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Aston Villa host West Ham United at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon in a Premier League fixture that carries importance for both clubs at different ends of the table’s concerns. Villa head into this one having secured a significant Europa League result midweek — a 2-0 home win over Lille …

Newcastle United host Sunderland at St. James’ Park on Sunday lunchtime in a Premier League Tyne-Wear derby that carries added significance at this stage of the season, with both clubs needing points for contrasting reasons. Kick-off is 12:00 GMT. Newcastle head into this one bruised from a 7-2 defeat away …

Everton host Chelsea at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday evening in a Premier League fixture with both sides arriving in poor form and needing to arrest very different kinds of slides. Kick-off is 17:30 GMT. Everton head into this one having lost their most recent outing — a 2-0 …

Brighton & Hove Albion host Liverpool at the American Express Stadium on Saturday lunchtime in a Premier League fixture that pits two sides in contrasting but similarly erratic form. Kick-off is 12:30 GMT. Brighton head into this one having won their most recent outing — a 1-0 win away at …

RB Leipzig host TSG Hoffenheim at the Red Bull Arena on Friday evening in a Bundesliga fixture between two sides separated by relatively little in terms of quality but with very different trajectories. Kick-off is 19:30 GMT. Leipzig head into this one having lost their most recent outing — a …

Villarreal host Real Sociedad at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Friday evening in a La Liga fixture with European implications for the Yellow Submarine and their visitors. Kick-off is 20:00 GMT. Villarreal head into this one having drawn their most recent outing — a 1-1 draw away at Alavés …

AFC Bournemouth host Manchester United at the Vitality Stadium on Friday evening in a Premier League fixture that carries significant weight for both clubs in the context of the table. Kick-off is 20:00 GMT. Bournemouth head into this one in a frustrating run of form. Their most recent result was …

FC Porto host VfB Stuttgart at the Estádio do Dragão on Thursday evening in the second leg of their Europa League knockout tie, with kick-off at 20:00 GMT. Porto lead 2-1 on aggregate following their win away at Stuttgart in the first leg on March 12, meaning Stuttgart need to …

Aston Villa host Lille at Villa Park on Thursday evening in the second leg of their Europa League knockout tie, with kick-off at 20:00 GMT. Villa lead 1-0 on aggregate following their win away at Lille in the first leg on March 12, and will be looking to protect that …

FC Midtjylland host Nottingham Forest at the MCH Arena on Thursday evening in the second leg of their Europa League knockout tie, with kick-off at 17:45 GMT. Midtjylland lead 1-0 on aggregate following their win away at the City Ground in the first leg on March 12, and will be …