Yesterday's results & headlines

With the Premier League paused for the October international break, the weekend belonged to the home nations in the UEFA Nations League. England produced the standout result, thrashing Croatia 7-0 in Rijeka on Saturday — a record defeat for the hosts. Harry Kane struck inside eight minutes and added a second after the break, with Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon and a Bukayo Saka brace (one each half) putting the game out of sight before substitute Morgan Rogers completed the rout late on in front of a reduced crowd, the stadium playing host under a UEFA sanction on Croatia.

Scotland made it back-to-back wins under new head coach Sébastien Pocognoli with a 2-0 victory away to North Macedonia. Sassuolo forward Kieron Bowie opened his Scotland account with a seventh-minute strike before John McGinn added a second-half penalty, although the Scots finished the match with ten men after Scott McKenna's straight red card. Captain Andy Robertson won his 100th cap in the same fixture.

It was a tougher weekend for Wales and the Republic of Ireland. Craig Bellamy's Wales, fresh from a shock win over Norway on Thursday, suffered a third defeat in four matches as Rasmus Hojlund's 75th-minute penalty settled a tight contest 1-0 for Denmark at Cardiff City Stadium, Danny Ward penalised for bringing down Gustav Isaksen in the box. On Sunday, the Republic of Ireland were pegged back late, Troy Parrott's 39th-minute penalty cancelled out by Dor Peretz's near-immediate equaliser as Ireland 1-1 Israel finished level in Bačka Topola, leaving Heimir Hallgrímsson's side third in their group.

In domestic action, the Women's Super League served up goals aplenty: Manchester City Women beat Arsenal Women 4-2, while Chelsea Women thrashed West Ham United Women 3-0 and London City Lionesses hit six past Tottenham Hotspur Women. Lower down the English pyramid, Saturday's EFL action saw Plymouth Argyle win 2-0 at Leyton Orient in League One, while Chesterfield beat Tranmere Rovers 4-2 in League Two.

Today's fixtures & previews

Nations League: Northern Ireland host Georgia

The pick of the UK's fixtures is at Windsor Park, where Northern Ireland entertain Georgia at 18:45 in League B, Group B2. Michael O'Neill's side go into the match top of the group on seven points having kept three successive clean sheets, while Georgia prop up the table with a single point and are yet to score in the campaign. A win would put Northern Ireland in a commanding position with two games to play.

Elsewhere in the Nations League

It's a full card of League A and B fixtures across the continent this evening: France host Belgium in Paris at 18:45 with Les Bleus chasing a sixth straight win over their neighbours, while Didier Deschamps' side also have Kylian Mbappé missing. Italy face Turkey and Ukraine take on Hungary, both also at 18:45, with further matches between Romania and Sweden, Montenegro and Armenia, and Bosnia & Herzegovina and Poland. Cyprus host Latvia earlier at 16:00.

Racing: seven meetings across Britain and Ireland

It's a packed card for racing fans, with Pontefract (first race 13:30) and Yarmouth (first race 13:15) the two British Flat fixtures, joined by jumps action at Stratford. Across the Irish Sea, Killarney stages the Listed Navigation Stakes over 1m3f at 15:20, while Fairyhouse also runs a seven-race card. The evening all-weather cards at Kempton and Wolverhampton round things off after dark.

Away from the home nations, the WTA's Asian swing continues with the Beijing tournament under way, though it's a quiet day for UK interest on the tennis circuit with the Premier League and EFL both on their scheduled break this week.

Betting tips & odds analysis

Player news & injury updates

Trent Alexander-Arnold back in the England fold

Thomas Tuchel recalled Trent Alexander-Arnold for this window's Nations League fixtures, with the full-back involved in Saturday's 7-0 demolition of Croatia. Cole Palmer has also returned to the squad after a spell out, while there was no room for Phil Foden or Noni Madueke as England prepare to face Czechia on Tuesday.

Injury list grows across the Premier League clubs

Several top-flight players picked up knocks before the break: Brighton's Lewis Dunk (neck), Manchester United's Benjamin Sesko (lower leg) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (calf), plus Leeds duo Pascal Struijk and Brooke Norton-Cuffy (both hamstring) are among those facing spells on the sidelines. Chelsea's Reece James is also managing a hamstring issue, while Leicester's Abdul Fatawu remains suspended until 17 October.

Baleba still sidelined, Fernandes under scrutiny

Manchester United's big-money summer signing Carlos Baleba has yet to feature since his move because of an ankle problem, while there is growing debate over the club's medical handling of Bruno Fernandes, who played through significant discomfort for several weeks before the issue was addressed.

Transfer latest: Manchester United eye Seys, fight to keep wonderkid Gabriel

Michael Carrick has identified Club Brugge defender Joaquin Seys as a target to eventually succeed Luke Shaw at left-back. Separately, United are reportedly prepared to consider legal action to protect their position on academy prospect JJ Gabriel, 15, amid reported interest from Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Home nations team news

Craig Bellamy turned to target man Kieffer Moore from the bench in Sunday's defeat to Denmark as Wales chase a response in their final group fixtures, while Scotland will assess Scott McKenna's suspension risk after his red card against North Macedonia ahead of Tuesday's visit of Slovenia.