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We will be looking ahead to this weekend's fixtures as the Premier League returns following last weekend's postponements due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
Today’s top-flight match will be contested with Aston VillaHosting SouthamptonAnd Nottingham ForestFacing Fulham. Five more Premier League fixtures will go ahead this weekend with only three games postponed due to the extra policing needed for Monday's royal funeral.
Fixtures, tables, chairs and more
This weekend’s Premier League fixtures
Background reading
- Chelsea’s sporting director search: Freund the favourite, Steidten also fits bill.
- From Bournemouth and Newcastle: How Eddie Howe’s perceptions have changed.
- Ivan Toney’s journey from Newcastle cast-off to an England call-up.
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