Key events
Today’s Premier League fixtures
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Bournemouth v Chelsea
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Manchester City v Leeds United
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Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace
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Wolves v Aston Villa
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Liverpool v Brentford (5.30pm BST)
Pep urges fans to focus on coronation of a different kind
Pep Guardiola has urged Manchester City fans to cut short celebrations of King Charles III’s coronation to support the team in Saturday’s meeting with Leeds, as their title defence moves into its final five games.
Premier League clockwatch
After the pomp and ceremony of this morning’s coronation, the battle against relegation being fought by Leeds United takes centre-stage in this afternoon’s set of three o’clock kick-offs. Taking charge of Leeds United for the first time in a game that couldn’t be more difficult, Sam Allardyce will arrive at the Etihad Stadium on the team coach but may well leave in a gilded carriage wearing a XXL diamond-studded crown and ermine robes if his new charges can defy the odds and get a result against the league leaders.
Elsewhere, Frank Lampard will be hoping his Chelsea can make it seventh time lucky as they travel to an in-form Bournemouth side who can pull three points clear of their once exalted visitors with a win, while Tottenham Hotspur will hope to halt their comedy slide down the table with a much-needed home win over Crystal Palace.
Meanwhile at Molineux, Wolves host an Aston Villa side hoping to boost their hopes of qualification for Europe. A win for Unai Emery’s side could see them leapfrog Tottenham and Brighton to go sixth.