Previews

Wednesday night at the Vitality Stadium pits two sides whose recent form has been defined by resilience rather than fireworks, as AFC Bournemouth host Leeds United in a Premier League fixture with contrasting but genuine implications for both clubs. The Cherries sit eighth on 48 points, level with Chelsea and …

Tuesday night at the San Siro sees Internazionale host Como in the Coppa Italia, with a place in the final the prize on offer. The Nerazzurri come into this fixture as heavy favourites — not just on paper but on the basis of everything seen between these two sides this …

Tuesday night at the American Express Stadium brings one of the most intriguing south coast showdowns of the Premier League season, as Brighton & Hove Albion welcome Chelsea in a fixture that carries genuine top-half implications. The Seagulls sit ninth on 47 points, one behind their visitors in sixth on …

Monday evening at the Via Del Mare brings together two sides with very different but equally urgent motivations. Lecce are deep in a relegation battle, sitting 18th in Serie A and running out of opportunities to save their top-flight status. Fiorentina, meanwhile, are 15th on 35 points and will be …

Monday night football at Selhurst Park brings a clash with very different objectives on either side. Crystal Palace sit 13th with a game in hand over most sides around them, still carrying genuine ambitions of a top-half finish and with a Conference League campaign also occupying their schedule. West Ham …

Sunday afternoon at the Allianz Arena pits the runaway Bundesliga leaders against a Stuttgart side still harbouring ambitions of finishing in the top four. Bayern are in imperious form and closing in on the title; Stuttgart arrive knowing a win would do nothing to dent Bayern’s lead but everything for …

Sunday evening at the Etihad Stadium delivers the title clash the Premier League has been building towards. Arsenal arrive as leaders on 70 points; Manchester City sit second on 64, with a game in hand. Six points separate them. A City win closes the gap to three and hands them …

The Merseyside derby returns on Sunday afternoon, and for once the form guide does not paint Liverpool as the runaway favourites. Everton head into this fixture in decent shape, while their city rivals arrive having endured a difficult few weeks across two competitions. At Hill Dickinson Stadium, the stakes are …

Saturday evening in Seville brings one of the most prestigious fixtures in Spanish football — the Copa del Rey final. Atlético Madrid and Real Sociedad meet at the neutral Estadio La Cartuja, with both sides harbouring cup glory as a primary objective, but arriving off markedly different runs of form. …

Saturday night at Stamford Bridge delivers one of English football’s most storied fixtures, but neither side arrives in the kind of form that justifies much optimism. Chelsea have been poor in recent weeks and are bleeding Premier League momentum at a point in the season where every game has real …