Maddison makes it to the World Cup, not now League Cup and Burnley-Blackburn

Jimbo welcomes back Charlie Eccleshare, Lynsey Hooper and Duncan Alexander ahead of the last Premier League weekend before the World Cup.

Gareth Southgate names his England squad for Qatar with James Maddison, Ben White and Callum Wilson the big picks. The panel are just hoping Kieran Trippier doesn’t get injured this weekend.

Wolves v Arsenal and Newcastle v Chelsea are the headline fixtures this weekend. Will we see full intensity from the World Cup-bound players? Will the likes of Haaland and Salah fill their boots? Will we see some very early reducers at Fulham v Man United?

Nancy Frostick gives us the lowdown on possibly the biggest game of the weekend in England, the East Lancashire derby between the top two in the Championship, Burnley v Blackburn.

Plus Gary Bull, pre-planned celebrations and the inconvenience of the Carabao Cup.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: Scrap the League Cup? (03.30)

• PART 1b: A full pelt Premier League weekend? (07.30)

• PART 1c: Man City v Brentford & Newcastle v Chelsea (09.30) 

• PART 2a: Bournemouth v Everton (20.00)

• PART 2b: Burnley v Blackburn with Nancy Frostick (24.00)

• PART 2c: Brighton v Aston Villa and Spurs v Leeds (31.00)

• PART 2d: Wolves v Arsenal (40.00)

• PART 3a: England’s World Cup squad announced (48.00)

• PART 3b: Which clubs will be most affected by the break? (52.00)

• PART 3c: The rest of the Premier League weekend (55.00)

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