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Senegal v Colombia Group H Live Stream On Fox Sports Go

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SAMARA, Russia — Starting lineups for Senegal v Colombia 2018 FIFA World Cup Group H clash at Samara Arena, with live streaming on Fox Sports Go. Follow Livescores.com for updates results from each game.

Carlos Sanchez returns to the Colombia starting XI for today’s game, after he was suspended for the second group match against Poland, following his red card against Japan.

The Colombians beat Poland 3-0 to stay in contention of advancing to the knockout phase.

It was revealed afterwards that coach Jose Pekerman dedicated the win over Poland to Sanchez, who had reportedly received death threats.

Radamel Falcao, James Rodriguez and Juan Cuadrado all start.

Meanwhile, Liverpool forward Sadio Mane, who scored against Japan, leads the attack alongside M’Baye Niang for Senegal, but head coach Aliou Cisse made three changes from the last match.

Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate, defender Lamine Gassama and attacker Keita Balde are the additions for this final group match.

”We need to improve the impact. We need to be more aggressive on the ball,” Cisse said.

“At this level it goes very fast. We need to have more concentration. We need to be more rigorous.”

Colombia and Senegal have met each other just once before, but this is the first time the pair will be clashing at the World Cup.

The only other previous clash between these two sides was a friendly in May 2014, with the game ending in a 2-2 draw.

Senegal sits second in the Group and only needs at least a draw to advance, while Colombia lies third and could also qualify to the knockout stages with a draw, but would need help elsewhere.

A win would guarantee their spot.

Remember live streaming is on Fox Sports Go and you can follow Livescores.com for updates results from each game.

Starting Lineups

Colombia: David Ospina, Santiago Arias, Carlos Sanchez, Radamel Falcao, James Rodriguez, Juan Cuadrado, Yerry Mina, Mateus Uribe, Johan Mojica, Juan Quintero, Davinson Sanchez.

Senegal: Khadim Ndiaye, Kalidou Koulibaly, Idrissa Gane Gueye,ýSalif Sane, Sadio Mane, Youssouf Sabaly, Alfred Ndiaye, Ismaila Sarr, Mbaye Niang, Keitu Balde, Lamin Gasma, Cheikhou Kouyate.

Eric Bailly Returns: Manchester United v Zorya Live, Lineup

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LUHANSK, Ukraine, Sporting Alert – Jose Mourinho made several changes to his Manchester United starting lineup for today’s Europa League clash at Zorya Luhansk.

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TV Channels: Fox Sports 1 USA, BT Sport 3

The Portuguese manager welcomes back a fit-again Eric Bailly and the Ivorian centre-back returns to the starting XI to partner Daley Blind, who comes back into the team in the heart of the backline.

Also named in the starting squad are Marcos Rojo and Ashley Young with goalkeeper Sergio Ramero getting the nod ahead of regular first-choice David de Gea, who is on the bench.

Captain Wayne Rooney also returns to the team after missing the 1-1 clash with Everton in the English Premier League.

Back in the starting team as well is playmaker Juan Mata, who didn’t feature at Everton, while Paul Pogba, Ander Herrera, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic also start.

Phil Jones, Jesse Lingard, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford are among the substitutes today for Manchester United.

The game will go forward, despite concerns over a frozen and patchy pitch at Chornomorets Stadium, which left Mourinho questioning EUFA’s decision to play final group matches in countries with severe winters at this time of the year.

Manchester United are currently second in Group A with nine points, one point behind leaders Fenerbahce.

A draw will guarantee the Premier League side a place in the last 32, but it can also qualify with a defeat if Feyenoord fail to beat Fenerbahce.

Manchester United and Zorya have met just before once in European competition, with the Red Devils coming away with a narrow 1-0 victory on Matchday Two.

Mourinho is expecting another tight game in Ukraine, but is confident his team will co out and get the job done.

Igor Levchenko comes in goal for Oleksiy Shevchenko in the Zorya goal.

Zorya: Levchenko, Sukhotskiy, Sivakov, Chaykovskiy, Petriak, Kharatin, Forster, Karavaev, Bezborodko, Ljubenovic, Opansenko. Subs: Shevchenko, Kulach, Lipartia, Paulinho, Grechyshkin, Bonaventure, Checher.

Manchester United: Romero, Young, Bailly, Rojo, Blind, Herrera, Pogba, Mata, Rooney, Mkhitaryan, Ibrahimovic. Subs: De Gea, Fosu-Mensah, Jones, Fellaini, Lingard, Martial, Rashford.

Manchester United v West Ham: Team News, Watch Live

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MANCHESTER, Sporting Alert – Manchester United will be without Paul Pogba and Marouane Fellaini for Wednesday’s EFL Cup quarter-final against West Ham at Old Trafford.

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The midfielders are suspended for the contest after they both picked up their fifth bookings of the season in Sunday’s Premier League draw against the Hammers.

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Manchester United also have further fitness worries in midfield, as it’s still unclear whether Michael Carrick is healthy enough to feature after he missed the game over the weekend.

This means there could be a surprise recall for Bastian Schweinsteiger, who was on the bench for the Red Devils on Sunday.

Schweinsteiger could start alongside Ander Herrera, although manager Jose Mourinho could play captain Wayne Rooney in that position.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is expected to lead the attack again, while Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard, Anthony Martial and Henrikh Mkhitaryan are all in contention.

Left-back Luke Shaw could return to the backline, but fellow defenders Eric Bailly (knee) and Chris Smalling (toe) are out because of injuries.

“We can turn our luck in the next game in the EFL Cup. It doesn’t matter the competition, it doesn’t matter the game, we just want to win. We want to fight for everything and we want to make our fans proud,” Herrera said after the last meeting.

Meanwhile, West Ham United are without striker Diafra Sakho, who suffered a hamstring injury in the win over Manchester United in the Premier League at the weekend.

Fellow striker Andy Carroll is reportedly edging close to making his return from a knee problem but is unlikely to feature at Old Trafford.

After missing the last meeting, centre-back Winston Reid is available after serving his one-match ban.

Manchester United (squad): De Gea, Romero, Blind, Jones, Darmian, Fosu-Mensah, Rojo, Shaw, Valencia, Carrick, Herrera, Mkhitaryan, Lingard, Mata, Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger, Young, Depay, Martial, Rashford, Rooney, Ibrahimovic.

West Ham United (squad): Adrian, Randolph, Collins, Ogbonna, Reid, Cresswell, Kouyate, Noble, Obiang, Fernandes, Nordtveit, Payet, Lanzini, Antonio, Feghouli, Ayew, Sakho, Zaza, Fletcher.

Barcelona v Man City; ESPN3 Champions League: Oct. 19

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BARCELONA, Sporting Alert – Manchester City and Barcelona will clash in the game of the day on Matchday 3 of the Wednesday’s scheduled games in the Champions League group stage.

Wednesday’s Group C battle at Camp Nou will see the return of former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola, who leads his Manchester City team against Lionel Messi and Co.

This is a game you will not want to miss, and you don’t need to either because there are live TV and online streaming coverage, starting at 2:45pm ET.

For viewers in the United States; Fox Sports 1 USA, Fox Sports GO,  Fox Soccer 2GO USA, WatchESPN and ESPN Deportes USA will have live coverage, with BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Manchester, BT Sport Live Streaming and BT Sport 2 providing the coverage for UK viewers.

Radio Barca will have live radio streaming commentary of the contest as well.

In terms of team news ahead of this clash, striker Sergio Aguero is expected to return to Manchester City’s starting line-up after starting on the bench in Saturday’s 1-1 Premier League draw with Everton.

Midfielder Fabian Delph (unspecified) and full-back Bacary Sagna (hamstring) remain sidelined with injuries, while captain Vincent Kompany could be on the bench again.

For Barcelona, Andrés Iniesta, Messi, Luis Suárez and Neymar are all fit and are expected to be in Luis Enrique’s starting line-up.

Goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen misses out with an ankle problem.

In other games of interest on Matchday 3 in the Champions League on Wednesday, English Premier outfits Arsenal will take on Group A bottom side Ludogorets, while Paris Saint-Germain and FC Basel meet in the other group encounter.

In Group D, Atlético Madrid will travel to face Rostov, live on ESPN3, with ESPN3 also streaming the live Group C clash between Celtic and Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Below is the full schedule of all the Champions League Matchday 3 games and TV channels on Wednesday.

UEFA Champions League
Wednesday, October 19 (ET)

2:45pm Arsenal vs Ludogorets Fox Sports 2 USA, Fox Soccer 2GO USA
2:45pm PSG vs Basel ESPN2 USA, Fox Soccer 2GO USA, WatchESPN
2:45pm Napoli vs Beşiktaş ESPN3, Fox Soccer 2Go USA, WatchESPN
2:45pm Dynamo Kyiv vs Benfica ESPN3, Fox Soccer 2Go USA, WatchESPN
2:45pm Celtic vs Borussia M’gladbach ESPN3, Fox Soccer 2Go USA,WatchESPN, Celtic TV
2:45pm Barcelona vs Manchester City Fox Sports 1 USA, ESPN Deportes USA, Fox Sports GO, Fox Soccer 2GO USA,
2:45pm Rostov vs Atlético Madrid ESPN3, Fox Soccer 2Go USA, WatchESPN
2:45pm Bayern München vs PSV Fox Sports Florida, Fox Soccer 2Go USA, Fox Sports GO, Fox Sports South

Live Streaming, College Football Week 6 Schedule: Oct. 8

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DALLAS, Texas., Sporting Alert – College football schedule, TV channels and live streaming platforms for the Week 6 games on Saturday, October 7.

Among the games listed for this weekend are four AP Top 25 ranked v ranked clashes, while No. 2 Ohio State and No. 5 Washington are also among the top five teams in action as well.

No. 1 Alabama goes in search of their sixth successive win this season and 16th straight in the regular season, when it takes on No. 16 Arkansas at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville.

The Crimson Tide (5-0) beat the Razorbacks (4-1) last season, 27-14 and start Saturday’s game 84.6-percent favourites to win on the road, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index.

No. 2 ranked Ohio State, a team many are backing as one of the favourites to win the College Football Playoff Championship this campaign, plays host to Indiana at Ohio Stadium in Columbus.

The Buckeyes (4-0), who face No. 11 Wisconsin next week, have a 97.7 percent chance of earning a 20th straight win over Indiana, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index.

However, Urban Meyer has warned his players not to get carried away by the build-up predictions, especially since they will face and Indiana (3-1) team that is coming off a 24-21 win over then-No. 17 Michigan State.

Ohio State defeated the Hoosiers 34-27 last term.

The fifth-ranked Washington (5-0) has been in great form this season and will seek to extend its winning streak when it comes up against the struggling an Oregon (2-3) side that dropped its last three games.

Washington has lost 12 straight in the series, but ESPN’s Football Power Index is predicting them to easily snap the streak.

According to FPI, the Huskies, who are ranked in the top 15 in offensive, defensive and special-teams efficiency, have a 78-percent chance to hand the Ducks a fourth defeat in a row.

In other college football Week 6 games on the schedule, No. 20 Oklahoma and Texas will meet at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, No. 6 Houston is at Navy, No. 25 Virginia Tech tackles No. 17 North Carolina, No. 9 Tennessee travels to face No. 8 Texas A&M, while No. 23 Florida State and No. 10 Miami battles at Hard Rock Stadium.

Meanwhile, the clash between No. 18 Florida and LSU has been postponed due to the looming impact of powerful Hurricane Matthew across the state of Florida.

College Football Week 6 Schedule
Saturday, October 8

East Carolina at South Florida 12:00 PM ESPNN, WatchESPN
TCU at Kansas 12:00 PM ESPNU, WatchESPN
Texas vs No. 20 Oklahoma 12:00 PM FS1 Cotton Bowl
Iowa at Minnesota 12:00 PM ESPN2, WatchESPN
Maryland at Penn State 12:00 PM BTN
Auburn at Mississippi State 12:00 PM ESPN, WatchESPN
Notre Dame at NC State 12:00 PM ABC, WatchESPN
Bowling Green at Ohio 2:00 PM ESPN3
Miami (OH) at Akron 3:00 PM ESPN3
Toledo at Eastern Michigan 3:00 PM ESPN3
No. 6 Houston Navy 3:00 PM CBSSN
Iowa State at Oklahoma State 3:30 PM ESPNU, WatchESPN
No. 25 Virginia Tech at No. 17 North Carolina 3:30 PM
Indiana at No. 2 Ohio State 3:30 PM ESPN, WatchESPN
Purdue at Illinois 3:30 PM BTN
Texas State at Georgia State 3:30 PM ESPN3
Kent State at Buffalo 3:30 PM ESPN3
Ball State at Central Michigan 3:30 PM ESPN3
No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Texas A&M 3:30 PM CBS
Army at Duke 3:30 PM ACCN, WatchESPN
BYU at Michigan State 3:30 PM
Vanderbilt at Kentucky 4:00 PM SECN, WatchESPN
No. 21 Colorado at USC 4:00 PM PAC12
Fresno State at Nevada 7:00 PM ESPN3
No. 1 Alabama at No. 16 Arkansas 7:00 PM ESPN, WatchESPN
Idaho at Louisiana Monroe 7:00 PM ESPN3
No. 4 Michigan at Rutgers 7:00 PM ESPN2, WatchESPN
Texas Tech at Kansas State 7:00 PM ESPNU, WatchESPN
Syracuse at Wake Forest 7:00 PM ACCN, WatchESPN
No. 5 Washington at Oregon 7:30 PM FOX
No. 23 Florida State at No. 10 Miami 8:00 PM ABC, WatchESPN
Arizona at No. 24 Utah 10:00 PM FS1
UNLV at San Diego State 10:30 PM ESPNU, WatchESPN
UCLA at Arizona State 10:30 PM ESPN2, WatchESPN
Washington State at No. 15 Stanford 10:30 PM ESPN, WatchESPN

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Livescore Today: CSKA Moscow v Tottenham; Teams

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MOSCOW, Sporting Alert – The starting lineups for tonight’s Champions League clash between Tottenham and CSKA Moscow in Group E at Arena CSKA.

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Mauricio Pochettino makes two changes to the Tottenham side that defeated Middlesbrough 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday for today’s contest.

The adjustments see midfielder Erik Lamela replacing the injured Moussa Sissoko, while Kieran Trippier starts at right-back, with Kyle Walker dropping to the bench.

Trippier has been handed only his second appearance of the season for Spurs and will play in a back four alongside Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen and Ben Davies.

Lamela will join Victor Wanyama, Deli Alli and Christian Eriksen in the midfield, with Heung-Min Son and Vincent Janssen leading the attack in the absence of the injured Harry Kane.

Tottenham are also without midfielders Mousa Dembele and Eric Dier, as well as left-back Danny Rose, as they continue to recover from injuries, while Sissoko was left at home as well because of the impacts from a head bang during the win over Middlesbrough on Saturday.

The English Premier League side, which dropped its Champions League opener to Monaco, the last time out, needs at least a point on the road today.

Meanwhile, midfielder Roman Eremenko is among the starters for CSKA Moscow, with Lacina Traore leading the attacking for the home side.

Former Manchester United man Zoran Tosic and goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev are also in the starting lineup.

Today’s contest is the first competitive meeting between CSKA Moscow and Tottenham, but English clubs are undefeated on their last four Champions League visits to the Russian side, with two wins and two draws.

CSKA Moscow XI: Akinfeev, Fernandes, Wernbloom, Ignashevich, Tosic, Milanov, Traore, Golovin, Berezutski, Eremenko, Schennikov. Subs: Chepchugov, Berezutski, Nababkin, Natcho, Gordyushenko, Strandberg

Tottenham XI: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies, Wanyama, Alli, Lamela, Eriksen, Son, Janssen. Subs: Vorm, Walker, Wimmer, Carter-Vickers, Winks, Onomah, Nkoudou

EFL Cup Halftime Scores and Updates: Sep. 19

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LONDON, Sporting Alert – Leicester City, Liverpool and Arsenal all lead in their English League Cup – EFL Cup – match at halftime.

EFL Cup Livescores Today: Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool In Action

How To Listen Nottingham Forest v Arsenal Commentary; Livescore

Defending EPL champions Leicester City lead fellow Premier League rivals Chelsea 2-1, following a pair of goals from Shinji Okazaki.

The hard-working attacker opened the scoring in the 17th minute when he headed home from a tight angle, before making it 2-0 in the 34th minute with another finish that was unsuccessfully cleared off the line by the Blues.

Chelsea gave themselves a lifeline just before the halftime whistle when centre-back Gary Cahill headed home a deep cross from the right-hand side of the field.

At The City Ground, travellers Arsenal lead Nottingham Forest 1-0 after summer recruit Granit Xhaka put the Premier League side ahead.

Gunners manager Arsene Wenger made several changes to his side from the last outing, but its all the Premier League side at the moment.

Liverpool lead Derby County 1-0, courtesy of a goal by Ragnar Klavan from a corner kick taken by Philippe Coutinho, which was poorly handled by Derby County.

In other halftime scores, Newcastle United lead Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0, ten-man Reading lead Brighton and Hove Albion 1-0, while Everton are trailing Norwich City 1-0.

EFL CUP HALF-TIME SCORES

Bournemouth 0-1 Preston
Brighton 0-1 Reading
Derby 0-1 Liverpool
Everton 0-1 Norwich
Leeds 0-0 Blackburn
Leicester 2-1 Chelsea
Newcastle 2-0 Wolves
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Arsenal

How To Listen Nottingham Forest v Arsenal Commentary; Livescore

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LONDON, Sporting Alert – Arsenal face Nottingham Forest in the third round of the English League Cup on Tuesday and here is how you can listen to live streaming coverage of the match.

Kickoff time for the encounter at The City Ground is 2:45 PM ET (7:45 PM local time), but build audio coverage will be available from 7:15 PM exclusively on Arsenal Player. Follow the scores on www.livescore.com.

There will also be live text commentary from the match, with Arsenal.com providing comments from Twitter and insight from the club’s commentary team.

Arsenal warmed up for this EFL Cup tie with a comfortable victory over Hull City in the Premier League and manager Arsene Wenger, who is expected to make changes from that side revealed that he has no fresh injuries.

“Everyone came out of the Hull game well,” the Frenchman said on www.arsenal.com.

He, however, added that striker Olivier Giroud is still not available, but hopes to have him for the English Premier League battle with Chelsea.

“Giroud is still not available,” Wenger said. “We will see at the end of the week if he can join in [ahead of the Chelsea match].”

He noted that defender Carl Jenkinson and midfielder Aaron Ramsey remain on the sidelines, but said centre-back Gabriel has a chance to play.

“[Ramsey] is still out,” the Gunners boss said. “I don’t think he will be ready for the weekend either.”

He added about Jenkinson: “He is improving, he is not quite back in full training yet.”

Brazilian Gabriel has recovered from an ankle injury that has kept him sideline this season, and he is now in contention to make his first appearance of the campaign.

“He has a chance to play against Forest,” Wenger said about Gabriel.

The likes of Chuba Akpom, Rob Holding, Kieran Gibbs, David Ospina, Granit Xhaka and Lucas Perez could all be involved.

“We will have a team with experience but I will also give a chance to two or three young players. But overall it is basically a first-team squad,” Wenger said on www.arsenal.com.

“The confidence level has been rebuilt and now we have to show that we can maintain our focus and the consistency in our concentration. That is what is at stake.

“This is an interesting cup competition. It gives games to all the members of the squad and when it gets to the later stages it gets passionate, so you have to survive in the first rounds.

“That will not be easy for us, but we want to maintain our winning streak. This is an opportunity to give everyone good competition and also we have a chance to win a trophy, so we want to combine the two.”

Arsenal (squad): Cech, Ospina, Macey, Debuchy, Bellerin, Holding, Koscielny, Mustafi, Gibbs, Monreal, Coquelin, Elneny, Xhaka, Cazorla, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Reine-Adelaide, Sanchez, Walcott, Iwobi, Lucas, Sanogo, Akpom, Giroud.

Kickoff time for the encounter at The City Ground is 2:45 PM ET (7:45 PM local time), but build audio coverage will be available from 7:15 PM exclusively on Arsenal Player. Follow the scores on www.livescore.com.

Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears: Monday Night Football LIVE

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CHICAGO, Sporting Alert – The Philadelphia Eagles hunt their second win of the season when they travel to face the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football at Soldier Field.

Kickoff time for this encounter is set for 8:30 PM ET and will be streaming live on WatchESPN and ESPN.

TV: 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, WatchESPN Stream. LINE: Bears -4. O/U: 43. Livescore: ESPN Livescores

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The Eagles won their last outing, sealing a 29-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns, with Carson Wentz throwing for two touchdowns in helping his team covered the game as a 4-point favourite.

The Bears, meanwhile, suffered a 23-14 defeat at the hands of the Houston Texans on the road, but are looking forward to bouncing back.

Jay Cutler passed for 216 yards and one touchdown with an interception in that defeat, while Alshon Jeffery had 105 receiving yards.

LAST HEAD-TO-HEAD MEETING

Philadelphia and Chicago last met in a competitive game in December 2013, with the Eagles running away with the contest 54-11, as Cutler and co. struggled to get going on offense.

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Going into today’s Monday Night Football fixture, all eyes will be on Eagles’ rookie quarterback Wentz, who impressed many with his performance in Week 1.

Philadelphia QB coach John DeFilippo revealed that he was sold on Wentz from the first time he watched him in a session for the Senior Bowl – adding he recognized that he saw something special in the former North Dakota State ball distributor.

“I saw him on TV for the first time and I was like, ‘I have to go research this guy,'” DeFilippo recalls.

“I was sold on him from the first time I watched him practice at the Senior Bowl,” DeFilippo said.

“The number one guy that stood out on the field was him. The way he ran from drill to drill, the way he bounced around at practice, you could tell he was leading the guys in the offense.

“The guys he just met and was in the huddle with for the first time. Honestly, that’s when I knew: This guy’s got something to him.”

After impressing on his pro debut against the Browns, Wentz is looking forward to delivering another productive performance in Week 2.

Ahead of kickoff time, oddsmakers listed the Bears as 3-point favourites, with Chicago holding a 58.5-percent chance of winning, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index.

Chelsea v Liverpool Team News, How To Watch Live

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LONDON, Sporting Alert – Liverpool and Chelsea will kickoff the Week 5 schedule in the English Premier League season when the title chasers face-off at Stamford Bridge on Friday.

Watch Live Streaming: NBCSN at 3:00 pm ET, livescores on www.livescores.com

Antonio Conte side can go top of the Premier League standings with a victory over the Reds and the Blues will be buzzing to get on the pitch to put some pressure on the rest of the teams that will be in action later this weekend.

Conte revealed on Thursday that summer deadline-day signing David Luiz will start for Chelsea, as he makes his second debut.

Luiz will come into the starting lineup in place of captain John Terry, who suffered an ankle injury during the 2-2 draw with Swansea City on Sunday and will miss almost two weeks.

The Brazil returns to Stamford Bridge, following his move from French champions Paris Saint-Germain.

Striker Diego Costa is back in good scoring form and will certainly be a threat to the visitors in front of his own home supporters.

Meanwhile, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is expected to recall playmaker Philippe Coutinho to his starting lineup after he was rested following a long trip back from international duty last weekend.

Centre-back Dejan Lovren is also expected to return to the starting XI after recovering from a badly bruised eye injury that forced him to miss last Saturday’s 4-1 win over champions Leicester City.

However, German holding midfielder Emre Can will miss the game, as he continues to recover from an ankle problem.

Can is back in training, but remains unfit for matches.

Teams

Chelsea (from): Courtois, Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Azpilicueta, Kante, Alonso, Matic, Fabregas, Willian, Oscar, Hazard, Costa, Begovic, Batshuayi, Pedro, Loftus-Cheek, Moses, Aina.

Liverpool (from): Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Matip, Milner, Lallana, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Mane, Firmino, Coutinho, Karius, Klavan, Moreno, Lucas, Stewart, Grujic, Origi, Sturridge, Ings.

Feyenoord 1-0 Manchester United Live Updates

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ROTTERDAM, Sporting Alert – Jose Mourinho makes eight changes to his Manchester United starting lineup for today’s Europa League Group A match at Feyenoord in Rotterdam.

Live online stream will be on ESPN3, WatchESPN, Fox Soccer 2GO USA and MUTV Online, with Fox Sports 1 USA and BT Sport 3 providing live television. For livescore visit www.livescore.com. Follow ManUtd.com’s live blog for the latest news. 

UPDATE:

Opening 45 minutes have been poor in several ways for both teams, but Manchester United is probably the happier of the two sides. Both teams had good chances to open the scoring with Anthony Martial squandering a glorious chance to give the Premier League side the lead. Jose Mourinho jogged briskly towards the locker room with his note book in his hand as he gets ready to deliver his halftime team talk.

Opening 30 minutes of this contest and the battle remains 0-0, but Feyenoord has been the more dominant team in the early minutes, with both teams still trying to settle.

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Mourinho left several of his regular starters at home, including captain Wayne Rooney and big money summer recruit Henrikh Mkhitaryan, so we know that there would have been several adjustments to the starting XI.

As expected, Marcos Rojo comes into the starting lineup for Luke Shaw, but there were two other changes in the backline, with Matteo Darmian starting for Antonio Valencia at right back and Chris Smalling coming in for Daley Blind to partner Eric Bailly in the heart of the defense.

Marcus Rashford leads the attack with Zlatan Ibrahimovic left on the bench for this encounter.

Morgan Schneiderlin, Ander Herrera, Juan Mata and Anthony Martial all come into the team for this game, as only goalkeeper David De Gea, defender Bailly and midfielder Paul Pogba retained their places from the Manchester derby defeat at Old Trafford on Saturday.

With both Herrera and Schneiderlin in the side, Pogba could be given a more advanced role today.

Smalling will captain the team, while Ashley Young, Michael Carrick and Memphis Depay are among the substitutes.

Meanwhile, former Liverpool player and Dutch international Dirk Kuyt is among the standout starters today for Feyenoord and he will play as one of the three people in midfield.

Another ex-Reds, Brad Jones starts in goal for the hosts.

Former Arsenal full-back Giovanni van Bronckhorst is the manager of the home side and he is expecting a tough battle against Manchester United.

Feyenoord: Jones, Karsdorp, Botteghin, Van der Heijden, Kongolo, El Ahmadi, Kuyt (c), Vilhena, Berghuis, Jorgensen, Toornstra. Subs: Hansson, Woudenberg, Nieuwkoop, Vejinovic, Tapia, Basacikoglu, Kramer.

Manchester United: De Gea, Darmian, Bailly, Smalling (c), Rojo, Schneiderlin, Herrera, Mata, Pogba, Martial, Rashford. Subs: Romero, Fosu-Mensah, Carrick, Fellaini, Memphis, Young, Ibrahimovic.

Watch Feyenoord v Manchester United On ESPN3

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ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Sporting Alert – Jose Mourinho will freshen up his starting lineup when Manchester United take on Feyenoord in a Europa League Group A clash at De Kuip on Thursday.

Live online stream will be on ESPN3, WatchESPN, Fox Soccer 2GO USA and MUTV Online, with Fox Sports 1 USA and BT Sport 3 providing live television. For livescore visit www.livescore.com.

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The Man United manager arrived in Rotterdam without captain Wayne Rooney, full-backs Luke Shaw and Antonio Valencia , as well as Jesse Lingard and Henrikh Mkhitaryan who were all involved in the Manchester derby against Manchester City over the weekend.

Mourinho says he wanted to give some of the regulars a break, especially Shaw, who will be replaced in the starting lineup by Marcos Rojo.

The Portuguese coach also dismissed suggestions that he left Shaw at home to block memories of the horrific leg-breaking injury he suffered in a Champions League defeat at PSV Eindhoven last September.

“No, I didn’t know that,” Jose told one journalist at his press conference when asked about Shaw incident. “The decision was not made thinking about that negative episode.

“The reason is simple – Marcos Rojo is a very good player who is working really well, working hard.

“My option in the last four games in the Premier League was Luke, Luke, Luke, Luke and I think it is time for Marcos to play, so it was a simple decision.”

England forward Marcus Rashford, who has impressed the manager so far this season, will also be given a first start of the season, while Juan Mata could also return to the starting XI in the No. 10 spot.

Matteo Darmian and Michael Carrick could also feature against Feyenoord on Thursday, with Mourinho revealing that he will play a strong Manchester United team in search of all three points in the group opener.

Meanwhile, also missing from the 20-man travelling contingent was versatile defender Phil Jones, who remained at the Aon Training Complex.

The England defender will be out of action for four weeks with a knee injury, Manchester United reported on Wednesday.

Manchester United Squad: De Gea, Romero, Johnstone, Darmian, Bailly, Blind, Fosu-Mensah, Rojo, Smalling, Carrick, Fellaini, Herrera, Mata, Memphis, Pogba, Schneiderlin, Young, Ibrahimovic, Martial, Rashford.

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