It's Europa League action this evening – an early kick-off for those of you who get blindsided by that kind of thing (17.55) – as we face Sporting in Lisbon. They currently sit fifth in the Portuguese Primera Liga, and our back to back fixtures with them are the most challenging of the group stage, even if they are a club still coming to terms with what was a crazy and turbulent summer. That's reflected in the group of players we've taken which is pretty much as strong as we have available to us, although we are without a recognised left-back and that's probably why Carl Jenkinson is in the squad for the first time since in a long time – and his last appearance for us was in a 2-0...
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