Live EPL, La Liga Twitter schedule: the 8 live games via @JoySportsGH

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This weekend, we have games from the Barclays Premier League and La Liga. Our Twitter handle is @JoySportsGH. Click here to follow us now!

Saturday 13 February
Sunderland vrs Man Utd
Venue: Stadium of Light
@JoySportsGH buildup from 12.30pm
Kick-off: 12.45pm
If Louis van Gaal thinks he has got problems at Manchester United he should try swapping places with Sunderland’s Sam Allardyce. As if a relegation struggle was not bad enough, the Wearside club sacked Adam Johnson, their former England winger on Thursday night. Allardyce and Van Gaal failed to see eye to eye last season when the then West Ham manager left the Dutchman incensed after accusing Manchester United of “throwing long balls into the box” to secure a late 1-1 draw at Upton Park.

Saturday, 13 February
Swansea vrs Southampton
Venue: Liberty Stadium
@JoySportsGH buildup from 2:45pm
Kick-off: 3pm
Fraser Forster has still to concede since being restored to the Saints goal and the team picked up 13 points in those five games while Swansea are finding some form themselves, undefeated in four, three of them under the new manager Francesco Guidolin. Ki Sung-yueng could return for them and the on-loan Leroy Fer is keen for a debut in front of his manager at Feyenoord, Ronald Koeman.

Saturday, 13 February
Chelsea vrs Newcastle
Venue: Stamford Bridge
@JoySportsGH buildup from 5:15pm
Kick-off: 5.30pm
Guus Hiddink’s pursuit of a first home win in the Premier League since returning to Chelsea as interim manager will continue against Newcastle, a team who have lost their last five away games in all competitions stretching back two months. Yet the visitors have bolstered their ranks and will pose a different kind of threat at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea forever seem to be striving to salvage games. Unbeaten in 11, the hosts still need a win to look convincing before their midweek Champions League duel with Paris Saint-Germain.

Sunday, 14 February
Arsenal v Leicester
Venue: The Emirates
@JoySportsGH buildup from 11.30pm
Kick-off: 12pm
Can Le Professeur outsmart the self-titled Thinkerman again? Maybe, after all Arsène Wenger is the only manager so far to make Leicester look like the side that were bottom for much of last season. Arsenal, therefore, should be confident they can repeat the display and cut Leicester’s lead at the top in front of their own fans. However, Claudio Ranieri will surely be plotting another dazzling away win to keep his side on track for title glory.

Sunday, 14 February
Aston Villa v Liverpool
Venue: Villa Park
@JoySportsGH buildup from 1.45pm
Kick-off: 2pm
Rémi Garde’s team are showing signs of life at the bottom having lost one of their last five league games, although there were also signs of defensive vulnerability during last weekend’s win over Norwich City. With Philippe Coutinho, Daniel Sturridge and Divock Origi back from injury, Roberto Firmino scoring five goals in his last six outings and Christian Benteke anxious to face his former club, Jürgen Klopp finally has options to exploit Aston Villa’s weaknesses. But, as he admitted: “It is not a coincidence we are ninth and Villa are where they are.”

Sunday, 14 February
Manchester City v Tottenham
Venue: The Etihad
@JoySportsGH buildup from 4:10 pm.
Kick-off: 4:15 pm
A defeat for Manchester City by Spurs and victory for Leicester City at Arsenal earlier in the day would put Manuel Pellegrini’s side nine points behind the Foxes. This might not kill their title hopes but would certainly leave them moribund, so the solution is simple, though difficult to achieve: beat Mauricio Pochettino’s men. City’s ambitions should be boosted by Vincent Kompany’s return following a long-standing calf injury.

LA LIGA
Saturday, 13 February
Real Madrid vrs Athletico Bilbao
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu
@JoySportsGH buildup from 2:50pm
Kick-off: 3pm
Athletic Bilbao, who currently sit 6th in La Liga, will be hoping to upset Zidane’s short, but flawless record at home. This however, may prove to be a task too burdensome for the team led by recently-turned 35-year-old Aritz Aduriz with 13 league goals to his name, given that the Basques have lost their last 10 outings against the Whites at the Bernabéu. Still, Aduriz will be hopeful that he can notch in a goal or two, as Madrid have merely kept two clean sheets in those ten successive victories against Bilbao.

Sunday, 14 February
Barcelona vrs Celta Vigo
Venue: Nou Camp
@JoySportsGH buildup from 7:15pm
Kick-off: 7.30pm
Celta's exit from the Copa continued what has proven to be a disappointing 2016 so far for Eduardo Berizzo's side, who have only won one of their last seven in all competitions. They have lost their last two away games in La Liga - 3-0 against Rayo Vallecano and 2-1 versus Las Palmas - and sit seventh in the table, 10 points off the top four. Luis Enrique's side made it 29 games without defeat in all competitions on Wednesday with a 1-1 draw with Valencia in the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg, moving them beyond the previous best set by Pep Guardiola's side in 2010-11.

While we focus on these major games, we will also update you with stats, pre-match manager quotes, and up-to-the-minute scores around Europe's top leagues. And then, of course, you can get post-match coverage on this website.

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Story by Ghana/Joy Sports/Gary Al-Smith