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Hello and welcome to live coverage of another super soccer-filled Saturday. This is our home for all the latest news and previews ahead of today's action, which begins at 12.30pm with Aston Villa v Fulham and the last day of the regular Championship season. Then we have the final round of fixtures in Leagues One and Two, plus Bayern Munich's chance to win back the Bundesliga after a shocking one-season drought.
At 11am we'll have a special Q&A with Ben Fisher, who knows more about the Football League than 99.82 per cent of sentient beings, so please send in any questions for that. You can contact us at matchday.live@theguardian.com or post below the line.
Before we get started, these are some of the key matches we'll be following today.
Premier League Aston Villa v Fulham (12.30pm)
Everton v Ipswich (3pm)
Leicester v Southampton (3pm)
Arsenal v Bournemouth (5.30pm)
Championship (all 12.30pm) Bristol City v Preston North End
Burnley v Millwall
Coventry v Middlesbrough
Derby v Stoke
Norwich v Cardiff
Plymouth v Leeds
Portsmouth v Hull
Sheff Utd v Blackburn
Sunderland v QPR
Swansea v Oxford Utd
Watford v Sheff Wed
West Brom v Luton
Bundesliga
RB Leipzig v Bayern (2.30pm)
League One (3pm) Huddersfield v Leyton Orient
Reading v Barnsley
League Two (3pm) Accrington v Chesterfield
Bradford City v Fleetwood
Carlisle v Salford
Colchester v Barrow
Crewe v Walsall
Grimsby v AFC Wimbledon
Notts County v Doncaster
Port Vale v Gillingham
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