The Full Time Report - Episode 107: Europa goes big, Arsenal wait, and Rashford resets
There is no Premier League result to read out this morning, and that's exactly why the night before the season starts feels so interesting.
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The Full Time Report - Episode 107: Europa goes big, Arsenal wait, and Rashford resets
Episode guide
The Premier League is back tonight, but the last European night before the domestic season produced its own warning shot: Lech Poznań put seven past Thun, while Arsenal, Newcastle, Liverpool and Manchester United all arrived at opening weekend with questions still hanging over them.
This episode follows the football in that order: the Europa League play-off first legs, the availability problems around Friday's opener, and the transfer stories that are still more complicated than a headline suggests.
In this episode
- Europa League: the 7–0 Lech Poznań win, Anderlecht's 3–0 at Kairat after a first-half red card, and the other first-leg scorelines that leave the ties tilted before the return games. 1
- Arsenal v Coventry: Bruno Guimarães is being assessed after the Community Shield, while William Saliba and Jurrien Timber remain out. Coventry will be without Hadji Wright, who faces a lengthy quad-injury absence. 23
- Newcastle v Liverpool: Amar Dedić is ready for Newcastle, but Tino Livramento and Joelinton are expected to miss out. Matthias Jaissle says Newcastle will not panic in the market. 4
- Transfer desk: Liverpool's £50m bid for Yankuba Minteh was rejected by Brighton; Arsenal are set to bring in Ezri Konsa for around £51m; and Manchester United say Marcus Rashford has returned in excellent shape while the club explores late additions. 567
- The wider Liverpool question: Virgil van Dijk called last season's title defence "unacceptable" and said the squad must be fit enough to compete on four fronts under Andoni Iraola. 8
The episode was recorded from reporting published on 20 August 2026, before Friday's Premier League fixtures had kicked off.
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- 3Sky Sports: Arsenal v Coventry team news
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- 7Reuters: Carrick praises Rashford's revival
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