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Friday's Sport: Chelsea out to secure derby revenge

The sporting day on Friday sees a big London derby in the Premier League take centre stage, while an all-Midlands clash in the Championship also grabs the attention.

Chelsea and Fulham meet in the top-flight at Stamford Bridge, with The Hawthorns the venue for the second-tier clash between West Bromwich Albion and Coventry City.

There are also games from La Liga and the Bundesliga, with both the Athletic Bilbao v Cadiz and the Augsburg v Bayer Leverkusen fixtures available as part of our European Soccer Live Streaming Highlights.

There is action from both the Ras Al Khaimah Championship and the Pebble Beach Pro-Am to watch on the bet365 Live Golf Tracker, while the German Masters snooker continues and there are five race meetings to follow on our Sports Live Streaming platform.

Premier League: Blues target derby response

WhatChelsea v Fulham
WhereStamford Bridge, London
When20:00, Friday 3rd February
How to watchSky Sports Main Event & Premier League
OddsChelsea 3/5, Draw 3/1, Fulham 19/4

Chelsea welcome Fulham on the back of a run of just one victory in their last five league games, a slump which includes a 2-1 defeat at Craven Cottage less than a month ago.

The Blues are currently down in tenth place in the Premier League as a result, with their visitors three places and two points better off despite defeats in their last two league outings.

Chelsea head coach Graham Potter has been armed with a number of new players during the January transfer window, including Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez, who carries the most expensive price tag in the history of English football.

Mykhailo Mudryk is another of the new recruits at the Bridge and the Ukrainian forward made a positive impression as a substitute in the goalless draw at Liverpool and will be pressing for a starting spot.

The Cottagers were a lot less busy in the transfer window, with Serb midfielder Sasa Lukic their only major permanent addition - arriving from Serie A outfit Torino - while Cedric Soares joined on loan from Arsenal.

Prior to their win earlier this season, Fulham had lost their previous seven meetings with Chelsea, who are 13/5 to claim victory by a one-goal Winning Margin on Friday evening.

Championship: Midlands rivals looking upwards

WhatWest Brom v Coventry City
WhereThe Hawthorns, West Bromwich
When19:45, Friday 3rd February
OddsWest Brom 3/4, Draw 14/5, Coventry 4/1

West Brom are a team on the rise in the Championship, having improved markedly since former Huddersfield Town boss Carlos Corberan arrived as head coach in late October.

The Baggies have lost just two of their last 11 league games, although one of those two reverses came at the hands of the Sky Blues just before Christmas, with the other a narrow 2-1 loss to table-toppers Burnley last time out.

Corberan added midfield options to his squad on deadline day by bringing in both Marc Albrighton and Nathaniel Chalobah, while City boss Mark Robins drafted in forward Sean Maguire from Preston North End to bolster his attacking options.

Prior to defeat to Coventry towards the end of last year, Albion had lost just once in the previous ten meetings of the two sides and they are available at 3/4 to claim all three points on Friday evening.

Bundesliga: Leverkusen have history on their side

WhatAugsburg v Bayer Leverkusen
WhereWWK Arena, Augsburg
When19:30, Friday 3rd February
How to watchSky Sports Football
OddsAugsburg 10/3, Draw 14/5, Bayer Leverkusen 4/5 

Bayer Leverkusen head to Bavaria hoping to get back on track after a five-match winning run in the Bundesliga was ended by a 2-0 home reverse at the hands of Borussia Dortmund last time out.

Their run of victories lifted them well away from the relegation scrap, but they are somewhat marooned in mid-table, while their Friday evening hosts have no such luxury after winning only one of their last ten league outings.

Leverkusen have seven wins and four draws from their last 11 visits to Augsburg and are 5/2 To Win To Nil this time around.

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