West Ham are on the brink of a Europa League exit, and Aberdeen - another British side in action tonight - are 45 minutes away from going out at the hands of Kazakhstan's Kairat Almaty.

It's half-time at Pittodrie and the Scottish side need to score - it's goalless on the night but they trail 2-1 on aggregate.

You can follow that game here.

Decent spell of possession by West Ham. Josh Cullen whips in a cross intended for Kevin Nolan but it's just about cleared before Elliot Lee heads a decent chance wide. Just over 15 minutes left.

Remember Jay Rodriguez? The former Burnley forward has been out injured for more than a year but he's just come on to a tremendous reception from Saints fans, Graziano Pelle making way.

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One goal by West Ham will force extra time. They have little over 20 minutes to find it. Astra midfielder Filipe Teixeira makes way for Denis Alibec.

First Saints change in Arnhem. Midfielder Dusan Tadic makes way for Spanish forward Juanmi. Ronald Koeman's thoughts are turning to Sunday and Newcastle.

Half an hour left for West Ham's youngsters to prolong the club's Europa League adventure. There's no lack of effort but there's little cutting edge on show. It's not looking good.

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There's a very impressive number of Southampton fans who have made the journey to Holland. They're making plenty of noise. Vitesse are playing for pride, Valeri Kazaishvili forcing a save from Maarten Stekelenburg with a low shot from just outside the area.

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It's like an exhibition match over in Arnhem. There's little in the way of goalmouth incident so far in the second half, Southampton seem happy to run down the clock.

So close to being 3-1 as the visitors fail to deal with another free-kick into the penalty area and Fernando Boldrin fires over from close range when he should have done better.

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Astra's boss Marius Sumudica whispered in the ear of Kevin Nolan as the teams made their way back out in Giurgiu. Whatever he said brought a smile to Nolan's face. The Hammers skipper needs to call on all his experience to help his side back into this.

A big 45 minutes for Slaven Bilic and West Ham. The Hammers are back under way in Romania.

No changes for Southampton as the second half gets under way in Arnhem. Ronald Koeman is looking very relaxed...and so he should.

More news from Arnhem about trouble which flared before Southampton's match in eastern Holland.

According to the Press Association, 50 Dutch fans and three English supporters were arrested following the incidents.

The issues arose in Korenmarkt, the city's bar district, where English and Dutch supporters had been drinking together peacefully.

However, riot police and horses were called in after clashes began.

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BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson will be making a prediction for all 380 Premier League games this season against a variety of different guests.

Lawro's opponent for the opening round of Premier League fixtures is former England cricketer Graeme Swann.

You can make your own predictions now, compare them to Lawro and other fans and try to take your team to the top of the leaderboard by playing the new BBC Sport Predictor game.

Nine years to get back into Europe, 45 minutes left to keep their Europa League hopes alive. West Ham have it all to do.