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Liverpool: We’ll kick off with some bad news for Liverpool fans, ahead of their side’s match against West Ham tomorrow. Arne Slot has opened his pre-match presser by telling reporters that Florian Wirtz will not be fit for the game and there’s no confirmed time frame on the German’s return. Wirtz missed Liverpool’s somewhat fortuitous win against Nottingham Forest last weekend after being forced to pull out during the warm-up.

“I don’t expect Florian to be available,” he says. “It’s a disappointment. Every time a player is not available is a disappointment, it’s something that I didn’t expect after last week. At this moment time, I don’t know [when he will return]. Usually when I say that, I do know and I don’t want to share. But this time, I honestly don’t know.

“It’s a big accomplishment for Wirtz to stay fit for such a long time because he had to make a step up from where he played to the Premier League and Liverpool. It tells a lot about his mentality and work rate that he has stayed fit for so long. It is a disappointment for him and for us, because he has played really, really well lately”

Slot also reveals that Jeremie Frimpong will be available for tomorrow’s match after being sidelined since the end of January.

Florian Wirtz has suffered a setback just as he was starting to prove his many early season detractors wrong with some outstanding performances. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

VfB Stuttgart 0-1 Celtic (agg: 4-2)

Europa League: Celtic restored a modicum of pride following their first leg humbling, in what is likely to be Martin O’Neill’s final European match as a head coach. Ewan Murray reports from MHP Arena …

Martin O'Neill looks on as his Celtic side exits the Europa League in Stuttgart. Photograph: DPA/PA

Crystal Palace 2-0 Zrinjski Mostar (agg: 3-1)

Europa Conference League: A Round of 16 tie against Larnaca or Mainz awaits Oliver Glasner’s side after they made short work of their visitors from Bosnia and Herzegovina in south London. Ed Aarons reports from Selbhurst Park …

Will Hughes applauds Crystal Palace fans after helping Crystal Palace beat Zrinjski Mostar at Selhurst Park. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA

Nottingham Forest 1-2 Fenerbahce (agg: 4-2)

Europa League: Nottingham Forest survived a second leg scare to advance to the Round of 16, where they will face Midtjylland or Real Betis, two teams they failed to beat in the league phase of the competition. Ben Fisher reports from the City Ground …

Callum Hudson-Odoi celebrates after putting Nottingham Forest a goal up in the second leg. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA

Preamble

Rise and shine, football fans. Well, rise. It’s Friday and the weekend is almost upon us. After a night of continental drama that saw Celtic exit the Europa League, Nottingham Forest survive a scare against Fenerbahce and Crystal Palace cruise past Zrinjski Mostar, there’s the small matter of news of the draw for the Champions League Round of 16 to bring you from 11am (GMT).

Not content with all that European chit-chat, we’ll be pivoting back to the bread and butter of the Premier League and reporting from press rooms across the country, bringing you the latest team news from assorted top-flight managers.

And, of course, the Friday blog is your one-stop shop for the unexpected – whether it’s a late-breaking injury hammerblow or a shock managerial announcement. We’ll be bringing you every bit of the news that’s fit to print and a whole lot more that almost certainly isn’t.