Premier League and EFL: Weekend Preview - Leeds vs Burnley, Title Race Updates
A look ahead to a pivotal weekend in English football with relegation battles, promotion races, and European semi-finals
L'essentiel
- A crucial weekend looms in English football as Leeds host relegated Burnley in a relegation battle, while Ipswich, Millwall and Middlesbrough compete for second place in the Championship.
- Arsenal face Fulham in the Premier League title race, with Nottingham Forest having edged Aston Villa in the Europa League semi-final first leg amid VAR controversy.
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We're at that stage of the season where clubs are either on the beach or deep in a world of stress, pain and excitement, each casting envious glances at the other. A hugely consequential weekend looms, starting tonight with Leeds having another opportunity to distance themselves from the relegation rabble when they host managerless and relegated Burnley.
By around 3pm tomorrow we'll know the identity of one more of the clubs replacing the Clarets, with Ipswich, Millwall and Middlesbrough duking it out for second place in the Championship, while ups, downs and playoff places in the rest of the EFL will be sorted by teatime, when everyone can chill out watching Arsenal's bid to keep their creaking title bid on the road when they face Fulham.
There was plenty to chew on last night too. Nottingham Forest just about edged their all-English Europa League semi-final first leg against Aston Villa, but not without the inevitable VAR blow-up, Unai Emery fuming at the failure to punish Elliott Anderson for a dangerous tackle on Ollie Watkins.
In the Conference League, Oliver Glasner's chances of bowing out at Crystal Palace with a second trophy in two years were substantially enhanced in a 3-1 semi-final first leg win against Shakhtar Donetsk. The Europa League place denied them last year is now in sight.
Anyway, we'll be across all the buildup and news going into the weekend, with pressers due at Newcastle, Liverpool and Manchester City this morning and pre-match chat from Arsenal, Spurs, Manchester United and Chelsea around lunchtime.
Questions ouvertes
- Which club will secure second place in the Championship?
- Will Arsenal maintain their title bid against Fulham?
- What will be the outcome of the VAR review into the Anderson tackle?
