{"id":9051,"date":"2026-02-20T11:26:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=9051"},"modified":"2026-02-20T11:26:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:26:44","slug":"premier-league-live-previews-team-news-and-manager-news-conferences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=9051","title":{"rendered":"Premier League LIVE: Previews, team news and manager news conferences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"asset:399d853c-efee-49b6-9258-d4bf912b64b1\">\n<header class=\"ssrcss-1gu7x8n-Header e14e9ror5\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1de7kuz-HeadingContainer e14e9ror1\"><\/p>\n<h3 type=\"normal\" class=\"ssrcss-1hhifyp-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-189b1h2-HeadlineWrap e14e9ror2\"><span>&#8216;It&#8217;s a pleasure to work with Milner&#8217;<\/span><span class=\"ssrcss-rcvhal-ServerSideTime e14e9ror0\"><span data-testid=\"timestamp\" class=\"ssrcss-1qstrv8-Timestamp ekpio9q4\"><span data-testid=\"accessible-timestamp\" class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">published at 11:15 GMT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ssrcss-crgz56-Time ekpio9q2\">11:15 GMT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-j37a1a-SubheadlineWrap e14e9ror3\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-w0w395-Paragraph e14e9ror4\"><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-189b1h2-HeadlineWrap e14e9ror2\">Brentford v Brighton (Sat, 15:00 GMT)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/header>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-3u1n9h-Contributor etflsgg2\"><span class=\"ssrcss-118oapy-ImageWrapper etflsgg1\"><span class=\"ssrcss-11pa8fm-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/128\/cpsprodpb\/\/vivo\/live\/images\/2017\/8\/18\/6cd15242-dc03-4fa9-982c-43f33125aeab.jpg.webp\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\"\/><\/span><\/span><span><strong>Brighton &amp; Hove Albion<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-pqb4c0-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1ld8hyl-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fabian Hurzeler and James Milner\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/640\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/2\/20\/87055d5b-39e7-4a51-ae32-39d740c78a52.jpg.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/2\/20\/87055d5b-39e7-4a51-ae32-39d740c78a52.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/2\/20\/87055d5b-39e7-4a51-ae32-39d740c78a52.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/2\/20\/87055d5b-39e7-4a51-ae32-39d740c78a52.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/2\/20\/87055d5b-39e7-4a51-ae32-39d740c78a52.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/776\/cpsprodpb\/vivo\/live\/images\/2026\/2\/20\/87055d5b-39e7-4a51-ae32-39d740c78a52.jpg.webp 776w\" width=\"776\" height=\"436\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\"\/><\/span><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-tzgxt7-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\"><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">Image source, <\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">A final word from Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler on how James Milner has behaved at the club, which has led to him potentially becoming the Premier League&#8217;s outright all-time top appearance maker this weekend:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Being the best professional you can imagine he can be, so every day coming into the training ground trying to be the best prepared, try to regenerate. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I just can give an example, I think it was two days ago, I texted him at 5 o&#8217;clock if we can have a chat tomorrow and five minutes afterwards he was standing in front of my office because he was still there. 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