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Third in the table, Aston Villa take on ninth-place Brentford. They won this fixture last season, and in all competitions they have won twelve of their last thirteen home games. Brentford lost their last away Premiership game against Chelsea, who are below Villa in the table.

A win for Nottingham Forest would see them move level on points with Crystal Palace, who have lost their last three away Premiership games. Forest won this fixture last season, and following their midweek win against Ferencváros, they look likely to do so again.

After securing a top-eight finish in the first set of matches in the Champions League, Tottenham will be looking to see their Premiership form improve. Manchester City have lost their last two away games, against Manchester United in the Premiership and Bodø/Glimt in the Champions League. Tottenham's last home game was a win in the Champions League against Dortmund.

Of the twelve chase successes that the Willie Mullins-trained Galopin Des Champs has won, seven came at Leopardstown, including winning this race for the last three years. He has won a number of races when the going has been soft. So, if he is able to handle the underfoot conditions, he has every chance to win this race for a remarkable fourth time. He has won the three previous Irish Gold Cup races by at least four lengths. Galopin Des Champs is again ridden by Paul Townend in his final race before another run in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

This season Sunderland have played eleven home Premiership games, winning six and drawing five. Burnley are one place off the foot of the table. The last time Burnley travelled to Sunderland they lost.

Third-place Hull will be looking for all three points as they seek to close the gap between themselves and the top two in the table. With a game in hand, they are only five points behind Coventry and Middlesbrough. Hull have won three of their last four home Championship games. The last away game played by Watford saw them draw at Blackburn, who are currently in the relegation zone.

Having played two games fewer than Boreham Wood, they are second in the table??"two places and eight points above Boreham Wood, who lost their last away game. Rochdale have won five of their last six home games.

Top-of-the-table Hearts have won three of their last four Premiership away games. Their only defeat was against Hibernian, who are fifth in the table. St Mirren are tenth in the table and lost their last home game, which was against Falkirk. With tougher games to come, Hearts will not want to drop any points against a team that have acquired thirty-one points fewer.