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NOTTINGHAM FOREST host Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.Nuno Espírito Santo’s side are in need of a huge win to boost their survival chances.Palace will be hoping they can have an improved backend of the season and not get dragged into a relegation dogfight.
Kick off time: 3pm
TV/Stream: Not available to watch in the UK.
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ASTON VILLA host Wolves in a Saturday evening battle for three Premier League points.Nicolo Zaniolo rescued a point for the Villans in their encounter with West Ham before the international break.And they’ll be expected to return to winning ways as they come up against a Wolves side who recently went crashing out of the FA Cup thanks to Championship outfit Coventry.
Kick-off time: 5:30pm GMT
Live stream: NOW TV
TV channel: Sky Sports Main Event / Premier League
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THE CLOCKS go forward an hour tonight and everyone loses an hour in bed as a result.But don’t be surprised if Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino does not sleep at all.Mauricio Pochettino watched Chelsea squander a leadCredit: RexHis team twice blew the lead against ten men of a team rapidly heading towards relegation, who also had their manager sent off before half time. Yet again Cole Palmer was their star man, scoring the first half penalty and second half cracker which should have been enough for victory.But yet again Pochettino’s players failed to hold their nerve and in fact were lucky to come away with any points at all by the end.Jay Ridriguez was centimetres away from capping an amazing Clarets comeback when he smacked the bar with a header in the dying minutes that would have turned dissent into disaster for Pochettino.It should be the easiest job in the world picking from a squad worth £1 billion every week.But at every turn, the most expensive bunch of players in the world make life hard for themselves, for him and the long-suffering fans.Luckily, Palmer was passed fit to play after picking up a knock on England duty this past fortnight.His calm from the penalty spot and assured finish 12 minutes from time was a marked contrast to the rest of the performance.CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSThe fans did their best to present a united front after the widespread unrest at the last game – a 4-2 FA Cup win over LeicesterBut having seen their team frustrate and flop there was another loud chorus of boos at the final whistle.Simon Jordan slams ‘pathetic’ Chelsea fans for criticising Todd Boehly Burnley rocked up at Stamford Bridge with only two Premier League away wins to their name this season. They are still five points from safety with only eight games to go. It will take a managerial genius to turn around those kinds of statistics to keep them in the Premier League.So it was no surprise that the home side started racking up the chances from the off with Fernandez drawing a fingertip save from Burnley keeper Arijanet Muric on ten minutes. Palmer had a goalbound shot blocked by Dara O’Shea and Nicolas Jackson was denied a cracking goal by Muric’s outstretched leg at close range – all within the first 20 minutes.In return, Burnley tested Djordje Petrovic with a wicked curling shot from the left flank in a scare.But it all kicked off in the last five minutes of the first half. Cole Palmer’s cheeky penalty opened the scoringCredit: GettyHis spot kick was ice coolCredit: PAJosh Cullen levelled for BurnleyCredit: ReutersThe game was back onCredit: AFPMykhailo Mudryk, fresh from scoring the goal in midweek that put Ukraine into the Euro 2024 finals, was shoved to the ground from behind by Lorenz Assignon as he homed in on goal.Ref Darren England pointed to the spot. And with Assignon already booked for a foul on Mudryk, he was sent off.Burnley boss Vincent Kompany was apoplectic with the decision and let fourth official James Bell know it.  He quickly followed his full back down the tunnel as Burnley’s second dismissal within four and a half mad minutes.After a lengthy VAR check, Cole Palmer stepped up and chipped a cheeky shot into the net to give Chelsea the lead heading into seven minutes of added time.Chelsea had already had an Axel Disasi goal disallowed for handball via VAR.Palmer got Chelsea back aheadCredit: AFPHe must’ve thought the game was doneCredit: GettyBut just two minutes into the second half and ten man Burnley levelled. Half time sub Josh Brownhill, with one of his first touches of the game, combined with his captain Josh Cullen.The midfielder then curled a cracking shot with the outside of his right boot from just outside the box and past Petrovic to get Burnley back into the game with his first Premier League goal.Cullen was then involved when he crossed in the 57th minute for Lyle Foster to force a one-handed save from Petrovic with a powerful header as Chelsea were rocked.It was only Benoit Badiashile’s handily placed thigh that blocked Foster’s follow up effort in the six yard box.Palmer has been Chelsea’s best signing this season and as well as his accuracy from the spot is not bad in open play.He restored his team’s lead with his second of the game with 12 minutes to go when picked out by a clever flick of the heel by Raheem Sterling.Palmer raced through and buried his shot from 15 yards and victory looked certain.But just three minutes later Burnley pounced again with centre back Dara O’Shea losing his marker at a corner and driving into the box to power home a header and claim a second equaliser for his team and keep them fighting for survival at least.Dara O’Shea snatched a late levellerCredit: PABurnley rescued a pointCredit: PA More

CHELSEA host Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.The Blues have taken eight points from their last four games as they look to climb the table.Meanwhile, the Clarets are in desperate need of three points if they want to stand a chance of Premier League survival.
Kick off time: 3pm
TV/Stream: Not available to watch in the UK.
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TOTTENHAM will be desperate to bounce back from their Fulham embarrassment against Luton this afternoon.Spurs were comfortably beaten 3-0 by their London rivals before the international break.While Luke Berry’s 89th-minute strike earned the Hatters a point against Nottingham Forest.BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKER More

BOURNEMOUTH host fellow Premier League struggles Everton on Saturday afternoon.The Toffees will be hoping they can extend the gap between them and the drop zone with a win at the Vitality.Bournemouth are eyeing back-to-back wins in the Premier League as they seek a top-half finish this season.
Kick off time: 3pm
TV/Stream: Not available to watch in the UK.
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TIME is running out for Sheffield United to secure Premier League safety – and next on the to-do list is in-form London outfit Fulham.The Blades dropped two vital points in the final stages of their most recent encounter against Bournemouth.While Marco Silva’s men thrashed top-four chasing Tottenham 3-0 at Craven Cottage before the international break.BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKER More

RODRIGO MUNIZ showed why he is currently the unlikeliest hotshot in the Prem with the flying finish that saved Fulham.The Blades were storming towards only their second win of the year after a firecracker of a second half.Rodrigo Muniz is ecstatic after his incredible point-saverCredit: GettyMuniz twists for his amazing stoppage-time equaliserCredit: GettyYet two stunning goals – the second of them an acrobatic volley from the Brazilian striker – left them rooted to the basement and kept up Muniz’s astonishing record.The Fulham hit man has now scored eight in his last eight games – a record no-one else in the top flight can match over the last two months. Few have been more priceless than the one here.It was frantic, it was breathtaking, and it was frankly totally out of the blue after the drabbest opening 45 minutes you will ever witness. Not so the second of them, though!The Blades went ahead, Fulham fought back, the home side edged daylight and thought they’d gone 4-1 up only for VAR to deny them with an offside call.And then the Cottagers launched the most incredible of finales with a dramatic double that made it honours even.To be fair, when they roared out of the blocks at the start of the second half, even a draw would have seemed unfair on them at the time.Muniz was a coat of paint away from putting them ahead with a looping header that came back off the upright with keeper Ivo Grbic rooted.And then twice young Olly Arblaster – what an exciting prospect he is, by the way – showed he’s got the guts to go with his glitz.Ben Brereton Diaz lunges in to put the Blades 3-1 upCredit: GettyBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERWhen another opening fell to Sasa Lukic on the penalty spot, unmarked and with all the goal to aim at, he had to score.Yet Arblaster proved otherwise, throwing himself to deflect it behind, and copping a painful clattering off team-mate Jack Robinson as he did so…and then, boy, did things change.The Premier League’s Top 10 sexiest managers according to AIIt was all Fulham’s own doing, too, as Tosin Aderabioyo gave the ball away to Ben Osborn 35 yards from his own goal just short of the hour mark.He fed Oli McBurnie on the left, who curled a magical low cross behind the backline. It was a begging-to-be-buried chance and Brereton Diaz, barely six yards out, did just that.The lead lasted three minutes, when Joao Palhinha peeled short of the near post to meet an Andreas Pereira corner and arrowed a brilliantly placed header into the opposite corner.A slap in the face for Sheffield…and a quickfire boot in the you-know-whats for Fulham as the home side swiftly seized the initiative again.This time Brereton Diaz was provider from the left, and although McBurnie’s finish was anything but a classic, it was gold-plated to the home fans.Within three minutes they were on cloud nine as Brereton Diaz bagged an equally scruffy goal for his second and the Blades had breathing space.It was hard to tell if the on-loan Chile striker bundled Gustavo Hamer’s cross in at the far post with his knee, his body or a bit of both… yet the ball – plus half a dozen players – ended up in the back of the net.Cue one come-and-have-a-go melee as well, as keeper Bernd Leno seemed to aim a dig at the goalscorer and everyone piled in to keep the peace. It was restored without anyone seeing red.Ben Brereton Diaz shows his delight after surely believing he had clinched victory for bottom side Sheffield UnitedCredit: ReutersBlades fans certainly were when McBurnie had a would-be fourth ruled out after a VAR check for offside – and what an impact that had on things.Because by the end Fulham had incredibly roared back to level it, leaving home supporters fuming and United players falling to the ground in disbelief.First Bobby De Cordova Reid gave them a lifeline five minutes from the end, with his first touch after coming off the bench seconds earlier.And then Muniz produced a stunning equaliser befitting his Brazilian roots with the most acrobatic of volleys that left Grbic without a prayer.Fulham were on cloud nine, the Blades on their knees… and the rest of us gasping for breath.Joao Palhinha celebrates his Fulham goal before things went crazyCredit: Reuters More