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Aston Villa host Sunderland on Sunday (14:00 BST) as both sides approach the closing weeks of the Premier League season with clear ambitions. Villa are aiming to protect a strong position in the quest for Champions League qualification, while Sunderland have momentum and want to keep their dream of European football alive. Will Villa hold their nerve?
Nottingham Forest's elation at reaching a first European semi-final since 1984 will be short-lived if they don't follow it by putting points on the board against second-bottom Burnley at the City Ground on Sunday (14:00 GMT). Vitor Pereira's side set up an all-English Europa League last four clash against Aston Villa with a tense 1-0 win over Porto on Thursday – the Portuguese head coach's first home win in six attempts since he was appointed on 15 February. The prospect of relegation on the domestic front, however, is still a very real one.
A victory for Manchester City over Arsenal in their eagerly anticipated top-of-the-table clash on Sunday (16:30 BST) would trim the gap on Mikel Arteta's side to a mere three points with a game in hand. Manchester City carry all the momentum going into their blockbuster title clash against a faltering Arsenal side that has seen their healthy lead at the top start to slip away. Unrelenting City come into their own at this time of year and their record under Pep Guardiola in the spring is frightening.
The first Merseyside derby to be played at Hill Dickinson Stadium, this Sunday (14:00 BST), sees these old rivals closer to each other in the league table than many would have predicted at this stage of the season. Everton's recent record against Liverpool may be poor but on paper this appears to be an excellent chance to notch up a rare win over their cross-city rivals. The Toffees are full of confidence and lie just five points behind the Reds, who sit in a Champions League spot, as they look to secure European football for the first time since the 2017-18 campaign.
