europe, were being tipped by every man and his dog for relegation under rookie boss Keith Andrews.

    That was 244 days ago.

    Win at Burnley tonight and City will replace Arsenal at the summit with five games to go.

  5. Postpublished at 19:00 BST

    Right, it's time to start building up tonight's action.

    We'll keep you across all the latest developments after another dramatic day at Stamford Bridge but all eyes now are on the top - and the bottom - of the Premier League.

  6. Who is McFarlane?published at 18:58 BST

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    Calum McFarlane will take charge of Sunday's FA Cup semi-final against Leeds, as well as their four remaning league fixtures this season.

    McFarlane, who was Rosenior's assistant, was in charge for a 1-1 draw against Manchester City and a defeat at Fulham in January after previous boss Enzo Maresca was sacked.

    He joined Chelsea after two years in charge of Southampton Under-21s and, like influential recruiter Joe Shields, previously worked in Manchester City's academy.

  7. Chelsea's remaining games this seasonpublished at 18:56 BST

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    • v Leeds (FA Cup semi-final, Wembley, Sunday)
    • 04 May: Nottingham Forest (home)
    • 09 May: Liverpool (away)
    • 17 May: Tottenham (home)
    • 24 May: Sunderland (away)
  8. Blues are 'especially vulnerable' if they miss out on Champions Leaguepublished at 18:54 BST

    Nizaar Kinsella
    BBC Sport Chelsea reporter on BBC Radio 5 Live

    There is so little leeway for Chelsea to save their season now; even Europa League qualification through the league at this stage.

    I think Chelsea are the most hurt from not having Champions League football. My sources at the club say they won't be punished by Uefa if they don't get in the Champions League, and that they will balance the books, but I think it really hurts them - and even Rosenior said that in one of his press conferences.

    It just makes everything harder when you are trying to revamp the squad and attract the best players. With those losses, I think Chelsea are especially vulnerable.

  9. Team news - Brooks starts for Cherries; Leeds unchangedpublished at 18:52 BST

    Bournemouth v Leeds (20:00 BST)

    Andoni Iraloa makes one change to the Bournemouth XI that won 2-1 at Newcastle on Saturday.

    David Brooks comes in to captain the side with Rayan dropping to the bench.

    Victory would take the Cherries up to sixth, four points behind Liverpool in the final Champions League spot.

    Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Scott, Christie, Brooks, Kroupi, Tavernier, Evanilson.

    Subs: Mandas, Gannon-Doak, Adams, Smith, Diakite, Adli, Unal, Toth, Rayan.

    XI

    Leeds boss Daniel Farke sticks with the same team that started both Saturday’s 3-0 win over Wolves and the 2-1 victory at Manchester United last week.

    Noah Okafor scored three times across those two games, while Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s late penalty against Wolves ended the striker’s six-game Premier League goal drought.

    The Whites will move 11 points clear of the relegation zone with a win tonight.

    Leeds XI: Darlow, Justin, Bijol Struijk, Bogle, Ampadu, Tanaka, Gudmundsson, Aaronson, Okafor, Calvert-Lewin.

    Subs: Perri, Rodon, James, Longstaff, Piroe, Nmecha, Bornauw, Gnonto, Buonanotte.

    XI
  10. Sent to Coventry - will Lampard return to Chelsea?published at 18:49 BST

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    Would Chelsea fans welcome this three-time Premier League winner, Champions League winner and four-time FA Cup winner back to Stamford Bridge as the next permanent boss?

  11. Team news - Humphreys in for Burnley, Ait-Nouri starts for Man Citypublished at 18:48 BST

    Burnley v Man City (20:00 BST)

    Shamoon Hafez
    BBC Sport football reporter at Turf Moor

    Burnley make three changes from the side that were beaten 4-1 at Nottingham Forest last time out.

    Bashir Humphreys, Loum Tchaouna and Josh Laurent come in for Florentino, Marcus Edwards and Lesley Ugochukwu, who all drop to the bench.

    Former Manchester City captain Kyle Walkers takes the armband for the Clarets against his old side.

    Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Esteve, Ekdal, Humphreys, Hartman, Tchaouna, Ward-Prowse, Laurent, Anthony, Flemming.

    Burnley XI

    Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola makes just one change following their monumental win over Arsenal on Sunday.

    Rodri fails to recover from a groin injury suffered in that game, so Rayan Ait-Nouri comes in at left-back.

    It means Nico O'Reilly is shifted further up the pitch in more familiar territory.

    Man City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, Ait-Nouri, Silva, O'Reilly, Semenyo, Doku, Cherki, Haaland.

    Man City XI
  12. No Rodri for Man Citypublished at 18:46 BST
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    Rodri is not involved at all for Manchester City after suffering a groin injury against Arsenal at the weekend. Kyle Walker captains Burnley against his former club.

    Full team news coming up.

  13. Get involved: Rosenior sacked - your reactionpublished at 18:44 BST

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    I've rarely seen a manager lose a dressing room so quickly and so obviously.

    Johnathan, Leeds

    Difficult to see where Rosenior goes next. Perhaps re-establish himself in Europe. Personally with his payout, I'd buy a yacht and sail off onto the sunset.

    Anthony, Leeds

  14. Team news dropping soonpublished at 18:43 BST

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    Don't forget, we've got two big games coming up at 20:00 BST.

    Team news will be dropping in the next few moments from Turf Moor, where Manchester City will replace Arsenal at the top of the table if they win and relegate Burnley.

    And Leeds United, who play Chelsea next in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Sunday, are at Bournemouth, who are still in the hunt for Europe.

  15. 'It means the world to me'published at 18:41 BST

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    To be entrusted with this role means the world to me. I cannot turn down this opportunity to join an incredible club, incredible squad who are Club World Cup champions. I will love this club [Strasbourg] for the rest of my life, but I cannot turn down Chelsea."

    Liam Rosenior on 6 January after leaving Strasbourg to take over at Chelsea

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    Get Involved: Chelsea sack Rosenior - your reactionpublished at 18:39 BST

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    Daz R Taylor: They take Rosenior from Strasbourg, whose fans wanted him to stay, and boot him out four months later. Nice pay-off. Rather than sack managers every few months, why not look at the players?

  17. 'Rosenior was not the biggest problem at Chelsea'published at 18:37 BST

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    Chelsea fan Teema Nicholls reacting to news of Liam Rosenior's sacking on BBC Radio 5 Live: "He had to go. He couldn't have stayed, but Liam Rosenior was not and is not the biggest problem at Chelsea.

    "Those that appointed him and other managers have also got to face serious questions and the sack as well.

    "I think they put him in an unfair position and we as a football club are now facing consequences. Whoever is appointed next is a huge appointment. I don't think the ones that appointed Rosenior can be part of that decision-making."

  18. What have the fans been thinking?published at 18:35 BST

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    Supporters, like the players, have expressed differing views, but the widespread anger among the fanbase has been largely directed at the club's American owners.

    A growing but still fringe protest movement, Not A Project CFC, attracted more than 500 fans who marched to Stamford Bridge before Saturday's defeat by Manchester United.

    It harked back to the end of last season, when chanting against the ownership began. Chelsea Supporters' Trust has also written an open letter to the club highlighting its concerns.

    A further fans' forum meeting is scheduled to take place this week.

    Rosenior was drawn into the anger, with expletive-laden chants directed towards him from the away end. His predecessors, Maresca and Mauricio Pochettino, also faced similar treatment, but not so early in their tenures.

  19. Players' frustrationspublished at 18:33 BST

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    Liam Rosenior had become a point of frustration, according to multiple figures close to Chelsea players.

    The extent of that frustration varied. Some described him as a friendly character who means well, while others enjoyed working with him at his previous club, Strasbourg, part of the same BlueCo ownership group.

    Others, notably several Spanish-speaking players, are understood to have preferred working under Maresca. That was reflected in interviews given by Marc Cucurella and Enzo Fernandez.

    Decisions to rotate goalkeepers and limit minutes for certain players, including Josh Acheampong, who often features briefly from the bench, have caused some discontent.

    Perhaps most concerning is the atmosphere within the leadership group. One source inside Chelsea said senior players are often quiet when invited to give their views during near-daily team meetings.

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    Get Involved: Chelsea sack Rosenior - your reactionpublished at 18:30 BST

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    Iain Franklin: Ridiculous club, if you sign a young manager on a long term contract at least give them a season to get a grip on the squad. Toxic club with toxic owners.