Premier League fixtures today - your guide to Saturday's games

The FA Cup quarter finals mean there is a reduced slate of Premier League action this weekend, but there are still five games in England's top flight to track on Saturday.

We're approaching crunch time with clubs eyeing late darts for European places and battling to avoid relegation down to the Championship.

Here's the Premier League schedule this Saturday and how you can follow the action.

Aston Villa vs Bournemouth

Had Aston Villa not started the season so poorly under Steven Gerrard, they'd be up there with Brighton and Brentford as surprising clubs battling for European spots.

Ollie Watkins has been in brilliant form, managing six goals in his last seven games, with the Villans sitting 11th before they host Bournemouth.

The Cherries are 18th following their victory over Liverpool and are still alive in the tussle to avoid relegation when most thought they'd be down and out at this stage, but they must continue to pick up points.

• Location: Birmingham, England
• Stadium: Villa Park
• Kick-off Time: 15:00 GMT / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT
• Referee: Robert Jones
• VAR: Stuart Attwell

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Brentford vs Leicester

Brentford picked up their second win in three games with victory at Southampton on Wednesday. Ivan Toney scored his 16th league goal of the campaign, with only Erling Haaland and Harry Kane outscoring him in England's top flight.

The Bees are up in eighth while Leicester are still being nagged with the threat of relegation down in 16th. Brendan Rodgers' Foxes have lost four league games in a row - coming against Manchester United, Arsenal, Southampton and Chelsea - and need to revive their hopes with a positive performance here.

• Location: Brentford, England
• Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium
• Kick-off Time: 15:00 GMT / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT
• Referee: Darren Bond
• VAR: Peter Bankes

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Southampton vs Tottenham

Wins against Chelsea and Leicester had given Southampton's safety bid a shot in the arm but after two games without a victory they're back at the bottom of the Premier League.

They can climb out of the bottom three if results go their way and they defeat Tottenham, who have been damaged by Champions League and FA Cup exits but still sit fourth.

Spurs can go third with a win as Manchester United are playing in the FA Cup quarter finals this weekend instead, but recent memories of a tame 1-0 defeat to Wolves still linger.

• Location: Southampton, England
• Stadium: St Mary's
• Kick-off Time: 15:00 GMT / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT
• Referee: Simon Hooper
• VAR: Tony Harrington

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Wolves vs Leeds

That victory over Tottenham has been part of Julen Lopetegui's positive impact at Molineux. The Wanderers are now 13th, though that still leaves them as part of the relegation candidates with Aston Villa eight points ahead in 11th.

Sitting 19th are their opponents Leeds, who managed a draw with Brighton last time out. United face a number of their relegation rivals during the run-in but defeat here would leave them further adrift of safety.

• Location: Wolverhampton, England
• Stadium: Molineux
• Kick-off Time: 15:00 GMT / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT
• Referee: Michael Salisbury
• VAR: David Coote

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Chelsea vs Everton

Chelsea fans suffered from a run of one win in 11 games from January through to February but Graham Potter has since overseen three straight victories over Leeds, Borussia Dortmund and Leicester.

Their newfound steel will be put to the test against Everton, who stood firm to beat Brentford 1-0 in their most recent fixture. Sean Dyche has managed just one win in 14 attempts at Stamford Bridge - that came in 2017 as Burnley triumphed 3-2 thanks to Sam Vokes' double and Stephen Ward's strike.

• Location: London, England
• Stadium: Stamford Bridge 
• Kick-off Time: 17:30 GMT / 12:30 ET / 09:30 PT
• Referee: Darren England
• VAR: Chris Kavanagh

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