Andrew McDermott 
Leeds and Crystal Palace head into Sunday’s first live television game on a high after winning last time out. Victory over Nottingham Forest propelled Leeds out of the bottom three and as far up as 13th, just one place behind Palace who beat Leicester on Roy Hodgson’s return to Premier League management.
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West Ham and Newcastle have both shown form again as they bid to reach their goals this season. The Hammers are unbeaten in five home games as they look to fight off relegation, while the Magpies’ three wins in a row has helped their quest for a Champions League spot.
Glasgow is geared up for a lively lunchtime on Saturday when Celtic and Rangers meet in the first of three Old Firm clashes in the space of a few weeks. This will be the third of four league encounters of the campaign – there is a Scottish Cup semi-final to come later this month – and with the Hoops nine points clear of their fierce rivals in the title race it will be celebration time in the east end if they win.
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Second hosts fourth in the Bundesliga on Friday night in a mouth-watering tie between two of the title contenders. Borussia Dortmund start the night level on points with leaders Bayern Munich and four ahead of the visiting RB Leipzig.
If there is such a thing as a good time to play Arsenal then Aston Villa will be hoping this is it. The Gunners were knocked off the top of the table this week – having looked down on the rest since the third week of the season – when Manchester City won 3-1 at the Emirates.
Manchester City have finally made it back to the summit of the Premier League and they will fancy their chances of staying there. Pep Guardiola’s defending champions swapped places with Arsenal thanks to a 3-1 victory at the Emirates on Wednesday night and next up it’s a team they thrashed 6-0 earlier in the campaign.
Leicester and Tottenham are both on a high after impressive victories at the weekend, when the return of James Maddison to City’s starting line-up sparked a 4-2 comeback win at previously in-form Aston Villa. Harry Kane scored a record-breaking goal as Spurs beat Man City 1-0.
Fulham and Nottingham Forest were both promoted from the Championship last season and are well on course for survival ahead of their meeting at Craven Cottage. Fulham are dreaming of a top-six finish and are eight points better off than Forest, who have climbed to 13th.
Brighton are 10 points clear of rivals Crystal Palace and head to Selhurst Park as favourites to stretch that lead given their impressive form. Palace are no pushovers though, especially on home soil where they have drawn with Manchester United and Newcastle in their last two outings.
Brentford have already won at Manchester City this season and are now looking to do the same at their title rivals Arsenal on Saturday. The Gunners’ hopes of ending their title drought were boosted when the Bees beat City just before the World Cup break but that was one of just two away wins for Thomas Frank’s men this season.
Southampton will hope to make up for their Carabao Cup disappointment by easing their relegation fears when they go to Brentford on Saturday. Saints missed out on a trip to Wembley after losing 3-1 on aggregate to Newcastle and have played three cup ties since they were last in Premier League action.
Wrexham and Sheffield United are both on course for promotion from their respective divisions but put those ambitions on hold as they meet in the FA Cup fourth round. Wrexham are three points clear at the top of the National League while United are second in the Championship.