The 2009/2010 football season is reaching a nail-biting climax, with a host of teams from London battling for silverware, stepping up promotion pursuits or desperately clawing away from their respective relegation zones. Here's a preview of Saturday's action, plus a list of the weekend's football fixtures involving teams from London.Saturday sees FA Cup finalists Chelsea, four points clear of current champions Manchester United at the top of the Premier League, travel to White Hart Lane for a massive London derby against Champions League Contenders Tottenham. The other half of West London's Premier League contingent, Fulham, who have shocked many by reaching the UEFA Cup semi-finals, are looking to secure a mid-table finish, and have a home match against Wolves. On Sunday, Arsenal travel to Wigan needing three points to keep alive their flickering hopes of winning the title.
In the Football League Championship, Crystal Palace are just a point outside the relegation zone as they travel north to face Derby County. Queens Park Rangers lie 18th in the table, the highest-placed London side in the division, and with relegation still a possibility they will hope for a good result at home to play-off outfit Cardiff City.
Promotion to the Championship is Millwall's objective, but their 1-0 defeat to Huddersfield last night means The Lions stay 3rd in Football League One, just a point behind Leeds United whose game in hand today sees the Yorkshire side away to Gillingham. Charlton can still gain automatic promotion, however that desire will be tested today when they host league leaders Norwich City. Elsewhere, struggling Leyton Orient face a vital home match against already-relegated Stockport County, and mid-table Brentford travel to Bristol Rovers.
Dagenham and Redbridge are just two points outside the Football League Two play-off zone, and need all three points as they host Burton Albion, while Barnet can all-but-guarantee their survival with maximum points at Bradford City.
This weekend's Football League fixtures involving London teams:
Premier League:
FULHAM v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Saturday, 3pm)
TOTTENHAM v CHELSEA (Saturday, 5.30pm)
Wigan Athletic v ARSENAL (Sunday, 1.30pm)
Football League Championship:
Derby County v CRYSTAL PALACE (Saturday, 3pm)
QUEENS PARK RANGERS v Cardiff City (Saturday, 3pm)
Football League One:
Bristol Rovers v BRENTFORD (Saturday, 3pm)
CHARLTON ATHLETIC v Norwich City (Saturday, 3pm)
LEYTON ORIENT v Stockport County (Saturday, 3pm)
Football League Two:
Bradford City v BARNET (Saturday, 3pm)
DAGENHAM AND REDBRIDGE v Burton Albion (Saturday, 3pm)
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