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Key events 1h ago Preamble Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 3m ago 05.06 EDT Ipswich’s Kieran McKenna says Leeds manager Daniel Farke and Burnley’s Scott Parker can give him a call for advice on how to handle the Premier League, reports PA Media, but warned the gap from the Championship is only getting bigger. McKenna said: “My phone is reachable if anyone wants to pick it up. I certainly picked up my phone last year to teams who were in this position, as I’m sure teams did in the year before that. That’s pretty common practice. Again, they will be private discussions. As I’ve said before, the gap is certainly big and getting bigger. The Ipswich manager is upbeat about his clubs’s prospects after consecutive promotions were followed by immediate relegation. “Our journey is our journey,” he said. “We know how quickly it’s come. As I’ve said many times, I think we’ll be in a much stronger position going into next season than we have been for the previous years, and certainly the previous years at Championship level. “I’d even like to think that as a squad, with infrastructure, staffing and everything, we’ll be in a strong position irrespective of league for I don’t know how many years. We’re on our own journey and we’re going to try and keep progressing the club in every way. We hope that that will ultimately lead to establishing ourselves in the Premier League.” Share 8m ago 05.01 EDT Liverpool fans cause actual quake: Boffins at the University of Liverpool’s department of Earth, ocean and environmental sciences were on site on Sunday to measure ground movement from the crowd when Arne Slot’s clinched the Premier League title with that rout of Spurs. The data revealed that the 60,415-strong crowd generated real seismic activity, particularly in response to the six goals scored during the game. “Probably Evertonians smashing crockery,” quips my Koppite colleague. Liverpool 5-1 win over Tottenham triggers seismic tremors at Anfield Read more Share 19m ago 04.50 EDT Eddie Howe has been up before the media, talking of the importance of Newcastle being in control of their Champions League destiny but wary of how quickly things can turn around. Howe, whose Newcastle side visit Brighton on Sunday, said: “We want to be in control of our destiny but we’re very aware it can change in one round of games –we’ve been really consistent with our training but we don’t want it to tail off right at the end It’s always a tough game against Brighton [who’ve beaten Newcastle twice this season], the two games were tight and could have gone either way. Brighton are a very good team – there’s a good atmosphere for them there but it’s a lovely pitch for away teams too – certainly we’re going to have to play at our very best because they have become a harder team to beat.” The Toon manager also added that Joelinton is unlikely to play again this season due to ongoing knee trouble. He’s seen a specialist who’s advised some rest and he’s currently back in Brazil, providing an opportunity for Joe Willock to step up. “I still have a lot of faith in Joe – he does a lot of his best work on the left, as Joelinton does, he’s got goalscoring instincts, is a good ball carrier and very athletic. He probably needs a god run of games to be at his very best.” Share 40m ago 04.30 EDT Arne Slot has admitted he will rotate his squad a little for Liverpool’s four remaining league games now the Premier League trophy is safely in the bag “We are going to these four games trying to win them all and that’s what every player who wears the Liverpool shirt should aim for. My lineups will be different – we’re not going to change everyone but there will be a certain rotation in the upcoming games. I think some of the players deserved to play earlier in the season but they are good enough to play for this club. Earlier in the season I mainly chose the same people but this is a moment to see where others are but definitely also becauase they deserved to play this season.” Harvey Elliott, who has spoken of his desire to stay at Anfield, is one such. “I think it’s very important that players who are here want to stay – that’s a big compliment. Harvey is one of the players who’s not had as much playing time as he deserves, partly because he was injured for a long time and when he first came back he wasn’t quite the player he had been but that level has gone up now and I like hiim more now than when he came back from injury. [Players like Elliott] don’t have anything to prove because I see them every day on the trianing ground but I think they want to prove it to themselves The Liverpool manager had praise for Sunday’s opponents, Chelsea. “We played Chelsea early in the season and I’m, competely surprised at the gap between us now because at that moment in time they were the better team on the pitch but we found a way to win. To be so many points ahead of them is a big compliment.” And finally he batted away questions about Trent Alexander-Arnold, chuckling. View image in fullscreen The champions training in the sunshine this week. Photograph: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC/Getty Images Share Updated at 04.40 EDT