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Published 21/03/2025 at 17:05 GMT

Two of the Gallagher Premiership's most successful clubs will go toe-to-toe this weekend as Saracens and Harlequins collide at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Both sides are still in the hunt for a spot in the top four after 11 matches, but some viewers may be wondering why this famous fixture is being contested at the home of Tottenham Hotspur. Here is the reason why.

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We are into the second half of the Gallagher Premiership Rugby season, and there is still everything to play for ahead of one of the most highly-anticipated matches of the campaign.

Saracens and Harlequins are in the hunt for one of the coveted top four spots, and the two London clubs will collide at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, live on TNT Sports and discovery+ on Saturday.

Sarries are currently fifth in the table, just one point behind Leicester Tigers in fourth.

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Quins are in sixth after 11 matches, two points behind Mark McCall's side and three off a place in this season's Gallagher Premiership semi-final spots.

The match looks set to be a thrilling affair, but some fans may be wondering, why are these two iconic clubs going toe-to-toe at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this weekend?

Why are Saracens playing Harlequins at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium?

As a marquee fixture in the Gallagher Premiership, Saracens against Harlequins is one that attracts a crowd far surpassing the capacities of their home stadiums.

Indeed, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium can house over 62,000 fans - more than quadruple either The Stoop or StoneX Stadium.

The fixture has been known as 'The Showdown' since 2023, and had previously been held at iconic grounds like Wembley Stadium and London Stadium under the name 'Derby Day'.

After Sarries against Quins was dubbed The Showdown, the London derby started to be contested at the home of Tottenham Hotspur instead.

It was announced that the fixture would continue to be held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium until at least 2028 last September.

The Showdown has taken place on the same weekend following the end of the Six Nations every year since its inception.

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Who won previous editions of The Showdown?

Saracens beat Bears 27-23 in the first edition of The Showdown in 2022, before running out 36-24 winners against Quins the following year.

It was a far more one-sided affair last term, as Sarries stormed to a 52-7 triumph over their London rivals in front of 61,214 fans.

When is The Showdown?

The Showdown will kick off at 15:05 GMT on Saturday, March 22.

The match will be shown live on TNT Sports and discovery+, with coverage set to get underway at 14:30.

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WSL round-up: Fran Kirby strike gives Brighton & Hove Albion win at Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace defeat Aston Villa

Updated 16/03/2025 at 18:18 GMT

England international Fran Kirby struck late in the first half to give Brighton & Hove Albion three points on Sunday afternoon, with the win lifting them into fifth place. Earlier in the day, relegation contenders Crystal Palace and Aston Villa played in London, as Palace gave themselves hope of staying up in the WSL with a victory against the Midlanders.

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Brighton & Hove Albion ended a seven-match streak without a WSL win at Tottenham on Sunday afternoon, and Crystal Palace beat Aston Villa.

The away side grabbed all three points when Fran Kirby scored just before the end of the first half, steering her effort low into the corner, and they may consider themselves unfortunate not to have scored more.

Marisa Olislagers went close earlier in the first half when Spurs keeper Lize Kop prevented her from scoring straight from a corner, and Kop again had to beat away another effort from Olislagers.

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Olislagers was at the heart of the breakthrough when her shot struck Ella Morris. The ball was picked up by Rachel McLauchlan, who teed up Kirby to strike from close range.

Tottenham were without Bethany England, their top scorer this season, and they were unable to put much pressure on the visitors.

The win takes Brighton to fifth place, a point ahead of Liverpool. Tottenham sit seventh, eight points clear of Palace.

The bottom-of-the-table clash between Villa and Palace saw the Londoners emerge victorious.

Palace went ahead on 33 minutes through Aniek Nouwen when the defender, making her debut on loan from Chelsea, met a flick-on from Allyson Swaby to head past goalkeeper Sabrina D’Angelo.

Palace’s lead doubled through Ashleigh Weerden eight minutes into the second half, when the winger shot from the edge of the penalty area.

Villa continued to push and hit the woodwork through Jordan Nobbs, on as a substitute, who also went close with a later free-kick, and the pressure eventually told when defender Lucy Parker grabbed a late goal.

The home side then re-established their two-goal advantage five minutes into stoppage time after an error from D’Angelo, with the goalkeeper losing possession out of her area to Katie Stengel.

The win for the bottom-placed side, just Palace's second of the season, moved them one point behind Villa as the relegation battle intensified.

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Published 16/03/2025 at 17:11 GMT

Tottenham suffered their 15th Premier League defeat of the season when they lost 2-0 to Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday afternoon. Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou accepted that his side had lost too many games so far this season, but also suggested his club were unfairly treated in comparison to others, when discussing Lucas Bergvall's penalty appeal.

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Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou admitted that his side’s performances this season were "unacceptable" after a 2-0 defeat to Fulham on Sunday.

Spurs lost to two second-half goals in a display that saw the away side’s fans express their dissatisfaction with the team.

Mathys Tel, who joined on loan from Bayern Munich in the winter transfer window, had a heated exchange as he discussed the defeat with fans in the crowd after the match.

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Postecoglou has had to negotiate a severe injury crisis throughout much of the season, but frustration has grown from some fans with the Australian’s approach to the match, as he again stuck to his attacking instincts despite playing teenage midfielders in central defence at times.

Speaking in a press conference on Sunday afternoon, Postecoglou said that he understood the supporters’ disappointment.

He said: "I get their disappointment. It's unacceptable to see 15 league defeats. It's nowhere near good enough, nowhere near the level we need to be, and I understand the supporters' frustrations with that.

"Today wasn't so much about performance, it was just another day when we let a game get away from us that we shouldn't have. We weren't played off the park and I felt that up until the point they scored, we were the team that was getting on top.

"We had a couple of good chances to go 1-0 up and that would have put the pressure on them, but it's happened too many times this year.

"We've given the opposition a lift into the game by conceding soft goals."

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Another source of upset for Postecoglou was the failure of referee Andrew Madley to award a foul against Calvin Bassey, when he caught Lucas Bergvall in the Fulham penalty with the score at 1-0.

Postecoglou suggested that Tottenham do not get decisions as favourably as other clubs.

He added: "I'll leave that to the officials, but I will say that we don't carry on like a lot of other clubs and I think that hurts us for sure.

"I don't think there's ever any noise around us and decisions. We get one slightly in our favour and there's national headlines for a week. Things go against us and there's not even a sentence on it."

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Published 14/03/2025 at 13:56 GMT

On Thursday, Manchester United beat Real Sociaded, Tottenham dispatched AZ Alkmaar and Rangers squeezed past Fenerbahce on penalties to see three British teams make the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals. With United, Spurs and Rangers having all made the last eight - which is live on TNT Sports and discovery+ - we look at who they might face on any respective run to the final in Bilbao.

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Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers all emerged from their respective last-16 ties to qualify for the Europa League last eight.

Elsewhere, the likes of Lyon, Lazio and Eintracht Frankfurt also qualified for the next round of the competition, with the latter bulldozing Ajax 4-1 in their second-leg.

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How did the British clubs fare in the quarter-finals?

United kept their season alive with a 4-1 win over Real Sociedad on Thursday, to progress to the Europa League quarter-finals 5-2 on aggregate.

Sociedad gave Old Trafford a late scare through Mikel Oyarzabal's early penalty, only for Bruno Fernandes to respond with a hat-trick and Diogo Dalot to add a fourth in stoppage time.

Tottenham, meanwhile, overturned a 1-0 first-leg deficit to register a 3-2 aggregate win.

A James Maddison strike and Wilson Odobert’s first two goals in a Spurs shirt ensured victory for Ange Postecoglou's side, with the Australian manager looking to maintain his promise of a trophy in his second season.

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Elsewhere, Jack Butland saved twice in the shoot-out as Rangers beat Fenerbahce 3-2 on penalties.

Sebastian Szymanski’s brace wiped out Rangers' 3-1 first-leg lead, with both sides subsequently squandering opportunities to put the tie to bed.

But Butland saved from Dusan Tadic and Fred, before Mert Hakan Yandas blazed well over to see Rangers make the quarter-finals.

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United take on Lyon in the quarter-finals, with the French side having registered a 7-1 aggregate win over FCSB in the previous round, while Tottenham face a tricky test against Frankfurt.

Rangers take on Athletic Club, who beat Roma 4-3 on aggregate in the last 16 and boast Spain’s Euro 2024 hero Nico Williams in their ranks.

The final semi-final sees Bodo/Glimt go up against Serie A side Lazio.

Should United make the semi-final, they would face the winner of Rangers’s game with Athletic Club.

In turn, Tottenham will play one of Bodo/Glimt or Lazio should they beat Frankfurt.

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Last 16:

Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 AZ Alkmaar

Eintracht Frankfurt 6-2 Ajax

Olympiacos 4-2 Bodo/Glimt

Lazio 3-2 Viktoria Plzen

Rangers 3-3 Fenerbahce - Rangers won 3-2 on penalties

Athletic Club 4-3 Roma

Lyon 7-1 FCSB

Manchester United 5-2 Real Sociedad

Quarter-finals:

Tottenham v Eintracht Frankfurt

Bodo/Glimt v Lazio

Rangers v Athletic Club

Lyon v Manchester United

Semi-finals:

Tottenham or Eintracht Frankfurt v Bodo/Glimt or Lazio

Rangers or Athletic Club v Lyon or Manchester United

How does the bracket format work?

From the knockout phase play-off stage onward, the Europa League takes a bracket format, meaning that sides who finished between ninth and 16th in the league phase standings are seeded and those that finished between 17th and 24th are unseeded.

Teams are paired by their final position in the table’s ‘play-off’ section. In turn, ninth and 10th are paired, 11th and 12th are paired and so on.

This means we have four pairs of seeded teams and four pairs of unseeded teams.

Why is this significant? Well, teams who are paired together split off into separate sides of the draw, meaning they can’t meet until the final.

During the draw, unseeded teams were first drawn into a bracket position, and then the seeded teams were drawn. Again, those paired together fell on opposite sides of the draw.

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