⚽ A Premier League weekend: West Ham will be shaking hands with Leeds in tomorrow night’s ninth-round opener at 10pm, with the round continuing throughout Saturday and Sunday. Chelsea and Sunderland will lock horns at Stamford Bridge at 5pm on Saturday — the Blues sit fifth, five points off the pace, and look to collect all three points from this match to close the gap on the leaders, especially after yesterday’s thumping 5-0 Champions League W over Ajax.

Newcastle will take on Fulham at St. James’ Park with a starting whistle of 5pm on Saturday, followed by Manchester United going head to head against Brighton at Old Trafford, 7:30pm. The Red Devils sit ninth with 13 points — just three behind the second-placed City. They’ll be hoping to ride the momentum from last round’s victory over rivals Liverpool.

The Reds will be travelling to face Brentford, desperately in need of the three points, with the starting whistle blowing at 10pm on Saturday. Liverpool have found themselves third on the leaderboard — four points behind Arsenal — and hope to continue their victory streak after a midweek Champions League W in Frankfurt.

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The third round of the Europa League’s league phase takes place today, with these matchups worth following:

  • Fenerbahçe vs. Stuttgart (7:45pm);
  • Go Ahead Eagles vs. Aston Villa (7:45pm);
  • Lyon vs. Basel (7:45pm);
  • Nottingham Forest vs. Porto (10pm);
  • Roma vs. Viktoria Plzeň (10pm).

European league matches to keep an eye on this weekend:

  • Milan vs. Pisa — Serie A (Friday, 9:45pm);
  • Mönchengladbach vs. Bayern Munich — Bundesliga (Saturday, 4:30pm);
  • Brest vs. Paris Saint-Germain — Ligue 1 (Saturday, 6pm);
  • Napoli vs. Inter Milan — Serie A (Saturday, 7pm);
  • Dortmund vs. Cologne — Bundesliga (Saturday, 7:30pm);
  • Valencia vs. Villarreal — La Liga (Saturday, 10pm).

Zamalek and Al Ahly return to the Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup for their second-leg matches.

Zamalek will welcome Somalia’s Dekedaha in the Confederation Cup’s Round of 32 return leg tomorrow at 6pm. The White Knights secured their qualification in the first leg with a 6-0 thrashing, making the return leg a chance to rotate the squad and seal another confidence-boosting victory.

Al Ahly will be hosting the second leg of their matchup against Burundi’s Etoile Noire in the Champions League Round of 32 at 8pm on Saturday. The Red Devils walk onto the pitch with the advantage of a 1-0 away victory, making their home task significantly easier.

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