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The first tip on this list comes from the Dutch Eredivisie where Heerenveen takes on AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League play-off first leg.

Heerenveen finished the regular season in eighth place, whilst AZ were fifth in the table.

When these two last met on 23rd April, AZ won the game 2-1 thanks to goals by Jesper Karlsson and Tijjani Reijnders after Heerenveen had taken a seventh-minute lead through Amin Sarr.

Since then, Heerenveen have drawn 3-3 with Camburr, as well as 2-1 and 3-1 victories over Vitesse and Go Ahead Eagles on either side of a heavy 5-0 defeat to Ajax.

On the other hand, AZ suffered a shock 3-1 defeat to RKC Waalwijk after drawing 2-2 with both Utrecht and Ajax after a 1-1 draw to Sparta Rotterdam.

Relegation battling Luzern hosts Young Boys in the Swiss Super League, with David Wagner’s men aiming to seal a top-three finish in the table.

Luzern are just one point behind Sion in eighth place, but, have managed to win four of their last five games in the league, having beaten St Gallen 3-2, before losing 3-0 to Basel and winning three games on the spin against Lausanne 3-0, Servette 4-0 and Sion 3-1.

Meanwhile, Young Boys hammered St. Gallen 4-1 last time out after a shock 4-1 defeat at Lugano. Prior to this, they had managed 2-1 and 3-1 victories over the likes of Sion and Servette.

Port Vale and Swindon Town face off at Vale Park tomorrow night in the second leg of the League Two play-off semi-finals.

Swindon come into this match with a 2-1 lead from the first leg thanks to a Harry McKirdy brace, with James Wilson’s 83rd-minute goal giving the Valiants some hope. This was the second time in a row that Swindon had beat Vale with Both Teams Scoring, having thumped them 3-1 back in January.

Darrell Clarke’s men are in poor form heading into this game, with their 1-0 victory over Exeter City prior to the first leg being their only win in their last five outings, following losses to Newport County 2-1, as well as Walsall 2-0 and Bristol Rovers 3-1.

Meanwhile, Swindon have won all of their last five, defeating Walsall and Hartlepool United by 3-0 scorelines on either side of vital 2-1 victories against Barrow and Forest Green Rovers.

Chelsea and Leicester City face off at Stamford Bridge on matchday 37 of the Premier League, with Thomas Tuchel’s men looking to wrap up third place ahead of Tottenham Hotspur.

Tuchel’s side enters this match with just one win in their last five outings, having beaten Leeds United 3-0 at Elland Road prior to their FA Cup penalty shootout defeat to Liverpool following a 0-0 draw. Before this, the Blues had also drawn 2-2 and 1-1 with Wolves and Manchester United on either side of a 1-0 defeat at Everton.

Leicester can come into this match with some confidence, following thumping 3-0 and 5-1 victories over already-relegated Norwich City and Watford, however, this was off the back of 2-1, 1-0 and 3-1 losses to Everton, Roma and Spurs.

The final tip on this list comes from Goodison Park where Everton goes up against Crystal Palace knowing that a win would confirm their place in next season’s Premier League.

The Toffees suffered a 3-2 defeat to Brentford last time out having gone down to nine men in this match, having also drawn 0-0 away at Watford. Before this though, Frank Lampard’s men managed crucial back to back victories over Leicester City 2-1 and Chelsea 1-0 after a 2-0 loss at Anfield against Liverpool.

Palace are unbeaten in four heading into this clash, following 1-1 and 0-0 draws with Aston Villa and Leeds United on either side of 1-0 and 2-1 wins against Watford and Southampton. Before this sequence of games, they had narrowly lost 1-0 at St James’ Park against Newcastle United.