#lineups

#lineups

Barcelona play their first LaLiga home game of the season on Sunday against Valencia at the Estadi Johan Cruyff while refurbishment work to the Camp Nou is being completed. Barca are on seven points after failing to win for the first time in 2025/26 with a 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano on August 31. Victory would move Valencia level with their opponents after Carlos Corberan's side won for the first time with a 3-0 triumph at home to Getafe two days earlier.

The big team news for Brentford is the return of Vitaly Janelt to the squad. He's available for the first time since April after undergoing surgery on his heel. He's joined by new signing Reiss Nelson on the bench. According to Keith Andrews, the Arsenal loanee has slotted seamlessly into the group. For Chelsea, Cole Palmer returns to the squad after recovering from his groin injury. Palmer is on the bench with Chelsea's new signing Facundo Buonanotte starting in his place.

We have the biggest game of the season so far. Last season's one and two meet an Anfield, arriving with 100% after a couple of fixtures each. It should be rather delicious Sunday main course. New signings are trying to find their feet still and neither have been perfect while collecting six points. Anfield will be lively because Liverpool will want to put down a marker. Hugo Ekitike is looking settled already and has added a new dimension to the forward line.

The promoted Black Cats beat West Ham 3-0 at home on their return to the division, although they have since lost 2-0 at Burnley. Brentford lost 3-1 at Nottingham Forest on the opening day but new boss Keith Andrews has subsequently secured his first two wins as a manager, 1-0 at home to Aston Villa in the league and 2-0 at Bournemouth in the EFL Cup second round.

Benfica: Trubin, Dedic, Antonio Silva, Otamendi, Dahl, Rios, Barrenechea, Aursnes, Barreiro, Akturkoglu, Pavlidis. Subs: Soares, Obrador, Ivanovic, Schjelderup, Prestianni, Henrique Araujo, Tomas Araujo, Gouveia, Oliveira, Veloso, Santos, Prioste. Fenerbahce: Livakovic, Muldur, Skriniar, Oosterwolde, Nelson Semedo, Amrabat, Fred, Brown, Szymanski, En Nesyri, Talisca. Subs: Egribayat, Yuksek, Djiku, Duran, Demir, Kahveci, Under, Munir Mercan, Elmaz, Aydin, Akcicek, Soyuncu. Referee: Slavko Vincic (Slovenia).

Everton and Brighton have confirmed their starting XIs for their Premier League clash at the brand-new Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday. The Toffees' new home stages a Premier League game for the first time as David Moyes' men look to start as they mean to go on and bounce back from last week's defeat at Leeds with a victory. Brighton,