Summary

  • Premier League news conferences include Man City and Chelsea

  • Europa League group stage draw - Celtic's group includes AC Milan

  • Arsenal in with Dundalk, Rangers face Benfica

  • Leicester with Braga & AEK; Spurs play Ludogorets, LASK & Antwerp

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  1. Blades agree Brewster dealpublished at 09:07 British Summer Time 2 October 2020

    Alistair Magowan
    BBC Sport

    Sheffield United have agreed a deal worth £23.5m for Liverpool forward Rhian Brewster.

    The deal includes a buy-back option for three years and Liverpool will get 15% of any sell-on fee.

  2. Rangers must win trophies - Gerrardpublished at 08:58 British Summer Time 2 October 2020

    Reaching the Europa League group stages for a third year running is "fantastic" - but Steven Gerrard says his team will be judged on "success in May".

    The Ibrox club beat Galatasaray 2-1 in the play-off round, thanks to goals from Scott Arfield and James Tavernier.

    But Gerrard says his side must deliver at the end of the season - with Celtic aiming for a 10th consecutive title and a cup at stake - to meet expectations.

    "This club is built on success and success is trophies," he said.

    "They're difficult shoes to fill because of the fantastic teams in the past that have been successful and the expectation doesn't change. But we're aware of that and we deal with it."

  3. Premier League news conferencespublished at 08:53 British Summer Time 2 October 2020

    As I mentioned earlier, there are 17 Premier League news conferences taking place today.

    Chris Wilder, Steve Bruce, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Dean Smith and Mikel Arteta will be speaking to the media this morning.

    Sean Dyche and Jurgen Klopp follow after 12:00 BST, with Roy Hodgson, Scott Parker and Nuno Espirito Santo following after 13:00.

    David Moyes (or Alan Irvine if he is still self-isolating), Frank Lampard, Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti, Ralph Hasenhuttl, Brendan Rodgers and Slaven Bilic are holding their news conferences at 13:30.

    We will bring you all the top lines as soon as we have them.

  4. 'High & Lo'published at 08:41 British Summer Time 2 October 2020

    Daily Mirror

    The Mirror chooses to focus on matters on the pitch, with Tottenham's thumping 7-2 win against Maccabi Haifa securing their place in the Europa League group stage.

    Mirror back pageImage source, Mirror
  5. 'Players must respect shirt'published at 08:32 British Summer Time 2 October 2020

    The back pages

    The Daily Telegraph

    The Telegraph leads on some different Southgate quotes, with the England boss saying he will remind his squad "what it means to wear the shirt" after Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood were left out of the squad.

    Foden and Greenwood were sent home from international duty last month for breaking strict Covid-19 protocols at the team hotel in Iceland.

    Telegraph back pageImage source, Telegraph
  6. 'You Kane help too'published at 08:23 British Summer Time 2 October 2020

    The back pages

    Let's take a look at some of this morning's back pages.

    Comments from Gareth Southgate dominate the headlines, with the England boss turning the tables on Jose Mourinho by saying the Spurs boss has a duty to protect Harry Kane ahead of next season's European Championship.

    Mourinho has asked Southgate not to overuse Kane during next week's international break for fear of fatigue.

    Times back pageImage source, Times
    Star back pageImage source, Star
    Express back pageImage source, Express
  7. Vinicius to complete Spurs loan movepublished at 08:13 British Summer Time 2 October 2020

    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport

    Carlos Vinicius is due to fly into London today to complete loan move to Tottenham from Benfica.

    Jose Mourinho has been looking for a back-up striker to Harry Kane and believes he may have found the answer in the 25-year-old Brazilian, who scored 24 goals last season

    It is thought the loan is likely to contain an option for Tottenham to turn the transfer into a permanent deal for 45m Euros (£40.83m)

  8. Europa League draw: All you need to knowpublished at 08:06 British Summer Time 2 October 2020

    So Tottenham, Celtic and Rangers are all through to today's Europa League group stage draw.

    But who else is in the draw? How will it work? And when are the match days?

    We have all the answers for you right here.

  9. Gers beat Galatasaray to reach group stagespublished at 08:00 British Summer Time 2 October 2020

    Rangers 2-1 Galatasaray

    Rangers reached the group stage of the Europa League for a third consecutive season with an impressive 2-1 win over Galatasaray at Ibrox.

    Scott Arfield broke the deadlock early in the second half after being played in by Ianis Hagi, with James Tavernier heading in a second soon after.

    The Turkish giants rarely threatened, but pulled a goal back late on through defender Marcao.

    Steven Gerrard's side are now unbeaten in 11 matches in all competitions and have yet to lose in 19 Europa League qualifiers under the Englishman.

    Rangers celebrating against GalatasarayImage source, Getty Images
  10. Edouard sends Celtic throughpublished at 07:53 British Summer Time 2 October 2020

    FK Sarajevo 0-1 Celtic

    Celtic won 1-0 at FK Sarajevo to reach the Europa League group stage.

    Odsonne Edouard rewarded Celtic for a much-improved second-half performance when he poked home 20 minutes from time to settle the play-off after goalkeeper Vladan Kovacevic spilled a Ryan Christie shot.

    Neil Lennon's side were rarely troubled as they progressed past the qualifiers for the third year in succession.

    Celtic in action against FK SarajevoImage source, Getty Images
  11. Kane hits hat-trick as Spurs reach group stagespublished at 07:51 British Summer Time 2 October 2020

    Tottenham 7-2 Maccabi Haifa.

    Harry Kane scored a hat-trick and Dele Alli also found the target to help Tottenham reach the group stage of the Europa League courtesy of a hugely entertaining 7-2 victory over Israeli side Maccabi Haifa.

    Giovani lo Celso scored twice with Lucas Moura also on target at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

    It was Spurs' seventh game in just 19 days to start the new season.

    Harry Kane celebrating scoringImage source, Getty Images
  12. Arsenal to face Man City in quarter-finalspublished at 07:43 British Summer Time 2 October 2020

    Holders Manchester City will travel to Arsenal in the standout tie of the Carabao Cup quarter-final draw.

    Joint Premier League leaders Everton welcome Manchester United to Goodison Park, while Tottenham are away to Championship side Stoke City.

    Meanwhile, Brentford's reward for beating Fulham is a home tie against Newcastle United in the club's first ever League Cup quarter-final.

    All quarter-final ties are to be played the week commencing 21 December 2020.

    Quarter final draw

    • Stoke City v Tottenham
    • Brentford v Newcastle United
    • Arsenal v Manchester City
    • Everton v Manchester United
  13. Frank open to selling Benrahmapublished at 07:34 British Summer Time 2 October 2020

    Brentford 3-0 Fulham

    Manager Thomas Frank said Brentford are "open to selling" Said Benrahma after the Algeria international "added a few million to his price" with his two goals against Fulham.

    "Am I confident he will stay? I'm confident that I would love him to stay," said Frank.

    "But I don't know. Honestly, if the price is right we are open to selling, but if not we will be happy for him to stay.

    "Either we are going to get a top price or we are going to keep one of the best players in the Championship. Has he added a few million to his price? 100%."

  14. Bees ease past Fulhampublished at 07:28 British Summer Time 2 October 2020

    Brentford 3-0 Fulham

    Brentford gained a modicum of revenge for last season's Championship play-off final with a 3-0 win against west London rivals Fulham.

    Marcus Forss' emphatic finish had given the hosts a half-time lead before Said Benrahma capitalised on poor Fulham marking from a free-kick after 62 minutes.

    Benrahma, who scored 17 goals and made nine assists in 43 Championship games last season, then curled a delightful third into the corner from the edge of the box after beating his marker.

    Said Benrahma scoring against FulhamImage source, Getty Images
  15. Potters shock Villapublished at 07:18 British Summer Time 2 October 2020

    Aston Villa 0-1 Stoke

    There was a shock at Villa Park as Championship side Stoke beat last season's finalists Aston Villa 1-0 to reach the last eight.

    Sam Vokes scored the game's only goal in the first half - the veteran striker heading home following a corner.

    A much-changed Villa, beaten by Manchester City in the 2019-20 final, struggled for clear cut chances.

    Anwar El Ghazi went closest but shot straight at goalkeeper Adam Davies.

    Stoke, who beat Wolves - another top-flight outfit - in the second round, were good value for their win as they continued their positive start to the season.

    The Potters have lost just once in seven games in all competitions, winning four of their past five.

    Sam Vokes scoring against Aston VillaImage source, Getty Images
  16. Gunners edge past Reds on penaltiespublished at 07:10 British Summer Time 2 October 2020

    Liverpool 0-0 Arsenal (Arsenal win 5-4 on penalties)

    Arsenal knocked out Premier League champions Liverpool on penalties to reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals after a goalless draw at Anfield last night.

    After a goalless 90 minutes at Anfield, Gunners goalkeeper Bernd Leno saved two penalties in the shootout before Joe Willock scored the winning spot-kick.

    Arsenal lost 3-1 in the Premier League at the Reds four days ago, and Gunners boss Mikel Arteta was pleased with his side's response.

    "We still have lots to learn but we are on the right path," the Spaniard said.

    "It is the third time in about eight weeks we have played against the best team in Europe, in my opinion, and it is a step forward for my team.

    "We want to treat every competition as an opportunity to win a trophy, we have to do that for the club we represent and we will do that."

    Harry Wilson's penalty being saved by Bernd LenoImage source, Getty Images
  17. Hammers sign Czech defender Coufalpublished at 07:05 British Summer Time 2 October 2020
    Breaking

    Let's start with some breaking transfer news...

    West Ham have signed Czech Republic full-back Vladimir Coufal from Slavia Prague for £5.4m.

    The 28-year-old has signed a three-year contract at London Stadium.

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  18. Good morningpublished at 06:58 British Summer Time 2 October 2020

    Hello and welcome to today's live page - it's set to be a busy one today.

    We've got all the reaction from last night's Carabao Cup fourth round ties, including details of the quarter-final draw, plus Europa League reaction as Tottenham, Rangers and Celtic qualify for the group stage.

    Speaking of the Europa League group stage, we will bring details of the draw for you this lunchtime.

    There are also SEVENTEEN Premier League news conferences taking place today as we build up to this weekend's games.

    Oh, and there is all the latest transfer news as Monday's deadline rapidly approaches.

    Told you it was a busy one.