Europa League 16/9/2021

Europa League 16/9/2021. Four British teams in action. West Ham, Celtic, Leicester City and Rangers all play games tonight.

Europa League 16/9/2021 – Dinamo Zagreb v West Ham United

• Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic is a doubt through injury having missed out at the weekend, with Danijel Zagorac on standby.
• With Dino Peric sidelined youngster Josip Sutalo could keep his place at the back ahead of new signing Emir Dilaver.
• Captain Arijan Ademi made a timely return to action from injury from the bench at the weekend and should be fit to start in the Dinamo engine room.
• Wing-backs Bartol Franjic and Stefan Ristovski missed the win at the weekend but should return to the side.

• With a fully fit squad to choose from, David Moyes is likely to rotate having named an unchanged starting XI in the league in each of the opening four matches.
• New signings Alphonse Areola and Kurt Zouma should come in, while we could also see a full debut back on home soil for Nikola Vlasic.
• Michail Antonio would likely have been rested but given he is now suspended for the weekend’s match against Manchester United, he may well start once more.

Dinamo Zagreb-West Ham – Europa League 2021/2022 Statistical Preview (whoscored.com)

• Marc Bartra was forced off after 14 minutes against Granada at the weekend and is expected to miss out here. Diego Lainez and Youssouf Sabaly are also injury concerns for the Spanish side.
• Sergio Canales was the WhoScored Man of the Match from the bench at the weekend and should be rewarded with a start against Celtic.
• Hector Bellerin made his Betis debut in the 2-1 win over Granada but could make way for Martin Montoya on Thursday.

• Celtic will more than likely have to make do without Greg Taylor on Thursday after he was forced off just half-time at the weekend. He was already a doubt heading into the game.
• The Scottish giants could be missing four players in total with Christopher Jullien, James Forrest and Kyogo Furuhashi also injury concerns.
• Cameron Carter-Vickers scored on debut for Celtic and could keep his place at the back on Thurday.

Real Betis-Celtic – Europa League 2021/2022 Statistical Preview (whoscored.com)

Europa League 16/9/2021 – Leicester City v Napoli

• Ayoze Perez is serving a three-game ban in domestic competition but is available for selection on Thursday.
• Jonny Evans is set for his first start of the season after recently recovering from injury, but Wesley Fofana, James Justin and Nampalys Mendy remain sidelined for Leicester.
• Patson Daka has been limited to just 26 minutes playing time in the Premier League so far but will surely get a start on Thursday.

• Napoli could be without seven players when they travel to England to face Leicester on Thursday.
• Lorenzo Insigne and Mario Rui have added to Napoli’s injury woes and are both expected to miss out in midweek.
• Hirving Lozano could get some much needed minutes as a result of Insigne’s absence, but someone is going to have to play out of position to cover Rui at left-back.
• Piotr Zielinski at least returned from injury in their 2-1 win over Juventus at the weekend.
• Juan Jesus and Kevin Malcuit are options in defence is fresh legs are required by the away side.

Leicester-Napoli – Europa League 2021/2022 Statistical Preview (whoscored.com)

Europa League 16/9/2021 – Rangers v Olympique Lyonnais

• Allan McGregor appears to have lost his place in goal in the league and will hope to return between the sticks for Rangers’ Europa League campaign.
• Borna Barisic now has competition from Calvin Bassey at left-back but the Croatia international’s experience may get the nod here.
• John Lundstram missed Rangers’ final Europa League qualifier through suspension but is back available here.
• With Ianis Hagi out with COVID-19, Steven Gerrard finds himself short of options on the right wing against Lyon.

• Lyon are waiting to find out whether key Brazilian duo Bruno Guimaraes and Lucas Paqueta will be allowed in Scotland after their recent trip to South America. There are also doubts over Tinotenda Kadewere’s availability.
• Damien Da Silva missed Lyon’s 3-1 win over Strasbourg over the weekend through suspension but is available to face Rangers on Thursday.
• New signing Jerome Boateng made his debut off the bench at the weekend and could start here. Leo Dubois and Jeff Reine-Adelaide are expected to miss out.
• Xherdan Shaqiri capped his Lyon debut with an assist at the weekend but the French side will have to manage his game time carefully.

Rangers-Lyon – Europa League 2021/2022 Statistical Preview (whoscored.com)

Europa League 16/9/2021

Europa League 16/9/2021 Stade Rennais v Tottenham Hotspur

Son Heung-min has not travelled to France for Tottenham’s opening Europa Conference League Group G game against Rennes on Thursday (17:45 BST).

The forward, who missed Spurs’ defeat by Crystal Palace on Saturday, is still recovering from a calf injury sustained while on international duty.

Boss Nuno Espirito Santo also confirmed defender Eric Dier will not feature.

Dier was substituted in the 12th minute after suffering a dead leg during that 3-0 defeat at Selhurst Park.

Nuno says he is unsure whether the pair will be fit for Sunday’s Premier League game against Chelsea.

Rennes v Tottenham Hotspur: Son Heung-min among Spurs players not to travel – BBC Sport

OTHER FOOTBALL – THURSDAY 16 SEPTEMBER

12:30am CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP – Forge v Valour
Canada – OneSoccer

1:00am ARGENTINE PRIMERA DIVISION – Newell’s Old Boys v River Plate
USA – Paramount+

1:30am COPA DO BRASIL – Flamengo v Gremio
UK – OneFootball
USA – Fox Soccer Plus

1:30am COPA DO BRASIL – Fortaleza v Sao Paulo
UK – OneFootball

2:00am CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – Philadelphia v Club America
Caribbean – Flow Sports
USA – Fox Sports 1

4:00am US/MEX LEAGUES CUP – Leon v Pumas
Caribbean – ESPN Caribbean
USA – ESPN+

4:00pm FUTSAL WORLD CUP – Panama v Vietnam
Canada – TSN Digital
South Africa – Supersport OTT 2 (Digital)

4:00pm FUTSAL WORLD CUP – Solomon Islands v Portugal
Canada – TSN Digital
Malaysia – Astro Supersport 1
MENA – beIN Sports English 2
South Africa – Supersport Action
South Africa – Supersport OTT 4 (Digital)

5:00pm WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS – Denmark v Malta
USA – Paramount+

5:00pm WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS – Norway v Armenia
USA – Paramount+

6:00pm FUTSAL WORLD CUP – Brazil v Czech Republic
Canada – TSN Digital
Malaysia – Astro Supersport 1
New Zealand – Sky Sport 7 beIN Sports
South Africa – Supersport OTT 2 (Digital)

6:00pm FUTSAL WORLD CUP – Thailand v Morocco
Canada – TSN Digital
South Africa – Supersport OTT 4 (Digital)

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