Overview

• Aston Villa beat Feyenoord 2-0 in Rotterdam through Emi Buendia and John McGinn despite confirmed absences for Youri Tielemans, Amadou Onana, Tyrone Mings, Jadon Sancho, Andres Garcia and Ross Barkley, with Emi Martínez withdrawing moments before kick-off.
• Nottingham Forest lost 3-2 at home to Midtjylland as sections of the City Ground sang "You're getting sacked in the morning" at Ange Postecoglou, who said he heard the chants and that supporters are entitled to their opinion.
• Liverpool fell 1-0 at Galatasaray to an early Victor Osimhen penalty, their second defeat in five days after Crystal Palace, intensifying questions over Arne Slot’s selections and balance before the trip to Chelsea.
• High-profile voices including Alan Shearer, Jason McAteer and Wayne Rooney criticised Liverpool’s defensive cohesion and on-field leadership, with Shearer highlighting struggling summer signings Florian Wirtz and Milos Kerkez.
• Local analysis and national commentary revived talk of January defensive recruitment at Liverpool, with Marc Guéhi again floated after a failed late-summer move and concerns over thin centre-back cover.