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Billy Munday brings all the breaking news and sets the scene for the day’s football, which features five Premier League matches, 11 Championship games and a full lower-leagues and Scottish football programme as well as a cluster of big games across Europe. He’ll keep you updated as the day unfurls in our essential gateway to the weekend’s action.
Normally Arsenal v Chelsea is a season-defining collision of first against second in the Women’s Super League, but not this time. Renée Slegers’ hosts are lagging way behind their undefeated London rivals in fifth and face the daunting task of making up a five-point deficit. Rob Smyth keeps on top of the action with our minute-by-minute live blog, while Suzanne Wrack reports from the Emirates Stadium.
Meeting for the first time since Spurs claimed the Europa League trophy in Bilbao, the hosts sprung a double over United in the Premier League last season and a third consecutive league win in the lunchtime kick off would be Tottenham’s first such unbroken run since the 1959-1960 campaign. A 4-0 Champions League victory over FC Copenhagen provided Spurs with a lift after a wretched 1-0 home defeat by Chelsea. United, meanwhile, are on the rise at last under Ruben Amorim, unbeaten in their last four league games (W3 D1), their joint best run under the Portuguese. The manager says: “We are more confident. We reached the Europa League final confident that we could win it. But in this moment, we are playing with a different confidence.” Tim de Lisle hosts our live blog, with Nick Ames and Jonathan Wilson reporting from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
