Hello world!
Let’s not beat around the bush. There are lots of games to be played today, with big 3pm kick-offs at home and abroad. Here are the key games (all 3pm starts unless stated):
Premier League
Brighton v Bournemouth
Burnley v Cardiff
Fulham v Everton
Man Utd v West Ham (5.30pm)
Southampton v Wolverhampton
Tottenham Hotspur v Huddersfield (12.30pm)
Championship
One big issue could be resolved this afternoon: if Ipswich fail to beat Birmingham they will be relegated. They could still be relegated this weekend if Reading (at home to Brentford), Millwall (at Sheffield United) and Wigan (who host Norwich tomorrow) all win (if they all get a point and Ipswich win Paul Lambert’s side will not formally be relegated, but they would then require actual miracles).
Aston Villa v Bristol City
Derby v Bolton
Ipswich v Birmingham
Leeds v Sheff Wed (5.30pm)
Middlesbrough v Hull
Nottm Forest v Blackburn
QPR v Swansea
Reading v Brentford
Sheff Utd v Millwall
Stoke v Rotherham
West Brom v Preston North End
League One
Charlton will secure a play-off place if they avoid defeat at home to table-topping Luton. Half the division remain in danger of relegation but there is one big game at the bottom, as 21st-placed Southend host Wycombe, one point and one place above them.
Accrington Stanley v Walsall
Barnsley v Fleetwood Town
Blackpool v Peterborough
Bristol Rovers v Bradford
Charlton v Luton
Doncaster v Plymouth
Gillingham v Shrewsbury
Oxford Utd v AFC Wimbledon
Portsmouth v Rochdale
Scunthorpe v Burton Albion
Southend v Wycombe
Sunderland v Coventry
League Two
Lincoln are top of the table and will be promoted today if they beat mid-table Cheltenham, or if none of Mansfield, MK Dons or Bury win. At the bottom Crawley, six point clear of the bottom two, would take a significant step towards safety if they win at 23rd-placed Yeovil. Defeat, however, and they’ll be back in the mire.
Bury v Colchester
Cambridge Utd v Newport County
Crewe v Notts County
Exeter v Port Vale
Forest Green v Macclesfield
Lincoln City v Cheltenham
Morecambe v Grimsby
Northampton v Mansfield
Oldham v Swindon
Stevenage v Carlisle
Tranmere v Milton Keynes Dons
Yeovil v Crawley Town
Elsewhere
The leaders in Italy and Spain are both in action: Juventus kick off at SPAL at 2pm BST, and Barcelona, without the rested Lionel Messi, play Huesca at 3.15pm. Shakhtar Donetsk, who lead Dynamo Kyiv (whose game at Mariupol will end before they kick off, and was goalless at half-time) at the top of the Ukrainian Premier League by seven points, play fifth-placed Zorya Luhansk at 3pm. The top two play the bottom two in the Montenegrin top flight, with Sutjeska hosting Lovcen and Buducnost at Mornar. I apologise to all Montenegrins if I never mention those matches again.