There are opportunities aplenty to stake a European claim in the English Premier League this weekend, as the first domestic silverware of the season is dished out at Wembley Stadium.
Top four contenders Manchester United and Newcastle are engaged in the League Cup final under the arch on Sunday.
Which leaves room for those around them to bolster their respective positions in the reckoning.
Arsenal once again have the upper hand, just, in the EPL title race thanks to their return to winning ways last weekend.
The Gunners travel to play Leicester at the King Power Stadium on Saturday, with the Foxes’ own improving form curtailed by United at Old Trafford last weekend.
Manchester City remain the nearest chasers and can put themselves out of arm’s reach of the Red Devils if they can do the business in the Saturday evening kick off at Bournemouth.
Pep Guardiola’s reigning champions slipped to a draw in the road last time out, leaving them two points off the summit and just three ahead of their cross-city rivals.
Sunday shines the whole Premier League spotlight on London, as a derby with huge ramifications takes centre stage.
Tottenham go up against Chelsea in their rival clash, with the Blues scrambling to avoid making it an unthinkable five league games without a win.
Spurs put on yet another second half show in the absence of recuperating boss Antonio Conte last Sunday, keeping them fourth in the standings going into their Tottenham Hotspur Stadium clash.
Saturday night sees another contest in the capital city, with Liverpool making the trip south of the River Thames to meet Crystal Palace.
The Reds have won back-to-back matches to sit a tentatively improving eighth in the EPL table, while Patrick Vieira’s hosts are in increasing need of a victory to avoid the angst of having to look over their shoulders as the season approaches the sharp end.
And it’s the bottom two who meet earlier on Saturday in the relegation dogfight, as Leeds hosts Southampton in an almighty clash at Elland Road.
Everton turned over the Yorkshire club in a crucial second win in three for new coach Sean Dyche, with the Toffees now targeting their Goodison Park contest with an Aston Villa side that have lost their last three.
West Ham and Nottingham Forest meet at the London Stadium with both wallowing in the choppy relegation waters.
But there are no such woes for Fulham going into their Friday night home game with Wolves.
Far from it in fact, with the hosts able to go level on points with fifth-placed Newcastle if they can snaffle all three points under the lights at Craven Cottage.
English Premier League predictions for 24 – 26 February
Fulham v Wolverhampton Wanderers
| Result prediction | Wolverhampton Wanderers to win |
| Over/Under prediction | under 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | Wolverhampton Wanderers / Wolverhampton Wanderers to win |
| Team to Score prediction | both teams |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | n/a |
Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion
| Result prediction | Brighton & Hove Albion to win |
| Over/Under prediction | under 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | Newcastle United / Brighton & Hove Albion to win |
| Team to Score prediction | both teams |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | S. March(Brighton & Hove Albion) |
Everton v Aston Villa
| Result prediction | Aston Villa to win |
| Over/Under prediction | under 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | Aston Villa / Aston Villa to win |
| Team to Score prediction | both teams |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | O. Watkins(Aston Villa) |
Leeds United v Southampton
| Result prediction | draw |
| Over/Under prediction | under 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | Southampton / draw |
| Team to Score prediction | Southampton |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | J. Ward-Prowse(Southampton) |
Leicester City v Arsenal
| Result prediction | Leicester City to win |
| Over/Under prediction | over 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | Leicester City / Leicester City to win |
| Team to Score prediction | both teams |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | B. Saka(Arsenal) |
West Ham United v Nottingham Forest
| Result prediction | draw |
| Over/Under prediction | under 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | West Ham United / draw |
| Team to Score prediction | both teams |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | B. Johnson(Nottingham Forest) |
AFC Bournemouth v Manchester City
| Result prediction | Manchester City to win |
| Over/Under prediction | over 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | Manchester City / Manchester City to win |
| Team to Score prediction | both teams |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | E. Haaland(Manchester City) |
Crystal Palace v Liverpool
| Result prediction | Crystal Palace to win |
| Over/Under prediction | under 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | Liverpool / Crystal Palace to win |
| Team to Score prediction | both teams |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | n/a |
Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea
| Result prediction | Tottenham Hotspur to win |
| Over/Under prediction | under 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | Tottenham Hotspur / Tottenham Hotspur to win |
| Team to Score prediction | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | n/a |