That's your lot from us today.

We'll have more updates available from each of today's news conferences, including further quotes from Roberto de Zerbi over on our dedicated team pages which you can find by clicking here.

For now though, here are the top lines we've been across:

• Regis le Bris responded to the news that the club's appeal against Dan Ballard's red card for a hair pull had been rejected
• Manchester United's interim boss Michael Carrick batted away questions about his future beyond this season in his news conference and also commented on the recent news that the Youth Cup final between United and Manchester City would be played at a smaller venue
• Another interim boss, Chelsea's Calum McFarlane, believes the players haven't "downed tools" and also gave a big team news update with regard to Pedro Neto, Alejandro Garnacho and Robert Sanchez
• Finally, Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto de Zerbi said goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario is still not ready to return and claimed he would "100%" like to keep Joao Palhinha at the club next season and that they are "lucky" to have him

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Tottenham manager Roberto de Zerbi on whether it is important to have the fans on board in Monday's home game against Leeds: "First of all we are playing against one of the best teams in the league, in this moment. In the last five or six games, they won against Manchester United, they drew in Bournemouth playing well, they won at home two times - Wolves and Burnley - and for that we have a big respect.

"We can't think in a different way. We have to keep this mentality. We must remain humble. Nothing has changed. We have to prepare for an important game."

He added: "We have to focus on this type of game [positive recent performances against Wolves, Brighton and Aston Villa] with this type of attitude, spirit and showing the qualities of the players."

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Tottenham manager Roberto de Zerbi was asked about the prospect of loan midfielder Joao Palhinha returning to parent club Bayern Munich at the end of the season.

On whether Palhinha is a player he would like to keep: "100%. We have to start from this type of people. More than players we need reliable people as well as reliable players and Palhinha is one of the best. As a player for sure, but as a guy, no?

"I want to see players with the same attitude, with the same passion, with the same spirit and personality. We are lucky to have Palhinha with us."

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Tottenham manager Roberto de Zerbi was asked about team news: "I am happy because we are working well with the players. Another very important week. We have no problem."

On the fitness of goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario: "No, Vicario is not ready yet. I don't know what will be the plan but he's suffering because he would like to help the team and to help his team-mates but he's not available yet."

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Roberto de Zerbi says he would "100%" like to keep midfielder Joao Palhinha, who is on loan from Bayern Munich, at the club beyond this season.

Full quotes to follow...

Keifer MacDonald
BBC Sport

Since the Premier League became a 20-team format in 1995, the average number of points needed for safety has been 36.

But that will not be enough this time around given that West Ham have already reached that tally and currently occupy the third and final relegation place.

According to data experts Opta, the Hammers are now favourites (77.71%) to be relegated, with Tottenham at 22.03% and Nottingham Forest just 0.13%.

If the three sides continue picking up points at their current rate, then it will be the Hammers who are relegated to the second tier for the first time since 2011.

The 2023 Conference League winners are averaging 1.03 points per game, which would mean they finish the season on 39 points.

Tottenham's return of 1.06 points per game puts them on course to finish on 40 points, while Forest are on track to secure safety for a fourth consecutive season by earning a tally of 46 points.

In a relegation battle like no other, will the Premier League have one final shock in store?

• Read more on the relegation battle

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Tottenham manager Roberto de Zerbi says Guglielmo Vicario is still not ready to return from injury and couldn't give a timeframe on a potential comeback.

He added that forward Dominic Solanke could return for the Chelsea game, while James Maddison remains a "maybe" for Monday's fixture.

Full quotes to follow...

Tottenham manager Roberto de Zerbi was clearly happy with the response he got at Aston Villa, which made it back-to-back wins for his Spurs side, following on from their previous 1-0 win at Wolves.

He told BBC's Match of the Day that he saw "the right spirit and behaviour on the pitch".

"I'm pleased with the performances," he added. "I knew my players were very good before this game. We have to not forget the situation before Wolverhampton. The season is not finished yet, and we cannot be happy just for these two wins. We have to keep working with the same mentality."

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In his last pre-match news conference, Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi said the "most important challenge now" was to "silence the voice inside of us".

If there were any doubts, it did not show in Spurs' performance at Aston Villa on Sunday as they ran out comprehensive 2-1 winners.

On negative thoughts, De Zerbi added: "This voice produces negative thoughts and the voice says we are unlucky, we have too many injuries. I think it's all negative things and it's rubbish."

On the topic, De Zerbi said he wanted to keep the focus on "ourselves and the quality of my players".

He said that it is a tough moment for the club "but the losers cry" and "think negative".

"I don't want people close to me crying or to think a different way than me," the Italian added.

"I heard no, it's impossible, we are crying, everyone, we are relegated, no? Not yet and we have to die on the pitch. We have to play, we have to fight."

And fight they did...

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Spurs, in 17th, hold a one-point lead over 18th-placed West Ham, with just nine points left to play for.

A win either way at this stage of the season can have huge implications.

Here are Tottenham's remaining three Premier League fixtures:

• 11 May: Tottenham v Leeds (20:00)
• 19 May: Chelsea v Tottenham (20:15)
• 24 May: Tottenham v Everton (16:00)

Tottenham host Leeds on Monday night knowing that they could be back in the relegation zone by then, if rivals West Ham upset the odds to beat title chasers Arsenal at home on Sunday...

Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter

We've heard from two interim managers today in Michael Carrick and Calum McFarlane.

We will recap what they have had to say, along with Sunderland head coach Regis Le Bris, before closing the page.

But next up is a head coach who was handed a permanent position, despite taking over at Tottenham with the club in limbo - fighting to avoid relegation from the Premier League.

Roberto de Zerbi is up next...

Chelsea

A final word from Chelsea's interim manager Calum McFarlane on an opportunity to build momentum for the FA Cup final: "We want to turn it around. We know the standards this club has set, we aren't meeting them at the moment. The only thing we can control is how we behave and act every single day and how we work to turn that level of performance around."

On if one eye is on that final: "We have not spoken about the cup final. We have spoken about what we have to improve on the previous game and looking ahead to the next game. We are not looking that far ahead."

Are players playing for places for that game?: "They are always playing for places. We have a team full of internationals that we can call on so there is always competition for places at this football club."

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Chelsea interim manager Calum McFarlane on how he explains the performance in Monday's 3-1 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest to the fans: "I completely understand the feeling. We are as disappointed and frustrated as they are. I put it down to possibly not responding well enough to the early set-backs that we had. We need to do much better in those moments because it has happened before and it is something we will address and try and improve for the upcoming games."

On whether players have downed tools: "I would not agree with that. The performances haven't been good enough. We are in a really bad run at the moment. The Leeds performance was a glimmer where we thought we could build on that but we weren't able to do that. I see these boys every day, every training session, every meeting and in the gym. They are in a good place to go and attack games, we just haven't been able to translate that to the game on Monday so hopefully we can improve that on Saturday."

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Calum McFarlane was asked about Jamie Carragher's comments stating Chelsea were "broken": "It is Jamie's job to give his opinion and I respect that. That's his job and that's what he is there to do. I can only speak on my experience at this club and I think there are a lot of foundations for this team to have success. We are not in the best form at the moment, we are not performing the way we should be, but I do think that there are foundations there to be successful."

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Chelsea manager Calum McFarlane was asked if the players owe the fans positive performances for the remainder of the season, after six consecutive defeats in the league: "We know, the players know, I know, the staff know and everybody at the club knows that the recent performances have been nowhere near the expected standard and we are going to do everything we can to improve that."

On if he has sat down with the players to discuss performance levels: "My role as the coach is to review the game and explain the moments that have cost us and moments we could have taken more advantage of so we look at it more from a football perspective. There were some things in that game that we could have done a lot better and hopefully that shows on Saturday."

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Chelsea's interim boss Calum McFarlane did have some positive team news, though: "We've got a few lads returning. Levi [Colwill] and Reece [James] have trained a full week. It's looking promising. We've still got another session, but they both trained fully today. We are hopeful."

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Calum McFarlane on the fitness of Pedro Neto, Alejandro Garnacho and Robert Sanchez: "Neto and Garnacho are carrying knocks so it is looking unlikely that they will be available. Rob is also not going to be available after the injury that he sustained in the Nottingham Forest game."

On his attacking options for the Liverpool game: "We still have a lot of good players. We still have a lot of players that can impact football games so we are going to have to make up for some of those players we are missing in different ways, in the way that we shape the team up, but I don't want to go into too much detail on that right now."

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Chelsea interim manager Calum McFarlane on Jesse Derry, who was taken to hospital following the injury sustained against Nottingham Forest on Monday evening: "I spoke to Jesse's dad the night it happened. I spoke to the family yesterday as well. It is positive, it is really positive. I don't have the knowledge and insights to go into massive detail but the early signs are really positive.

"It is disappointing but as long as he is healthy, that's all that really matters. It was great to give him his debut, I worked with him in the under-21s and he has had a fantastic season.

"He is not going to be available for us from now until the end of the season so it is an abrupt end to his season but amazing for him to make his debut and I think he showed in that first half his quality and what he can bring to this team."

Since Calum McFarlane's news conference concluded, Chelsea have stated that there is a possibility that Derry may feature again this season.