Nov. 5—MISSOULA — The Lady Griz opened their season in dominant fashion, rolling past Seattle Pacific 81-44 on Tuesday night at Dahlberg Arena. Montana (1-0) set the tone early with a 28-point first quarter, surging a 45-12 halftime lead and never looking back. Sophomore Avery Waddington had 20 points and 8 rebounds on 7 of 10 shooting. Senior Mack Konig scored 14 points and added five ...
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Is Qarabag v Chelsea on TV? Channel, kick-off time and how to watch Champions League
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Pick of the stats: Preston North End v Swansea City
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![](/<img alt=" (Chelsea FC via Getty Images)" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/the_independent_us_sports_articles_270/e08204deb3b60e0292a37c97dbb72dac" data-uuid="0a109c20-3bf5-3f43-a32d-1ace60553eaf"><p><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/chelsea-fc">Chelsea</a> must negotiate a long trip to Azerbaijan as they continue their <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/champions-league">Champions League</a> campaign against <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/qarabag">Qarabag</a>.</p><p>Enzo Maresca’s side have bounced back from defeat to Bayern Munich in their opening fixture with consecutive wins, and will hope to continue to build momentum in Europe.</p><p>Amid a busy domestic schedule, Maresca has confirmed that he will rotate his side after the long trip to Baku.</p><p>But the Chelsea manager will be wary of the threat posed by the hosts — Qarabag have beaten Benfica and Copenhagen already this season to sit level on points with their opponents.</p><p><strong><em>Here’s everything you need to know.</em></strong></p><h2><strong>When is Chelsea vs Qarabag?</strong></h2><p>Chelsea vs Qarabag is due to kick off at 5.45pm GMT on Wednesday 5 November at Tofiq Bahramov Stadium in Baku.</p><h2><strong>How can I watch it?</strong></h2><p>Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on TNT Sports 2, with coverage on the channel from 5pm GMT. A live stream will be available via discovery+.</p><h2><strong>Team news</strong></h2><p>Pedro Neto has been left in London with what Enzo Maresca described as a “small issue”, with the Chelsea manager also likely to freshen up his squad elsewhere. Benoit Badiashile, Cole Palmer and Levi Colwill remain absent.</p><h2><strong>Possible line-ups</strong></h2><p><strong>Qarabag XI: </strong>Kochalski; Silva, Mustafazada, Medina, Cafarquliyev; Bicalho, Borges; Duran, Andrade, Zoubir; Akhundzade.</p><p><strong>Chelsea XI: </strong>Jorgensen; Gusto, Tosin, Acheampong, Cucurella; Santos, Lavia; Estevao, Buonanotte, Gittens; Delap.</p>)
![](/<img alt="Newcastle are back in Champions League action (PA Wire)" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/the_independent_us_sports_articles_270/8c8433913f5ae17b88881460518b66bc" data-uuid="42967524-4cd4-3942-8ee3-0b9a77f0b154"><p>After a defeat against West Ham in the Premier League, <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/newcastle-united">Newcastle</a> will hope to bounce back quickly as they return to action in European competition.</p><p><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/athletic-bilbao">Athletic Bilbao</a> travel to St James’ Park in the fourth round of <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/champions-league">Champions League</a> fixtures with the visitors looking to move level on points with their hosts with a victory.</p><p>Newcastle impressed in wins over Union Saint-Gilloise and Benfica in their last two outings in this competition, and are hoping to push for a top eight finish in the league phase.</p><p>Athletic were beaten 3-2 by Real Sociedad in the Basque derby at the weekend and now sit 11th in La Liga.</p><p><strong><em>Here’s everything you need to know.</em></strong></p><h2><strong>When is Newcastle vs Athletic?</strong></h2><p>The Champions League clash is due to kick off at 8pm GMT on Wednesday 5 November at St James’ Park.</p><h2><strong>How can I watch it?</strong></h2><p>Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on TNT Sports 2, with coverage on the channel from 7.45pm GMT. A live stream will be available via discovery+.</p><h2><strong>Team news</strong></h2><p>Kieran Trippier trained on match eve having missed the weekend defeat to West Ham due to illness, and could bolster Eddie Howe’s options at the back. Bruno Guimaraes has been dealing with illness of his own and was absent from the session, but may still feature. Anthony Gordon should be fit despite a hip complaint; Yoanne Wissa’s wait for a debut continues with the summer signing still sidelined.</p><p>Inaki Williams is set to be out until 2026 for Athletic Bilbao, though brother Nico should return to the starting side.</p><h2><strong>Possible line-ups</strong></h2><p><strong>Newcastle XI:</strong> Pope; Trippier, Schar, Thiaw, Burn; Ramsey, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Elanga, Woltemade, Barnes.</p><p><strong>Athletic Bilbao XI: </strong>Simon; Gorosabel, Paredes, Laporte, Berchiche; Rego, Jauregizar; N. Williams, Sancet, Navarro; Guruzeta.</p>)
![](/<figure><img alt="Side-by-side of Preston North End and Swansea City club badges" height="1080" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/bbc_us_articles_995/244cb9fe4189ee25486797a6a40e471f" width="1920" data-uuid="678b2e1f-87f1-3474-8212-2d854a382880"><figcaption>[BBC]</figcaption></figure><p>Preston North End will look to strengthen their position in the top six as they host Swansea City on Wednesday (19:45 GMT).</p><p>Following Tuesday's results, the Lilywhites cannot be displaced from their sixth spot but can climb to fourth should they earn themselves a third successive win at Deepdale.</p><p>Swansea, meanwhile, can extend their distance from the bottom three into double digits and drag themselves further up into the midtable.</p><ul><li>Preston North End have lost only one of their last nine home league games against Swansea City (W5 D3), going four without loss at Deepdale to the Swans since a 1-0 loss in September 2020 (W3 D1).</li><li>Swansea City are unbeaten in their last three league meetings with Preston North End (W2 D1), keeping a clean sheet in the last two – they last went three in a row against PNE without conceding in 1930.</li><li>Preston North End have lost only five of their 30 home league games since the start of last season, but PNE have drawn more home Championship matches than any other side in that period (W11 D14).</li><li>Swansea City failed to win a single midweek (Tue/Wed/Thu) away league game between November 2022 and October 2024 (P12 D5 L7), but have since won on three of their six midweek trips (D1 L2).</li><li>Preston North End's Daniel Jebbison has scored in two of his last three home appearances in the league (two goals), having gone 24 home outings without a goal prior.</li></ul><figure><img alt="An image detailing how to follow your Championship team on BBC Sport: "On the app? Tap the bell icon to get news about your club sent to you. Signed in on a browser? Hit 'Follow' to stay up to date." height="317" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/bbc_us_articles_995/7a607ffe75ba1346a1ddb17d7af03ebe" width="1826" data-uuid="0926be5b-d9cb-3a67-ac65-6cadcc267618"><figcaption>[BBC]</figcaption></figure><img class="tracking-img" height="1" src="https://a1.api.bbc.co.uk/hit.xiti/?s=598314&p=sport.football.articles.cdjrn028eedo.page&x1=%5Burn%3Abbc%3Aoptimo%3Aasset%3Acdjrn028eedo%5D&x4=%5Ben-gb%5D&x5=%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farticles%2Fcdjrn028eedo%5D&x7=%5Barticle%5D&x8=%5Bsynd_nojs_ISAPI%5D&x9=%5BPick+of+the+stats%3A+Preston+North+End+v+Swansea+City%5D&x11=%5B2025-11-05T10%3A15%3A43.379Z%5D&x12=%5B2025-11-05T10%3A15%3A43.379Z%5D&x19=%5Byahoo.north.america%5D" width="1" data-uuid="fb273228-aada-3f21-b0d0-97fbd7554aa3">)