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ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE TODAY’S FIXTURES

(3.0 unless stated) English Premier League – Arsenal v Fulham, Cardiff v Spurs (5.30), Everton v Leicester (12.30).

Sky Bet Championship – Aston Villa v QPR, Blackburn v West Brom, Brentford v Norwich, Derby v Middlesbrough, Hull v Bolton, Ipswich v Millwall, Nottm Forest v Leeds, Reading v Swansea, Rotherham v Preston, Sheff Wed v Birmingham, Stoke v Bristol City, Wigan v Sheff Utd.

Sky Bet League One – Blackpool v Sunderland, Bradford v Accrington, Bristol Rovers v Burton, Charlton v Walsall, Doncaster v Rochdale, Luton v Barnsley, Peterborough v Scunthorpe, Plymouth v Oxford, Portsmouth v Wimbledon, Shrewsbury v Fleetwood, Southend v Gillingham, Wycombe v Coventry.

Sky Bet League Two – Bury v Crewe, Crawley v Colchester, Forest Green v Northampton, Grimsby v Mansfield (1.0), Lincoln v Port Vale, Macclesfield v Tranmere, MK Dons v Cambridge, Morecambe v Carlisle, Oldham v Notts County, Stevenage v Newport, Swindon v Exeter, Yeovil v Cheltenham.

Vanarama Premier – AFC Fylde v Barrow, Aldershot v Maidenhead, Barnet v Boreham Wood, Braintree v Ebbsfleet, Bromley v Sutton, Eastleigh v Havant and Waterlooville, Halifax v Harrogate, Hartlepool v Gateshead, Leyton Orient v Dag & Red, Maidstone v Dover, Salford City v Wrexham, Solihull Moors v Chesterfield. MAURICIO POCHETTINO has warned his Spurs side to expect a battle at Cardiff tonight.

The Argentine and his side are still hurting from a 3-1 defeat to Wolves on Saturday but will brace themselves for a bruising encounter in the Welsh capital.

Poch said: “It’s going to be difficult. Cardiff’s physicality makes them dangerous and they have talented players.”