Fulham

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Fulham manager Marco Silva, speaking to TNT Sports about the possibility of qualifying for Europe: "First of all we have to achieve it, that's the main thing. It means a lot to be fighting for the position. It's a crucial moment for the season, as winners, as an ambitious club, as an ambitious group of players and staff we want to be in this position.

"It's a matter of delivering now, we are here to fight and embrace the challenge. Let's see what's going to happen at the end of the season.

"We said we want to be in the top half of the table, to arrive in this stage of the season and fight for something very important for the football club."

Aston Villa

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery, speaking to TNT Sports: “We’re so focused to try to get Europe. Europe is the highest ambition we can dream of, and to play Champions League again.

“We’re in this run, but we’re not favourites – the teams in front of us are. If we win today, we can have more options to play Champions League.

“We need to get the energy [from the supporters here]. They are feeling us. They help us. We’re in our fortress."

On Axel Disasi’s absence: “We only have one unavailable player, that’s Marcus Rashford. I’m focusing on the players in the starting XI.”

Fulham

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Want to know what kind of season Fulham have had?

Their record Premier League points tally is 53 when they finished seventh under Roy Hodgson in 2008-09.

They have 51 points with four games to go and are still in the conversation for Europe.

Marco Silva has done a fine job but will the Portuguese still be in charge next season - or will he be headhunted by one of Fulham's Premier League rivals?

Aston Villa

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Aston Villa boss Unai Emery on eighth-placed Fulham: "We have to respect them and adapt to them. When I arrived here two years ago they were competing to be in Europe and they are a team that can get to the same heights as Nottingham Forest. They are a contender to be in the top six."

Half an hour before the start of the first of today's four Premier League games.

How will Aston Villa respond after last week's bitterly disappointing FA Cup semi-final exit to Crystal Palace at Wembley?

Will Fulham make it EIGHT Premier League away wins this season?

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Bournemouth's Justin Kluivert has played - and scored - in the top-flight in the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, France, Spain and England.

"I need to be in the book of Guinness World Records," the son of Dutch legend Patrick Kluivert tells Football Focus in an interview to be shown on BBC One today from 12:00 BST.

"I think I am the first player to score in the top six competitions - if Holland is the sixth."

Read more here.

England

Villa Park received some very big news this week - one of English football's great grounds is to host a senior men's England international for the first time since 2005.

Thomas Tuchel's Three Lions will host Andorra in a World Cup qualifier at the venue on Saturday, 6 September (17:00 BST).

That's because Coldplay are playing a series of concerts at Wembley Stadium in late August and early September.

Will Ezri Konsa, Morgan Rogers and Ollie Watkins be wearing the Three Lions shirt at Villa Park?

Ben Croucher is joined by former Manchester City, Tottenham and Fulham midfielder Michael Brown to preview this weekend's Premier League action on The Football News Show.

There are a further four games on Sunday - Brentford-Man Utd (14:00 BST), Brighton-Newcastle (14:00), West Ham-Tottenham (14:00) and Chelsea-Liverpool (16:30).

On Monday, FA Cup finalists Crystal Palace host Nottingham Forest (20:00).

Thunt: Rashford has done OK for Villa, nothing more. He is not worth £300,000 plus a week. Man Utd won't want him back, he had enough chances there. Would anyone else pay him that kind of money now? Wouldn't think so.

Raul Jimenez still has the crest of his former club Wolves on his personalised shin pads along with Fulham's - as well as a picture of his family.

The Mexico forward is Fulham's leading scorer in the Premier League this season with 10 goals.

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Fulham

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Fulham boss Marco Silva on today's game: "I really believe it's a big game for Aston Villa too. It's an amazing place to play football, a great environment to be in. The pressure from the Villa supporters is going to be big.

"We really love to play in these types of games, and we need to show our quality."

It would be easy to say the wheels have come off at Aston Villa, wouldn't it?

In the past couple of weeks, they have gone out of the Champions League and FA Cup, and losing their last Premier League game has left them playing catch-up in the top-five race.

I don't think Unai Emery's side will crumble from here, though, even if Marcus Rashford's injury is a big blow.

Villa need to win this, and they also need a big performance from Ollie Watkins. If he starts banging the goals in again then that would be a huge boost for their run-in.

BiggyBear: Marcus Rashford tried hard and played well for Aston Villa. Clearly he’s going to have to take a pay cut if he leaves Man Utd.

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There are just two more Premier League games left at Goodison Park - including today's visit of Ipswich - before Everton move to their new Bramley-Moore Dock home on the banks of the River Mersey.

The 'Grand Old Lady' has been Everton's home since 1892 and today's Football Focus, presented by Alex Scott, comes live from the famous ground.

Guests include Everton boss David Moyes, goalkeeper Jordan Pickford as well as ex-Toffees Duncan Ferguson, Leon Osman and Rachel Brown-Finnis.

Watch on BBC One from 12:00 BST.

Maxpaulthespurdog: Don’t worry Spurs will buy Rashford. He will then be injured for the rest of next season too. Just the player my club loves to buy.

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Marcus Rashford has already decided not to speak to any clubs about his future until later in the summer.

His contract at Manchester United runs to 2028 but he does not expect to play for the club again while Ruben Amorim is manager.

He was recalled by England in Thomas Tuchel's first squad as manager in March, having been omitted from the Euro 2024 squad.

Ian: I think Aston Villa will lose Ollie Watkins and Marcus Rashford at the end of the season. Rashford will want to play in the Champions League and Watkins has upset the apple cart. Let him go to Arsenal if they want him now.