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29 Jan 2024
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With TWO rounds of fixtures and Transfer Deadline Day, see what's ahead in the coming days

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A busy week lies ahead for Premier League clubs and their players, with TWO rounds of top-flight fixtures, plus the end of the January transfer window, and knockout ties in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and Asian Cup. Here's what to look out for each day.

Monday

At AFCON, 10 Premier League players could be in action when Senegal face hosts Ivory Coast at 20:00 GMT, and at least four of them will be knocked out.

Senegal have Moussa Niakhate (Nottingham Forest), Fode Ballo-Toure (Fulham), Pape Sarr (Spurs), Cheikhou Kouyate (Nott'm Forest), Idrissa Gueye (Everton) and Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), while Ivory Coast's squad features Simon Adingra (Brighton), Serge Aurier (Nott'm Forest), Willy Boly (Nott'm Forest) and Ibrahim Sangare (Nott'm Forest).

Several managers will also hold press conferences as they provide updates ahead of the midweek Premier League fixtures.

Tuesday

The final last-16 AFCON matches could feature seven Premier League players when Mali face Burkina Faso (17:00 GMT) and Morocco take on South Africa (20:00 GMT).

They are Mali's Yves Bissouma (Spurs) and Boubacar Traore (Wolves), Burkina Faso's Issa Kabore, Dango Ouattara (AFC Bournemouth) and Bertrand Traore (Aston Villa), and Morocco's Nayef Aguerd and Sofyan Amrabat (Manchester United).

Meanwhile, at the Asian Cup, Spurs' Son Heung-min and Wolverhampton Wanderers' Hwang Hee-chan will bid to reach the quarter-finals with South Korea against Saudi Arabia (16:00 GMT).

More Premier League managers will hold their press conferences, providing the latest team news.

The Fantasy Premier League deadline for Gameweek 22 is at 18:00 GMT, with FPL managers needing to make their transfers and confirm their line-ups before then.

Matchweek 22 then begins with five Tuesday matches.

Nott'm Forest host Arsenal at 19:30 GMT, while there are two 19:45 GMT fixtures as Fulham face Everton and Luton Town welcome Brighton. These are followed by Crystal Palace against Sheffield United (20:00 GMT) and Aston Villa versus Newcastle United (20:15 GMT).

Wednesday

Japan's Wataru Endo and Takehiro Tomiyasu will take on Bahrain at 11:30 GMT in the last 16 for a place in the Asian Cup quarter-finals.

Several managers will also hold press conferences as they provide updates ahead of Thursday's Premier League matches.

There are three more Premier League fixtures, as Manchester City face Burnley and Spurs host London rivals Brentford, both starting at 19:30 GMT. Then at Anfield, leaders Liverpool face Chelsea at 20:15 GMT.

Thursday

Clubs will have their last chance to make signings and adjust their squads on Transfer Deadline Day, with the winter window closing at 23:00 GMT.

We will be running a live blog where you can follow all the last-minute moves.

The final two fixtures of Matchweek 22 take place, as West Ham United face Bournemouth (19:30 GMT) followed by Wolves versus Man Utd (20:15 GMT).

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Friday

The AFCON quarter-finals begin with Nigeria facing Angola at 17:00 GMT and DR Congo versus Guinea at 20:00 GMT.

Nigeria have four Premier League players in their squad - Ola Aina (Nott'm Forest), Calvin Bassey (Fulham), Frank Onyeka (Brentford) and Alex Iwobi (Fulham), while DR Congo have Yoane Wissa (Brentford) among their ranks.

Managers will face the media again to provide updates ahead of the weekend's Premier League fixtures.

Saturday

The FPL deadline for Gameweek 23 is at 11:00 GMT.

There are five matches taking place from 12:30 GMT, including three 15:00 GMT kick-offs, concluding with the 17:30 GMT match between Sheff Utd and Aston Villa.

Sunday

The action continues with four more fixtures, three starting at 14:00 GMT, including Man Utd v West Ham.

The standout match of the weekend takes place at Emirates Stadium, as Arsenal face Liverpool at 16:30 GMT.

The final fixture of Matchweek 23 is on Monday night when Man City visit Brentford.

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