THE Ladbrokes Premiership kicks back into life this week after a break for Scottish Cup semi-final weekend, starting with a crucial Highland derby. 

Ross County welcome Inverness Caley Thistle to Dingwall on Friday night knowing that a win would push their rivals headlong towards the drop.

Jim McIntyre's side currently hold an eight-point lead over their neighbours and Inverness are cut five points adrift at the foot of the table going into the post-split fixtures.

BT Sport 2 will show the action from Victoria Park at 7.45pm on Friday in this week's only live Scottish game. 

However, there are plenty of other matches to keep you occupied between now and then, including a Manchester derby on Thursday and Chelsea v Southampton on Tuesday in the Premier League.

Monday 24th April 2017

Benfica U19 v Red Bull Salzburg U19

UEFA Youth League Final

16:00

BT Sport 3 / BT Sport 3 HD

Liverpool U23 v Man City U23

Premier League 2

19:00

LFCTV / LFCTV HD

VFB Stuttgart v Union Berlin

Bundesliga 2

19:15

BT Sport 2 / BT Sport 2 HD

Newcastle United v Preston North End

Championship

19:45

Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports 1 HD

Pescara v Roma

Serie A

19:45

BT Sport 3 / BT Sport 3 HD

Eibar v Athletic Bilbao

La Liga

19:45

Sky Sports 3 / Sky Sports 3 HD

Tuesday 25th April 2017

Sporting Gijon v Espanyol

La Liga

18:30

Sky Sports 3 / Sky Sports 3 HD

Granada v Malaga

La Liga

19:30

Sky Sports Red Button

Zulte Waregem v Gent

Belgian Jupiler League Play-Offs

19:30

Premier Sports / Premier Sports HD

Chelsea v Southampton

Premier League

19:45

Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports 1 HD / Sky Sports Ultra HD

Borussia Monchengladbach v Eintracht Frankfurt

DFB Pokal Semi-Final

19:45

BT Sport 3 / BT Sport 3 HD

Atletico Madrid v Villarreal

La Liga

20:30

Sky Sports 3 / Sky Sports 3 HD

Wednesday 26th April 2017

Barcelona v Osasuna

La Liga

18:30

Sky Sports 2 / Sky Sports 2 HD

Leganes v Las Palmas

La Liga

19:30

Sky Sports Red Button

Valencia v Real Sociedad

La Liga

19:30

Sky Sports Red Button

Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund

DFB Pokal Semi-Final

19:45

BT Sport 3 / BT Sport 3 HD

Chelsea U18 v Man City U18

FA Youth Cup Final 2nd Leg

19:45

ITV4 / ITV4 HD

Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League

20:00

Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports 1 HD / Sky Sports Ultra HD

Deportivo La Coruna v Real Madrid

La Liga

20:30

Sky Sports 2 / Sky Sports 2 HD

Thursday 27th April 2017

Alaves v Eibar

La Liga

18:30

Sky Sports Red Button

Sevilla v Celta Vigo

La Liga

19:30

Sky Sports Mix / Sky Sports Mix HD

Man City v Man Utd

Premier League

20:00

Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports 1 HD / Sky Sports Ultra HD

Athletic Bilbao v Real Betis

La Liga

20:30

Sky Sports Red Button

Friday 28th April 2017

Bayer Leverkusen v Schalke 04

Bundesliga

19:30

BT Sport ESPN / BT Sport ESPN HD

Cardiff City v Newcastle United

Championship

19:45

Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports 1 HD

Angers v Lyon

Ligue 1

19:45

BT Sport 3 / BT Sport 3 HD / BT Sport Extra 3

Ross County v Inverness CT

Scottish Premiership

19:45

BT Sport 2 / BT Sport 2 HD / BT Sport Extra 1

Villarreal v Sporting Gijon

La Liga

19:45

Sky Sports 5 / Sky Sports 5 HD