QPR defender Rio Ferdinand has today released the following statement:

"My soul mate slipped away last night. Rebecca, my wonderful wife, passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London.

"She was a fantastic loving mother to our three beautiful children. She will be missed as a wife, sister, aunt, daughter and granddaughter. She will live on in our memory, as a guide and inspiration."

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First off, there is BBC Radio 5 live sports extra commentary from Pride Park as Derby try aim for the win to secure a play-off place.

There is a heck of a lot of football coverage today right across the BBC. Ready?

Not even David Blaine could get out of the situation Burnley find themselves in... or could he?

Bottom and five points adrift of safety - they need a win at West Ham.

Manager Sean Dyche says the other players have to start chipping in with the goals, with start striker Danny Ings having suffered a wee barren patch of late.

"It's not just Danny, the team have to stand up," Dyche said.

"It's not a situation where you can just rely on one player. Of course he has scored goals this season and we know he has got goals in him.

"But that has to be reinforced with the team and how the team have the clarity to take chances well. It can't just be on one person."

Norwich and Middlesbrough can book the stewards, get some tickets printed and extend the season then. But who will take the other two spots? It's a four-team showdown.

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Ipswich need a point from their trip to Blackburn to secure a place - and could well secure a two-legged play-off with rivals Norwich. Tasty.

Derby County are the side holding the golden ticket in sixth spot and a win at home to Reading this lunchtime will cement their spot.

Hoping for slip ups from the Rams and the Tractor Boys are Brentford and Wolves, who could both still sneak in on the final day.

Wolves must beat relegated Millwall to stand any chance, while Brentford also need all three points against Wigan - also already down.

Going up to the Premier League via the play-offs can be a truly life-changing moment for a football club. So who is still in the mix?

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Middlesbrough - who could still go up automatically with a hugely unlikely 19-goal swing - and Norwich have secured their spots and will be at home in the first legs of their play-off games.

Boro are at home to Brighton this afternoon, while Norwich host Fulham.

To celebrate the former England captain's 40th, we are asking have you ever had a Beckham-inspired haircut?

Mozza on Twitter said: "Dear oh dear. Had them"

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BBC Sport's Nabil Hassan:, external Arrived at The Valley where 4000 #afcb fans will be hoping a memorable season ends with the Championship title.

Watford and *Bournemouth have both been promoted to the Premier League, but who will go up as champions?

Watford are on 88 points and can win the title with a win at home to Sheffield Wednesday. Bournemouth have a point fewer and can nick the title with a win at Charlton - if the Hornets slip up.

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*Yes, Bournemouth can still be caught in theory. But the swing needed in goal difference is so vast that it really won't happen.

The Premier League season may well be coming to the boil but the Championship is overflowing.

This lunchtime sees the final round of fixtures, and there's still plenty to play for in the race for the Premier League.

At the bottom, Blackpool, Millwall and Wigan have all been relegated to League One.

But at the top, there's a lot at stake...

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Staying with the strugglers, Sunderland, with one win in 10, face Southampton, who really will want to secure a Europa League spot.

The Black Cats are 18th - one point short of safety. And you might recall, they lost 8-0 to the Saints in October.

"I don't think it's a good idea to discuss that game again," said Sunderland head coach Dick Advocaat.

"I saw the game two days ago - we gave the goals away really, really easily and definitely that will not happen tomorrow.

"By the way, it was quite a lucky day for Southampton, the way we gave the goals away - that will definitely not happen on Saturday."

Lucky? Hmm...

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Hey remember how we asked you for your David Beckham haircuts, this fellow - who goes by the name of Dan Warren - has actually recreated the David Beckham 'first Instagram picture pose' (see 09:08 entry).

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Now Villa are in a far better position than QPR.

The Hoops are four points from safety and face a Liverpool side who are looking to, well, secure a Europa League place. C'mon, who doesn't want their team to play in the Europa League?

Reds manager Brendan Rodgers is said to be under pressure for his team failing to secure a Champions League spot, even though mathematically they still could. But it won't happen. But it could. But it...

Anyway, QPR boss Chris Ramsey would love to swap that 'failing' for Premier League survival.

"I would really love to have that pressure that he's got," Ramsey said.

"I don't know how you guys work if I'm being honest. He's at a big club, he's done very very well.

"He said it himself the other day - three months ago he was a tactical genius. You don't become a bad manager overnight."

Let's look at the other key games starting with Aston Villa v Everton.

Would Villa fans swap an FA Cup final win for safety?

They are two points above the drop-zone, having suffered a 3-2 defeat by Arsenal last time out.

"I could have hand-picked at least five other teams who would I like to come here rather than Everton," manager Tim Sherwood said.

"They are the form team in the league. They played very well [against Manchester United], they broke very well and they can cause a lot of teams problems. They've got some exceptional players."

Villa are 6-1 fifth favourites to go down with some bookies.

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The Guardian's football lead features the ongoing saga of Angel Di Maria at Manchester United.

Manager Louis van Gaal has cast doubt over the 27-year-olds future at Old Trafford after admitting he is not certain the Argentina midfielder wants to stay at Old Trafford.

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Saturday's Sun claims winger Raheem Sterling's is now doing house calls.

The paper report Sterling was invited to manager Brendan Rodgers' place for a "heart-to-heart" to discuss his Liverpool future.

It comes a month after Sterling spoke to BBC Sport about turning down a new £100,000-a-week contract at Anfield.

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger seems to have gained an unexpected ally in Manchester City counterpart Manuel Pellegrini.

The Mirror reports, external the pair have the same views on the "lack of respect" shown by Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.

Time for a quick look at some of the backpages...

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Today, to celebrate David Beckham's 40th we are asking you for your favourite Becks moment, and have you ever had a David Beckham haircut? Send in your photos.

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That's right, Mark "Lawro" Lawrenson has taken on none other ex-Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman in this week's Lawro's Predictions.

Who will be get the most Satisfaction from this weekend and who will be crying "Gimme Shelter" from a point beating, or something?

Here are their Premier League predictions.