Bundesliga 2 pacesetters Hertha Berlin will try to make it five wins from five to start the season in Osnabrück, but not before St. Pauli resume their search for a first three-point haul against unbeaten Wolfsburg.
Despite suffering a 4-1 defeat away to VfB Stuttgart on Friday evening, Cologne still made history, becoming the first Bundesliga side ever to have three Englishmen — Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Mikey Moore and Reigan Heskey — on the pitch at the same time.
Brentford boss Keith Andrews has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Sunderland at Gtech Community Stadium (kick-off 15:00 BST). Midfielder Mathias Jensen remains sidelined with "a little issue" and could miss next week's trip to Bournemouth too. Josh Dasilva, Sepp van den Berg and Antoni Milambo are also unavailable.
Jota's return from long-term injury will come too late for the winger to play in upcoming Europa League games after the Portuguese was left out of Celtic's squad along with three of their summer signings. Joel van den Berg, the 19-year-old bought from PSV Eindhoven, and two on-loan Chelsea midfielders - forward Shim Mheuka and midfielder Landon Emenalo - also miss out after their arrivals this week. The 27-year-old Jota suffered a cruciate ligament injury in April 2025 but returned to training last month, with assistant manager Shaun Maloney stressing "he's still a matter of weeks" away from a return.
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