By The Guardian (Sports, Football) | Created at 2024-09-25 18:18:38 | Updated at 2024-09-30 07:30:31
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The nine matches taking place in the Europa League today.
Two of them are already under way. AZ Alkmaar are tied 2-2 with IF Elfsborg and Bodø/Glimt are leading Porto 3-1 despite playing with 10 men.
The rest will kick-off at 8pm BST. You can stay up to date with Manchester United v Twente alongside Rob Smyth in his minute-by-minute.
Team news: Liverpool v West Ham
Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Bradley, Gomez, Quansah, Tsimikas, Endo, Jones, Chiesa, Gakpo, Jota; Núñez.
Chiesa starts for the first time since signing from Juventus in the summer. Núñez is given his second start in a row up front after scoring for the first time since March at the weekend.
West Ham XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Todibo, Kilman, Cresswell, Soucek, Álvarez, Soler, Bowen, Ings, Summerville
The Hammers have had a sluggish start to the season and will hope that tonight can be a turning point. Ings gets the nod against his former side alongside Bowen and Summerville, who both started on the weekend.
Referee: Andy Madley
Team news: Arsenal v Bolton
Arsenal XI: Porter, Nichols, Kiwior, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Nwaneri, Jorginho, Rice, Saka, Jesus, Sterling
Porter is Arsenal’s 16-year-old fourth choice keeper, who gets the nod, making him the youngest goalkeeper to start in Arsenal’s history. The first-choice Raya is being assessed after the league game against Manchester City, second-choice, Neto, is cup‑tied, having played for Bournemouth in round two while the third-choice, Tommy Setford, is injured.
Bolton XI: Southwood, Dacres-Cogley, Forino, Santos, Toal, Williams, Sheehan, Dempsey, Arfield, McAtee, Collins
Quite a few changes from the side’s 5-2 win against Reading, which moved them up to 19th in League One.
Referee: Josh Smith
Preamble
Hello and welcome to our live clockwatch of the pinnacle of English and European football in the Carabao Cup and the Europa League.
I jest, obviously, but silverware is silverware at the end of the day and I am sure that every team competing tonight (and their fans) would be delighted to get their hands on silverware at the end of the season.
Join me as I follow along with 7 matches for all the goals. And, as always, if you have any thoughts, predictions, questions, comments, complaints or recommendations, then you can send me an email.
Team news up next. Join me!
Arsenal v Bolton kick-off at 7.45pm BST; every other game at 8pm
