They are down to 16 at the African Cup of Nations and some surprising teams are heading home with heads bowed, but one man's sorrow is another's joy and there are a total of 28 players returning to clubs in Ligue 1 (14), Serie A (5) , EPL (5) and the Bundesliga (4), 12 from Algeria alone.

Premier League: West Ham United- Brighton

I previewed seven of this weekend's EPL fixtures, four being played today and three on Friday/Saturday and you can see that trio of previews below as they serves as good examples of what is produced in the daily newsletter ..........

Palace were arguably the better team in the first half and went in at half time all square at 0-0, Wolves drew 2-2 and Brentford won 2-0.

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