Arsenal, Manchester City, Spurs and Newcastle all progressed in the Carabao Cup, while Forest were denied a famous win on their Europa League return after Antony’s late strike for Real Betis. Elsewhere Roma, Freiburg and Celtic all picked up results on the opening night of the group stage.

Away from the pitch, Liverpool defender Giovanni Leoni has been ruled out with an ACL tear, Chelsea fans are angry over ticket hikes for Jose Mourinho’s Stamford Bridge return with Benfica and FIFA is pushing for an expanded 2030 World Cup - even bigger than the 48-team format in 2026.

And in non-league football, Spalding United’s Lewis White went viral after accidentally driving 180 miles to the wrong 'Bury' before making it back to play the last few minutes.

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