Key events
As promised, here is Simon Burnton’s match report from Craven Cottage…
Five Bundesliga fixtures have just kicked off…
Bayern Munich v St. Pauli
Holstein Kiel v Werder Bremen
Borussia Mönchengladbach v RB Leipzig
Wolfsburg v Heidenheim
Hoffenheim v Augsburg
Team news: Bayern Munich v St. Pauli
Bayern Munich starting line-up: Urbig, Minjae, Kimmich (C), Goretzka, Kane, Sané, Dier, Olise, Guerreiro, Laimer, Musiala. Substitutes: Peretz, Gnabry, Palhinha, Itō, Boey, Vidović, Mũller, Kusi-Asare, Stanišiċ.
St. Pauli starting line-up: Vasilij, Nameth, Dźwigała, Van Der Heyden, Saliakas, Irvine (C), Smith, Treu, Sinani, Saad, Weißhaupt. Substitutes: Voll, Ceesay, Eggestein, Boukhalfa, Afolayan, Ahlstrand, Ritzka, Metcalfe, Wagner.
Team news: Leeds v Swansea
Leeds starting line-up: Meslier, Bogle, Byram, Struijk, Rodon, Ampadu (C), Rothwell, Solomon, Aaronson, James, Piroe. Substitutes: Darlow, Firpo, Schmidt, Gruev, Tanaka, Guilavogui, Ramazani, Joseph, Gnonto.
Swansea starting line-up: Vigouroux, Key, Fulton, Cabango (C), Darling, O’Brien, Tymon, Franco, Cullen, Delcroix, Ronald. Substitutes: McLaughlin, Allen, Vipotnik, Eom, Bianchini, Christie, Naughton, Cooper, Parker.
Ligue 1
Reims v Marseille (4pm GMT)
St Étienne v PSG (6pm GMT)
Monaco v Nice (8:05pm GMT)
La Liga
Real Sociedad 1-0 Valladolid (live)
Espanyol v Atlético Madrid (3:15pm GMT)
Alaves v Rayo Vallecano (5:30pm GMT)
Real Madrid v Leganes (8pm GMT)
Crystal Palace through to FA Cup semi-finals
Crystal Palace have booked a spot in the FA Cup semi-finals with a 3-0 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage. The Eagles are off to Wembley!
We’ll have the match report for you shortly…
Bundesliga
Five of today’s Bundesliga fixtures kick off at 2:30pm GMT.
Bayern Munich v St. Pauli
Holstein Kiel v Werder Bremen
Borussia Mönchengladbach v RB Leipzig
Wolfsburg v Heidenheim
Hoffenheim v Augsburg
Of course, we also have some FA Cup action to enjoy this weekend. Crystal Palace currently boast a 3-0 lead over Fulham in the first match of the quarter-finals. Brighton then host Nottingham Forest this afternoon.
Tomorrow, Aston Villa travel to face Preston and Bournemouth take on Manchester City.
Championship
Watford 0-0 Plymouth Argyle (live)
Hull 0-1 Luton (live)
Sunderland v Millwall
Norwich v West Brom
Burnley v Bristol City
Cardiff v Sheffield Wednesday
Portsmouth v Blackburn
Middlesbrough v Oxford United
Stoke v QPR
Leeds v Swansea
League One
Charlton 3-0 Huddersfield (live)
Stockport 1-0 Burton (live)
Wycombe v Lincoln
Rotherham v Crawley
Bristol Rovers v Mansfield
Birmingham v Shrewsbury
Exeter v Wrexham
Wigan v Barnsley
Blackpool v Bolton
Cambridge United v Northampton
Reading v Peterborough
League Two
Accrington Stanley 0-0 Bradford (live)
Crewe Alexandra 0-0 Port Vale (live)
Barrow v Chesterfield
Walsall v Wimbledon
Newport County vs Notts County
Bromley v Salford
Doncaster v Carlisle
Harrogate v Gillingham
Morecambe v Swindon
MK Dons v Fleetwood
Preamble
Hello, good afternoon and welcome to another Saturday clockwatch. With no Premier League action lined up for today we’ll be focusing on the rest of the Football League, as well as some fixtures from across Europe’s top leagues.
In the Championship, Leeds will be looking to leapfrog Sheffield United and return to the top of the table when they host Swansea at Elland Road. Elsewhere, playoff hopefuls Sunderland face mid-table Millwall and third-placed Burnley take on seventh-placed Bristol City.
In League One, it’s top vs bottom as high-flying Birmingham face Shrewsbury while fourth-placed Charlton host sixth-placed Huddersfield.
And in League Two, it’s third on the road against first as Wimbledon travel to meet Walsall at the Bescot Stadium.
Elsewhere across Europe, Bayern Munich are in action against St Pauli in the Bundesliga while Atlético Madrid travel to face Espanyol in La Liga.
I’ll be with you all the way – join me!
