Summary

  • Muniz (2) & Lukic give Fulham commanding win over Tottenham in Premier League

  • Spurs miss chance to go fourth in table & stay two points behind Aston Villa

  • FT: Burnley 2-1 Brentford - Bruun Larsen & Fofana score as Reguilon sent off for Bees

  • FT: Luton 1-1 Nottm Forest - Berry scores late equaliser after Woods scored for Forest

  1. 'They are not in great form'published at 14:15 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

    Burnley v Brentford (15:00 GMT)

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    Sutton's prediction: 1-2

    I keep being silly and going for Burnley to get a draw at home, and I keep getting it wrong.

    Should I go down the same road here, though? The Clarets will definitely get some chances against Brentford, who are missing a few defenders through injury, but they don't tend to take them.

    The more I think about it, the more I think Brentford will win.

    They are not in great form but they ended a seven-game winless run when they beat Burnley earlier in the season and I can see something similar happening this time too.

  2. PL survival and dining with Haalandpublished at 14:13 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

    Burnley v Brentford (15:00 GMT)

    Sander Berge tells Football Focus reporter Emma Jones why Burnley have endured difficult times in the Premier League this season - and how he is at home in the north west with his good friend Erling Haaland nearby.

  3. 'Inescapable feeling it could have huge effect'published at 14:11 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

    Luton Town v Nottingham Forest (15:00 GMT)

    Chris Wise
    Final Score commentator at Kenilworth Road

    There’s an inescapable feeling that this match could have a huge effect on which way the fight for survival is heading.

    What we don’t know right now is what sort of wounds Luton may be wearing after that defeat at Bournemouth in the week.

    Rob Edwards doesn’t have a big squad to choose from as it’s been decimated by injuries. He’ll be relying on the spirit they’ve shown all season to pull them through today.

  4. Opportunity for Forest to open gappublished at 14:09 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

    Luton Town v Nottingham Forest (15:00 GMT)

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    Nottingham Forest sit three points above today's opponents Luton Town in 17th place.

    If there is a 'six-pointer' game, this is it.

    Their last three matches have all ended 1-0 in favour of the opposition and Forest's last win was against West Ham in February.

    Two games against bottom-half sides at the City Ground are up next for Forest so this could be the start of an important period.

    Can they open up some breathing space between themselves and the bottom three?

  5. Wissa's form in front of goalpublished at 14:06 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

    Burnley v Brentford (15:00 GMT)

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    Brentford striker Yoane Wissa has scored in each of his last three Premier League games.

    He has now scored seven goals in all three of his campaigns in the competition.

    He’s never scored in four consecutive matches within the top two divisions in his European league career. Is today the day?

  6. 'He is on track for his age'published at 14:03 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

    Burnley v Brentford (15:00 GMT)

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    David Datro Fofana has been involved in four of the six Premier League goals Burnley have scored since his debut for the club in January, scoring three and assisting another.

    Across the season as a whole, only Lyle Foster (7) and Zeki Amdouni (5) have been involved in more league goals for the Clarets.

    Burnley boss Vincent Kompany, asked about his form: "He is on track for where he is at in his age.

    "There's a reason Chelsea bought him because they must think he is a big talent.

    "I followed him before he went to Chelsea, knew him and spoke to him before, so nice to pick him up and we just needed his profile.

    "What he's done so far we need another 10 times, there's no other way."

  7. Team news - Mpanzu starts for Luton; three changes for Forestpublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

    Luton Town v Nottingham Forest (15:00 GMT)

    Rob Edwards makes one change to the Luton side that started Wednesday's 4-3 loss at Bournemouth.

    Pelly Mpanzu comes into the team for Daiki Hashioka, who drops to the bench.

    Top-scorer Elijah Adebayo is still out after suffering a setback in his recovery from a hamstring injury.

    Luton XI: Kaminski, Kabore, Burke, Mengi, Doughty, Clark, Barkley, Mpanzu, Ogbene, Chong, Morris.

    Subs: Shea, Krul, Berry, Woodrow, Hashioka, Townsend, Nelson, Piesold, Martins.

    Luton XI to play Nottingham ForestImage source, BBC/ Opta

    There are three changes to the Nottingham Forest side that began their 1-0 defeat by Brighton last weekend.

    In come Willy Boly, Ibrahim Sangare and Anthony Elanga with Andrew Omobamidele, Danilo and Nicolas Dominguez on the bench.

    Fit-again Borussia Dortmund loanee Giovani Reyna is also among the substitutes.

    Taiwo Awoniyi is not in the squad.

    Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Williams, Boly, Murillo, Toffolo, Yates, Sangare, Origi, Gibbs-White, Elanga, Wood.

    Subs: Turner, Kouyate, Hudson-Odoi, Dominguez, Felipe, Reyna, Danilo, Omobamidele, Ribeiro.

    Nottingham Forest XI to play LutonImage source, BBC/ Opta
  8. Team news - Trafford on bench, two changes for Beespublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

    Burnley v Brentford (15:00 GMT)

    Vincent Kompany makes just one change to the Burnley side that drew 2-2 at West Ham last Sunday.

    Goalkeeper James Trafford has played every minute of the Clarets’ Premier League campaign but is among the substitutes this afternoon, with Arijanet Muric taking his place.

    Striker Lyle Foster also returns to the Burnley bench following injury.

    Burnley XI: Muric, Assignon, O’Shea, Esteve, Taylor, Vitinho, Cullen, Berge, Bruun Larsen, Fofana, Odobert.

    Subs: Trafford, Cork, Gudmundsson, Brownhill, Rodriguez, Manuel, Foster, Ekdal, Amdouni.

    Burnley XI v Brentford in the Premier LeagueImage source, BBC Sport

    Thomas Frank makes two alterations to the Brentford team that lost 2-1 at Arsenal in their last game.

    Mathias Jensen returns to the side, as does Sergio Reguilon after missing the defeat in north London with a hamstring injury.

    Keane Lewis-Potter is named on the bench, but Christian Norgaard is sidelined with a back problem.

    Brentford XI: Flekken, Jorgensen, Ajer, Collins, Roerslev, Onyeka, Jensen, Janelt, Reguilon, Toney, Wissa.

    Subs: Strakosha, Maupay, Ghoddos, Mbeumo, Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard, Baptiste, Yarmoliuk, Kim.

    Brentford XI v Burnley in the Premier LeagueImage source, BBC Sport
  9. Postpublished at 13:57 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

    Team news for the two 3pm games about to drop...

  10. 'A draw probably not a bad result'published at 13:54 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

    Luton Town v Nottingham Forest (15:00 GMT)

    .Image source, BBC Sport

    Sutton's prediction: 1-1

    There are two results that I feel have really hurt Luton this season - the first was their home defeat by Sheffield United at the start of February, and the other came when they got beaten by Bournemouth on Wednesday after being 3-0 up.

    A victory would have put them above Nottingham Forest in the table, which would have been massive going into this game, but their defeat makes me think they really have to win this one now - even though we won't know the full picture at the bottom of the table until we find out about Forest's possible points deduction.

    Luton always score - they have found the net in 16 consecutive Premier League games - but they have kept only two clean sheets all season and have got some defensive injuries to contend with at the moment too.

    I don't see them keeping Forest out, and I don't think Nuno Espirito Santo will be beaten, either. A draw probably is not a bad result for them.

  11. Early team newspublished at 13:51 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

    Fulham v Tottenham (17:30 GMT)

    Fulham welcome back Raul Jimenez, who has resumed training after missing six games with a hamstring injury, meaning they have a fully fit squad.

    Joao Palhinha and Willian began on the bench last weekend and could return to the starting line-up.

    Tottenham are without defender Micky van de Ven, who sustained a minor hamstring injury against Aston Villa.

    His absence could mean January signing Radu Dragusin starts a first Premier League game.

    Richarlison is expected to be available despite a knee issue.

  12. Listen livepublished at 13:49 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

    Luton Town v Nottingham Forest (15:00 GMT)

    BBC Radio 5 Live

    We have build-up and live commentary of the big game between Luton and Forest. Tune in from 14:15 GMT with Mark Chapman.

  13. Coming up today...published at 13:47 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

    Burnley v Brentford (15:00 GMT)

    Luton Town v Nottingham Forest (15:00 GMT)

    Fulham v Tottenham (17:30 GMT)

  14. Good afternoonpublished at 13:43 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March

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    A strange Saturday with a mixture of Premier League, FA Cup and Women's Super League action taking place.

    We're focusing on the three Premier League games here and there's some big ones near the bottom of the table.

    Four of the bottom six are in action, while Tottenham travel to Fulham hoping to close in on a Champions League qualification spot.

    Here's what we have coming up...