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Exclusive - Clarke: Missing out on Balotelli to Liverpool will not concern Arsenal

KSC Lokeren 1-0 Hull: Tigers slump to Europa League defeat in Belgium

Lawro's predictions

BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson looks at the latest round of Premier League matches.

KSC Lokeren 1-0 Hull City

A mistake by Hull goalkeeper Allan McGregor gifts Lokeren a narrow first-leg advantage in the Europa League play-off.

Mario Balotelli set to undergo Liverpool medical on Friday

MARIO BALOTELLI will undergo a medical at Melwood on Friday ahead of his proposed £16m move to Liverpool.

Balotelli's desire to be world class makes him a risk worth taking for Liverpool, claims Evans

Mackay apologises over text row

Malky Mackay apologises for sending two one-line text messages he admits were "disrespectful of other cultures".

Lokeren 1-0 Hull City

Hull City must come from behind after losing 1-0 to Lokeren in the first leg of their Europa League play-off.

FT:Lokeren 1-0 Hull: A second half goal from Hans Vanaken gives Lokeren the first leg advantage in the Europa League play-off with Hull City